# 🧩 Capterra Scraper (`scraper-engine/capterra-scraper`) Actor 🧩 Capterra Scraper extracts structured software reviews & pricing data from Capterra. πŸš€ Great for B2B research, lead gen, competitive analysis & market insightsβ€”fast, accurate, and SEO-friendly. πŸ“Šβœ¨ - **URL**: https://apify.com/scraper-engine/capterra-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Scraper Engine](https://apify.com/scraper-engine) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.99 / 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. 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 Extract clean, structured data from **Capterra** β€” software products, ratings, pricing, features, deployment & support options, and real client reviews β€” straight into a tidy dataset you can export to JSON, CSV, or Excel. πŸš€ Paste a **product detail** URL or a **category/listing** URL and get back fully normalized records. Reviews can be attached to each product, or pulled on their own in a dedicated reviews-only mode. --- ### ✨ Why Choose This Actor? - 🧩 **Two URL types in one** β€” product detail pages *and* category/listing pages. - πŸ’¬ **Rich reviews** β€” pros/cons, per-criterion ratings, reviewer profile, timestamps and vendor responses. - πŸ“¦ **Bulk friendly** β€” drop in as many URLs as you like; results are de-duplicated automatically. - πŸ›‘οΈ **Residential-first connection** β€” always runs through a residential proxy; if you supply a custom proxy it's tried first, then falls back to residential. - πŸ’Ύ **Live results** β€” every product/review is saved the moment it's scraped, so you never lose a partial run. --- ### 🎯 Key Features | Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | 🎯 Product detail | Paste a `https://www.capterra.com/p///` URL to scrape a single product. | | πŸ“‚ Category / listing | Paste a `https://www.capterra.com/-software/` URL to enumerate products across listing pages. | | πŸ’¬ Reviews | Toggle `includeReviews` to attach reviews, or `reviewsOnly` to output reviews alone. | | πŸ”’ Max items | Cap the total number of items saved across all URLs. | | πŸ“„ Pagination | `endPage` (listings) and `endPageForReviews` (reviews) bound how far each goes. | | πŸ›‘οΈ Proxy policy | Always residential (3 retries); a custom proxy, if supplied, is tried first then falls back to residential. Logged clearly. | --- ### πŸ“₯ Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `startUrls` | array | One or more Capterra product/listing URLs. **Required.** | | `includeReviews` | boolean | Attach reviews to each product. Default `false`. | | `reviewsOnly` | boolean | Output only review records. Default `false`. | | `maxItems` | integer | Max items saved across all URLs. Empty = unlimited. | | `endPage` | integer | Last listing page per URL. Empty = until empty. | | `endPageForReviews` | integer | Last reviews page per product. Empty = all. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy settings powering the fallback ladder. | #### Example input ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/", "https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/" ], "includeReviews": true, "reviewsOnly": false, "maxItems": 10, "endPage": 1, "endPageForReviews": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` *** ### πŸ“€ Output Each product record (reviews nested when enabled): ```json { "productId": "162035", "name": "Filestage", "productUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/", "logoUrl": "https://.../ProductLogo/....png", "reviewCount": 102, "overallRating": 4.71, "easeOfUseRating": 4.7, "customerServiceRating": 4.7, "valueForMoneyRating": 4.6, "longDescription": "Filestage is the online proofing software ...", "pricingDetails": { "startingPrice": "€199", "pricingModel": "Flat Rate", "paymentFrequency": "Per Month", "hasFreeTrial": true, "hasFreeVersion": true }, "features": [{ "title": "Collaboration Tools", "rating": 4.65, "reviewCount": 26 }], "training": [{ "value": "5", "label": "Documentation", "selected": true }], "support": [{ "value": "1", "label": "Email/Help Desk", "selected": true }], "targetCompanySizes": [{ "value": "2", "label": "2-10", "selected": true }], "deploymentOptions": [{ "value": "1", "label": "Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based", "selected": true }], "category": { "name": "Collaboration Software", "slug": "/collaboration-software" }, "reviewUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/reviews", "reviews": [ { "reviewId": "3080815", "title": "The best tool on the market", "writtenOn": "September 10, 2021", "prosText": "Filestage offers only the features you really need ...", "consText": "Due the features are developed for the needs ...", "overallRating": "5.0", "reviewer": { "fullName": "Erich W.", "jobTitle": "CEO", "companySize": "11-50 employees" } } ] } ``` In **reviews-only** mode each row is a single review object. *** ### πŸš€ How to Use (Apify Console) 1. Log in at https://console.apify.com β†’ **Actors**. 2. Open the **Capterra Scraper** actor. 3. Paste your Capterra product/listing URLs and configure the toggles (reviews, max items, pagination, proxy). 4. Click **Start**. 5. Watch the logs in real time as products and reviews stream in. 6. Open the **Output** tab β€” switch between the **🧩 Products** and **⭐ Reviews** table views. 7. Export to JSON / CSV / XLSX. ### πŸ€– Use via API ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts//runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"startUrls":["https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/"],"includeReviews":true,"maxItems":10}' ``` *** ### πŸ’‘ Best Use Cases - πŸ“Š Build software-catalog datasets (pricing, ratings, features) for benchmarking. - πŸ—£οΈ Aggregate client reviews for sentiment and ratings analysis. - 🧭 Map categories and product coverage for market research. - πŸ§ͺ Enrich product records with per-feature ratings and deployment/support options. *** ### πŸ’΅ Pricing This Actor uses **pay-per-event** billing: you are charged once per item saved to the dataset (`row_result`) β€” that's one product, or one review in reviews-only mode. You only pay for the data you actually get back. *** ### ❓ FAQ **Which URLs are supported?** Product detail (`/p///`) and category/listing (`/-software/`) pages. Capterra retired the `/services/*` section, so those URLs are skipped automatically. **Do I need a proxy?