"Can I keep using Apify for some targets and use Stratalis for others?"

"Yes. Many teams keep simple actors running on Apify and hand off complex, high-maintenance targets to us. We deliver data into whatever system you already use."

"How does pricing compare to Apify's compute-unit model?"

"Our pricing covers the full scope: engineering, infrastructure, maintenance, and delivery. It's higher than a platform subscription alone, but it replaces the internal engineering time you'd otherwise spend on scraper ops."

"What if I already built actors on Apify that work fine?"

"Keep them. We're useful when targets get difficult, when you need more than raw extraction, or when maintenance is eating engineering time you'd rather spend elsewhere."

Stratalis vs. Apify

Self-service scraping platform

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The verdict

Choose Apify if your developers want to build and run scrapers themselves. Choose Stratalis if you need reliable data pipelines delivered and maintained without staffing a scraping operation.

Stratalis is best for

Companies that need structured, production-ready data without assigning engineers to scraper ops, proxy tuning, and breakage monitoring.

Apify is best for

Developer teams that want direct control over crawler code and prefer a pay-per-compute cloud with a marketplace of ready-made actors.

When to choose differently: Teams that treat scraping as a core competency and want to own every actor, proxy decision, and deployment.

How they compare

Scope of delivery

Stratalis

We deliver the outcome: clean data in your database, API, or dashboard. Extraction is one step in a larger system we build and run.

Apify

A cloud platform for running scraping actors. Storage, transformation, and downstream delivery are separate problems.

Getting data off a website is 30% of the work. Structuring, storing, and serving it is the rest.

Maintenance when sites change

Stratalis

Our engineers monitor targets and fix breakages. You get data continuity without firefighting.

Apify

Community or self-built actors break when sites update layouts or defenses. Fixing them is your responsibility.

A scraper that worked last month is not a scraper that works today. Maintenance cost compounds fast.

Anti-bot engineering

Stratalis

We select the right approach per target: browser fingerprinting, mobile scraping, API reverse-engineering, residential proxies. We adapt as defenses evolve.

Apify

Proxy and browser tools are available on the platform. Choosing the right combination and keeping it working is on you.

Anti-bot is a moving target. Getting it wrong means failed runs, wasted compute, and missing data.

Code-level control

Stratalis

You define the data requirements and output format. We handle implementation and architecture.

Apify

Full access to actor code, the Crawlee SDK, and deployment configuration.

Useful if your team has scraping experience and wants to iterate on crawler logic directly.

Cost model

Stratalis

Scoped project pricing. Engineering, infrastructure, and maintenance included.

Apify

Pay-per-compute-unit pricing, plus your engineers’ time for building, debugging, and monitoring.

Total cost depends on how much internal engineering time scraper operations require.

Marketplace and pre-built actors

Stratalis

No marketplace. Every pipeline is engineered for your specific targets and output requirements.

Apify

Thousands of community-built actors for common sites. Quality and maintenance vary.

Pre-built actors reduce setup time. Long-term reliability depends on community maintenance.

Evidence

Managed pipelines deliver complete data systems, not just extraction.

For a ferry pricing project, we built daily scraping across 12 operators and 200+ routes, plus the database, API, and monitoring layer the pricing team relies on.

How to transition

Start by moving your highest-maintenance actors to Stratalis. Keep simple, stable scrapers on Apify where they work well.

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This comparison reflects Stratalis's perspective based on publicly available information. Features, pricing, and capabilities may have changed since publication.