# Apify: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 2 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/apify/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 0% | 14 | 14% | 7 |
| Robotic process automation | 0% | 34 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Apify: Actor-based marketplace for scrapers (custom/open-source). Low-code, cloud execution, integrations." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Proxy and web data)
- "Need custom workflows or reusable scrapers? Look at Apify." (GPT-6 Luna, Proxy and web data)
- "A full cloud-based web scraping platform." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Rapid Deployment: Apify marketplace" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Proxy and web data)

## And against it

- "if you need deep proxy/network control, it's not usually the first choice." (GPT-5.4 mini, Proxy and web data)

## In its own words

What Apify's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Marketplace of ready-to-run tools for AI (https://apify.com/)
- For: AI agents and apps (https://apify.com/)
- Price stated: Free (https://apify.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://apify.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free (https://apify.com/)
- Certifications: SOC2, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Intercom, Groupon, EU

## What it publishes

Every page apify.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 696411 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 842 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-01
- case study: 49 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- webinar or virtual event: 233 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-07
- conference or event: 1244 pages, 29 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-17
- report or ebook: 9607 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-03
- comparison: 2276 pages, 33 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-02
- template or tool: 447 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 262 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- podcast or video: 1711 pages, 53 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- news or press: 1043 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-30
- Recent: 2026-10-02 comparison: AI agent or MCP server? https://blog.apify.com/ai-agent-vs-mcp-server
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Claude refused to rank my Google Trends data, then guessed https://blog.apify.com/google-trends-compare-keywords
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Martina gelnerova data career change https://blog.apify.com/martina-gelnerova-data-career-change
- Recent: 2026-10-01 blog: Keep your LlamaIndex RAG app fresh https://blog.apify.com/llamaindex-rag-web-data
- Recent: 2026-09-30 comparison: Apify vs. Firecrawl: which one fits your web data job? https://blog.apify.com/firecrawl-vs-apify
- Recent: 2026-09-30 blog: Give your LangGraph agent real-time web data https://blog.apify.com/langgraph-agent-web-data

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.