The Developer-First Alternative to Octoparse

Programmable extraction

Define extraction logic in code. Version control it, test it, deploy it across environments. No visual builder lock-in.

Superior anti-bot handling

AlterLab handles sites that block visual scrapers. 5 tiers of protection bypass including residential proxies and CAPTCHA solving.

Real-time integration

Get data via API response in real-time. Integrate directly into your application — no polling cloud tasks or downloading exports.

// Octoparse uses visual task builder
// 1. Create task with point-and-click
// 2. Configure pagination/scrolling
// 3. Schedule cloud execution
// 4. Export results as CSV/Excel

import requests

# Programmatic extraction — version-controlled, testable
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"},
    json={
        "url": "https://example.com/products",
        "render_js": True,
        "extract": {
            "products": ".product",
            "name": ".product-name",
            "price": ".product-price"
        }
    }
)