Octoparse review

Octoparse gives non-developers three ways to build a scraper: run one of its templates for sites like Google Maps, Amazon or X, let the AI Assistant browse a site and build the task, or start from auto-detect in the desktop app and refine with drag and drop. Tasks can fill forms, log in, scroll and clear CAPTCHAs. The free plan runs up to 10 tasks on your own computer with unlimited pages per run but caps exports at 50,000 rows a month. Standard moves work to Octoparse Cloud with concurrent cloud runs, 100 tasks, residential proxies, IP rotation, scheduling and an export API. Professional raises that to 250 tasks and more concurrent cloud runs and adds Google Sheets, Dropbox and S3 delivery. Paid plans include a single user, so team collaboration needs Enterprise, and cloud capacity is lower than the API tools offer for very large jobs. The paid prices on its pricing page changed between our visits, so confirm the current rate before you subscribe.

Who it is for

Analysts who want point-and-click scraping with templates and cloud runs for recurring jobs.

Price

Free plan with 10 tasks; paid plans: see vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Desktop app with auto-detect and drag-and-drop workflow editing
• AI Assistant that browses a site and builds the task for you
• 500+ preset scraping templates on paid plans, for sites such as Google Maps and Amazon
• Octoparse Cloud with concurrent cloud runs on Standard and more on Professional
• IP rotation, residential proxies, CAPTCHA solving, scheduling and a data export API

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan with unlimited pages per run on local devices
• Strength: Exports to Excel, CSV, JSON, databases and Google Sheets
• Strength: 5-day money back guarantee on all plans
• Weakness: Free plan runs locally only and caps exports at 50,000 rows a month
• Weakness: Standard and Professional include one user
• Weakness: Paid prices shown on the pricing page varied between our visits

Key facts

• Free plan: 10 tasks, local runs only
• Standard tasks: 100
• Professional tasks: 250
• Startup discount: 30% for a year

Where it ranks

Octoparse is No. 8 in our Best Web Scraping Tools verdict.