# Clutch Companies Scraper - Agencies, Ratings & Rates (`thirdwatch/clutch-companies-scraper`) Actor

Export public Clutch agency directory results with services, ratings, reviews, project minimums, hourly rates, team sizes, locations, and profile URLs. Built for research, diligence, and market intelligence. No login, cookies, or API keys — clean JSON output and pay-per-result pricing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/thirdwatch/clutch-companies-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Thirdwatch](https://apify.com/thirdwatch) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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/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

## Clutch Companies Scraper

Export public Clutch agency directory results as structured JSON, CSV, or Excel. The Actor uses a browser-grade TLS fingerprint at HTTP cost, preserving agency positioning, services, review signals, commercial ranges, locations, and canonical profiles.

### What you get

- Company name, description, Clutch ID, profile URL, and featured status
- Rating, review count, minimum project size, hourly rate, and team-size range
- Service mix, city, region, country, public business phone, and search provenance
- Deduplicated pagination in a 256 MB Actor

### Output fields

Common fields are `companyId`, `name`, `profileUrl`, `description`, `rating`, `reviewsCount`, `minimumProjectSize`, `hourlyRate`, `employees`, `location`, `country`, `city`, `region`, `phone`, `services`, `featured`, `searchUrl`, and `source`.

### Example output

```json
{"companyId":"23730","name":"Lounge Lizard","rating":4.8,"reviewsCount":43,"minimumProjectSize":"$25,000+","employees":"50 - 249","location":"New York, NY","profileUrl":"https://clutch.co/profile/lounge-lizard"}
```

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| `startUrls` | Public Clutch service, industry, or location directory URLs. |
| `maxPages` | Maximum directory pages fetched per URL. |
| `useResidentialProxy` | Residential routing is enabled by default because Clutch blocks Apify cloud datacenter traffic. |
| `maxResults` | Maximum unique companies saved and charged. |

### Use cases

Agency sourcing, vendor benchmarking, competitor research, services-market mapping, account research, partnership discovery, pricing-range analysis, and review-based shortlisting.

### Limitations

Directory cards summarize public profile data and may omit full case studies, every office, or the latest review text. Sponsored placement is labeled in `featured` and must not be treated as organic rank. The Actor does not expose gated contacts, bypass account features, or independently verify provider claims.

### Compared to alternatives

Thirdwatch emphasizes strict host validation, sponsor labeling, bounded pagination, transparent PPE, and an HTTP-only runtime. Start with the [Clutch Companies Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/clutch-companies-scraper), browse [all Thirdwatch Actors](https://apify.com/thirdwatch), or read the [Clutch company-data guide](https://thirdwatch.dev/actors/clutch-companies-scraper).

### FAQ

**Does it scrape company websites?** No. It exports the public fields shown in Clutch directory cards and links to the source profile.

**What is charged?** One `result` event per unique company saved. Duplicate placements are not charged twice.

Open the [input form](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/clutch-companies-scraper?tab=input) or review [recent runs](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/clutch-companies-scraper?tab=runs).

Verify provider suitability, pricing, and reviews directly before procurement. This independent Actor is not affiliated with Clutch.

Last verified: 2026-07

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public Clutch service, industry, or location directory URLs.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum directory pages fetched for each URL.

## `useResidentialProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Recommended and enabled by default because Clutch blocks Apify cloud datacenter traffic.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum unique companies saved and charged.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://clutch.co/web-developers"
  ],
  "maxPages": 5,
  "useResidentialProxy": true,
  "maxResults": 25
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("thirdwatch/clutch-companies-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("thirdwatch/clutch-companies-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 '{}' |
apify call thirdwatch/clutch-companies-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,thirdwatch/clutch-companies-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/qn0XeLfgRLECeer1c/builds/nEDjdzPzRXsQYHAuh/openapi.json