Apify | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights

Apify is a full-stack web scraping and browser automation platform that allows users to extract data from websites and automate workflows...


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Apify is a full-stack web scraping and browser automation platform that allows users to extract data from websites and automate workflows on the web. They offer ready-made scrapers, automation tools, custom solutions, and a marketplace for developers.

Website
Headquarters
Praha, Hlavnรญ mฤ›sto Praha
Size
51-200 employees
Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Specialities
Web automation, Web crawling, Web scraping, Serverless, API

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Apify Product and Pricing News โ†’

๐Ÿ‘” Apify CEO, Management and Leadership Team โ†’

โš”๏ธ Apify Alternatives and Competitors โ†’

๐Ÿ’ผ Apify Hiring and Layoffs โ†’

๐Ÿค– Apify Developer, Integration and Automation News โ†’

๐Ÿ“ˆ Apify Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News โ†’

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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Apify Product and Pricing News

  • Apify expanded its offerings with new scrapers for Google Ads and LinkedIn Ads, providing detailed ad insights for competitive advantage.
  • Apify launched a Web3 mission with BitDegree offering rewards including 3 Starter Monthly Subscriptions and 1,400 Bits, with a lucky draw closing on March 21, 2025.
  • Apify automates the creation of viral short-form content by integrating with Make and Canva to streamline video editing and caption generation.
  • Apify has introduced OpenAPI schema for all public Actors in the Apify Store, offering auto-generated specs, machine-readable API structure, and improved integration and documentation.
  • Apify has introduced a new initiative called 'Apify open source fair share' to support and reward open-source projects on the Apify Store.

  • Apify introduced features to share automation scripts and data results without needing an Apify account.
  • Apify introduced monetization for code and open-source project support on their platform, replacing previous passive income options.
  • Apify introduced Docling Actor, a tool for converting documents to JSON, HTML, or Markdown, built on IBM's open-source Docling and hosted on Apify.

๐Ÿ‘” Apify CEO, Management and Leadership Team


โš”๏ธ Apify Alternatives and Competitors

  • Octoparse
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  • ScrapingBee
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  • ScrapeHero
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  • Navigation RPA
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  • Microsoft Power Automate
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  • Bright Data
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  • Fivetran
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  • UiPath Business Automation Platform
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  • PhantomBuster
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  • Magical
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  • Zyte
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  • Crawlbase
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  • Diffbot
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  • Mozenda
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  • Spider Free
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  • AirCode
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  • Browse AI
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  • ZenRows

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๐Ÿ’ผ Apify Hiring and Layoffs

  • Apify is hiring a Product Manager for Universal Scrapers to lead the development of their core Actors and enhance user experience.
  • Zuzka Pelechova, Head of Apify Store, announced significant growth in the Apify Store, community, use cases, and team.
  • Marian Kamenistak, CTO at Apify, has been instrumental in stabilizing and maturing the company's engineering after a period of growth.
  • Matyas Cimbulka has joined Apify as a Web Automation Engineer in Czechia, previously working in a similar role.
  • Apify's senior team recently held a quarterly offsite in Niลพbor to discuss their 2025 vision and Q1 goals.

  • Lukas H. has joined Apify as a Senior Product Designer in Czechia, previously working as a Senior Product Designer at Zyter|TruCare.

๐Ÿค– Apify Developer, Integration and Automation News

  • Apify recently migrated from NewRelic to a self-hosted Grafana setup to reduce costs and improve flexibility, despite facing challenges during the transition.
  • Apify's Google Maps Extractor is automating lead data enrichment and opportunity prioritization for Smartbox Group, enhancing their marketplace of premium experiences.
  • Apify is helping Smartbox find premium experiences faster using their Google Maps Extractor.
  • Daffodil uses Apify to automate data collection for nonprofits, helping them communicate their impact to donors effectively.
  • Apify's CTO Marek Trunkรกt announced a successful migration of their largest service from Meteor.js to NestJS, reducing UI bundle size by 47% and cutting production build time from 17.5 minutes to 3.5 seconds.

  • Apify's technology is used by global companies like Microsoft and has helped the nonprofit Thorn find over 15,000 missing children, according to CEO Jan ฤŒurn.
  • Apify is now used by a lead generation agency to process over 2,500 prospects daily, enhancing audience targeting and growth.
  • Apify announced benefits for partners including affiliate commissions, bonuses, a Certified Partner badge, exclusive discounts, co-marketing opportunities, and case studies.

๐Ÿ“ˆ Apify Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News

  • Apify achieved 6.8 billion API calls today, with APIs powering 87% of Actor runs.
  • Jan ฤŒurn from Apify mentioned that the company faced a downturn due to a lack of new investment, leading to losses.


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