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Agent-Ready SaaS Index · apify.com · scored 2026-05-09 · rubric v2.0
Score 90 / 100
Data Extraction
Free tier
Public API

Apify scores 90/100 on xpay's Agent-Ready Index v2: partial pricing visibility; self-serve checkout is available; a public API exists with documentation; usage-based / per-token pricing is published; a free entry path exists.

See Apify pricing summaryLive pricing page
Pricing
Apify pricing
As of 2026-05-09 · apify.com/pricing
Free
Free
Free $5 to spend in Apify Store
Community support
Starter
$29/mo
flat
$29 to spend in Apify Store
Chat support
Bronze Apify Store discount
Scale
$199/mo
flat
$199 to spend in Apify Store
Priority chat support
Silver Apify Store discount
Business
$999/mo
flat
$999 to spend in Apify Store
Account manager
Gold Apify Store discount
Enterprise
Sales
Contact sales
Custom scraping solutions
SLAs with guaranteed data
Score breakdown · rubric v2.0
How Apify scores on the agent-ready dimensions

Public pricing visibility

15 / 15

Self-serve checkout

15 / 15

Public API + docs

16 / 20

Usage-based / metered pricing

20 / 20

Free entry path

7 / 7

No sales call required

7 / 7

Card / wallet / x402 payment

5 / 6

Machine-readable bonus (MCP / OpenAPI)

5 / 10

Total
90 / 100
Effective pricing
What it actually costs at typical scale
Free plan, no usage
$0/mo
· Free tier with $0 prepaid usage· No additional compute units used
Confidence: high
Starter plan with 10 compute units
$31/mo
· Starter $29/mo· 10 compute units × $0.2 each
Confidence: high
Business plan with 100 compute units
$1012/mo
· Business $999/mo· 100 compute units × $0.13 each
Confidence: high
Agent purchase verdict
Can an autonomous agent transact here?
Agent-ready
LLM score: 100/100

Can create account

Yes

Can enter payment method

Yes

Can upgrade plan

Yes

Can buy more usage

Yes

Can cancel online

Yes

Payment methods

card

Human approval recommended

No

Pricing transparency

full

Purchase motion

self_serve

Demo required

No

Quote required

No

Annual commit required

No

Auto-renewal mentioned

Yes

Cancellation policy visible

Yes

Refund policy visible

No

Invoice payment available

Yes

Purchase orders supported

Unknown

MSA required

Unknown

DPA available

Unknown

Security review required

Unknown

Trial

Available, no card

Annual discount

10% off

Startup credits

$500 extra usage for 6 months

API readiness
API & developer surface

API-first product

Yes

Public API docs

apify.com/docs/api

Sandbox present

Unknown

Webhooks

Unknown

MCP mentioned

Yes

Competitive intel
Positioning & ecosystem
Headline

“Flexible plan + pay as you go”

Buyer persona

developer
enterprise
startup
university
nonprofit

Value claims
28M+ AI chats
Agent purchase simulation
Six-step check: can an agent actually buy from Apify?
✓

Discover price

✓

Select a plan

✗

Pay per task

✓

Avoid a sales call

◐

API docs without auth

✗

Estimate cost upfront

Analysis
Pros and cons for AI agents
Observational summary written by xpay from the signals captured on 2026-05-06. Not a review of the product — only of its current pricing posture for agent buyers.
✓ For an AI agent
  • Pricing is publicly visible on an indexable page — agents can read tiers without scraping past auth.
  • Every advertised tier is self-serve; no tier requires scheduling a call.
  • A free tier exists, lowering the bar for an agent builder to prototype before committing budget.
◐ Opportunities for the provider
  • No per-unit price was advertised, so an agent has no way to estimate the cost of a single task.
  • API documentation is gated or absent; an agent cannot inspect the integration surface without authentication.
  • No /.well-known/ai-pricing.json or equivalent machine-readable pricing manifest is published — agents must rely on HTML scraping.
One-line fix
How Apify could lift its score

Add at least one self-serve paid tier with a checkout link, so an agent can pay without a sales call.

