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Apify vs n8n

A side-by-side look at Apify and n8n — pricing, features and where each one wins. Both are reviewed independently on Curata AI.

Apifyn8n
SummaryDeveloper-focused web scraping and automation platform with prebuilt Actors and a full crawling SDK.Open-source workflow automation with first-class AI nodes.
PricingFreemiumOpen Source
CategoryAutomationAutomation
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Self-hosted
Key features
  • 6,000+ Prebuilt Actors
  • Crawlee SDK for Custom Scrapers
  • Cloud Scheduling & Storage
  • Proxy & Anti-Blocking Infrastructure
  • API & Integrations
  • 400+ Integrations
  • AI Agent Nodes
  • Self-Hosting
  • Code Nodes
  • Webhooks
Pros
  • Massive library of prebuilt Actors covering almost any scraping target
  • Crawlee SDK gives full control for custom, code-first crawl logic
  • Scales to high-volume, complex scraping better than no-code tools
  • Self-hostable
  • Powerful AI nodes
  • Fair-code license
  • Great community
Cons
  • Not truly no-code — configuring Actors requires understanding input params, proxies and output schemas
  • Usage-based pricing can get expensive at scale without careful monitoring
  • Steeper learning curve for non-developers than Browse AI or Octoparse
  • Steeper learning curve than Zapier
  • Self-hosting requires ops effort

Which one should you choose?

Apify

Best for: Developer-focused web scraping and automation platform with prebuilt Actors and a full crawling SDK.

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n8n

Best for: Open-source workflow automation with first-class AI nodes.

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Read the full Apify review

Apify is a cloud platform for web scraping and automation built around 'Actors' — 6,000+ prebuilt scrapers covering mapping platforms, social media, marketplaces and more — plus the open-source Crawlee SDK for building fully custom crawlers. It handles scheduling, storage, proxies and anti-blocking infrastructure, making it the code-first option for teams that need more control or scale than a no-code point-and-click tool provides.

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Read the full n8n review

n8n is a fair-code workflow automation platform that has become the default choice for building AI agents and RAG pipelines you actually control. Its AI nodes, code steps and 400+ integrations let you wire together LLMs, vector stores and business apps without vendor lock-in. Self-hostable, extensible and used seriously in production.

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