About Use-Apify.com
Use-Apify.com is an independent, hands-on guide to web scraping and automation.
Who Runs This Site
Use-Apify.com is created and maintained by Yassine El Haddad, a software developer and automation specialist based in Morocco.
| Role | Independent technical publisher and software developer |
| Focus | Web scraping, automation workflows, AI data pipelines, and LLM tooling |
| Experience | 5+ years building scrapers, REST API integrations, and automation workflows for clients and personal projects |
| Stack | Python, Node.js, Crawlee, Playwright, Apify, Make.com, Docker |
| Contact | Contact page |
This is an independent educational website — it is not operated by, affiliated with, or endorsed by Apify Technologies s.r.o.
How We Work
- Test-first: We run tools on real inputs before recommending them.
- Source-first: Pricing and features are verified against official docs.
- Balanced: We recommend alternatives when they fit better.
What This Site Covers
Use-Apify.com is a practical knowledge base for developers, analysts, and businesses who need to extract, process, and act on web data. The focus is on working solutions, honest comparisons, and accurate technical detail — not marketing copy.
Core topics:
- Web scraping with Apify Actors, Crawlee, Playwright, and Puppeteer
- Automation workflows with Make.com and n8n
- Proxy infrastructure — Bright Data, IPRoyal, residential vs. datacenter tradeoffs
- LLM data pipelines — Firecrawl, RAG ingestion, MCP servers
- Self-hosting on Liquid Web, VPS, and Docker
- No-code scraping with Octoparse and Apify Store
Our Mission
Web scraping and automation documentation is scattered, often outdated, and sometimes written by people who have never actually run a scraper against a protected site. This site exists to close that gap.
Every guide is written from direct experience using these tools. When something doesn't work or has edge cases, we say so. When a competitor is better suited for a task, we say that too.
Popular Resources
- What is Apify? — Platform overview, pricing, and use cases
- No-Code Scraping Tutorials — Step-by-step guides for Google Maps, Amazon, Instagram, and more
- Best Apify Actors — Curated lists for every platform and use case
- Developer Guides — SDK, API, Crawlee, and Actor development
- Web Scraping Academy — Structured learning paths from beginner to production
- Blog — Comparisons, tutorials, and tool updates
Who This Is For
- Developers building data pipelines, custom scrapers, and automation systems
- Marketers and sales teams using scraping for lead generation and competitor monitoring
- Data scientists sourcing training data for AI models and RAG pipelines
- Business analysts doing price monitoring, market research, and reporting
- Entrepreneurs evaluating whether Apify or an alternative fits their workflow
Transparency and Affiliate Relationships
Full disclosure: This site earns commissions through affiliate programs when you sign up for services through our links. Current affiliate relationships include Apify, Bright Data, Firecrawl, IPRoyal, Octoparse, Liquid Web, Make.com, and Udemy.
Commissions do not influence editorial judgments. When a tool is weak for a given use case, we say so — including Apify, our primary affiliate. Our Affiliate Disclosure covers all program relationships in full.
We follow all program terms including clear disclosure, transparent attribution, and no misleading claims.
Content Standards
Every guide on this site is:
- Verified — Technical claims, pricing, and feature availability are checked against official documentation before publishing
- Dated — Pricing sections include a last-verified date so you know when to recheck
- Honest — We cover limitations and alternatives, not just upsides
- Current — Content is updated when tools change materially, not just re-dated
For questions, corrections, or partnership inquiries, see the Contact page.
Last Updated: March 2026