# Capterra Software & Service Category Scraper (`dionysus_way/capterra-software-service-category-scraper`)

Export Capterra category listings (each software category and service) to CSV/JSON: name, rating, reviews, description, website guess—ideal for SaaS research & leads.

- **URL**: https://beta-securitybyobscurity.apify.com/dionysus\_way/capterra-software-service-category-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Dionysus](https://beta-securitybyobscurity.apify.com/dionysus_way) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Other
- **Stats:** 7 total users, 7 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

# README

### Capterra Software & Service Category Scraper

*(covers every software **category** on Capterra, plus the full services catalog)*

Quickly export **software** and **professional-service** listings from any Capterra category page to **JSON** or **CSV**—ready for spreadsheets, BI tools, or CRM import. **Don't add filters (like company size, features etc) because the actor will not work!**

#### What you get

- **id** - internal listing ID
- **name** - vendor / product
- **url** - Capterra detail page
- **rating** - average stars
- **reviewCount** - number of reviews
- **description** - short blurb
- **Doubtful Website** - best-guess company site (optional)
- **extractedAt** - ISO timestamp

#### Input fields

| Field                | Type & range | Notes                                                     |
|----------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| `startUrl`           | string · required | Any Capterra software category or `/services/` URL |
| `maxPages`           | integer 1-200 | Result pages to scan (default 150)                        |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object · required | Residential proxy settings (pre-filled example)       |

#### Sample output

```
{
  "id": "card-8f2d4a6b",
  "name": "Acme CRM",
  "url": "https://www.capterra.com/p/12345/Acme-CRM/",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "reviewCount": 312,
  "description": "Acme CRM helps SMBs manage sales pipelines.",
  "Doubtful Website": "https://acmecrm.com",
  "extractedAt": "2025-08-26T14:07:12.345Z"
}
```

#### Key features

- Works with **any** software category URL (900+ categories) and services pages. **Don't add filters (like company size, features etc) because the actor will not work!**
- Handles up to **200 pages per run** and can resume if interrupted.
- Mandatory residential proxies are built-in to minimize blocking.
- Adds a *best-guess* company website to each record for faster enrichment.

#### Typical use cases

- Building **lead lists** for outbound outreach
- Rapid **market mapping** of SaaS and service providers
- Ongoing **competitive monitoring** of new entrants

#### Quick start

1. Paste a Capterra category or services URL into **`startUrl`**.
2. Set **`maxPages`**.
3. Run the Actor and download your results as JSON or CSV.

#### FAQ

**Does this actor scrape product detail pages or reviews?**\
No—only the listing cards shown in category or services results, keeping runs fast and cost-efficient.

**Can I enter multiple category URLs at once?**\
No. The actor accepts a single URL per run for reliability. Queue another run for each additional category.

**How many listings appear per page?**\
Typically 25.

**Why are residential proxies required?**\
Capterra throttles commercial IP ranges. Rotating residential IPs ensure smooth, block-free scraping.

**Is the “Doubtful Website” field always accurate?**\
It's a best-effort guess from Yahoo search; verify before critical use.

**How can you contact me?**
southdionysus@gmail.com

*Ready? Paste your Capterra category URL, set pages, and start extracting!*

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

Enter the URL of any Capterra category page you want to scrape.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

How many pages of results to scrape. Start with 5-10 for testing, use higher values for complete data extraction.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Select proxy settings to avoid being blocked. Residential proxies are recommended for Capterra.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/performance-appraisal-software/",
  "maxPages": 150,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dionysus_way/capterra-software-service-category-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dionysus_way/capterra-software-service-category-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call dionysus_way/capterra-software-service-category-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dionysus_way/capterra-software-service-category-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
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        "description": "Export Capterra category listings (each software category and service) to CSV/JSON: name, rating, reviews, description, website guess—ideal for SaaS research & leads.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "lSeeRVzHdE9zHxoRl"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/dionysus_way~capterra-software-service-category-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dionysus_way~capterra-software-service-category-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-dionysus_way-capterra-software-service-category-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dionysus_way~capterra-software-service-category-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-dionysus_way-capterra-software-service-category-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "startUrl"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "startUrl": {
                        "title": "Capterra Category URL",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Enter the URL of any Capterra category page you want to scrape.",
                        "default": "https://www.capterra.com/performance-appraisal-software/"
                    },
                    "maxPages": {
                        "title": "Maximum Pages to Scrape",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 150,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "How many pages of results to scrape. Start with 5-10 for testing, use higher values for complete data extraction.",
                        "default": 150
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy Configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Select proxy settings to avoid being blocked. Residential proxies are recommended for Capterra.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true,
                            "apifyProxyGroups": [
                                "RESIDENTIAL"
                            ],
                            "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
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                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