** The Actor always routes through a residential proxy (it's required for Capterra). If you have your own high-trust proxy, paste it via the proxy editor's "Custom proxies" option β€” it'll be tried first, with residential as the automatic fallback. **Will I lose data if the run stops early?** No. Every item is saved live as it's scraped. *** ### πŸ›Ÿ Support and Feedback Found a bug or need a tweak? Reach us at **dev.scraperengine@gmail.com** β€” we'd love to help. 🀝 *** ### βš–οΈ Legal Data is collected only from **publicly available** Capterra pages. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and Capterra's Terms of Service. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): πŸ“₯ Paste one or more Capterra URLs. Supports bulk input β€” add as many as you like. βœ… Supported URL types: β€’ 🎯 Product detail β€” e.g. https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/ β€’ πŸ“‚ Category / listing β€” e.g. https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/ ## `includeReviews` (type: `boolean`): πŸ“ Attach real client reviews to each product record. Increases run time proportional to the number of review pages fetched. ## `reviewsOnly` (type: `boolean`): πŸ“€ Output only review records (one row per review) and nothing else. Great for sentiment / ratings analysis. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): 🎚️ Maximum number of items (products, or reviews in reviews-only mode) to save across ALL start URLs. Leave empty for unlimited. ## `endPage` (type: `integer`): πŸ›‘ Last category/listing page to read. Applies to each listing start URL individually. Leave empty to read until the listing runs out. ## `endPageForReviews` (type: `integer`): πŸ›‘ Last reviews page to read per product. Leave empty to read all review pages. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): 🏠 This Actor ALWAYS runs through a residential proxy (3 retries) β€” Capterra requires it. 🧷 If you paste your own proxy via the "Custom proxies" option, it is tried FIRST (3 retries) and the run falls back to the residential proxy only if your custom proxy keeps failing. A high-trust residential / mobile proxy gives the most reliable results. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/", "https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/" ], "includeReviews": false, "reviewsOnly": false, "maxItems": 10, "endPage": 1, "endPageForReviews": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 = { "startUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/", "https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/" ], "maxItems": 10, "endPage": 1, "endPageForReviews": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scraper-engine/capterra-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 = { "startUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/", "https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/", ], "maxItems": 10, "endPage": 1, "endPageForReviews": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scraper-engine/capterra-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 '{ "startUrls": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/", "https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/" ], "maxItems": 10, "endPage": 1, "endPageForReviews": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call scraper-engine/capterra-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scraper-engine/capterra-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "🧩 Capterra Scraper", "description": "🧩 Capterra Scraper extracts structured software reviews & pricing data from Capterra. πŸš€ Great for B2B research, lead gen, competitive analysis & market insightsβ€”fast, accurate, and SEO-friendly. πŸ“Šβœ¨", "version": "0.2", "x-build-id": "utefQ0DfuMPjh6hvG" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scraper-engine~capterra-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scraper-engine-capterra-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/scraper-engine~capterra-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scraper-engine-capterra-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/scraper-engine~capterra-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scraper-engine-capterra-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": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "πŸ”— Capterra URLs", "type": "array", "description": "πŸ“₯ Paste one or more Capterra URLs. Supports bulk input β€” add as many as you like.\n\nβœ… Supported URL types:\nβ€’ 🎯 Product detail β€” e.g. https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/\nβ€’ πŸ“‚ Category / listing β€” e.g. https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/", "default": [ "https://www.capterra.com/p/162035/Filestage/", "https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includeReviews": { "title": "πŸ’¬ Include reviews", "type": "boolean", "description": "πŸ“ Attach real client reviews to each product record. Increases run time proportional to the number of review pages fetched.", "default": false }, "reviewsOnly": { "title": "⭐ Reviews only", "type": "boolean", "description": "πŸ“€ Output only review records (one row per review) and nothing else. Great for sentiment / ratings analysis.", "default": false }, "maxItems": { "title": "πŸ”’ Max items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "🎚️ Maximum number of items (products, or reviews in reviews-only mode) to save across ALL start URLs. Leave empty for unlimited." }, "endPage": { "title": "πŸ“„ Listing end page", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "πŸ›‘ Last category/listing page to read. Applies to each listing start URL individually. Leave empty to read until the listing runs out." }, "endPageForReviews": { "title": "πŸ“š Reviews end page", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "πŸ›‘ Last reviews page to read per product. Leave empty to read all review pages." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "πŸ›‘οΈ Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "🏠 This Actor ALWAYS runs through a residential proxy (3 retries) β€” Capterra requires it. 🧷 If you paste your own proxy via the \"Custom proxies\" option, it is tried FIRST (3 retries) and the run falls back to the residential proxy only if your custom proxy keeps failing. A high-trust residential / mobile proxy gives the most reliable results.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```