Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. API for crawling and filtering content launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Crawly▲606

   Never write another web scraper

   2016 · crawly.diffbot.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Crawlee – Web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js▲282

   Hey HN, This is Jan, founder of Apify, a web scraping and automation platform. Drawing on our team's years of experience, today we're launching Crawlee [1], the web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js that's designed for the fastest development and maximum reliability in production. For details, see the short video [2] or read the announcement blog post [3]. Main features: - Supports headless browsers with Playwright or Puppeteer - Supports raw HTTP crawling with Cheerio or JSDOM - Automated parallelization and scaling of crawlers for best performance - Avoids blocking using…

   2022 · crawlee.dev · its alternatives →

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   Apify SDK – A scalable web crawling and scraping library for JavaScript▲78

   Crawlee—A web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js to build reliable crawlers. In JavaScript and TypeScript. Extract data for AI, LLMs, RAG, or GPTs. Download HTML, PDF, JPG, PNG, and other files from websites. Works with Puppeteer, Playwright, Cheerio, JSDOM, and raw HTTP. Both headf

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Crawlify▲165

   AI powered data extraction APIs. Hassle-free data retrieval.

   2020 · crawlify.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Crawlee▲229

   Build reliable web scrapers and robots, fast!

   2022 · crawlee.dev · its alternatives →

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   Apifier – hosted web crawler for developers▲101

   Thousands of tools to automate your business. Get real-time web data, track competitors, generate leads, and integrate your apps and AI agents.

   2015 · apifier.com · its alternatives →

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   Prerender▲72

   Crawlable HTML snapshots for SPAs

   2014 · prerender.io · its alternatives →

8. 8FW
   Filter web content according to any criteria▲5

   2022 · sievable.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AF
   Automatically filter and organize content▲5

   2013 · backstit.ch · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Crawlio▲13

    Scrape, crawl, and automate the modern web

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Sonar▲14

    A linting tool for the web

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Crawlr By Crawlr Labs▲8

    Effortlessly scrape web data with Crawlr.

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13WC
    Web crawler for social profile links▲6

    2015 · stalky.in · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Crawlable▲11

    Turn any website into clean, structured data

    Jan 2026 · crawlable.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    web scraping bot▲19

    Advanced web scraping bot and web crawling bot

    2023 · crawlmagic.com · its alternatives →

16. 16WE
    Website e-mail scraping tool▲8

    2014 · scrapescrape.com · its alternatives →

17. 17MY
    Make your single page app crawlable by Google with a simple redirect.▲5

    2013 · crawlspa.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AE
    Article Extractor API – Quickly Extract Articles from URLs▲6

    2015 · blog.lateral.io · its alternatives →

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    List Crawling Online▲6

    Extract webpage lists to excel/csv

    2025 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Website Crawler▲8

    Online crawling and data extraction

    2019 · websitecrawler.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Scrapes▲5

    Automatic crawler and auto post plugin for WordPress

    2017 · codecanyon.net · its alternatives →

22. 22PA
    Page and crawler that show flagged HN submissions only▲5

    2021 · mosermichael.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23AM
    A Multi-billion page web crawler in the cloud▲14

    2017 · mixnode.com · its alternatives →

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    CrawlAi▲4

    Extract, summarize, and create from any webpage instantly.

    2025 · its alternatives →

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