Verivox Scraper: German Energy Tariff Comparison

Scrape tariff comparisons from Verivox.de, Germany's largest comparison portal. Extract provider names, monthly and annual prices, kWh rates, features, ratings, bonuses, and contract details for electricity (Strom) and gas plans at any German postal code.

How to scrape Verivox data

Verivox is a German price comparison portal. Its energy comparison shows different tariffs for every postal code, and the page sits behind an anti-bot challenge. This actor resolves your postal code to the right district, loads the comparison results, and returns every tariff with its prices, bonuses and contract terms as one row each.

1. Choose a category: Select Strom (electricity) or Gas.
2. Enter a postal code: Any valid German 5-digit PLZ (e.g. 10115 for Berlin, 80331 for Munich, 50667 for Cologne).
3. Set consumption (optional): Annual consumption in kWh. Left empty, the actor uses 3,500 kWh for Strom and 20,000 kWh for Gas.
4. Run the actor: You get the tariffs Verivox lists for that postal code and consumption, usually 20 to 25.
5. Export data: Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel. Integrate via Apify API for automated monitoring.

No login or cookies required. The actor accesses only publicly available comparison data.

Why use this actor?

• Monitor energy prices across German regions over time
• Compare providers (E.ON, Vattenfall, EnBW, RWE, etc.) at any postal code
• Track switching bonuses and promotional offers
• Build price comparison dashboards for energy consulting
• Research German utility markets with structured data
• Automate tariff monitoring via Apify schedules and webhooks

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
category	Select	No	strom	Comparison category: strom or gas
postalCode	String	No	10115	German 5-digit postal code (PLZ)
consumption	Integer	No	3500 / 20000	Annual consumption in kWh, 500 to 100000 (3500 for strom, 20000 for gas)
searchQuery	String	No	—	Keep only tariffs whose provider, plan name or features match, e.g. Vattenfall or Ökostrom
maxResults	Integer	No	20	Maximum tariffs to scrape (1–100)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Residential DE	Not used. Kept so saved tasks keep working

Output

Each result contains:

Field	Type	Example
planName	String	"MeinSmartStrom Klima"
provider	String	"Vattenfall"
category	String	"strom"
monthlyPrice	Number	89.50
annualPrice	Number	1074.00
savingsPerYear	Number	156.00 (negative when the tariff costs more than local basic supply)
currency	String	"EUR"
pricePerKwh	Number	28.5
basePrice	Number	12.95
features	Array	["inkl. 120,00 € Sofortbonus", "Eingeschr. Preisgarantie: 12 Monate", "Onlinetarif"] (German text from Verivox)
rating	Number or null	4.2 (null when the tariff has no reviews; reviewCount is then 0)
reviewCount	Integer	1250 (0 when the tariff has no reviews)
contractDuration	String	"12 Monate"
cancellationPeriod	String or null	Currently always null. The notice period is not exposed in the comparison data
priceGuarantee	String	"12 Monate Preisgarantie"
bonus	Number	120.00
isGreen	Boolean	true
planDescription	String or null	Currently always null. Tariff highlights are in features
postalCode	String	"10115"
consumption	Integer	3500
url	String	"https://www.verivox.de/energy/msp?..." (link to the tariff offer)
scrapedAt	String	"2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z"

Example output

{
    "planName": "MeinSmartStrom Klima",
    "provider": "Vattenfall",
    "category": "strom",
    "monthlyPrice": 89.50,
    "annualPrice": 1074.00,
    "savingsPerYear": 156.00,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "pricePerKwh": 28.5,
    "basePrice": 12.95,
    "features": ["inkl. 120,00 € Sofortbonus", "Eingeschr. Preisgarantie: 12 Monate", "Erstlaufzeit: 12 Monate", "Onlinetarif"],
    "rating": 4.2,
    "reviewCount": 1250,
    "contractDuration": "12 Monate",
    "cancellationPeriod": null,
    "priceGuarantee": "12 Monate Preisgarantie",
    "bonus": 120.00,
    "isGreen": true,
    "planDescription": null,
    "postalCode": "10115",
    "consumption": 3500,
    "url": "https://www.verivox.de/energy/msp?gc=true&cmpc=1723&...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Supported categories

Category	German Name	What it compares
strom	Stromvergleich	Electricity tariffs for the postal code
gas	Gasvergleich	Natural gas tariffs by region

Typical use cases

Energy price monitoring

Run this actor on a schedule (daily/weekly) to track electricity and gas prices in specific German regions. Detect price drops and switching opportunities automatically.

Market research

Compare tariff structures across different postal codes to understand regional pricing differences in the German energy market. Useful for energy consultants, journalists, and researchers.

Provider benchmarking

Filter on one provider with searchQuery and run it across postal codes to compare its pricing by region. If the provider has no tariff in the recommended set for that postal code, the run returns no rows.

Automated switching alerts

Combine with Apify webhooks to get notified when cheaper tariffs become available at your postal code.

Access and reliability

The actor connects through a built-in scraping browser that handles Verivox's anti-bot challenge automatically. You do not need to configure any proxy. The proxyConfiguration input is kept for backward compatibility but is not used.

Tips

• Berlin (10115) and Munich (80331) are good test postal codes with many available providers
• Average German household electricity consumption is 3,500 kWh/year (default)
• Average German household gas consumption is 20,000 kWh/year
• Use searchQuery to filter for specific providers like "Vattenfall" or "E.ON"

Limitations

• Verivox serves only the German market (DE postal codes)
• Internet (DSL) and insurance comparisons use a different Verivox app and are not covered
• Some promotional tariffs may have regional restrictions
• The comparison returns Verivox's recommended tariff set (typically 20-25 tariffs per postcode)

Cost of usage

Pay per event: $0.005 per GB of memory at start (the default 4 GB run is $0.02) plus $0.002 per tariff. A full run of 24 tariffs costs about $0.07 and takes about one minute. The usage cost of a run only settles after the run has SUCCEEDED.