Apify alternatives

15 x402 web search & scraping APIs compared with Apify: the price per call read from each 402, x402 grade, uptime and median response time from our own daily unpaid checks.

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Marketplace of ready-made scrapers and automation tools (Actors) for web data, usable from apps and AI agents.

Up · x402 grade A (90/100) · 100% up (14/14 checks) · 423 ms median

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Top ranked

Geo402

Grade A (100/100), up

Lowest price per call in its 402

ClawFetch.ai

$0.001

Fastest median response

Geo402

145 ms (Apify: 423 ms)

15 Apify alternatives compared

Ranked by x402 grade, then uptime from our daily checks, then x402 score and response time. Price is shown but never used for ranking; “lower” or “higher” compares with Apify’s per call. Paid placement never changes the order.

#	Listing and why pick it	Status	x402 grade	Uptime (checks so far)	Price in 402	Response (median)
1	Geo402 status Higher x402 score (100 vs 90); faster median response (145 ms vs 423 ms) Fetch any public web page through a residential IP in a country you pick (250 countries) and get clean…	Up	A (100/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.005	145 ms
2	Orthogonal status Higher x402 score (100 vs 90); faster median response (275 ms vs 423 ms) One account for agents to use search, scraping and enrichment APIs through a unified API, MCP server or CLI,…	Up	A (100/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.002	275 ms
3	StableBrowser status Higher x402 score (100 vs 90) Real browser sessions with AI-driven control, paid per session in USDC on Base.	Up	A (100/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.10	406 ms
4	ClawFetch.ai status Higher x402 score (100 vs 90) Web rendering, structured extraction, domain search and research for agents, paid per request in USDC on Base.	Up	A (100/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.001	513 ms
5	Exa status Higher x402 score (95 vs 90); faster median response (162 ms vs 423 ms) Web search API built for AI agents, returning live results, research and page content from a single endpoint.	Up	A (95/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.007	162 ms
6	AARN status Higher x402 score (95 vs 90); faster median response (173 ms vs 423 ms) x402 APIs on Base for reading web pages, extracting content and running scoped web research.	Up	A (95/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.002	173 ms
7	JSON Recon status Faster median response (217 ms vs 423 ms) Concise Schema.org JSON-LD and field-level product verification for any URL, for AI agents. You pay only for…	Up	A (90/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.01	217 ms
8	Arch Tools status Faster median response (232 ms vs 423 ms); also pays on Polygon One API for about 60 agent tools (search, scraping, AI generation, OCR, crypto data), paid with credits or…	Up	A (90/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.01	232 ms
9	Skim status Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.005 per call; no measured edge over Apify URL-to-markdown reader for agents, paid with a card-funded API key or optionally USDC over x402.	Up	A (90/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.005	348 ms
10	Horizon Pulse status Faster median response (257 ms vs 423 ms); also pays on Polygon and XRPL Pay-per-call agent APIs for web search, page extraction, screenshots, PDF to text, an HTTP proxy and crypto…	Up	B (85/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.002	257 ms
11	serp402 status Faster median response (322 ms vs 423 ms) Google search results (web, news, images, places, shopping, Scholar) paid per call in USDC over x402.	Up	B (85/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.05	322 ms
12	Minifetch status Faster median response (205 ms vs 423 ms) Hosted web toolkit for search, scraping, extraction and SEO audits, paid per fetch.	Up	B (80/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.001	205 ms
13	Quant Agent Shop status Grade B, 100% up so far, $0.0099 per call; no measured edge over Apify About 30 paid web tools for agents: web and paper search, page reading, cited answers, PDF and OCR, SEC…	Up	B (80/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.0099	394 ms
14	Browser Use status Grade C, 100% up so far, $1.00 per call; no measured edge over Apify Cloud browsers for AI agents: run web agents or connect your own agent to hosted browsers.	Up	C (70/100)	100% (14/14)	$1.00	475 ms
15	Retriever AI (rtrvr.ai)status Higher x402 score (95 vs 90) AI browser agent for Chrome and the cloud. Its agent API sells web page scraping per request over x402.	Up	A (95/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.05	480 ms

1. Geo402Up
Higher x402 score (100 vs 90); faster median response (145 ms vs 423 ms)
x402 grade
A (100/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.005
Response
145 ms
Geo402 status
2. OrthogonalUp
Higher x402 score (100 vs 90); faster median response (275 ms vs 423 ms)
x402 grade
A (100/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.002
Response
275 ms
Orthogonal status
3. StableBrowserUp
Higher x402 score (100 vs 90)
x402 grade
A (100/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.10
Response
406 ms
StableBrowser status
4. ClawFetch.aiUp
Higher x402 score (100 vs 90)
x402 grade
A (100/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.001
Response
513 ms
ClawFetch.ai status
5. ExaUp
Higher x402 score (95 vs 90); faster median response (162 ms vs 423 ms)
x402 grade
A (95/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.007
Response
162 ms
Exa status
6. AARNUp
Higher x402 score (95 vs 90); faster median response (173 ms vs 423 ms)
x402 grade
A (95/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.002
Response
173 ms
AARN status
7. JSON ReconUp
Faster median response (217 ms vs 423 ms)
x402 grade
A (90/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.01
Response
217 ms
JSON Recon status
8. Arch ToolsUp
Faster median response (232 ms vs 423 ms); also pays on Polygon
x402 grade
A (90/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.01
Response
232 ms
Arch Tools status
9. SkimUp
Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.005 per call; no measured edge over Apify
x402 grade
A (90/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.005
Response
348 ms
Skim status
10. Horizon PulseUp
Faster median response (257 ms vs 423 ms); also pays on Polygon and XRPL
x402 grade
B (85/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.002
Response
257 ms
Horizon Pulse status
11. serp402Up
Faster median response (322 ms vs 423 ms)
x402 grade
B (85/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.05
Response
322 ms
serp402 status
12. MinifetchUp
Faster median response (205 ms vs 423 ms)
x402 grade
B (80/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.001
Response
205 ms
Minifetch status
13. Quant Agent ShopUp
Grade B, 100% up so far, $0.0099 per call; no measured edge over Apify
x402 grade
B (80/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.0099
Response
394 ms
Quant Agent Shop status
14. Browser UseUp
Grade C, 100% up so far, $1.00 per call; no measured edge over Apify
x402 grade
C (70/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$1.00
Response
475 ms
Browser Use status
15. Retriever AI (rtrvr.ai)Up
Higher x402 score (95 vs 90)
x402 grade
A (95/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.05
Response
480 ms
Retriever AI (rtrvr.ai) status

Prices are what each endpoint’s 402 asked for at our last check, for the one endpoint we check. Each API does its own job and other routes may be priced differently, so a lower price is not like-for-like. Check the provider before paying.

Apify alternatives FAQ

What are the best alternatives to Apify?

By our ranking (x402 grade, then uptime from our daily checks, then x402 score and response time): Geo402, Orthogonal, StableBrowser. Each does its own job, so check that its endpoints cover what you use Apify for.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Same category, ranked by x402 grade, then uptime from our own daily unpaid checks, then x402 score, valid x402 share and median response time. Price is shown but never used for ranking, and paid placement never changes the order.

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Data as of Nov 10, 2026, 7:57 AM ET. One unpaid request per listing per day to its example endpoint; up means any answer below HTTP 500 except 404/410 within 8 seconds. The x402 grade comes from x402fix, our free unpaid check of each 402 payment request; it rates the payment request, not uptime, and is not an endorsement. Listings with no check yet, no price read from a 402, or a check we are fixing are left out.

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