# Retired Tool (discontinued) (`fatihai-tools/retired-tool-06`) Actor

This Actor has been discontinued and is no longer maintained.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fatihai-tools/retired-tool-06.md
- **Developed by:** [fatih dağüstü](https://apify.com/fatihai-tools) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Marketing
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 31 total users, 5 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## G2 Reviews Scraper — Extract Software Reviews & Competitive Intelligence

**The fastest way to scrape G2.com reviews at scale.** Collect verified reviewer data, star ratings, detailed pros/cons, company size segments, and product metadata for any software listed on G2. Built for competitive intelligence, SaaS benchmarking, and market research teams.

> **Pricing:** $5 per 1,000 reviews (Pay-per-result, no wasted spend)

***

### What This Actor Does

This **G2 reviews scraper** extracts structured data from any G2.com product review page. You provide product URLs or product name slugs — the actor handles pagination, rate limiting, and proxy rotation automatically.

#### Data Extracted Per Review

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `reviewerName` | Full name of the reviewer (or "Anonymous") |
| `reviewerTitle` | Job title (e.g. "VP of Sales", "Software Engineer") |
| `reviewerCompanySize` | Market segment: Enterprise, Mid-Market, Small Business |
| `rating` | Star rating 1–5 |
| `reviewTitle` | Headline of the review |
| `whatDoYouLike` | Detailed pros — what the reviewer likes best |
| `whatDoYouDislike` | Detailed cons — what the reviewer dislikes |
| `date` | Review publication date |
| `isVerified` | Whether G2 has verified the reviewer |
| `productName` | Name of the software product |
| `productCategory` | G2 product category |
| `productRating` | Overall product rating on G2 |
| `totalReviews` | Total number of reviews listed |

***

### Quick Start

#### Option 1: Paste G2 Review URLs

```json
{
    "productUrls": [
        "https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-crm/reviews",
        "https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-crm/reviews"
    ],
    "maxReviews": 200,
    "minRating": 1,
    "sortBy": "most_recent"
}
```

#### Option 2: Use Product Name Slugs

```json
{
    "productNames": ["hubspot-crm", "salesforce", "pipedrive", "monday-com"],
    "maxReviews": 100,
    "sortBy": "most_helpful"
}
```

#### Option 3: Collect Only Negative Reviews (for competitor research)

```json
{
    "productUrls": ["https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-crm/reviews"],
    "maxReviews": 500,
    "minRating": 1,
    "sortBy": "lowest_rated"
}
```

***

### Top Use Cases

#### 1. Competitive Intelligence for SaaS Companies

Monitor what customers say about your competitors. Identify recurring complaints (cons) to position your product's strengths. Track sentiment shifts over time by running the scraper weekly.

```json
{
    "productNames": ["competitor-product-slug"],
    "maxReviews": 1000,
    "sortBy": "most_recent"
}
```

#### 2. SaaS Market Research & Benchmarking

Compare how customers across Enterprise, Mid-Market, and Small Business segments perceive different tools in a category.

#### 3. Product Feedback Analysis

Scrape your own product's G2 reviews to feed into NLP pipelines, sentiment analysis tools, or customer success workflows.

#### 4. Venture Capital & M\&A Due Diligence

Quickly assess product reputation, reviewer profiles, and customer sentiment for target companies.

#### 5. Sales Battlecards & Win/Loss Analysis

Extract the exact language customers use when they criticize a competitor. Use those phrases in your sales messaging.

#### 6. Agency Reporting

Deliver competitive review data to clients as part of market research deliverables.

***

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `productUrls` | Array | `[]` | Direct G2 review page URLs |
| `productNames` | Array | `[]` | Product slugs (e.g. `"hubspot-crm"`) |
| `maxReviews` | Integer | `100` | Max reviews per product (1–5,000) |
| `minRating` | Integer | `1` | Filter: only collect reviews with this rating or above |
| `sortBy` | Enum | `most_recent` | `most_recent`, `most_helpful`, `highest_rated`, `lowest_rated` |
| `proxy` | Object | Residential | Proxy configuration (residential recommended) |

