Overview · Software
Publish paid scrapers and AI tools on Apify Store
Build a web scraper, automation or AI-agent tool as an Apify 'Actor', publish it to Apify Store and set pay-per-event or pay-per-result pricing. Users run it through the web UI, API or MCP; you keep 80% of revenue minus platform usage costs, paid monthly once you pass identity checks and the $20 PayPal/Wise minimum.
Details
- How it works
- Build a web scraper, automation or AI-agent tool as an Apify 'Actor', publish it to Apify Store and set pay-per-event or pay-per-result pricing. Users run it through the web UI, API or MCP; you keep 80% of revenue minus platform usage costs, paid monthly once you pass identity checks and the $20 PayPal/Wise minimum.
- Tools
- Apify, Python or JavaScript, Crawlee. Tool links
- Startup costs
- $0 to start (free plan; Creator plan gives $500 test usage for $1/mo)
- Reported earnings
- Apify says it pays out $1.5M a month to about 3,900 community developers (Apify, Oct 2026); its help center says top independent creators make over $10,000 a month and many make over $1,000. Earnings depend on demand for your Actor and keeping it working.Payout figures published by Apify on its partner and help pages.Entry last updated · What the labels mean
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