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    Import.io

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AImport.io is a website data importing or web scraping service, from the company of the same name headquartered in Saratoga. In February 2019 Import.io acquired Connnotate, another web scraping service. Connotate is now part of Import.io.N/A

    Octoparse

    Score6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Octoparse is a no-code web scraping tool offering hundreds of online scraper templates designed for various scraping scenarios, such as e-commerce, social media, lead generation, Google search, financial data, real estate, and job search. Users can collect desired data points through point-and-click actions. Features like API integration, cloud storage, cloud execution, and task scheduling provide a more flexible scraping experience. For more complex data scraping needs,…

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    Pricing
    Import.ioOctoparse
    Editions & Modules
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    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Standard
    $119
    per month per user
    Professional
    $299
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Import.ioOctoparse
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—16% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Import.ioOctoparse
    Considered Both Products
    Import.io
    Chose Import.io
    Import.io excels at creating a scraping campaign tailored to your needs in a matter of minutes. It's ideal if you need to scrape data on a regular basis, whether on a large or small scale. After you've created a scraping crawler, you can simply run it and return after lunch to …
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    Chose Import.io
    There are pros and cons to import.io the strongest being that it is extremely easy to set up and use as there are wizards and guides built in to hold your hand throughout the process but at the same token it does not have all the full-featured bells and whistles you may need …
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    Octoparse (Octopus Data Inc.)
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Import.ioOctoparse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    Import.ioOctoparse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Import.io
    We used Connotate as a data mining tool for web research as a teaching assistant for the College of Information Sciences and Technology. You could train agents to automatically gather data in a variety of ways, which I used in my own research. Connotate's analysis was not as useful to me as the data itself, because we were using it to inform us of trends rather than make decisions.
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    Octoparse (Octopus Data Inc.)
    Octoparse is utilized to scratch item information from sites and programming projects that don't give XML or API and import them in web based businessAdditionally, it has solid capabilities to extract data from various types of sites, which is truly splendid. However it is not suitable to be used only in the free version as the features and usecases are limited.The user woould not face issues in implementation in the premium version. Implemetion specificallly in web-crawling does not require octoparse completely,but scrapping data, yes.
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    Pros
    Import.io
    • Scrapes specific parts of webpages
    • Crawls pages and scrapes based on patterns you specify via examples
    • Very effective and accurate when it comes to scraping data of large URL lists
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    Octoparse (Octopus Data Inc.)
    • user design is easy to understand compared to other automation tools
    • the support team is helpful, they really answer
    • the software can get data into spreadsheets, and in a large number
    • there is a free plan to start
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    Cons
    Import.io
    • Stability. software frequently crashed previously.
    • Training. Students had a had time understanding how to use the tool, and then where to use it.
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    Octoparse (Octopus Data Inc.)
    • Haven't had any issues with the program or company. But there's certainly a learning curve. More tutorial videos wouldn't hurt.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Import.io
    I do not think I would have the budget to use it currently. When using it previously, was working with the developers to improve the product and was given accounts at no cost
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    Octoparse (Octopus Data Inc.)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Import.io
    [We selected Import.io because] They were top ranking in SEO. I will never work with them again though.
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    Octoparse (Octopus Data Inc.)
    Other similar products like webautomation.io and webscarpper.io were tried and implemented along with Octoparse. Thier trial versions have much more limited features. The complexity while using Octoparse is relatively low and much more effecient and powerful to implement as compared to other softwares. Also usecases are quick to learn and implement.
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    Return on Investment
    Import.io
    • It really helped to collect large chunks of data from the web.
    • When compared to writing a script from scratch, it is very simple to use for creating a web agent.
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    Octoparse (Octopus Data Inc.)
    • it gives profound database for my research and make the whole process a lot more easier. the power of automation!
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    Screenshot of the Octoparse WebsiteScreenshot of Octoparse's Online Scraper TemplatesScreenshot of an Online Scraper (Indeed scraper)Screenshot of the Twitter scraperScreenshot of the Google maps scraperScreenshot of the Amazon scraper