Simplescraper
Simplescraper is a powerful and free Chrome extension that allows users to easily scrape data from websites and convert it into APIs. With ...
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What is Simplescraper?
SimpleScraper AI is an advanced web scraping tool that enables users to extract structured data from any website effortlessly using a Chrome extension, cloud automation, or API integration. It turns webpages into usable formats like CSV, JSON, or Markdown, with AI enhancements for summarization, analysis, and insight extraction. Key features include visual element selection, recipe saving for reuse, bulk and deep scraping, infinite scroll handling, and AI-powered property naming and data enrichment.
Designed for non-coders and developers alike, it supports browser-based instant scraping, scheduled cloud tasks, and programmatic access via API. Users can scrape behind logins using cookies, handle pagination, crawl URL lists, and integrate directly with Google Sheets, Airtable, Zapier, webhooks, or email. The AI enhance feature processes scraped data to generate summaries, SWOT analyses, or custom queries, adding an extra column to results.
It's ideal for marketers extracting reviews, researchers curating news, businesses analyzing competitors, and anyone needing quick data from sites like Google search results, YouTube, or directories without coding. Smart Extract offers one-click AI extraction from URLs, while MCP server connects to AI agents. Proxies and responsible rate-limiting ensure reliable scraping at scale.
Simplescraper pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free tier includes browser scraping, 100 starter credits for cloud, basic features. Paid plans: Plus $39/month (more cloud credits, enhanced features), Pro $70/month (additional credits, advanced options), Premium $150/month (highest resources, priority support). Credits renew monthly, used for cloud (1-2 per page), AI (1 per 300 words). Cancel anytime.
Simplescraper pros
- Free Chrome extension for instant browser scraping
- No coding required for visual data selection
- Exports to CSV, JSON, Markdown formats
- Saves reusable scrape recipes
- Cloud automation and scheduling
- Handles infinite scroll and pagination
- Bulk scraping up to 5,000 URLs
- Deep scraping of lists then individuals
- Scrapes behind logins with cookies
- AI property naming for columns
- AI enhance for summarization and analysis
- Smart Extract from any URL
- Integrates with Google Sheets directly
- Zapier, Airtable, webhook support
- API for developers including screenshots
- Auto-rotates proxies for reliability
- 100 free credits on signup
- Ready-made recipes for popular sites
Simplescraper cons
- Credits needed for cloud and JS scraping
- 2 credits per JS page, 1 without
- AI enhance costs 1 credit per 300 words
- Free credits expire monthly on paid plans
- Chrome extension only for browser
- Learning curve for complex recipes
- Rate-limits to scrape responsibly
- No unlimited free cloud scraping
- Manual AI runs skip auto-integrations
- AI results vary per run
Frequently asked questions about Simplescraper
How do credits work?
Credits enable cloud scraping: 2 per page with JavaScript (default), 1 without. Signup gives 100 free credits. Paid plans renew credits monthly, valid only during subscription period. Used also for AI enhance at 1 credit per 300 words processed.
What are scrape recipes?
Reusable patterns defining URL and CSS selectors for data extraction. Created via extension, Smart Extract, or API. Run repeatedly for fresh data, managed from dashboard, editable, shareable, clonable.
Can it scrape behind a login?
Yes, browser uses existing session; cloud uses cookies or credentials. Supports protected content extraction.
How to scrape multiple pages or infinite scroll?
Supported in browser extension and cloud. Guides cover pagination handling, expanding selections for more items.
What is AI Enhance?
AI feature to query scraped data for summarization, analysis, meaning extraction. Adds column to results. Automatic after scrape or manual trigger, costs credits per words.
How much data per scrape?
Crawler handles up to 5,000 URLs per recipe. No concurrency limits on API. Multiple recipes runnable simultaneously.
Does it use proxies?
Yes, auto-rotates IP addresses for successful scraping. Rate-limits requests responsibly like normal browsing.
How to integrate with Google Sheets?
Direct export from recipes to Sheets. Also supports Airtable, Zapier, Make, email, webhooks for automation.
What is Smart Extract?
AI-powered one-click extraction from any URL, turning websites into structured data or Markdown instantly.
Can you scrape for me?
Self-service tool, but offers ready-made recipes or custom solutions. Contact for built data delivery if needed.