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Import.io Aperture vs Web Scraper
Both stand on web scraping software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Choose Aperture if your team needs competitor monitoring, product matching and evidence for MAP compliance across retailers or marketplaces. Its market assistant and delivery options also suit teams that need to query and share pricing data. Buyers need to contact sales for pricing based on their monitoring scope.
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Visit Web Scraper The facts
| Import.io Aperture | Web Scraper | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | No |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Project: $50 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Web Scraper |
| Website | import.io | webscraper.io |
| On web scraping software | #10 of 16 | #14 of 16 |
Import.io Aperture: what it does well
- Tracks prices, promotions, discounts, availability and assortment.
- Supports daily capture and hourly refresh for key products and sellers.
- Matches products using identifiers, attributes and images.
- Retains seller, timestamp, source page and historical capture evidence.
- Includes MAP cases with price variance and dated page snapshots.
What to know first
- Pricing requires a sales quote.
- License sizing depends on products, retailers, refresh cadence, volume and markets.
Web Scraper: what it does well
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