Both crawl arbitrary sites and run pre-configured scrapers. crawlcrawl adds monitors, diff webhooks, search, and multi-tenant API keys in one endpoint.
Apify offers 1,000+ pre-built scrapers (Actors) for common sites. Their dataset storage and multi-language SDKs simplify integration.
crawlcrawl provides four fixed pricing tiers, diff-only webhooks, and SERP search under a single API key. Per-site scrapers run without additional UI complexity.
| Feature | crawlcrawl | Apify |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-built scrapers | ~ | ✓ (1,000+ Actors) |
| Multi-tenant API keys | ✓ | ~ |
| Diff webhooks | ✓ | ~ |
| SERP search | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI-bot audit | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pricing tiers | 4 | Custom |
Use crawlcrawl if you need fixed pricing, diff webhooks, or a single API for crawling and search.
Use Apify if you need their Actor catalog or prefer their dataset storage model.