--- title: "Crawl4AI vs Octoparse: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Crawl4AI or Octoparse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI web scraping tools 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/crawl4ai-vs-octoparse" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Crawl4AI vs Octoparse: Which is searched more? Is Crawl4AI or Octoparse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI web scraping tools 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**: Crawl4AI and Octoparse - **Competitive set**: AI web scraping tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Crawl4AI Share of Search**: 2.8% - **Octoparse Share of Search**: 1.9% ## Is Crawl4AI or Octoparse more popular in search? - In September 2026, Crawl4AI had more branded searches than Octoparse among AI web scraping tools worldwide. Crawl4AI had about 18,100 branded searches, while Octoparse had 12,100. Crawl4AI made up 2.8% of all AI web scraping tool searches we track, and Octoparse accounted for 1.9%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Crawl4AI took it in June 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Crawl4AI’s share of searches among AI web scraping tools worldwide moved from 4.1% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Octoparse’s share of searches among AI web scraping tools worldwide moved from 7.4% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 12.1K. ## Top AI web scraping tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Crawl4AI appeared in all five answers. Octoparse was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Octoparse was listed before Crawl4AI 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Firecrawl | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Apify | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Browse AI | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Octoparse | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Crawl4AI | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ScrapeGraphAI | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Thunderbit | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bright Data | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | ScrapingBee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI web scraping tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI web scraping tool should I use?": 1. Firecrawl, 2. Apify, 3. Browse AI, 4. Octoparse, 5. Crawl4AI - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI web scraping tools?": 1. Firecrawl, 2. Apify, 3. Browse AI, 4. Octoparse, 5. Thunderbit, 6. Crawl4AI - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI web scraping tool for web data collection?": 1. Firecrawl, 2. Apify, 3. Browse AI, 4. Crawl4AI - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai web scraping tools": 1. Browse AI, 2. Octoparse, 3. Apify, 4. Firecrawl, 5. Crawl4AI, 6. ScrapeGraphAI, 7. Thunderbit - Searched Google, AI Overview "best web scraping tool": 1. Octoparse, 2. Firecrawl, 3. ScrapeGraphAI, 4. Crawl4AI, 5. Bright Data, 6. Apify Not named in any answer: ScrapingBee. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI web scraping tools worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Octoparse worldwide fell 63.4% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 12.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Crawl4AI estimated searches | Crawl4AI Share of Search | Crawl4AI rank | Octoparse estimated searches | Octoparse Share of Search | Octoparse rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 4.1% | 6 | 33.1K | 7.4% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 4.4% | 6 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 4.6% | 6 | 22.2K | 5.7% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 6 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 4.3% | 6 | 27.1K | 5.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 3.7% | 6 | 33.1K | 4.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 3% | 6 | 27.1K | 3.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 3.2% | 5 | 22.2K | 3.2% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 3.3% | 5 | 18.1K | 2.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 3.5% | 5 | 18.1K | 2.8% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 2.7% | 5 | 14.8K | 2.2% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 2.8% | 5 | 12.1K | 1.9% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Crawl4AI’s and Octoparse’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. - **Crawl4AI**: Measured on the search term “crawl4ai”. - **Octoparse**: Measured on the search term “octoparse”. - [Crawl4AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crawl4ai) - [Octoparse profile](/demand/global-en/brands/octoparse) - [All AI web scraping tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-web-scraping-tools): 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 Crawl4AI or Octoparse more popular in search? In September 2026, Crawl4AI had more branded searches than Octoparse among AI web scraping tools worldwide. Crawl4AI had about 18,100 branded searches, while Octoparse had 12,100. Crawl4AI made up 2.8% of all AI web scraping tool searches we track, and Octoparse accounted for 1.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Crawl4AI vs Octoparse: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/crawl4ai-vs-octoparse This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/crawl4ai-vs-octoparse. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.