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Facebook Ads Library Scraper alternatives: recorded billing and usage (2026-10)

Compare 835 Facebook alternatives to Facebook Ads Library Scraper, ranked by 30-day users; see recorded pricing models, billing events, observation dates and public-run success.

Baseline

Facebook Ads Library Scraper (automation-lab/facebook-ads-library) had 1,296 users and 99.5% success across 121,607 public runs in 30 days.

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.57. USD / run start: $0.005.

Selected event: Ad scraped (ad-scraped)
1 additional listed charge events

Charged for each ad extracted from the Facebook Ad Library.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Compare all 836 Facebook tools (this page shows the 50 most used alternatives).

Filters apply only to the 50 displayed alternatives (at most 50), in the original usage order. Blank thresholds include unavailable evidence; active thresholds exclude it. Recorded zero is distinct from unavailable. Success measures public-run completion, not output accuracy.

AlternativeUsers 30dSuccess 30dRuns 30dRecorded billing / observationObserved success compared with baseline
Facebook Posts Scraper
apify/facebook-posts-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
16,07399.8%5,404,608

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $5.00. USD / run start: $0.001.

Selected event: Post (post)
2 additional listed charge events

Each post written to the dataset.

  • Actor start (actor-start)
  • Add-on: Date filter (filter-applied)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.28 percentage points
Facebook Ads Library Scraper
apify/facebook-ads-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
8,99499.4%1,233,326

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $5.80. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: Ad (apify-default-dataset-item)
1 additional listed charge events

Single ad in the default dataset.

  • Add-on: E-commerce enrichment (ecommerce-enrichment)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Pages Scraper
apify/facebook-pages-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
7,44899.9%2,904,883

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $12.00. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: Page (apify-default-dataset-item)
1 additional listed charge events

Single page in the default dataset.

  • Page (Standby API) (page)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.42 percentage points
Facebook Ad Library Scraper
curious_coder/facebook-ads-library-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
7,16599.7%2,119,741

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.75. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: ad (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single ad in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.22 percentage points
Facebook Groups Scraper
apify/facebook-groups-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
5,12399.8%689,021

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $5.00. USD / run start: $0.001.

Selected event: Post (post)
2 additional listed charge events

Each post written to the dataset.

  • Actor start (actor-start)
  • Add-on: Date filter (filter-applied)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.28 percentage points
Facebook Comments Scraper
apify/facebook-comments-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
4,475100.0%968,347

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $2.50. USD / run start: $0.001.

Selected event: Comment (comment)
2 additional listed charge events

Each comment written to the dataset.

  • Actor start (actor-start)
  • Add-on: Date filter (filter-applied)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.46 percentage points
Facebook Posts Search
scraper_one/facebook-posts-search
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
1,94399.8%558,697

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $4.00. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: Result item (result-item)
1 additional listed charge events

Result item

  • Initialize actor (init)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.27 percentage points
Facebook Reels Scraper
apify/facebook-reels-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
1,14197.3%245,203

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $5.00. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: Reel (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single reel in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Search Scraper
apify/facebook-search-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
1,07399.6%174,578

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $6.00. USD / run start: $0.001.

Selected event: Facebook result (facebook-result)
3 additional listed charge events

Page, profile, post, or reel pushed into the dataset from a Facebook search.

  • Google result (google-result)
  • Page or profile (page-profile)
  • Actor start (actor-start)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.11 percentage points
Facebook (Meta) Ads Library Scraper
igolaizola/facebook-ad-library-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
90999.5%117,962

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.75. USD / run start: $0.007.

Selected event: Result (apify-default-dataset-item)
1 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Fetch Detail (fetch-detail)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook URL to ID
apify/facebook-url-to-id
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
83799.8%244,267

Pricing model: FREE. USD / 1,000 primary events: Explicit FREE model. USD / run start: Explicit FREE model.

Explicit FREE pricing model; billing unit unavailable.
Event details

Event description unavailable.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.33 percentage points
Facebook Search Scraper
danek/facebook-search-ppr
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
66799.5%369,902

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $5.00. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.02 percentage points
Facebook Search Posts
scrapeforge/facebook-search-posts
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
665100.0%777,224

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $2.59. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.49 percentage points
Facebook Events Scraper
apify/facebook-events-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
60597.8%86,139

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $13.00. USD / run start: $0.001.

