# Capterra Software Scraper (`crawlerbros/capterra-software-scraper`) Actor Scrape software listings from Capterra by product URL or search query, with rich Gartner Digital Markets metadata including pricing, features, integrations, ratings, and vendor details - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/capterra-software-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 77.8% runs succeeded, 8 bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Capterra Scraper Scrape rich software-product data from Capterra using the shared Gartner Digital Markets catalog behind Capterra and GetApp. This actor is designed for real-data product pages and broad product-name searches that resolve to those pages. ### What It Scrapes Each emitted product can include: - Product identity: `productId`, `slug`, `name`, `url`, `reviewsUrl` - Product summary: `tagline`, `description`, `overview`, `logo` - Ratings: `rating`, `reviewCount` - Pricing: `startingPrice`, `pricingModel`, `priceCurrency`, `pricePeriodicity`, `freeTrial`, `freeVersion`, `pricingPlans`, `licensingModel` - Taxonomy and capabilities: `categories`, `primaryCategory`, `features`, `featureCount`, `integrations`, `integrationsCount`, `platforms`, `supportOptions`, `trainingOptions`, `typicalCustomers` - Sentiment summaries: `pros`, `cons` - Vendor details: `vendorName`, `vendorCity`, `vendorState`, `vendorCountry`, `vendorWebsite`, `vendorFoundedYear` Only fields with real values are emitted. Empty placeholders are omitted. ### Input #### Mode: `byProductUrls` Provide one or more direct product URLs such as: ```json { "mode": "byProductUrls", "productUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/", "https://www.capterra.com/p/228385/Notion/" ], "maxItems": 3 } ```` #### Mode: `bySearchQueries` Provide broad positive-yield queries. The actor resolves them to public Capterra product pages first, then scrapes those products. ```json { "mode": "bySearchQueries", "searchQueries": [ "Slack", "Notion" ], "maxItems": 3 } ``` ### Output Notes - Output is product-level metadata, not full individual-review text. - Product data is sourced from the shared Gartner Digital Markets catalog that powers Capterra and GetApp. - URL fields point back to the original Capterra product page when available. ### Reliability Notes - The actor uses Google SERP proxy to resolve public product pages and GetApp equivalents. - Product-detail fetches use residential proxy rotation when needed. - The actor is tuned for positive real-data product runs, which makes it suitable for Apify daily smoke tests. ### FAQ #### Why doesn’t the actor scrape Capterra HTML directly? Capterra is heavily protected. The shared Gartner Digital Markets product catalog is much more stable to extract through the GetApp side of the stack while still returning Capterra product metadata. #### Does it return fake fallback records? No. If a product cannot be resolved, it is skipped. The actor only emits real resolved products. #### Can it scrape category pages or all reviews? Not in this version. This actor focuses on reliable product-level metadata and product resolution by URL or search query. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): How to resolve the Capterra products to scrape. ## `productUrls` (type: `array`): List of Capterra product URLs to scrape. Example: https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/ ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Broad positive-yield queries such as `Slack`, `project management software`, or `CRM software`. Used only when mode=bySearchQueries. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to scrape. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "byProductUrls", "productUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/" ], "searchQueries": [], "maxItems": 3 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `items` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "byProductUrls", "productUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/" ], "searchQueries": [], "maxItems": 3 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/capterra-software-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "byProductUrls", "productUrls": ["https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/"], "searchQueries": [], "maxItems": 3, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/capterra-software-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "byProductUrls", "productUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/" ], "searchQueries": [], "maxItems": 3 }' | apify call crawlerbros/capterra-software-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/capterra-software-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Capterra Software Scraper", "description": "Scrape software listings from Capterra by product URL or search query, with rich Gartner Digital Markets metadata including pricing, features, integrations, ratings, and vendor details", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "klFOYah9VcJfvYBv9" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~capterra-software-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-capterra-software-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~capterra-software-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-capterra-software-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~capterra-software-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-capterra-software-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "byProductUrls", "bySearchQueries" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to resolve the Capterra products to scrape.", "default": "byProductUrls" }, "productUrls": { "title": "Product URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Capterra product URLs to scrape. Example: https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/", "default": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/135003/Slack/" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchQueries": { "title": "Search queries", "type": "array", "description": "Broad positive-yield queries such as `Slack`, `project management software`, or `CRM software`. Used only when mode=bySearchQueries.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 250, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to scrape.", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```