Apify vs Oxylabs
Web Scraping & Data Collection pricing comparison · 2026
Apify pricing ranges from $0–$999/month, while Oxylabs ranges from $6–$49/per GB. Oxylabs is typically 94% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
Apify
Apify pricing starts at $0/month on the Free plan, which includes $5 in monthly compute cr
verified 11w ago
$3.6K
$60K
Oxylabs
Oxylabs pricing starts at $49/month for the Web Scraper API, making it the most accessible
verified 25d ago
$3.6K
$60K
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Scale
$60K/yr
year 1 license · $199/seat
Usage-based
$6 per GB
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
No Vendr data
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Not in Vendr's deal flow
Median annual
$3.6K/yr
Vendr · n=3 · limited data
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Sources & confidence
Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.
Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources
24 sourced facts
22 hidden-cost · 1 contract · 1 review platform
Last verified
2mo ago
Confidence
Medium confidence
Sources
17 sourced facts
14 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median
Last verified
3w ago
Confidence
Limited confidence
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Plans at a glance
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Tier ladder
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Contract terms
The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.
Apify
Oxylabs
Auto-renewal
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Yes
Cancellation
—
—
Commitment
—
✓
Monthly
Price escalation
No published escalation schedule; one user noted that actor pricing model changes resulted in higher costs for previously affordable actors.
No published escalation schedule; community sources show per-GB pricing has increased over time (older sources cited $4/GB for residential proxies; more recent sources cite $8/GB pay-as-you-go)
Can downgrade
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What users say
Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.
User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
Decide
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats).
Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges.
Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
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Apify and Oxylabs both operate in the web scraping category. This page compares their published pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Apify | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free /month | Custom |
| Starter | $29 /month | $49 /month |
| Scale | $199 /month | Custom |
| Business | $999 /month | — |
| Enterprise | Custom | — |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Apify
6 scenarios$0/month (Free plan)
Solo Developer / Small Project
$29/month
Small Team / Regular Automation
base (Starter) + proxy and actor overage
$199/month
Growing Business / High-Volume Scraping
base (Scale) + proxy costs
Oxylabs
6 scenarios$49/month (Web Scraper API — Micro)
Solo Developer — Web Scraping API
$99/month (Residential Proxies — Micro)
Small Team — Residential Proxy Access
$300/month (Residential Proxies — Starter)
Growing Business — Scaled Residential Proxies
Contract Terms
| Term | Apify | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-renewal | — | Yes |
| Cancellation | — | — |
| Minimum commitment | — | Monthly |
| Price escalation | No published escalation schedule; one user noted that actor pricing model changes resulted in higher costs for previously affordable actors. | No published escalation schedule; community sources show per-GB pricing has increased over time (older sources cited $4/GB for residential proxies; more recent sources cite $8/GB pay-as-you-go) |