Comparison · No-code tools and platforms
Octoparse offers a visual, no-code scraping application with cloud runs, and a managed data service that builds, operates and maintains enterprise pipelines. Import.io offers a self-service extraction platform, managed web data delivery and a pricing intelligence application. This page compares self-service with self-service and managed with managed.
Published by Import.io. Sources and verification scope are recorded below. Features and terms vary by plan and agreement.
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| Dimension | Import.io self-service | Octoparse self-service |
|---|---|---|
| Offering | Import.io platform on the Starter, Standard, Professional or Advanced plan (self-service) | Octoparse application on the selected paid plan |
| Build | Point-and-click or AI-assisted extractors with schema detection, configured by your team | Visual, point-and-click task configuration by your team |
| Scheduling and delivery | Hourly to monthly schedules. CSV, JSON and webhook on all plans; S3 and SFTP on Professional and above. API: rate-limited on Standard, full API and webhooks on Professional and above | Cloud scheduling, API access and automatic exports on eligible plans; confirm concurrency and export entitlements |
| Site changes | Run reporting flags failed and empty runs; your team updates the extractor. A managed engagement transfers this work | Your team updates tasks |
| QA | Per-run success, failure and empty-row reporting; acceptance checks configured by your team | Your team reviews results using the features in the chosen plan |
| Reliability | Platform availability and run reporting. End-to-end reliability depends on how your team configures and monitors the workflow | Cloud runs on eligible plans; end-to-end reliability depends on your configuration |
| Cost | From $9 a month on a 12-month term billed monthly ($11 month-to-month): 5,000 successful queries with a hard stop and no overage. Standard is $199 (50,000 queries), Professional $399 (200,000), and Advanced $699 (500,000). Blocked and failed requests are not billed | Plan fee plus add-on charges such as proxies and CAPTCHA solving |
| Governance | GDPR and CCPA processing terms, PII detection and removal, audit logs. You approve sources, purposes and downstream use | Confirm controls and data handling for the selected plan |
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| Dimension | Import.io managed | Octoparse managed |
|---|---|---|
| Offering | Import.io Managed Services, scoped per agreement | Octoparse data service, scoped per proposal |
| Build | Import.io engineers build each source against a written schema contract and acceptance tests you approve | Octoparse builds and operates the pipelines |
| Scheduling and delivery | Agreed cadence to S3, GCS, Azure Blob, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, SFTP or API, with a manifest on every delivery; backfills per agreement | Scheduled delivery within the agreed scope |
| Site changes | Detected on the next run by QA against the baseline. AI proposes a fix, an engineer verifies it. Repair and escalation times are set in the agreement | Maintenance by Octoparse; confirm detection and repair responsibilities |
| QA | Automated checks against source HTML and the contracted schema, plus human review. Deliveries that fail are held, not shipped, as defined in the agreement | Cleaning, normalisation and QA are advertised; confirm the validations included |
| Reliability | SLAs on coverage, freshness, correctness and response, with fees at risk, as defined in the agreement | Managed SLA terms: not confirmed in public documentation reviewed for this edition; request the current agreement |
| Cost | Per source maintained, with fixed onboarding, on an annual agreement billed monthly. Scope changes are quoted | Managed service fee per proposal |
| Governance | Named controls, data processing agreement and audit trail. You retain approval of sources and permitted use | Confirm controls, terms and retained customer duties |
Octoparse self-service combines a plan fee with add-on charges for proxies, CAPTCHA solving and similar; managed service fees are quoted separately. Import.io self-service is billed on successful queries with published plans and overage rates; managed is priced per source maintained. Total cost depends on sources, volume, refresh frequency and the service purchased.
Model your own numbers with the calculator on web scraping as a service, and see published plans on pricing.
Octoparse offers a visual extraction workflow with local and paid cloud capabilities. It is a relevant option when the people defining the data also want to configure and run tasks themselves. Include setup and maintenance time in a realistic pilot. [1]
Ask your teamHow will this fit our sources and downstream systems?
Explore the Import.io routePublished plans distinguish local execution, cloud scheduling, Data Export API and Advanced API access. Export formats include CSV, JSON and spreadsheets. Check the selected plan and destination instead of treating API access as one identical feature across every tier. [1]
Ask your teamHow will this fit our sources and downstream systems?
Explore the Import.io routeOctoparse lists separate crawler setup and data services. Buying setup alone should not be assumed to transfer ongoing monitoring, repairs or QA. Obtain a written responsibility matrix for recurring delivery and compare it with an Import.io managed scope. [1]
Ask your teamWho detects failures and owns the repair?
Explore managed deliveryCompare the subscription, required add-ons and operator time for your task volume. If the project moves from a desktop workflow to a production feed, revisit credentials, access controls, retention and incident ownership rather than carrying the pilot assumptions forward. [1]
Ask your teamWhat is the total cost for our actual workload?
See Import.io pricingExplore the relevant Import.io route. For a broader decision framework, read the build-versus-buy comparison.
Research updated: . The linked primary sources support the updated discussion below. Import.io publishes this comparison; it is not an independent review. Compare the operating model and plan you would actually buy. Public documentation changes, and a listed feature is not a guarantee for every source or agreement.
This comparison is published by Import.io. It evaluates the named products and service models using the primary sources linked below, checked on 25 September 2026. Features, limits and prices vary by plan and agreement. Fit depends on your sources, required output and the operational work your team wants to retain.
A provider’s product page shows what it advertises; it does not prove achieved uptime, accuracy or coverage. The source check recorded for this edition is 25 September 2026. Confirm current plans and terms with each provider before buying. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
Answers about the products and service models compared above.
No. Its published plans include cloud execution and scheduling on eligible tiers. Check the exact plan you are evaluating.
No. The plan table distinguishes Data Export API and Advanced API entitlements. Match the API to the automation you need.
Those services are listed separately from the application plans. Ask which ongoing responsibilities are included in the proposal.
For a self-configured task, assign an owner to detect and repair extraction changes. For a service engagement, put that responsibility and the response expectation in writing.
When users want direct control over a manageable set of extraction tasks. Compare managed delivery when maintaining those tasks competes with other priorities.
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