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Octoparse vs XCrawl
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
The next generation of AI web scraping platform.
Extract structured data from any website instantly.
Primary task
Web scraping
Web scraping
Pricing
Freemium · Free + from $83/mo
Free Trial · Trial; then from $8/mo
Pricing details
Free + from $83/mo
Free + from $8/mo
Billing cycle
Monthly
Monthly
API access
Listed as available
Listed as available
Platforms
Web
Web
Integrations
X / Twitter, LinkedIn, MCP
MCP
Source rating
3.7 / 5 · 6 ratings
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Catalog views
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Estimated monthly traffic
213.5K
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Catalog imported
30 Aug 2026
31 Aug 2026
Listed strengths
- User-friendly no-code tool
- Custom scraping workflow design
- Visual browser presentation
- Auto-detection capability
- Automation feature included
- Intelligent automation workflows
- Structured data extraction
- Multi-format outputs (JSON, Markdown)
- Screenshot capture ability
- Scrape, Crawl, SERP APIs
Listed limitations
- Requires X-path writing
- Limited Integration options
- Limited free plan
- Lacks mobile compatibility
- No integrated OCR capabilities
- No native app
- No browser extension
- No free tier
- No information on security
- No support for local databases