Best ScrapeStorm alternatives

If you’ve tried ScrapeStorm, the AI-powered, point-and-click desktop scraper, you might have struggled with some things, like running out of free credit before you’ve managed to test it properly, having to learn XPath or HTML because you’ve struggled with its Flowchart Mode, or the scraper stalling or struggling with pagination on big crawls. Here are 6 tools that remove these blockers.

Apify

Apify gives you 6,000+ ready-made scrapers to extract data from any website. Built-in proxy rotation and CAPTCHA handling for hard sites means no data is out of reach. No downloads or installations needed; only your browser. Everything runs in the cloud, so you can schedule jobs 24/7, export data in multiple formats, and integrate the data with your tools and workflows. Usage-based billing (subscription + consumption) replaces ScrapeStorm’s row limits, so cost scales smoothly with volume.

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Octoparse

Octoparse auto-detects lists, tables, and pagination out of the box, then runs those tasks in a 24/7 cloud with IP rotation (if you're on a paid plan). It's a good option if you want ScrapeStorm’s visual UX but credit-free scheduling.

ParseHub

A long-standing desktop + cloud hybrid, ParseHub provides a good visual builder and helps you scrape JavaScript-rendered sites, but with stricter API rate caps than ScrapeStorm. It's a good ScrapeStorm alternative when you need multi-page crawls and don’t mind a bit of XPath tweaking.

Import.io

Import.io’s team builds and maintains the scraper for you. If the target site changes, they fix it. With SLAs, audit logs, and compliance tooling, it’s a safe jump from ScrapeStorm when governance trumps DIY.

Diffbot

Diffbot’s computer-vision/NLP engine auto-extracts articles, products, and discussions, and refreshes its Knowledge Graph roughly every three days. A good option for market-intel or RAG feeds that must stay evergreen.

Hexomatic

Hexomatic is a no-code work-automation layer that pairs visual scraping with 100 + built-in AI enrichments (email discovery, summarisation, translation). Lifetime deals and flat credit bundles keep costs predictable for small teams.

ScrapeStorm alternatives comparison table

AI-optimised output

Apify

Structured JSON, CSV, APIs

Octoparse

Auto-detected fields

ParseHub

Visual or XPath

Import.io

Vendor-maintained datasets

Diffbot

Zero-config JSON + KG

Hexomatic

Markdown + AI enrich

Apify

Octoparse

ParseHub

Import.io

Diffbot

Hexomatic

AI-optimised output

Structured JSON, CSV, APIs

Auto-detected fields

Visual or XPath

Vendor-maintained datasets

Zero-config JSON + KG

Markdown + AI enrich

JavaScript / CAPTCHA handling

Playwright/Crawlee + CAPTCHA tricks

Cloud nodes w/ IP rotation

Headless browser

Managed headless stack

Internal crawler

Basic headless + optional proxies

Scalability

Enterprise cloud, no credit caps

Flat-tier cloud or local

Moderate; API rate-capped

SLA-backed petabyte scale

Web-wide; refreshed ~3 days

Credit bundles

Proxy rotation

Built-in pools

Included in premium plans

BYO proxies

Managed

Internal

Optional

Best for

Dev & data teams

No-code analysts

Desktop power users

Compliance-critical orgs

Zero-code data feeds

SMBs needing AI workflows

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