# SaaSHub Scraper (`crawlerbros/saashub-scraper`) Actor Scrape SaaSHub, the software discovery platform with 100K+ products. Search by keyword, browse by category, get alternatives to a product, or fetch specific product pages. Returns name, tagline, description, logo, pricing, upvotes, categories, rating, and more. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/saashub-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## 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 ## SaaSHub Scraper Scrape [SaaSHub](https://www.saashub.com) — one of the largest software discovery platforms with 100,000+ products. Search by keyword, browse by category, get alternatives to a specific product, or fetch specific product pages. ### What you can scrape - **Product name, slug, tagline, and description** - **Logo URL** and **website URL** - **Upvote count** (community popularity score) - **Rating** (1–5 stars) and **review count** - **Pricing model** (Free, Freemium, Paid, Open Source) - **Categories** (up to 5 per product) - **Country of origin** - **SaaSHub product URL** ### Use cases - Build a database of SaaS products in a specific niche - Track competing products and their community scores - Research pricing models across a category - Find alternatives to any software product ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `mode` | select | `search`, `byCategory`, `alternatives`, or `byUrl` | | `searchQuery` | string | Keyword to search (mode=search) | | `category` | select | SaaSHub category slug (mode=byCategory) | | `productSlug` | string | Product slug for alternatives (e.g. `slack`) | | `productUrls` | array | SaaSHub URLs for byUrl mode | | `maxItems` | integer | Max products to return (1–1000, default 50) | #### Mode: Search Search SaaSHub for software products by keyword. ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "project management", "maxItems": 50 } ```` #### Mode: Browse by Category Browse all products in a specific SaaSHub category. ```json { "mode": "byCategory", "category": "best-project-management-software", "maxItems": 100 } ``` #### Mode: Get Alternatives Get all alternatives to a specific product. ```json { "mode": "alternatives", "productSlug": "slack", "maxItems": 50 } ``` #### Mode: Fetch by URL Scrape specific product pages by their SaaSHub URLs. ```json { "mode": "byUrl", "productUrls": [ "https://www.saashub.com/slack", "https://www.saashub.com/trello" ] } ``` ### Output Each record contains: ```json { "slug": "slack", "name": "Slack", "tagline": "A messaging app for teams who see through the Earth!", "description": "Slack is a messaging platform for business...", "logoUrl": "https://cdn-b.saashub.com/images/app/service_logos/5/.../large.png", "websiteUrl": "https://slack.com/", "saashubUrl": "https://www.saashub.com/slack", "upvotes": 1850, "rating": 4.3, "reviewCount": 9, "categories": ["Communication", "Group Chat & Notifications", "Chat"], "country": "the United States", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-23T10:00:00+00:00" } ``` Fields are omitted when not available — no null values will appear in the output. ### Available Categories Browse products using these SaaSHub category slugs in `byCategory` mode: | Category | Slug | |---|---| | Project Management | `best-project-management-software` | | Communication | `best-communication-software` | | CRM | `best-crm-software` | | Developer Tools | `best-developer-tools-software` | | Marketing Platform | `best-marketing-platform-software` | | Finance | `best-finance-software` | | HR | `best-hr-software` | | Design Tools | `best-design-tools-software` | | eCommerce | `best-ecommerce-software` | | Analytics | `best-analytics-software` | | Security | `best-security-and-privacy-software` | | Productivity | `best-productivity-software` | ### Technical notes - **No authentication required** — SaaSHub serves public HTML to all visitors - **No proxy required** — works from Apify datacenter IPs - **Rate limit friendly** — 500ms pause between pages - **Retry logic** — 3 attempts with exponential backoff on 429/5xx errors ### FAQs **Q: Why are some fields missing?** A: Fields are only included when SaaSHub provides the data. Products without ratings, reviews, or pricing info will simply omit those fields. **Q: How many products can I scrape?** A: Set `maxItems` up to 1000. For full category exports with thousands of products, run multiple requests with different category filters. **Q: What does the `upvotes` field mean?** A: SaaSHub uses a community voting system where users upvote products. Higher upvotes = more popular in the community. **Q: Can I get product descriptions?** A: Yes, for `byUrl` mode the actor fetches the full product detail page and extracts the meta description. For search/category/alternatives modes, only the tagline is available from the listing page. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for software products (mode=search). ## `category` (type: `string`): Browse products in this category (mode=byCategory). ## `productSlug` (type: `string`): The SaaSHub slug of the product whose alternatives you want (e.g. 'slack', 'trello'). ## `productUrls` (type: `array`): List of SaaSHub product page URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.saashub.com/slack). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "project management", "category": "", "maxItems": 50 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `products` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped SaaSHub products. # 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": "search", "searchQuery": "project management", "category": "", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/saashub-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 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); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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": "search", "searchQuery": "project management", "category": "", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/saashub-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "project management", "category": "", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/saashub-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/saashub-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "SaaSHub Scraper", "description": "Scrape SaaSHub, the software discovery platform with 100K+ products. Search by keyword, browse by category, get alternatives to a product, or fetch specific product pages. Returns name, tagline, description, logo, pricing, upvotes, categories, rating, and more.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "YzVP9081BA3OatGRE" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~saashub-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-saashub-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~saashub-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-saashub-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~saashub-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-saashub-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "search", "byCategory", "alternatives", "byUrl" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for software products (mode=search)." }, "category": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "", "best-project-management-software", "best-communication-software", "best-customer-support-software", "best-marketing-platform-software", "best-automation-software", "best-productivity-software", "best-ecommerce-software", "best-developer-tools-software", "best-design-tools-software", "best-finance-software", "best-hr-software", "best-crm-software", "best-collaboration-software", "best-video-conferencing-software", "best-cloud-storage-software", "best-monitoring-tools-software", "best-analytics-software", "best-documentation-software", "best-security-and-privacy-software", "best-group-chat-and-notifications-software", "best-task-management-software", "best-email-marketing-software", "best-seo-tools-software", "best-cloud-computing-software", "best-code-collaboration-software" ], "type": "string", "description": "Browse products in this category (mode=byCategory).", "default": "" }, "productSlug": { "title": "Product slug (mode=alternatives)", "type": "string", "description": "The SaaSHub slug of the product whose alternatives you want (e.g. 'slack', 'trello')." }, "productUrls": { "title": "Product URLs (mode=byUrl)", "type": "array", "description": "List of SaaSHub product page URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.saashub.com/slack).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to return.", "default": 50 } } }, "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 }, 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