Apify

Collecting web data for AI models, lead lists and price tracking usually means building and maintaining scrapers that keep breaking. Apify offers a marketplace of ready-to-run tools, called Actors, that pull data from websites and social platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Google Maps. Users can export results, run jobs through an API, schedule repeat runs and connect the output to other apps or AI agents.

The platform also serves developers who want to build their own tools. It includes the open-source Crawlee library, code templates in Python, JavaScript and TypeScript, anti-blocking and proxy options, and a store where creators can publish Actors and earn money from them. The website says the platform is used by businesses, startups, universities and nonprofits.