pricing_visible

true

headline_phrasing

Flexible plan + pay as you go — Get data with ready-made web scrapers for popular websites

tier_count

6

lowest_paid_entry_usd

29

free_tier

true

free_tier_terms

null

per_unit_price

$2.5 / 1,000 SERPs

annual_required

true

self_serve_paid_tiers

0

sales_only_tiers

1

public_api_docs_url

https://docs.apify.com/

api_docs_auth_walled

false

ai_pricing_json_present

false

agents_txt_present

false

anonymous_purchase_path

false

per_unit_classification

{"unit_class":"other","confidence":"medium","agent_task_price_forecastable":"yes","rejected_reason":null,"evidence_text":"$2.5 / 1,000 SERPs"}

usage_headline_present

true

custom_tier_present

true

agent_friendly

{"ai_pricing_json":false,"agents_txt":false,"llms_txt":true,"sitemap_xml":true,"mcp_server_card":false,"agent_skills_index":true,"x402_supported":false}

View raw extracted page text →
Page heading: Flexible plan + pay as you go
CTAs (40): Skip to content · Get started · Log in · Product · Back · Start here!Get data with ready-made web scrapers for popular websitesBrowse 28,0 · Apify StorePre-built web scraping tools · ActorsBuild and run serverless programs · IntegrationsConnect with apps and services · MCPGive your AI access to Actors · Anti-blockingScrape without getting blocked · ProxyRotate scraper IP addresses
Price tokens (50): $1 · $3 · $500 · $0 · $5 · $0.2 per compute unitCommun · $29/ month · $29 · $0.2 per compute unitChat s · $199/ month · $199 · $0.16 per compute unitPriori
Skip to contentGet startedLog inProductBackStart here!Get data with ready-made web scrapers for popular websitesBrowse 28,078 ActorsApify platformApify StorePre-built web scraping toolsActorsBuild and run serverless programsIntegrationsConnect with apps and servicesMCPGive your AI access to ActorsAnti-blockingAnti-blockingScrape without getting blockedProxyRotate scraper IP addressesOpen sourceCrawleeWeb scraping and crawling librarySolutionsBackMCP server configurationConfigure your Apify MCP server with Actors and tools for seamless integration with MCP clients.Start buildingWeb data forEnterpriseStartupsUniversitiesNonprofitsUse casesData for generative AIData for AI agentsLead generationMarket researchView more →ConsultingApify Professional ServicesApify PartnersDevelopersBackDocumentationFull reference for the Apify platformGet startedCode templatesPython, JavaScript, and TypeScriptWeb scraping academyCourses for beginners and expertsMonetize your codePublish your scrapers and get paidLearnAPI referenceCLISDKMCPCrawleeEarn from your code$1M paid out last month. Many developers earn over $3k.Start earning nowResourcesBackHelp and supportAdvice and answers about ApifyActor ideasGet inspired to build ActorsChangelogSee what’s new on ApifyCustomer storiesFind out how others use ApifyCompanyAbout ApifyContact usBlogLive eventsPartnersJobsWe're hiring!Join our DiscordTalk to scraping expertsPricingContact salesCreateDevs get $500 extra usageFlexible plan + pay as you goBill mo…
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Agent-Ready Spec
Apify
Agent-Ready Verified

90

/ 100 (rubric v2.0)
Category

Data Extraction

Pricing model

Flexible plan + pay as you go — Get data with ready-made web scrapers for popular websites

Tier count

6

Free tier

Yes

Lowest paid entry

$29/mo

Per-unit price

$2.5 / 1,000 SERPs

Self-serve / sales-only tiers

0 / 1

Public API docs

Public

Anonymous purchase path

No

Machine-readable pricing

Not published

Last refreshed

2026-05-09

Pricing intelligenceInsights extracted from apify.com/pricing
Pricing model

Tier-based subscription

Agent-purchase verdict
Agent-ready
100/100 · v2.1
Canonical answer

Apify pricing starts at $0/mo for the Free plan; paid plans range from $29/mo to $999/mo. Billed monthly or annually with discount.

Cheapest entry

Free plan (Free)

Actions
Open live pricing page
Verdict reflects Agent-Ready Verified status under rubric v2.0. Source observed at https://apify.com/pricing.
Agent-friendly features3 of 7 present
Discovery files and protocols
Side-channel signals — informational, not part of the score. Each protocol is independent; adoption signals the publisher is thinking about agent buyers.

ai-pricing.json

agents.txt

llms.txt

sitemap.xml

MCP Server Card

Agent Skills

x402 / MPP

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