4¢ per profile

Apify alternative

Scrape profiles and pages, paid per call.

Use Apify’s scrapers alongside other scraper APIs from one TaskFuel balance. Compare what each returns and what it costs.

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Compare Apify alternatives.

TaskFuel provides access to the providers below. A direct Apify account is included for context, and the Apify tool is priced as an estimate. We publish this comparison and sell access through TaskFuel.

Scraper API options, billing and trade-offs. Prices as of 2 November 2026.
OptionPrice & billingChoose it forGood to knowAvailable through TaskFuel
ApifyDirect provider accountProvider reference$19 / monthMonthly plan plus pay-per-event usageStarter plan with $19 of usage credit, plus pay as you go. Free plan: $0 with $5 of monthly credit. The Instagram Profile Scraper costs $2.60 per 1,000 profiles on Free and $2.30 on Starter.A large store of ready-made scrapers, billed per result.Starter is $19 a month plus pay as you go. The free plan includes $5 of monthly credit.No
ApifyInstagram Profile ScraperAbout $0.0026 / profile (estimated)Estimated per-profile priceEstimated from Apify’s published Free plan price of $2.60 per 1,000 Instagram profiles. Not a charge we have made.Public Instagram profiles from Apify’s own scraper.The price is an estimate from Apify’s published rate, not a charge we have made.Testing
Fiber AIInstagram profile$0.04 / profilePer request from your TaskFuel balanceOne public profile: bio, counts and account type.One public Instagram profile with its bio, counts and account type.One profile per call. The same API also covers TikTok, X, YouTube and LinkedIn profiles.Yes
IcypeasLinkedIn company page$0.01 / pagePer request from your TaskFuel balanceOne LinkedIn company page by URL.A LinkedIn company page scraped by URL, with its details.Priced for this guide and not run in our test.Yes

Apify alternative: what your agent gets.

The Fiber AI Instagram lookup was tested once on a public account. The Icypeas LinkedIn tool is priced here and was not run. The Apify price is an estimate.

  • Instagram profile lookup

    One public profile by handle. Our test returned the bio, follower, following and post counts, and account type.

    $0.04 / profile
  • LinkedIn company page

    A company page scraped by URL, with its details.

    $0.01 / page
  • Apify Instagram Profile Scraper

    Public Instagram profiles from Apify’s store. The price is an estimate.

    About $0.0026 / profile (estimated)

Instagram profile lookup, tested.

We looked up NASA’s public Instagram profile by handle. Fiber AI returned the bio, follower and post counts and the account type.

TaskFuel test run ·

Charged $0.04

Your agent asked

Look up the NASA Instagram profile
Data from
Fiber AI

What came back

Followers
104.4 million
Posts
4,986
Account
Verified business account
Bio
Making the seemingly impossible, possible.

One public profile, one lookup.

Try it in your next task.

Sign in to TaskFuel and connect your existing agent. Ask it to look up a public Instagram profile and show the price before it makes the paid call.

01

Name the task

Tell your agent what the output needs to contain.

02

See the price

Your agent shows the provider and price before spending.

03

Review the response

Check the output against your task. The call reports its cost and remaining balance.

When to use it.

Researching a creator

Read a public profile in one call.

Ask your agent for a creator’s bio, follower count and account type from their handle.

Comparing scrapers

Weigh a per-call price against a per-result one.

Apify bills about $0.0026 per profile on its Free plan. Our Fiber AI lookup cost $0.04 per profile on 2 November 2026.

Checking an account

See whether an account is verified.

Our lookup showed NASA as a verified business account with 4,986 posts and 90 accounts followed.

Good Questions.

Do I need an Apify account?

No. Your agent pays from your TaskFuel balance, so there is nothing else to sign up for.

What does a profile lookup cost?

Our Fiber AI lookup cost $0.04 on 2 November 2026. Apify’s Instagram Profile Scraper costs $2.60 per 1,000 profiles on its Free plan and $2.30 on Starter, as published that day. Your agent shows the price for your own request before it pays.

What does the Apify estimate mean?

It is Apify’s published per-profile rate, shown as a price estimate. It is not a charge we have made.

Can it scrape sites other than Instagram?

The Fiber AI API also covers TikTok, X, YouTube and LinkedIn profiles. Our test covered one Instagram profile.

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