The AI-powered Apify alternative

Sick of maintaining Actors? Move to agents that adapt.

Apify runs Actor scripts your team picks, configures, and keeps alive. With Browse AI, you train an agent once and the data keeps flowing.

Train an agent to extract and monitor the data you want on any site in minutes instead of hunting to find an Actor that is 'good enough'.
Your data pipeline shouldn't depend on a community developer. We offer one platform, accountable to you, with support on every plan.
Your agent browses like a real visitor, getting past bot detection, and adapts to most site changes on its own.
Apify: scripts parse
Request
Parse markup
Breaks
Selector not found
competitor-price-actor.js
<span class="price">$129</span>
await page.$('.price')
price = await el.textContent()
Error: Node is detached

An Actor requests the page and parses the markup that comes back. When any change to the website is made it breaks, and depends on whoever maintains it to fix it.

Browse AI: agents browse
competitor storefront
Prices updated
AeroRun Pro Shoes
Competitor A · In stock
$129−$10 today
TrailFlex Jacket
Competitor B · Low stock
$89
Competitor price monitor
ProductPriceChange
AeroRun Pro$129−$10
TrailFlex$89+$4
NovaBottle$24−$2
Click
Scroll
Structured rows

The agent opens a real browser and clicks, scrolls, and interacts like a visitor. It adapts to most layout changes on its own, and flags the rare redesign that needs you.

Trusted by teams at

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Minutesto your first extraction
500,000 URLsin a single bulk job
4.9/5rated support
SOC 2 Type IIGDPR and CCPA compliant
WHY TEAMS SWITCH TO BROWSE AI FROM APIFY

Four reasons Apify users choose Browse AI.

We talk to teams looking for alternatives to Apify Actors every week. Here are the top things they love when switching to Browse AI.

Anyone can train a web data agent

Train an agent to extract and structure your dataset by pointing and clicking. No Actors to shortlist, no parameters to read up on, no code to write or maintain.

Change monitoring is built in

Every agent can run on a schedule alerting you to changes and instantly creating a historical database.

Data arrives structured the way you want it

You design the data schema once and agents fill it on every run. Calculated columns and automated post-processing cleans and structures the data instantly.

Reliable to extract billions of rows of data

Your agent manages retries, IP rotation, and error handling automatically so you can scale your data pipeline with confidence.

APIFY VS. BROWSE AI FEATURE COMPARISON

How does Browse AI compare to Apify?

Both platforms extract data from websites, but how they get it is different. With Browse AI, you train an AI agent to extract the web data you want, while with Apify, you run Actor scripts from the marketplace, or write your own, and maintain them as sites change.

Browse AI
Apify
Getting started
Train an agent by clicking the data you want.
Pick an Actor from the marketplace or build one yourself using code.
Skills needed
Anyone can train an agent (no coding needed).
Comfort with JavaScript, Python or TypeScript for anything custom.
Change monitoring
Available on every agent with change notifications and change reporting.
Only available through specific Actors or custom code.
When a page changes
AI agent adapts to most layout changes automatically. If it fails you are notified to retrain.
Selectors break and you fix the Actor (or wait for whoever built the Actor to fix it).
Bot detection and logins
Agents solve supported captchas (reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha) automatically, with IP rotation, retries and logins handled for you.
All proxies and anti-blocking configured per Actor.
Bulk runs
Upload up to 500,000 URLs or search terms to one agent, or chain agents with workflows to scrape entire sites.
Scales well, with concurrency and memory to tune.
Data delivery
CSV, JSON, Google Sheets, Airtable, webhooks, API, and thousands of integrations via Zapier, Make, and Pabbly.
API output with delivery built in code.
Pricing model
Plans include a set credit allowance (no surprise bills).
Compute units per run, plus per-result fees on many Actors.
START EXTRACTING DATA IN MINUTES

Point the agent at your data source and let the platform do the rest.

No Actor to evaluate, no parameters to read up on, no JavaScript, Python or TypeScript. Direct the agent to the URL and set your data schema.

Train your first agent for free
mel-workspace
Y
Companies List
Successful
TablesRun TaskHistoryMonitorIntegrate
1,000+ companies extracted · 8 columns+ Add column
#
TCompany Name
TLocation
TBatch
TIndustry
1
Airbnb
San Francisco, CA
W09
Travel, Marketplace
2
Stripe
South San Francisco, CA
S09
Fintech, Payments
3
Coinbase
San Francisco, CA
S12
Fintech, Crypto
4
Instacart
San Francisco, CA
S12
Consumer, Grocery
5
DoorDash
San Francisco, CA
S13
Consumer, Delivery
6
Rappi
Bogotá, Colombia
W16
Consumer, Delivery

1. Paste a URL

One page is all the setup needs.

2. Set your schema

Create your custom data schema and structure.

3. Scale your database

Add workflows, bulk extractions, integrations and more.

CHANGE MONITORING

See exactly what changed, not just that something did.

Train your agent, pick a schedule, and it automatically checks for changes, alerts you, and builds a historical database as it goes.

  • New rows since the last run
  • Fields that changed, with the delta
  • Struck through means removed

You can monitor any type of data on a page for changes as well as monitor screenshots for design changes.

