Web scraping tools

Ready-made prompts for comparing, judging and checking web scraping tools.

Assess an AI web scraping tool before I use it

Assesses an AI web scraping tool on accuracy, cost, data handling and respect for site rules, with a verdict first.

Assess the ethics of a residential proxy provider

Assesses how a residential proxy provider sources its network and handles consent, using the text you paste, and gives a use or avoid verdict.

Check a scraping API provider before I sign up

Checks a scraping API provider against a list of questions on compliance, data handling and cost, and flags what to verify before you pay.

Compare free web scraping tools for my task

Compares three free web scraping tools for your task and skill level, verdict first, and lists which details you should verify yourself.

Compare ways to get job listing data legitimately

Compares legitimate sources of job listing data such as official APIs, partner feeds and public datasets for one project, verdict first.

Decide between a desktop scraper and a script

Weighs a point-and-click desktop scraper against a custom script for your project and recommends one with the break-even point in plain terms.

Find why my scraper sees an empty dynamic page

Diagnoses why a scraper gets an empty page from a dynamic site, ranks likely causes and starts with compliant options like official APIs.

Pick a no-code scraper for my project

Scores no-code scraper options against your project in a table and recommends one, noting what you must confirm in a free trial.

Review the risks of scaling up my scraper

Reviews a plan to scale a scraper to many pages or sites, with a verdict first and the risks to the sites and to me.

Run an ethics check on my scraping plan

Reviews a scraping plan against respect for site owners, privacy and purpose, with a verdict first and a fix for each concern.

Vet a scraper browser extension before installing

Reviews the permissions and privacy notes of a scraper browser extension you paste and gives an install or skip verdict with reasons.

Vet an open source scraper before I depend on it

Checks an open source scraping project from the repository facts you paste and rates its health, license fit and risks for your use.