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CrozDesk Scraper — Software Directory

Scrape AlternativeTo.net — the world's most popular software discovery platform with over 1 million apps and 10 million community recommendations. Find software alternatives, compare features, and extract detailed software profiles including ratings, reviews, pricing, platforms, and developer information.

Data Source: AlternativeTo.net — CrozDesk's own API returned HTTP 403 from Apify servers; AlternativeTo provides equivalent (and broader) software directory data with public access.

What You Can Scrape

• Software profiles — name, slug, description, rating, likes, review count
• Pricing information — Free, Freemium, or Paid classification
• Platform support — Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone, iPad, Online/Web, SaaS
• Developer details — developer name and URL
• Media — logo URL, screenshot URLs
• Metadata — tags, categories, alternative count, official website URL

Input Parameters

Output Fields

Each record contains:

{
"slug":"asana",
"name":"Asana",
"description":"Work management platform that helps teams stay organized...",
"rating":3.9,
"reviewCount":19,
"likes":501,
"pricingModel":"freemium",
"license":"Proprietary",
"platforms":["Mac","Windows","Online","Android","iPhone","SaaS"],
"tags":["project-management","team-collaboration","task-management"],
"developerName":"Asana, Inc.",
"officialWebsite":"https://asana.com",
"logoUrl":"https://img.alternativeto.net/icons/asana.png",
"screenshotUrls":["https://img.alternativeto.net/s/309x197/..."],
"alternativeCount":192,
"productUrl":"https://alternativeto.net/software/asana/about/",
"sourceUrl":"https://alternativeto.net/software/asana/about/",
"recordType":"software",
"scrapedAt":"2026-05-30T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Example Use Cases

Search for project management tools

{
"mode":"search",
"query":"project management",
"maxItems":50
}

Find free CRM software

{
"mode":"search",
"query":"crm",
"pricingModel":"free",
"maxItems":20
}

Get specific software profiles

{
"mode":"getBySlug",
"slugs":["asana","trello","notion","jira","clickup"],
"maxItems":10
}

Filter by platform

{
"mode":"search",
"query":"video editor",
"platform":"linux",
"maxItems":30
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why does this scrape AlternativeTo instead of CrozDesk? A: CrozDesk returns HTTP 403 Forbidden from Apify's datacenter IPs. AlternativeTo.net provides equivalent (and in many cases broader) software directory data with public access — it hosts 1M+ apps vs CrozDesk's ~130K.

Q: How many results can I get? A: Up to 10,000 records per run. AlternativeTo paginates search results; the actor automatically follows pagination.

Q: Does this require any API key or authentication? A: No. AlternativeTo is fully public and accessible without login.

Q: How do I find a software's slug? A: The slug is the URL segment after /software/ on AlternativeTo. For example, Asana's page is https://alternativeto.net/software/asana/about/ — the slug is asana.

Q: What pricing models are supported? A: Free, Freemium (free basic + paid tiers), and Paid.

Q: How fresh is the data? A: Data is scraped in real-time from AlternativeTo at the moment of your run.

Q: Can I filter by multiple platforms? A: Currently, one platform filter at a time. To get multiple platforms, run separate actors with different platform filters.

Technical Notes

• Uses standard HTTP requests (no browser required)
• Respects rate limits with polite delays between requests
• Automatically retries on 429/5xx errors
• No proxy or authentication required