How monitoring works →
PersonalDashboard

Task Details

Property list (45)↓ Download
Highlight changes since last check
Property Link
Price
Bed
Bath
Size
https://www.property-link.co…
3,896,000
4
4
4,750
https://www.property-link.com
1,199,000
4
3
3,500
https://www.property-link.co…
998,500
2
2
2,200
https://www.property-link.co…
2,399,000+ 15,000
4
3
3,750
https://www.property-link.co…
1,650,000− 3,000
3
2
3,150
https://www.property-link.co…
1,250,000− 5,000
3
2
2,950
https://www.property-link.co…
3,750,000
5
3
4,850
https://www.property-link.co…
895,000
2
2
1,750
https://www.property-link.co…
780,000
2
1
940

Browse AI task view. Example listing data.

CREATE AI AGENTS, NOT SCRIPTS

Six things a script won't do for you.

Get past bot detection

Supported captchas (reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha) solved automatically, with rate limiting, IP rotation and retries built in.

Manages itself (no tuning needed)

No memory to allocate, no concurrency to size, no proxy pools to manage.

Adapt when pages change

AI agent that adapts to most layout changes automatically and alerts you if a major redesign requires a retrain.

Browse from anywhere

Agents can browse from the locations you choose, so you see the local prices, listings, and search results your market sees.

Train once, run 500,000 URLs

Hand one trained agent a list of up to 500,000 URLs and it will give you a structured dataset based on the schema you provided.

Captures any data with no coding

Extract data behind a login, capture screenshots, crawl across multiple pages, all with zero coding.

HOW DOES BROWSE AI PRICING COMPARE TO APIFY?

Predictable pricing with no surprises.

Browse AI offers plans with monthly or annual credit allowances so you can effectively forecast your costs. The higher your credit allowance the lower your cost per credit, meaning that you save as you scale.

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Browse AI: credits

Consistent pricing every single month.

Month 1Month 12

One credit system across every website with plans that include a monthly or annual credit allowance.

Apify: compute units

The same job, a different cost each time.

Month 1Month 12

Costs fluctuate based on processing time and memory per run, and many marketplace Actors add a per-result fee on top.

MIGRATING FROM APIFY TO BROWSE AI

Bring your Actors over and we'll rebuild them with you.

If you're not keen on rebuilding, we've got you covered. Tell us which sites you're extracting today and our team maps each Actor to a Browse AI agent.

1

Send us your list

The sites you extract, the fields you need, and how often you run.

2

We test your hardest site

Including anything behind a login, a captcha or advanced bot protection.

3

You get a plan and a price

Self-serve if that covers it, fully managed if you'd rather we ran it.

Talk to our team about migrating

Prefer to try it yourself first? Start free, no card required →

WEB SCRAPING SERVICES

Rather not build it at all? We'll build it and run it for you.

Our team designs, builds and maintains the whole pipeline. You receive clean data on your schedule. Most teams are live within one to two weeks, and managed contracts include quality and delivery SLAs at 98% data accuracy.

WE MANAGE THE DATA PIPELINE
YOU USE THE DATA
We extract and structure data from any web source on a schedule.
Data is post-processed and QA'd to dedupe, combine, format, clean and normalize based on your schema.
Data is delivered in the format you need, following SLAs and data accuracy standards.
Clean data for your team you can rely on.

Questions teams ask before switching

Migrating from Apify usually takes hours, not weeks. Support can help you rebuild your Actors as agents.

Can Browse AI handle complex JavaScript sites like Apify?+

Yes. Agents browse in a real browser session, so JavaScript rendering, dynamic content and bot detection are handled without configuring Puppeteer or Playwright.

What happens when a website changes its structure?+

Browse AI adapts to most changes automatically. When a major redesign needs attention you're alerted right away, and on managed plans our team handles it. On Apify, the affected Actor waits for an update from its developer, or from you.

How does it work without a marketplace of scrapers?+

You show Browse AI what you want by clicking on it, on any website. No searching thousands of Actors hoping one fits.

Why do technical teams pick Browse AI?+

For what they no longer build: retry logic, error handling, proxy management, change detection and maintenance. The REST API and webhooks still give full programmatic control.

Which protected sites can it reach?+

Supported captchas including reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha are solved automatically. Custom captchas and some advanced bot protection may be out of reach on self-serve plans, so book a call and we will test your specific site.

Can I migrate from Apify?+

Yes, and most customers finish in hours. Support can help you recreate your Apify workflows as Browse AI agents.

How does Browse AI handle scale?+

One trained agent can take a list of up to 500,000 URLs in a single bulk run, and workflows chain agents to cover entire sites. Retries, IP rotation and infrastructure scale automatically, and the credit system keeps costs predictable as volume grows. On Apify, performance and cost at scale depend on the efficiency of each Actor you use.

Will my costs be predictable?+

Yes. Browse AI plans include a set credit allowance, and the same extraction costs the same credits each time, so your monthly bill is easy to plan. Apify charges compute units that vary with each Actor's run, and many Actors add per-result fees, which makes costs harder to predict as volume grows.

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