--- title: "Apify vs Firecrawl: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Apify or Firecrawl more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web data extraction platforms set worldwide. 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/compare/apify-vs-firecrawl" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apify vs Firecrawl: Which is searched more? Is Apify or Firecrawl more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web data extraction platforms set worldwide. 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 - **Compared**: Apify and Firecrawl - **Competitive set**: Web data extraction platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apify Share of Search**: 55.4% - **Firecrawl Share of Search**: 20.2% ## Is Apify or Firecrawl more popular in search? - In September 2026, Apify had more branded searches than Firecrawl among web data extraction platforms worldwide. Apify had about 370,000 branded searches, while Firecrawl had 135,000. Apify made up 55.4% of all web data extraction platform searches we track, and Firecrawl accounted for 20.2%. - Apify was ahead of Firecrawl in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apify’s share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide moved from 33.9% to 55.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 166K to 370K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Firecrawl’s share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide moved from 15.1% to 20.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 135K. ## Top web data extraction platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Apify and Firecrawl were each mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Apify was listed before Firecrawl in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Apify | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Bright Data | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Firecrawl | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Browse AI | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Web Scraper | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Octoparse | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Zyte | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Oxylabs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ScrapingBee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about web data extraction platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which web data extraction platform should I use?": 1. Apify, 2. Firecrawl, 3. Browse AI, 4. Octoparse, 5. Bright Data - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best web data extraction platforms?": 1. Apify, 2. Bright Data, 3. Firecrawl, 4. Browse AI, 5. Octoparse, 6. Zyte - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best web data extraction platform for structured business data?": 1. Apify, 2. Bright Data, 3. Browse AI, 4. Firecrawl - Searched Google, AI Overview "website data extraction": 1. Web Scraper, 2. Firecrawl - Searched Google, AI Overview "web scraping platform": 1. Apify, 2. Bright Data, 3. Web Scraper, 4. Octoparse Not named in any answer: Oxylabs and ScrapingBee. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for web data extraction platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Apify gained share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide, from 52.3% to 55.4%. - In September 2026, Firecrawl lost share of searches among web data extraction platforms worldwide, from 23.3% to 20.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Apify estimated searches | Apify Share of Search | Apify rank | Firecrawl estimated searches | Firecrawl Share of Search | Firecrawl rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 166K | 33.9% | 1 | 74K | 15.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 166K | 37.3% | 1 | 60.5K | 13.6% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 166K | 38.8% | 1 | 74K | 17.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 202K | 38.2% | 1 | 110K | 20.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 247K | 43.7% | 1 | 110K | 19.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 369K | 47% | 1 | 165K | 21% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 370K | 45.8% | 1 | 201K | 24.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 369K | 50.6% | 1 | 165K | 22.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 369K | 51% | 1 | 165K | 22.8% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 370K | 52.9% | 1 | 135K | 19.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 370K | 52.3% | 1 | 165K | 23.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 370K | 55.4% | 1 | 135K | 20.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apify’s and Firecrawl’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Apify**: Measured on the search terms “apify”, “apify app”, “apify software”, “apify web scraping” and “web scraping apify”, summed into one figure. - **Firecrawl**: Measured on the search term “firecrawl”. - [Apify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apify) - [Firecrawl profile](/demand/global-en/brands/firecrawl) - [All web data extraction platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/web-data-extraction-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Apify or Firecrawl more popular in search? In September 2026, Apify had more branded searches than Firecrawl among web data extraction platforms worldwide. Apify had about 370,000 branded searches, while Firecrawl had 135,000. Apify made up 55.4% of all web data extraction platform searches we track, and Firecrawl accounted for 20.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apify vs Firecrawl: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apify-vs-firecrawl This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apify-vs-firecrawl. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.