Selected event: Event (event)
1 additional listed charge events

Each event written to the dataset.

  • Actor start (actor-start)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Reviews Scraper
apify/facebook-reviews-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
60299.9%123,324

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $2.50. USD / run start: $0.001.

Selected event: Review (review)
1 additional listed charge events

Each review written to the dataset.

  • Actor start (actor-start)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.45 percentage points
Facebook Public Group Posts & Comments [Only $1.5💰] NO COOKIES
memo23/facebook-public-group-posts-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
57199.2%41,261

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $1.50. USD / run start: $0.008.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
1 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Additional data (additional-data)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Photos Scraper
apify/facebook-photos-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
47599.9%147,047

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $3.00. USD / run start: $0.001.

Selected event: Photo (photo)
1 additional listed charge events

Each photo written to the dataset.

  • Actor start (actor-start)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.40 percentage points
Facebook Profile & Posts Scraper
cleansyntax/facebook-profile-posts-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
40894.9%67,336

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $6.00. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Posts & Reels Scraper
clappi/facebook-posts-reels-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
38498.7%123,388

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $4.50. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: Post (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single post scrapped and added to dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Ad Library Scraper [From $0.3💰] · Reach · Transcripts
memo23/facebook-ads-library-scraper-ppe
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
35196.3%8,437

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.50. USD / run start: $0.005.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
1 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Additional data (additional-data)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Comments Scraper - Post and Reel Comments
dami_studio/facebook-comments-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
29499.7%25,589

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.25. USD / run start: $0.001.

Selected event: Comment (comment-scraped)
Event details

One Facebook comment or reply written to the dataset. Sample rows and diagnostic rows are never charged.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.23 percentage points
Facebook Public Profiles Scraper
automation-lab/facebook-public-profile-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
26790.7%6,305

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $4.60. USD / run start: $0.005.

Selected event: Item extracted (item)
1 additional listed charge events

Charged per public profile record extracted.

  • Run started (start)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Post Search Scraper
powerai/facebook-post-search-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
24391.4%29,117

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $9.99. USD / run start: $0.090.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Groups Search Scraper
easyapi/facebook-groups-search-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
24198.3%4,652

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $2.99. USD / run start: $0.090.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Groups Post & Comments: No cookies require
thedoor/facebook-group-post-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
23398.7%12,036

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $1.50. USD / run start: $0.005.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Page Post & Comment Scraper
thedoor/facebook-page-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
22799.5%10,350

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $2.50. USD / run start: $0.010.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.05 percentage points
Meta (Facebook) Ad Library Scraper - Fast & Reliable
whoareyouanas/meta-ad-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
22794.5%8,440

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $10.00. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: ad (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single ad in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Comments Extractor 🗨️⚡: Data, Details & Analytics
thedoor/facebook-comment-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
22399.9%90,019

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.50. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.42 percentage points
Facebook Groups Search Scraper (members, privacy, no login)
datahamster/facebook-groups-search
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
22299.3%7,466

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $3.00. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: Result item (result)
2 additional listed charge events

One validated, deduplicated group row pushed to the dataset

  • Monitor check (monitor-check)
  • Changed item (change)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Posts Scraper
scraper_one/facebook-posts-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
22299.2%27,706

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $2.50. USD / run start: $0.003.

Selected event: Result item (result-item)
1 additional listed charge events

Result item

  • Init (init)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Page Search Scraper
powerai/facebook-page-search-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
21695.9%3,901

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $4.99. USD / run start: $0.090.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Search Scraper — People, Pages, Posts & More
memo23/facebook-search-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
21299.2%25,140

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $1.90. USD / run start: $0.005.

Selected event: Search result (search-result)
Event details

One Facebook search result (person, page, place, event, post or video) with name, URL, and type-specific fields.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook posts scraper - Group, Page, Search
curious_coder/facebook-post-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
20699.6%96,345

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $1.50. USD / run start: $0.005.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.14 percentage points
Facebook Pages Posts PPR
danek/facebook-pages-posts-ppr
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
19399.9%214,364

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $2.99. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.40 percentage points
Facebook Page Search Scraper · No Cookies
data-slayer/facebook-search-pages
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
19299.9%10,307

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $7.00. USD / run start: $0.002.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.44 percentage points
Facebook Search Scraper
alien_force/facebook-search-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
19097.5%119,569

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $12.00. USD / run start: $0.002.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Video Search Scraper
apify/facebook-video-search-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
19099.7%4,429

