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Understanding Octoparse Pricing: Plan-Based vs. Usage-Based Charges

Updated over a month ago

Octoparse is a powerful web scraping tool that offers both no-code and advanced solutions for data extraction. When considering Octoparse for your data needs, it's essential to understand its pricing structure, which consists of fixed plan-based fees and optional usage-based charges for add-on services.

Feature

Plan-Based Charge

Usage-Based Charge

💰 Billing

Fixed recurring fee (monthly/quarterly/yearly)

Variable, based on actual usage

🧾 Predictability

High (same cost every cycle)

Low (depends on usage)


Plan-Based Pricing: Fixed Subscription Costs

Octoparse provides tiered plans with different feature sets:

Plan

Price (Annual)

Best For

Key Features

Free

$0

Beginners, testing

Basic local extraction

Standard

$75/month

Small projects

Cloud extraction, scheduling

Professional

$208/month

Businesses

API access, faster scraping

Enterprise

Custom

Large-scale use

Dedicated support, custom solutions

These plans provide a fixed monthly or annual cost, allowing users to budget accordingly. However, additional features may require extra payments.


Usage-Based Charges: Add-On Credits

All premium services are managed through a unified Add-On Credits system:

a. IP Proxy ($3/GB)

  • Automatically rotates IPs to avoid blocks

b. CAPTCHA Solving

CAPTCHA Type

Pricing

Cloudflare

$1.5 per 1,000 CAPTCHAs

Others

$1 per 1,000 CAPTCHAs

  • Some websites use CAPTCHAs to block scrapers.

  • Octoparse integrates with third-party CAPTCHA-solving services.

  • Failed attempts still consume credits.

TIP: Reduce CAPTCHA triggers in task settings to avoid unexpected charges.

c. Premium Templates

  • Pre-built scraping templates for popular websites may require additional credits.

These usage-based charges depend on the volume of requests, making them variable expenses.

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