--- title: "AI web scraping tools: Which are searched most?" description: "Compare the tools that collect web data with AI. Share of Search among Apify, Bright Data, Browse AI, Octoparse and ScrapingBee, the AI web scraping tools Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ai-web-scraping-tools" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # AI web scraping tools: Which are searched most? Compare the tools that collect web data with AI. Share of Search among Apify, Bright Data, Browse AI, Octoparse and ScrapingBee, the AI web scraping tools Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Competitive set**: AI web scraping tools - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 5 - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: Apify, 75.1% ## Which brand is most popular in search among AI web scraping tools worldwide? - In August 2026, Apify was the most searched among AI web scraping tools worldwide, with an estimated 371K branded searches and 75.1% estimated Share of Search within this set. - Bright Data is in 2nd place, 60.5 percentage points behind at 14.6% Share of Search. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apify’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide increased from 46.3% to 75.1%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bright Data’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide decreased from 16.4% to 14.6%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Browse AI’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide decreased from 25.3% to 5.6%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Octoparse’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide decreased from 9.2% to 3%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScrapingBee’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide decreased from 2.8% to 1.6%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bright Data’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide peaked at 20.4% in January 2026 and was lowest at 14.4% in May 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Browse AI’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide peaked at 25.3% in October 2025 and was lowest at 5.6% in July 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScrapingBee’s estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide peaked at 2.8% in October 2025 and was lowest at 1.6% in June 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bright Data rose from 3rd to 2nd among AI web scraping tools worldwide. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Browse AI fell from 2nd to 3rd among AI web scraping tools worldwide. ## Compare search popularity between leading brands - [Apify vs Bright Data: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/apify-vs-bright-data): 75.1% against 14.6% Share of Search. - [Apify vs Browse AI: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/apify-vs-browse-ai): 75.1% against 5.6% Share of Search. - [Apify vs Octoparse: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/apify-vs-octoparse): 75.1% against 3% Share of Search. - [Bright Data vs Browse AI: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/bright-data-vs-browse-ai): 14.6% against 5.6% Share of Search. - [Bright Data vs Octoparse: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/bright-data-vs-octoparse): 14.6% against 3% Share of Search. - [Browse AI vs Octoparse: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/browse-ai-vs-octoparse): 5.6% against 3% Share of Search. ## How did search popularity change for AI web scraping tools worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Apify gained estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide, from 74.6% to 75.1%. - In August 2026, Octoparse lost estimated Share of Search among AI web scraping tools worldwide, from 3.6% to 3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bright Data worldwide rose 22% over 11 measured months, from 59.4K to 72.4K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Browse AI worldwide fell 69.9% over 11 measured months, from 91.5K to 27.6K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for ScrapingBee worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in August 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Apify | 75.1% | 371K | -0.0% | Apify | | 2 | Bright Data | 14.6% | 72.4K | +0.1% | Bright Data | | 3 | Browse AI | 5.6% | 27.6K | -0.4% | Browse AI | | 4 | Octoparse | 3% | 14.8K | -18.2% | Octoparse | | 5 | ScrapingBee | 1.6% | 8.1K | -0.4% | ScrapingBee | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Apify | 167K | 46.3% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Browse AI | 91.5K | 25.3% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | Bright Data | 59.4K | 16.4% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Octoparse | 33.1K | 9.2% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | ScrapingBee | 9.9K | 2.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Apify | 167K | 49.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Browse AI | 74.9K | 22.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Bright Data | 59.6K | 17.7% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Octoparse | 27.1K | 8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | ScrapingBee | 8.1K | 2.4% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Apify | 167K | 54.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Bright Data | 60.3K | 19.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Browse AI | 50.4K | 16.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Octoparse | 22.2K | 7.2% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | ScrapingBee | 8.2K | 2.6% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Apify | 203K | 55.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Bright Data | 74.2K | 20.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Browse AI | 50.4K | 13.8% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Octoparse | 27.1K | 7.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | ScrapingBee | 10K | 2.7% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Apify | 248K | 61.9% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Bright Data | 73.9K | 18.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Browse AI | 41.4K | 10.3% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Octoparse | 27.1K | 6.8% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | ScrapingBee | 10K | 2.5% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Apify | 371K | 66.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Bright Data | 90.4K | 16.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Browse AI | 50.5K | 9.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Octoparse | 33.1K | 6% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | ScrapingBee | 10K | 1.8% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Apify | 371K | 68.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Bright Data | 88.9K | 16.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Browse AI | 41.4K | 7.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Octoparse | 27.1K | 5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | ScrapingBee | 10K | 1.9% | 5 | | May 2026 | Apify | 371K | 72.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | Bright Data | 73.5K | 14.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | Browse AI | 33.8K | 6.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | Octoparse | 22.2K | 4.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | ScrapingBee | 10K | 2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Apify | 371K | 73.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Bright Data | 72.5K | 14.4% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Browse AI | 33.8K | 6.7% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Octoparse | 18.1K | 3.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | ScrapingBee | 8.2K | 1.6% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Apify | 371K | 74.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Bright Data | 72.3K | 14.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Browse AI | 27.7K | 5.6% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Octoparse | 18.1K | 3.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | ScrapingBee | 8.2K | 1.6% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Apify | 371K | 75.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Bright Data | 72.4K | 14.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Browse AI | 27.6K | 5.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Octoparse | 14.8K | 3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | ScrapingBee | 8.1K | 1.6% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Apify | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Bright Data | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Browse AI | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Octoparse | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | ScrapingBee | — | — | — | ## What is being compared - **Apify**: Measured on the search terms “apify”, “apify app”, “apify com”, “apify software”, “apify web scraping” and “web scraping apify”, summed into one figure. - **Bright Data**: Measured on the search terms “bright data”, “bright data app”, “bright data web scraping”, “brightdata”, “brightdata com” and “web scraping bright data”, summed into one figure. - **Browse AI**: Measured on the search terms “browse ai” and “browseai”, summed into one figure. - **Octoparse**: Measured on the search term “octoparse”. - **ScrapingBee**: Measured on the search terms “scrapingbee”, “scrapingbee com” and “scrapingbee web scraping”, summed into one figure. - [Apify](/demand/global-en/brands/apify) - [Bright Data](/demand/global-en/brands/bright-data) - [Browse AI](/demand/global-en/brands/browse-ai) - [Octoparse](/demand/global-en/brands/octoparse) - [ScrapingBee](/demand/global-en/brands/scrapingbee) ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which brand is most popular in search among AI web scraping tools worldwide? In August 2026, Apify was the most searched among AI web scraping tools worldwide, with an estimated 371K branded searches and 75.1% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "AI web scraping tools: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ai-web-scraping-tools This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ai-web-scraping-tools. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.