I use Apify for real estate and lead data scraping. Apify is really good at scaling my project with low cost. There are many actors that I can choose from, and they are very cost-friendly. I find the quality of the data reasonable compared to its cost. It provides developer-friendly CLI and endpoints, so I can integrate it into my project with no sweat. Apify offers more scrapers than BrightData and is also cheaper for our data requirements. As a developer, I found setting up Apify quite easy.

The most helpful aspect of Apify is the combination of a powerful cloud infrastructure and the extensive Actor Store. It effectively handles complex anti-scraping measures like browser fingerprinting and proxy rotation automatically. Being able to deploy pre-built scrapers for major sites in minutes, rather than writing custom code for weeks, is a massive upside for our productivity.

I love using Apify for its usability and price. You get a lot for free, which is awesome. The initial setup of Apify is very easy; it's a straightforward process.