Apify vs Playwright
Apify is listed under Scraping & RPA, Playwright under Browser automation. Each name links to the product's own site.
| Category | Scraping & RPA | Browser automation |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Open source |
| Public code | No | Yes |
| Tags | scraping, actors, cloud, marketplace | testing, cross-browser, microsoft, e2e |
| Website | apify.com | playwright.dev |
What Apify does
Apify runs web scrapers and automation tools called Actors in the cloud. You can use thousands of ready-made Actors from its store or build your own, with scheduling, proxies, storage and an API.
What Playwright does
Playwright is a Microsoft library that drives Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with one API. It offers auto-waiting, tracing and a test runner, and has bindings for JavaScript, Python, Java and .NET.
Other options
See all Scraping & RPA, or alternatives to Apify and Playwright.