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title: "Apify alternatives and how they bill"
url: "https://lookvalid.com/alternatives/apify.md"
canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/alternatives/apify"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
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summary: "Apify alternatives in web data: 1 other providers ranked by per-1,000 price, with how each one bills and the page each figure comes from."
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# Apify alternatives and how they bill

Apify alternatives in web data: 1 other providers ranked by per-1,000 price, with how each one bills and the page each figure comes from.

LookValid does not offer web data. For that job, use Apify or another provider on this list. Apify sells web data. Apify sells a platform for running scraping and automation programs, with monthly plans that include prepaid usage credit plus metered overage. Per-unit prices for compute, proxies and storage drop on higher plans.

## Why people look beyond Apify

- On the free plan, access is blocked until the next month once the included credit runs out. ([source](https://apify.com/pricing))
- Paid plans bill any usage above the included credit on the next invoice. ([source](https://apify.com/pricing))
- Datacenter proxy IPs are capped per plan: 5 on Free, 30 on Starter, 200 on Scale, 500 on Business. ([source](https://apify.com/pricing))

Pricing model: Credits and subscriptions.

## Shortlist in web data

Ranking rule: Lowest per-1,000 price in US dollars first, at the best volume tier the page prints. Where a page prints only a price per request, the per-1,000 figure is our arithmetic and is shown as "about". Providers with no dollar per-1,000 figure we can compare come after, and ties go by name.

| Rank | Provider | Best for | Free result | Paid result | How it bills |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Similarweb | Teams that ask for a quote before they buy. | The public site shows a limited sample of its data for free, with fewer features and no deep drill-downs. ([source](https://www.similarweb.com/corp/pricing/)) |  | Quote only |

See the full ranked list: [Best lookup and data vendors by category](https://lookvalid.com/best.md).

### 1. Similarweb

- Why it is on the list: Sells web data.
- Watch for: Moving a plan to annual billing is done by opening a support ticket rather than in the product. ([source](https://www.similarweb.com/corp/pricing/))
- Compare: [LookValid vs Similarweb](https://lookvalid.com/compare/similarweb.md)

## LookValid in this area

LookValid does not offer web data, so it is not on this list.

## Sources for Apify

- https://apify.com/pricing, read 2026-10-18

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