Octoparse
Data extraction tools
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$39 per month
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- Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
- Real estate and property management
- Retail and wholesale
What is Octoparse
Octoparse is a web data extraction tool that lets users collect structured data from websites and export it to formats such as CSV/Excel or databases via integrations. It targets analysts, operations teams, and researchers who need repeatable web scraping without building and maintaining custom scrapers. The product combines a visual point-and-click workflow builder with optional cloud extraction and scheduling, and it provides prebuilt templates for common sites and patterns.
No-code visual scraping builder
Octoparse provides a point-and-click interface to define page navigation, pagination, and data fields without writing code. This lowers the barrier for business users compared with developer-centric scraping approaches. The workflow model also makes it easier to document and reuse extraction logic across recurring jobs.
Cloud runs and scheduling
The platform supports running tasks in the cloud with scheduling, which helps teams avoid keeping a local machine running for long jobs. Centralized task execution can improve operational consistency for recurring extracts. It also supports exporting results to common file formats and downstream systems, reducing manual handling.
Templates and common patterns
Octoparse offers prebuilt templates and guided modes for frequently scraped site structures and data types. This can shorten time-to-first-result for standard use cases like directory listings or product pages. Templates can serve as starting points that users customize for their specific target sites.
Fragile against site changes
Like most browser-driven web scrapers, Octoparse workflows can break when target sites change HTML structure, add dynamic rendering, or modify navigation. Users often need to monitor jobs and update selectors or steps to restore reliability. This can increase maintenance effort for large numbers of sources.
Anti-bot and access limits
Websites may block automated traffic using CAPTCHAs, rate limits, login requirements, or IP reputation controls. While Octoparse provides options such as proxies and cloud execution, bypassing protections is not guaranteed and may require additional configuration or third-party services. Some targets may be impractical to scrape consistently without an API or licensed data source.
Less suited for engineering pipelines
For teams that need code-based versioning, CI/CD, and fine-grained control over scraping logic, a GUI-first approach can be harder to integrate into software engineering workflows. Complex transformations and data quality checks may need to be handled outside the product in separate ETL/ELT steps. Collaboration features and governance may be limited compared with platforms designed primarily for enterprise data operations.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Local extraction only; 10 tasks; 1 device; 2 concurrent local runs; up to 10,000 rows per export; 50K data export/month.. |
| Basic | $39 per month (monthly) | Unlimited data export vs Free; local extraction; entry-level paid plan for medium projects. (Help Center). |
| Standard | $83 / $119 per month (monthly); $239 / $299 (quarterly); $829 / $1,199 (annual) | Cloud extraction (3 or 6 cloud nodes), scheduled extraction, API access, up to 100 crawlers, 3 devices online, unlimited concurrent local runs. Help Center lists two price points for Standard (see notes). |
| Professional | $299 per month (monthly); $779 (quarterly); $2,999 (annual) | More cloud nodes (up to 20), 250 crawlers, 5 devices online, high-speed cloud extraction, advanced API, priority support, free task review/1:1 training. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Enterprise-level: scalable processors, team roles, web console, tailored onboarding, priority chat support; contact sales for pricing and trial. |
Add-ons (official site): Residential proxies $3 per GB; Pay-per-result templates $0.001–$3 per 1,000 results; CAPTCHA solving $1–$1.50 per 1,000; Crawler setup starts at $399; Data Service starts at $599. (Octoparse pricing page).
