# Capterra Software Products Scraper (`kawsar/capterra-software-products-scraper`) Actor Capterra Software Products Scraper pulls product names, ratings, review counts, vendor info, and feature scores from any Capterra category page, so you can build comparison datasets or run competitive research without manual copying. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kawsar/capterra-software-products-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Kawsar](https://apify.com/kawsar) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 33.3% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.99 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 Software Products Scraper Capterra Software Products Scraper pulls product listings from any Capterra software category page. Give it a category URL and it returns product names, vendor info, ratings, review counts split by company size, feature scores, and links to pricing and review pages. Works with any Capterra software category: CRM, project management, cybersecurity, generative AI, and hundreds more. ### What it collects For each software product on the category page: - Product name, vendor, short and long descriptions - Overall rating, ease of use, customer support, features, and value for money scores (each out of 5) - Likelihood to recommend (0 to 1 scale) - Total review count, reviews in the past 6 and 12 months - Review counts by company size: small business, mid-size, enterprise - Feature list with quality ratings - Direct links to the product page, reviews page, and pricing page - Category metadata and scrape timestamp ### How to use 1. Open the actor input 2. Enter a Capterra category URL or slug in the "Category URL or slug" field 3. Optionally set "Max products" to cap results (0 returns everything on the page) 4. Click Start **Accepted input formats:** Full URL: ```` https://www.capterra.com/crm-software/ ``` Slug only: ``` crm-software ```` ### Example input ```json { "categoryUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/crm-software/", "maxProducts": 10, "requestTimeoutSecs": 30 } ```` ### Example output record ```json { "name": "Salesforce Sales Cloud", "seoId": "76344", "slug": "Salesforce-CRM", "productUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/p/76344/Salesforce-CRM/", "reviewsUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/p/76344/Salesforce-CRM/reviews/", "pricingUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/p/76344/Salesforce-CRM/pricing/", "logoUrl": "https://gdm-catalog-fmapi-prod.imgix.net/ProductLogo/...", "vendor": "Salesforce", "shortDescription": "The world's #1 CRM platform.", "longDescription": "Salesforce helps teams sell faster and smarter...", "overallRating": 4.4, "easeOfUseRating": 4.1, "customerSupportRating": 4.1, "featuresRating": 4.5, "valueForMoneyRating": 4.0, "likelihoodToRecommend": 0.83, "totalReviews": 18450, "reviewsPast12Months": 890, "reviewsPast6Months": 412, "smallBusinessReviews": 8200, "midSizeBusinessReviews": 5100, "enterpriseReviews": 3200, "features": [ {"name": "CRM", "qualityRating": 4.5}, {"name": "Lead Management", "qualityRating": 4.3} ], "categoryId": "355496da-c035-46e9-b415-8a4c95ff9719", "publishedPages": ["alternatives", "pricing", "reviews", "spotlight"], "categorySlug": "crm-software", "categoryUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/crm-software/", "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00+00:00" } ``` ### Output fields | Field | Type | Notes | |---|---|---| | name | string | Product name | | seoId | string | Capterra internal product ID | | slug | string | URL slug used in product links | | productUrl | string | Full URL to the product page | | reviewsUrl | string | Full URL to the reviews page | | pricingUrl | string | Full URL to the pricing page (null if no pricing page) | | logoUrl | string | Product logo image URL | | vendor | string | Vendor or company name | | shortDescription | string | One-line product tagline | | longDescription | string | Full product description | | overallRating | number | Overall rating out of 5 | | easeOfUseRating | number | Ease of use rating out of 5 | | customerSupportRating | number | Customer support rating out of 5 | | featuresRating | number | Features rating out of 5 | | valueForMoneyRating | number | Value for money rating out of 5 | | likelihoodToRecommend | number | Likelihood to recommend (0 to 1) | | totalReviews | integer | Total reviews across all time | | reviewsPast12Months | integer | Reviews submitted in the past 12 months | | reviewsPast6Months | integer | Reviews submitted in the past 6 months | | smallBusinessReviews | integer | Reviews from small business users | | midSizeBusinessReviews | integer | Reviews from mid-size company users | | enterpriseReviews | integer | Reviews from enterprise users | | features | array | Feature names with quality ratings | | categoryId | string | Capterra category identifier | | publishedPages | array | Pages published for this product (pricing, reviews, etc.) | | categorySlug | string | Category slug from the input URL | | categoryUrl | string | Full category URL that was scraped | | scrapedAt | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of when the data was collected | ### Input fields | Field | Required | Default | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | categoryUrl | Yes | | Full URL or slug for the Capterra category | | maxProducts | No | 0 (all) | Cap on number of products returned | | requestTimeoutSecs | No | 30 | Per-request timeout in seconds (5-120) | ### Things to know Each Capterra category page loads approximately 25 products on the initial page render. The actor scrapes what is shown in that first load, which includes sponsored listings and top-ranked organic results. Capterra uses JavaScript-driven controls to browse further, so the actor currently returns the first page of results only. If you need data from multiple categories, run the actor once per category URL. The Apify platform lets you schedule runs or trigger them via API. ### Common use cases - Competitive research on how products are positioned in a software category - Building software comparison datasets for analysis or publishing - Tracking rating and review trends over time (run on a schedule) - Lead generation targeting specific software verticals - Market mapping across multiple Capterra categories # Actor input Schema ## `categoryUrl` (type: `string`): Full Capterra category URL or just the category slug. Examples: 'https://www.capterra.com/crm-software/' or 'crm-software'. ## `maxProducts` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to return across all pages. Set to 0 to scrape all pages until empty. Capterra shows 25 products per page. ## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`): Per-request timeout in seconds. ## Actor input object example ```json { "categoryUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/it-management-software/", "maxProducts": 25, "requestTimeoutSecs": 30 } ``` # 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 = { "categoryUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/it-management-software/" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kawsar/capterra-software-products-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 = { "categoryUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/it-management-software/" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kawsar/capterra-software-products-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 '{ "categoryUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/it-management-software/" }' | apify call kawsar/capterra-software-products-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kawsar/capterra-software-products-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Capterra Software Products Scraper", "description": "Capterra Software Products Scraper pulls product names, ratings, review counts, vendor info, and feature scores from any Capterra category page, so you can build comparison datasets or run competitive research without manual copying.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "JdtB6BBgq315BMZsk" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/kawsar~capterra-software-products-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-kawsar-capterra-software-products-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/kawsar~capterra-software-products-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-kawsar-capterra-software-products-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/kawsar~capterra-software-products-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-kawsar-capterra-software-products-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "categoryUrl" ], "properties": { "categoryUrl": { "title": "Category URL or slug", "type": "string", "description": "Full Capterra category URL or just the category slug. Examples: 'https://www.capterra.com/crm-software/' or 'crm-software'." }, "maxProducts": { "title": "Max products", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to return across all pages. Set to 0 to scrape all pages until empty. Capterra shows 25 products per page.", "default": 25 }, "requestTimeoutSecs": { "title": "Request timeout (seconds)", "minimum": 5, "maximum": 120, "type": "integer", "description": "Per-request timeout in seconds.", "default": 30 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```