# GoodFirms IT Agencies & Software Dev Scraper (`litezero/goodfirms-it-services-scraper`) Actor

Extract verified IT service providers, software development agencies, hourly rates, team sizes, client review scores, and service breakdowns from GoodFirms.co.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/litezero/goodfirms-it-services-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [LiteZero](https://apify.com/litezero) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.40 / 1,000 item scrapeds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## 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

## 🚀 GoodFirms IT Service Providers & B2B Software Agencies Extractor

> Production-grade, high-speed data extraction tool for extracting real-time structured data from **Goodfirms It Services**. Designed specifically for B2B data teams, automated workflows, and LLM/RAG pipelines with **Pay-Per-Result (PPR)** pricing and **Free Platform Usage**.

***

### 🥊 Why This Actor Beats the Competition

| Feature | ⚡ This Actor (goodfirms-it-services-scraper) | 🐌 Legacy Scrapers |
|---|:---:|:---:|
| **Pricing Model** | **Pay-Per-Result ($2.00/1k)** | Heavy monthly rental or surprise compute charges |
| **Platform Compute** | **100% FREE (Bundled in PPR)** | Buyer pays for compute hours & memory |
| **Speed** | **Sub-second direct HTTP (200+ items/sec)** | 5–15 seconds per page via heavy Puppeteer |
| **Anti-Bot Resilience** | **Native browser fingerprint spoofing** | Frequent 403 blocks and IP bans |
| **Volume Discounts** | **10% Bronze / 20% Silver / 30% Gold** | Fixed high price across all tiers |
| **Setup Friction** | **Zero auth or external API key required** | Requires complicated API registration |

***

### 🛠️ How to Use

#### Method 1: Apify Web Console (No-Code GUI)

1. Navigate to the Actor page on the [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com).
2. Enter your target `Service Category or Keyword` and set `Maximum Results Count`.
3. Click **Start** and download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML format.

#### Method 2: Python SDK

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run_input = {
    "serviceCategory": "mobile-app-development",
    "maxItems": 50
}

run = client.actor("litezero/goodfirms-it-services-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

#### Method 3: Node.js SDK

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('litezero/goodfirms-it-services-scraper').call({
    serviceCategory: 'mobile-app-development',
    maxItems: 50,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

#### Method 4: REST API (cURL)

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/litezero~goodfirms-it-services-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"serviceCategory": "mobile-app-development", "maxItems": 20}'
```

***

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|---|
| `serviceCategory` | `String` | **Yes** | `"mobile-app-development"` | Service category to extract (e.g. 'mobile-app-development', 'software-development', 'web-development'). |
| `maxItems` | `Integer` | No | `20` | Maximum number of records to extract (1 to 1000). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | `Object` | No | `None` | Optional proxy settings. |

***

### 📤 Output Data Dictionary & Sample JSON

Every extracted record includes complete metadata and conforms to the following schema:

```json
{
  "name": "Appster Technologies Inc",
  "url": "https://www.goodfirms.co/company/appster-technologies",
  "tagline": "Full-Stack Custom Mobile App & Cloud Software Development",
  "rating": 4.9,
  "reviewsCount": 84,
  "hourlyRate": "$25 - $49 / hr",
  "employees": "50 - 249",
  "minProjectSize": "$10,000+",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
  "foundedYear": "2015",
  "primaryServices": [
    "Mobile App Development (50%)",
    "Web Development (30%)",
    "Cloud Services (20%)"
  ],
  "verifiedBadge": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-05T21:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### 💡 Top Commercial Use Cases

1. **Market & Competitor Intelligence:** Benchmark pricing, ratings, and customer sentiment continuously.
2. **B2B Lead Generation & Outreach:** Enrich your CRM with verified profiles, addresses, and contacts.
3. **AI & RAG Vector Pipelines:** Ingest fresh, structured domain data into enterprise LLMs and vector stores.

***

*Maintained under Apify Creator Account `litezero`. Built in full compliance with the Apify Store quality guidelines.*

# Actor input Schema

## `serviceCategory` (type: `string`):

Service category to extract (e.g. 'mobile-app-development', 'software-development', 'web-development').

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to extract (1 to 1000).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. Apify Datacenter or Residential proxies recommended for high volume scraping.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "serviceCategory": "mobile-app-development",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "serviceCategory": "mobile-app-development"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("litezero/goodfirms-it-services-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "serviceCategory": "mobile-app-development" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("litezero/goodfirms-it-services-scraper").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 '{
  "serviceCategory": "mobile-app-development"
}' |
apify call litezero/goodfirms-it-services-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,litezero/goodfirms-it-services-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/8STOmEUeMrNnmALrK/builds/YZrh2nDZdad8qOYfZ/openapi.json