Apify Alternative
The Apify alternative that works on any website
Apify has a marketplace of 5,000+ pre-built actors. But finding one that works for your specific site, extracts exactly the fields you need, and stays maintained is a different story. Browsable builds a custom scraper for any URL — no searching required.
Try Browsable free →The problem with finding the right actor
Apify's actor marketplace is genuinely impressive. But when you're trying to get data from a specific website, using it often looks like this:
There's no actor for your site
The marketplace covers popular sites well. For anything niche, internal tools, or less common platforms, you're on your own.
The actor almost does what you want
Found an actor for your site? It might extract slightly different fields, paginate differently, or be subtly out of date.
It doesn't support logging in
Many actors are built for public pages. If the data you need is behind a login, you're usually out of luck without building something custom.
Actors break and don't get updated
Community-published actors aren't always maintained. A site redesign can quietly break an actor you're depending on.
How Browsable is different
Browsable uses AI to understand any page and extract exactly what you describe. There's no actor to find, configure, or maintain — it just works for whatever site you point it at.
A scraper for any website, immediately
Give Browsable a URL and describe the data you want. It builds and runs the scraper on the spot — no marketplace browsing, no config, no waiting for a developer to build an actor.
Scrape pages that require a login
Browsable supports authenticated scraping — so if the data you need is behind a login, you can still get it without building something custom.
Chain scraping workflows together
Use the output of one scrape as the input to the next — for example, scrape a list of product URLs then extract details from each one. No code required.
Predictable credit pricing
Browsable charges simple credits per scrape. No compute units, no surprise costs from long-running actor runs. Plans start at $19/month.
Side-by-side comparison
Comparing the experience of using each platform to get data — not building actors.
| Browsable | Apify | |
|---|---|---|
| Works on any website | Yes — AI-generated on demand | Only if a suitable actor exists |
| Scrape pages behind a login | Yes | Depends on the actor |
| Chain workflows together | Yes — no code needed | Possible, requires coding |
| Extract custom fields | Yes — describe in plain English | Depends on actor; may need a custom build |
| Maintenance required | No | Actors can break when sites update |
| Pricing model | Credits per scrape | Compute units (can be unpredictable) |
| Starting price | $19/month | $39/month |
| Free trial | Yes (100 free credits) | Yes ($5 in credits) |
| Anti-blocking | Built-in | Built-in |
| Export formats | JSON, CSV | JSON, CSV |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
Browsable is a good fit if...
- →You need data from a specific site and want it working immediately
- →The site you need isn't well-covered by Apify's actor marketplace
- →You need to scrape pages behind a login
- →You want to chain scraping steps together without writing code
- →You want simple, predictable pricing
Apify may be a better fit if...
- →A well-maintained actor already exists for exactly what you need
- →You want to build and publish your own reusable actors
- →You need enterprise-scale infrastructure with fine-grained execution control