So what’s web scraping anyway? It involves automating away the laborious task of collecting information from websites. There are a lot of use cases for web scraping: you might want to collect prices from various e-commerce sites for a price comparison site. Or perhaps you need flight times and hotel/AirBNB listings for a travel site. Price scraping is something that you need to do if you want to extract pricing data from websites. It might look easy and just a minor technical detail that needs to be handled but in reality, if you don’t know the best way to get those price values from the HTMLs, it can be a headache over time. Web scraping E-commerce sites to compare prices with Python — Part 1. I’ve been told frequently that between the two major e-commerce platforms in Malaysia (Lazada and Shopee), one is generally cheaper and attracts bargain hunters while the other generally caters to the less price sensitive.
Web scraping tools are designed to scrape the information needed on the website.
Such tools can save a lot of time for data extraction.
So we will use it in our work to improve efficiency.
Today I will introduce the prices of 5 web scraping tools.
1. ScrapingHub
We can see the different prices of the three plans.
The price of the Basic plan is $99/month, the Advanced plan is $349/month, and the Enterprise plan is $999+/month.
There is a 14-day free trial for Basic plan and Advanced plan.
Enterprise plan requires users to request a quote.
2. import.io
The price of import.io needs to be quoted after consultation.
The price depends on the size of the project.
3. ParseHub
ParseHub has a free version, you can download to try it.
The price of the Standard plan is $149/month, the Professional plan is $499/month
And Enterprise plan requires users to request a quote.
4. Mozenda
The Project is $250/month, the Professional is $350/month, and the Enterprise is $450+/month, you can contact the staff to request a quote.
Mozenda offers a 30-day free trial, you can submit your information on the official website to apply.
5. ScrapeStorm
ScrapeStorm also has a free version, it has no time limit.
If the amount of data is small, you can use the free version.
The Professional plan is $49.99/month, the Premium plan is $99.99/month, and the Business Plan is $199.99/month,
If you need customized features, you can contact the staff.
The above are the current prices of 5 tools.
Price Scraping Software
You can choose according to your needs and budget.