**Note:** Either `productUrls` or `productNames` must be provided.

***

### Output Format

```json
{
    "reviewerName": "Sarah M.",
    "reviewerTitle": "Director of Marketing",
    "reviewerCompanySize": "Mid-Market",
    "rating": 4,
    "reviewTitle": "Powerful CRM but steep learning curve",
    "whatDoYouLike": "The automation workflows are best in class. We've cut manual data entry by 70%.",
    "whatDoYouDislike": "Onboarding takes 3-4 weeks. The reporting module feels outdated.",
    "date": "2024-11-15",
    "isVerified": true,
    "productName": "HubSpot CRM",
    "productCategory": "CRM Software",
    "productRating": 4.4,
    "totalReviews": 12453,
    "pageUrl": "https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-crm/reviews",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-04T10:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### Pricing

**$5 per 1,000 reviews** — Pay-per-result pricing. You only pay for reviews actually delivered to your dataset.

| Volume | Cost |
|--------|------|
| 100 reviews | $0.50 |
| 1,000 reviews | $5.00 |
| 5,000 reviews | $25.00 |
| 10,000 reviews | $50.00 |

***

### Performance & Reliability

- **Speed:** ~200–400 reviews/hour (respectful rate limiting)
- **Anti-bot:** Residential proxy rotation, randomized delays, realistic browser headers
- **Pagination:** Automatic — scrapes all pages up to your `maxReviews` limit
- **Retry logic:** Exponential backoff on rate limits (HTTP 429/503)
- **Memory:** 512 MB default (256–1024 MB range)

***

### FAQ

**Q: Does this work for any software on G2?**
A: Yes. Any publicly accessible G2 product review page works. Just provide the product URL or its slug from the G2 URL.

**Q: How do I find a product's slug?**
A: Visit the product's reviews page on G2 and copy the slug from the URL. For `https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-crm/reviews`, the slug is `hubspot-crm`.

**Q: Can I scrape multiple products in one run?**
A: Yes. Add multiple URLs to `productUrls` or multiple slugs to `productNames`. The actor processes each sequentially.

**Q: Why are some reviewer names shown as "Anonymous"?**
A: G2 allows reviewers to post anonymously. The scraper captures whatever name is publicly visible.

**Q: How fresh is the data?**
A: The actor scrapes live from G2.com. Data is as fresh as the moment you run it.

**Q: Can I filter by company size (Enterprise, Mid-Market, Small Business)?**
A: The `reviewerCompanySize` field is captured per review. You can filter the dataset after collection in Apify's dataset viewer or export to CSV/JSON for filtering.

**Q: What proxy type is recommended?**
A: Residential proxies are strongly recommended for consistent access to G2. The actor defaults to Apify's residential proxy pool.

**Q: What if G2 blocks the scraper?**
A: The actor uses exponential backoff and retries. If persistent blocking occurs, try increasing delays by reducing the run frequency, or contact support.

**Q: Is G2 data public?**
A: Yes. G2 review pages are publicly accessible without login for viewing purposes.

***

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- **[LinkedIn Company Scraper](https://apify.com/intelligent_yaffle/linkedin-company-scraper)** — Company data, headcount, and firmographics
- **[LinkedIn Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/intelligent_yaffle/linkedin-profile-scraper)** — Decision-maker contact data for B2B outreach
- **[Leads Finder](https://apify.com/intelligent_yaffle/leads-finder)** — Find B2B leads by company and job title
- **[Contact Email Finder](https://apify.com/intelligent_yaffle/contact-email-finder)** — Find verified email addresses from any website

***

### Keywords

g2 reviews scraper, g2 crowd scraper, software review extractor, g2 review data, competitive intelligence SaaS, g2.com scraper, saas review monitoring, g2 competitor analysis, software review API, g2 review export, competitive benchmarking tool, g2 crowd data extraction, software market research, b2b saas reviews, product review scraper

# Actor input Schema

## `productUrls` (type: `array`):

Direct G2 product review page URLs (e.g. https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-crm/reviews). Use this OR productNames.

## `productNames` (type: `array`):

Product name slugs as they appear in G2 URLs (e.g. 'hubspot-crm', 'salesforce', 'slack'). The scraper constructs the URL automatically.

## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of reviews to collect per product. Each review costs $0.005.

## `minRating` (type: `integer`):

Only collect reviews with this star rating or higher (1–5). Use 1 to get all reviews.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order in which to collect reviews from G2.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Residential proxy recommended for reliable access to G2.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "productUrls": [
    "https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-crm/reviews"
  ],
  "productNames": [],
  "maxReviews": 100,
  "minRating": 1,
  "sortBy": "most_recent"
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "productUrls": [
        "https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-crm/reviews"
    ],
    "productNames": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fatihai-tools/retired-tool-06").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "productUrls": ["https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-crm/reviews"],
    "productNames": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fatihai-tools/retired-tool-06").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "productUrls": [
    "https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-crm/reviews"
  ],
  "productNames": []
}' |
apify call fatihai-tools/retired-tool-06 --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fatihai-tools/retired-tool-06"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mGZFXjs3Whl0TSr5R/builds/cbEEHfIgYzlVMXlWy/openapi.json