Shopify App Store Intelligence Engine

G2 Marketplace Scraper & Intelligence Engine What this Actor does This Actor extracts structured, analysis-ready data from the G2 Marketplace, one of the world’s largest platforms for B2B software discovery and reviews. It enables category-based discovery of software products and vendors, producing clean datasets suitable for market research, competitive analysis, and SaaS intelligence. Outputs are stored in the default Apify Dataset and can be exported as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

---

⭐ Supported G2 Categories (Key Feature) Category selection is the primary way users should operate this Actor. Below is a practical, user-oriented list of common G2 categories. You can use any valid G2 category name (broad or niche). CRM & Sales • CRM Software • Sales Enablement • Sales Intelligence • Revenue Intelligence • Lead Management • Sales Analytics Marketing & Growth • Marketing Automation • Email Marketing • Social Media Marketing • Content Marketing • SEO Tools • Influencer Marketing Customer Support & Experience • Help Desk Software • Customer Support Software • Live Chat Software • Customer Feedback & Surveys • Customer Experience (CX) Platforms Finance & Operations • Accounting Software • Billing & Invoicing • Expense Management • Subscription Management • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) HR & People Management • Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) • Payroll Software • Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) • Performance Management • Learning Management Systems (LMS) IT, Security & Infrastructure • Cybersecurity Software • Identity & Access Management (IAM) • Endpoint Protection • Cloud Management Platforms • DevOps Tools Product, Engineering & Data • Project Management Software • Product Management Tools • Agile & Scrum Tools • Business Intelligence (BI) • Data Analytics Platforms • ETL & Data Integration Collaboration & Productivity • Collaboration Software • Video Conferencing Tools • Document Management • Knowledge Management E-commerce & Platforms • E-commerce Platforms • Payment Processing Software • Marketplace Management • Order Management Systems 💡 Important for users G2 categories are hierarchical and evolve over time. The Actor dynamically adapts to available categories on G2, so both broad categories (e.g. CRM) and niche segments (e.g. Revenue Intelligence) are supported.

---

Typical use cases • 📊 Competitive analysis within a software category • 🧭 Mapping vendors and products in a niche market • 📈 Tracking category growth using ratings and review counts • 🧪 Investment, M&A, and partnership research • 📋 Vendor discovery and shortlisting

---

Example inputs Example 1 — Basic category scrape { "category": "CRM", "maxListings": 50 } Example 2 — Niche category { "category": "Revenue Intelligence", "maxListings": 30 } Example 3 — Large category exploration { "category": "Marketing Automation", "maxListings": 100 }

Example output (dataset item) Each dataset item represents one G2 product. { "productName": "Example CRM", "vendor": "ExampleSoft Inc.", "productUrl": "https://www.g2.com/products/example-crm", "category": "CRM Software", "rating": 4.6, "reviewsCount": 1240, "shortDescription": "Cloud-based CRM platform for sales teams", "lastSeenAt": "2026-01-18T10:42:00Z" }

Output & export Results are saved to the default Apify Dataset. Available export formats • JSON • CSV • Excel (XLSX) You can download data directly from Storage → Dataset or access it programmatically via the Apify API.

Best practices • Start with one category to validate results • Large categories may return hundreds of products • Use maxListings to control run time and cost • Ideal for scheduled monitoring and recurring market scans

Related Actors • Shopify App Store Scraper & Intelligence Engine Analyze Shopify apps, vendors, ratings, and categories using the same intelligence-driven approach.