Apify vs Scavio
Apify and Scavio both get data out of the web, but at different levels. Apify is a platform: 4,000+ prebuilt Actors for nearly any site, plus scheduling, storage, and proxies — billed in compute units. Scavio is a focused search API: query Google plus Amazon, Walmart, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube and get structured JSON, billed per credit. Apify wins on raw flexibility; Scavio wins on simplicity and predictable cost.
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Apify
$5 free platform credit/mo. Plans: Starter $29, Scale $199, Business $999 (each includes matching platform credit). Billed in Compute Units (1 GB-hour): $0.20/CU (Starter) to $0.13/CU (Business), plus proxies, storage, and many Actors' per-result fees. No rollover. Verified 2026-07-20.
Strengths
- 4,000+ prebuilt Actors for nearly any site — social, SERP, maps, e-commerce
- Full platform: scheduling, storage, proxies, datasets
- Python/JS SDKs and an official hosted MCP server over its Actors
- Build and publish your own scrapers
Weaknesses
- Compute-unit + per-result + proxy pricing is complex and hard to forecast
- Steeper learning curve than a single clean API
- Actor quality and output vary across the marketplace
- No rollover; costs stack across compute, proxies, and storage
Scavio
50 free credits on signup (one-time, no card). Pay-as-you-go $0.005/credit, or Project at $30/mo for 7,000 credits (~$0.0043/credit). Most endpoints cost 1 credit; Reddit and Instagram cost 2. Verified 2026-07-20.
Strengths
- One API across Google, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart, Reddit, TikTok, and Instagram
- Structured JSON built for agents, not raw SERP HTML you have to parse
- Official Python and JS SDKs plus a remote MCP server (33 tools)
- Predictable per-credit pricing — most endpoints 1 credit at $0.005
Weaknesses
- Fewer sources than Apify's 4,000+ Actors — a curated set, not any site
- Newer brand with a smaller community than Apify
- No platform features (scheduling, storage, proxies)
Feature-by-feature comparison
Verdict
Pick Apify when you need maximum flexibility — a scraper for an obscure site, custom workflows, scheduling and storage, or the ability to build and publish your own Actors. Nothing matches its breadth.
Pick Scavio when you want a clean, predictable search API for the major sources: one key, structured JSON, and flat per-credit pricing instead of compute units stacked with per-result and proxy fees. For Google, Amazon, Walmart, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, Scavio is simpler to integrate and easier to forecast.
Consider Scavio instead
If Apify's compute-unit billing is hard to predict or you just need clean structured data from the major sources, Scavio covers Google, Amazon, Walmart, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube through one API with flat per-credit pricing — most endpoints 1 credit at $0.005 — plus Python/JS SDKs, an MCP server, and 50 free credits to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
Apify and Scavio both get data out of the web, but at different levels. Apify is a platform: 4,000+ prebuilt Actors for nearly any site, plus scheduling, storage, and proxies — billed in compute units. Scavio is a focused search API: query Google plus Amazon, Walmart, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube and get structured JSON, billed per credit. Apify wins on raw flexibility; Scavio wins on simplicity and predictable cost.
Apify is priced at $5 free platform credit/mo. Plans: Starter $29, Scale $199, Business $999 (each includes matching platform credit). Billed in Compute Units (1 GB-hour): $0.20/CU (Starter) to $0.13/CU (Business), plus proxies, storage, and many Actors' per-result fees. No rollover. Verified 2026-07-20.. Scavio is priced at 50 free credits on signup (one-time, no card). Pay-as-you-go $0.005/credit, or Project at $30/mo for 7,000 credits (~$0.0043/credit). Most endpoints cost 1 credit; Reddit and Instagram cost 2. Verified 2026-07-20.. The better value depends on your usage volume and feature requirements.
If Apify's compute-unit billing is hard to predict or you just need clean structured data from the major sources, Scavio covers Google, Amazon, Walmart, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube through one API with flat per-credit pricing — most endpoints 1 credit at $0.005 — plus Python/JS SDKs, an MCP server, and 50 free credits to start.
Some teams use both tools for different parts of their pipeline. However, a unified API like Scavio can replace the need for multiple subscriptions by providing search, content extraction, YouTube, and Amazon data from a single endpoint.
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50 free credits on signup. Structured data from Google, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart, and Reddit. No credit card required.