Octoparse vs ScrapingBee
Octoparse is a No-code, while ScrapingBee is a Scraping API. Octoparse fits best for: Business users who need recurring, template-driven scraping without code and prefer a visual desktop tool. ScrapingBee fits best for: Developers who want a predictable, easy scraping API that handles rendering and proxies without managing infrastructure.
| Octoparse | ScrapingBee | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | No-code | Scraping API |
| Starting price | $69/mo | $19/mo |
| Free tier | Free forever: 10 tasks, local runs only, 1 device, up to 50K rows exported/month | 1,000 free API credits trial, no credit card |
| Pricing model | subscription tiers by task count and cloud concurrency | credits per successful request |
| AI extraction | ||
| Structured JSON | ||
| JS rendering | ||
| Proxies / anti-bot | ||
| API | ||
| No-code UI | ||
| Open source | ||
| MCP server | ||
| Best for | Business users who need recurring, template-driven scraping without code and prefer a visual desktop tool. | Developers who want a predictable, easy scraping API that handles rendering and proxies without managing infrastructure. |
| Visit Octoparse | Visit ScrapingBee |
Why choose Octoparse
- Visual point-and-click workflow designer (Windows/Mac app)
- Large library of prebuilt templates
- Cloud extraction with scheduling
- IP rotation and CAPTCHA solving on paid plans
Watch out for
- Desktop app has a learning curve for complex sites
- Cloud runs and proxies require paid plans
- Not an LLM-first tool; limited schema-based AI extraction
Why choose ScrapingBee
- Headless Chrome rendering with JS scenarios
- Rotating and premium/stealth proxies
- AI extraction via natural-language ai_query
- CSS/XPath extract rules to JSON
Watch out for
- JS rendering is on by default and costs 5x a plain request
- Premium/stealth proxies multiply credit costs quickly
- Hobby plan has low credits once JS + premium proxy are used
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