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $5.00. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: Result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.20 percentage points
👤Facebook Pages & Profile Scraper⚡
premiumscraper/facebook-pages-profile-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
17299.2%11,733

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $3.00. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: Profile scraped (profile)
Event details

Charge per 1 scraped Facebook Page or personal profile

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Likes and Reactions Scraper
apify/facebook-likes-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
15599.9%7,885

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $6.20. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: Result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.40 percentage points
Facebook Ads Scraper - Meta Ad Library Scraper & API
automly/facebook-ad-library-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
15595.8%3,849

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.70. USD / run start: $0.050.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
3 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Page transparency (page-transparency)
  • Advertiser details (advertiser-details)
  • EU and political ad details (eu-political-details)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Ads Library Scraper [Reach Included] (Richest output)
memo23/facebook-ads-library-scraper-cheerio
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
14489.8%14,285

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.50. USD / run start: $0.050.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
1 additional listed charge events

Single result in the default dataset.

  • Additional data (additional-data)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Ads Library Scraper: Meta Ad Spy Tool
dltik/facebook-ads-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
14097.9%5,179

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $3.00. USD / run start: $0.005.

Selected event: Ad scraped (ad-scraped)
2 additional listed charge events

One Facebook/Instagram ad extracted from Meta Ad Library (copy, creatives, CTA, link, platforms, dates, page info + enrichment).

  • AI ad analysis (ad-analyzed)
  • Video transcript (video-transcribed)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Reels Play Count Scraper
social_developer/facebook-playcount-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
14099.9%220,241

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $4.00. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.42 percentage points
Facebook Group & Page Scraper - Posts, Comments & Reactions
whoareyouanas/facebook-group-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
13299.5%29,292

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $10.00. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: Post Scraped (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

One scraped Facebook group post with text, reactions, comments, and metadata

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Groups Search Scraper (No Login)
memo23/facebook-search-groups-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
12595.0%1,223

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $1.90. USD / run start: $0.005.

Selected event: Result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

One result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Reels Scraper — No Login, Bulk Video API
apivault_labs/facebook-reels-video-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
12298.6%16,224

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $5.00. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: Video scraped (video)
Event details

Charged once per Facebook Reel/Video successfully scraped and saved. Filtered, duplicate or failed items are free.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Ads Scraper Pro
dz_omar/facebook-ads-scraper-pro
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
11399.8%64,800

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $0.60. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: Successful Ad Scraped (push-success-result)
1 additional listed charge events

Per-ad charge for each Facebook ad successfully scraped and pushed to the Apify dataset. Includes data parsing, normalization, and storage operations.

  • 🔎 Ad Enriched with Full Details (push-detailed-result)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.31 percentage points
Facebook Groups Posts Search Scraper
lofomachines/facebook-groups-posts-search-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
11279.8%995

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $4.99. USD / run start: $0.030.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

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Facebook Reels Scraper⚡
premiumscraper/facebook-reels-and-page-profile-scraper
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
10499.9%11,694

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $4.50. USD / run start: <$0.001.

Selected event: Reels (reel)
3 additional listed charge events

Charge per 1,000 reels scraped

  • Profile details (profile)
  • Individual Reel Scraped (individual_reel)
  • Media Asset Saved to Storage (media-stored)

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.42 percentage points
Facebook Profile Scraper (No Login, Bulk) ✅
unseenuser/fb-profile
Compare with Facebook Ads Library Scraper
10099.6%3,507

Pricing model: PAY_PER_EVENT. USD / 1,000 primary events: $5.00. USD / run start: Unavailable.

Selected event: result (apify-default-dataset-item)
Event details

Single result in the default dataset.

Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown

Higher observed success: +0.14 percentage points

Ranked by 30-day users, with actor ID breaking ties. Rates are recorded list-tier USD amounts per 1,000 selected primary billing events, not inferred output counts. Even matching billing units do not prove equivalent output or total cost. Pricing models, event definitions, features, run-start charges, additional charge events and platform fees can differ. Unavailable means no known recorded rate; zero event rates and explicit FREE models are shown separately. No price ranking is made. Success highlights require 20+ public runs for each tool. Public runs have different workloads, so higher observed success does not guarantee better reliability for your use case. Tools share a target-site category and may serve different tasks. You are responsible for complying with Facebook's terms and applicable law. Methodology.

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