Data Miner Alternative
The Scalable API Alternative to Data Miner
Stop clicking through pages manually. AlterLab's API automates extraction at any scale — no Chrome extension required, no browser window open.
- Fully automated — no manual browser interaction
- Scales to millions of requests with no extension limits
- API-integrated — embed directly in your data pipeline
Why Teams Switch from Data Miner
Automation vs manual extraction
Data Miner requires a browser to be open and running during extraction. AlterLab runs entirely server-side — schedule it, automate it, and integrate it without any browser dependency.
API integration vs spreadsheet export
AlterLab returns structured JSON directly to your application. No manual export to CSV or spreadsheet required — data flows directly into your database or pipeline.
No extension limits
Browser extensions have memory limits, tab constraints, and login timeouts. AlterLab scales horizontally without any browser-related resource constraints.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AlterLab | Data Miner |
|---|---|---|
| Fully automated (no browser open) | ||
| API integration | CSV/spreadsheet export only | |
| Serverless operation | ||
| Pay-as-you-go | Subscription tiers | |
| JavaScript rendering | ||
| Scheduled automation | Via your scheduler | Limited |
Migration Takes Minutes
Estimated time: 15 minutes to migrate
// Data Miner: open Chrome, navigate to page, run recipe, export CSV
// Requires browser open, manual triggercurl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://example.com/data-table",
"extract": {"rows": [{"col1": "string", "col2": "string"}]}
}'Frequently Asked Questions
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