zhihu.com scrapers compared
16 tools that scrape zhihu.com, ranked by real usage over the last 30 days. Success rate is the share of public runs that finished successfully in the last 30 days. Summed reported actor users: 508. Users may overlap across tools; this is not a count of unique people or buyers, or search volume.
At a glance: 16 tools; 11 of 16 displayed tools have recorded 30-day run completion (20+ public runs). Dataset file date: 2026-10-20; individual observation dates vary or are unknown.
Carried forward means retained from an earlier fetch; pricing and usage may have changed, or the listing may be absent from today's fetch. Unknown observation dates remain unknown. Dataset file dates and tool build dates are not tool observation dates.
Current recommendations use only tools fetched in this dataset with a known observation date. Carried-forward and unknown-date records remain in comparisons but cannot be current picks.
Pricing coverage among 16 displayed tools: 16 with a recorded primary-event rate; 0 with an unavailable primary-event rate; 0 with an explicit FREE model. Primary-event rates use the recorded billing units below; different events are not equivalent results.
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| Tool | Users 30d | Observed run completion 30d | Runs 30d | USD / 1,000 primary events | USD / run start | Review count (rating shown) | Last run |
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| 知乎 / Zhihu API - 搜索、回答文章、评论、用户数据 socialdatax/socialdatax-zhihu-data-api Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown · alternatives | 290 | 98.0% | 2,697 | $3.99 | <$0.001 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu Scraper (知乎) | Search, Answers, Comments & Profiles zen-studio/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 67 | 98.2% | 1,155 | $2.99Selected event: Saved result (result-scraped)Event detailsOne saved Zhihu content, comment, reply, or profile record. | $0.001 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu Scraper 2026 devcake/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 65 | 88.9% | 208 | $3.00Selected event: Standard result (standard-result)1 additional listed charge eventsOne saved search, content, Hot List, question-answer, or creator record.
| <$0.001 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu Scraper — Q&A, Answers, Articles, Columns sian.agency/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 49 | 99.6% | 253 | $12.00Selected event: Search Result (search-result)3 additional listed charge eventsCharged per row returned from a Zhihu keyword search (answers, questions, articles, people).
| $0.14 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu Scraper 知乎 [Only $3] Answers, Comments, Search 回答 评论 搜索 memo23/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 17 | 100.0% | 43 | $3.00 | $0.005 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu Scraper [Just 💰$3] — Hot List, Q&A & Author Profiles blackfalcondata/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 6 | 97.4% | 38 | $3.00 | $0.010 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| China Hot Search in English: Weibo, Douyin, Baidu, Zhihu bossless/china-hot-search Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 2 | — | 7 | $2.50Selected event: Topic in English (ai-topic)1 additional listed charge eventsOne trending topic with its English title, summary, category and sentiment.
| <$0.001 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| Zhihu & Douban High-Intent Research scrupulous_buckler/zhihu-douban-high-intent-research Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 2 | 96.3% | 27 | $4,990.00Selected event: Full intent research report (full-intent-report)3 additional listed charge eventsComplete Zhihu and Douban intent report with all research modules.
| <$0.001 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu 知乎 Scraper - Questions, Answers, Comments & Users vulnv/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 2 | 100.0% | 23 | $3.00Selected event: Search result (search-result)4 additional listed charge eventsCost per answer or article returned from keyword search.
| Unavailable | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| Zhihu Q&A Tracker - China Hot List & Knowledge Mining nexgendata/zhihu-qa-tracker Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 2 | 96.8% | 31 | $100.00 | $0.010 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| China Trending Topics — Weibo, Douyin, Baidu, Zhihu Hot Lists neronbaez/china-trending-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 1 | — | 2 | $0.010Selected event: Trend (trend)1 additional listed charge eventsOne hot list entry
| Unavailable | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Douyin Hot Search - China Trends, Baidu, Zhihu, Toutiao scrapewise/china-trending-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 1 | — | 17 | $4.50Selected event: Trending topic delivered (tema-entregue)1 additional listed charge eventsCharged once per unique live topic (or chart song) delivered from a Douyin, Baidu, Zhihu or Toutiao board. 'dropped' rows from compareWithPreviousRun, error rows and duplicates are never charged.
| $0.030 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu 知乎 Scraper - Answers, Articles, Comments & Hot List clover_folktale/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 1 | — | 6 | $4.00Selected event: Result (result)1 additional listed charge eventsOne answer, article, pin, comment, hot-list entry or user delivered to the dataset.
| $0.005 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu Scraper (知乎): Answers, Questions, Users, Search & Hot openclawai/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 1 | 100.0% | 21 | $0.50Selected event: Comment (comment-scraped)4 additional listed charge eventsOne comment or reply.
| Unavailable | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
| Zhihu Scraper (知乎) — Hot List, Columns, Answers bossless/zhihu-scraper Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 1 | — | 6 | $3.50Selected event: Article, answer, question or profile (result)2 additional listed charge eventsOne Zhihu article or answer (with full text), question, column or member profile saved to the output.
| <$0.001 | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| Zhihu Search Scraper: Q&A maximedupre/zhihu Observation date unknown · Observed: unknown | 1 | 90.9% | 33 | $3.55Selected event: Content match (zhihu-content-search-match)9 additional listed charge eventsOne public answer, question, article, video, or column returned by a keyword search or selected content type.
| Unavailable | 0 reviews · rating 0.0 | 2026-10-19 |
Download the zhihu.com comparison CSV (16 displayed tools). Includes snapshot_date (the dataset file date, not tool observation), observed_on (blank when unknown), observation_status (fetched, carried_forward or unknown), carried_forward, usage, recorded runs, success rate (0–1), pricing model, primary event and its listed USD price per 1,000 events (per_k). This primary-event rate is not total cost: run-start and additional charges may apply, and events can differ between tools. Unknown prices and success rates are blank; FREE identifies an explicit free pricing model.
Success rate is shown only for tools with 20+ runs in 30 days; below 90% is highlighted. Prices are list prices for Apify's free plan (paid plans are cheaper). Rates are per 1,000 primary events in the recorded unit named beside each rate; an unavailable billing unit is labeled explicitly. Different billing events do not imply equivalent results. Run-start and additional charges, plus your workload, determine total cost. Unavailable means the snapshot did not provide the value; an explicit FREE model is separate from a zero listed event rate. You are responsible for complying with zhihu.com's terms and applicable law. How we measure.
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Dataset file date: 2026-10-20; this does not date each tool’s recorded price. See tool observations in the table. Quantities refer to the selected tool’s billing event, not a result count. Changing tools clears both quantities; enter a workload for the new unit.
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知乎 / Zhihu API - 搜索、回答文章、评论、用户数据Zhihu Scraper (知乎) | Search, Answers, Comments & ProfilesZhihu Scraper 2026Zhihu Scraper — Q&A, Answers, Articles, ColumnsZhihu Scraper 知乎 [Only $3] Answers, Comments, Search 回答 评论 搜索Zhihu Scraper [Just 💰$3] — Hot List, Q&A & Author ProfilesChina Hot Search in English: Weibo, Douyin, Baidu, ZhihuZhihu & Douban High-Intent ResearchZhihu 知乎 Scraper - Questions, Answers, Comments & UsersZhihu Q&A Tracker - China Hot List & Knowledge MiningChina Trending Topics — Weibo, Douyin, Baidu, Zhihu Hot ListsDouyin Hot Search - China Trends, Baidu, Zhihu, ToutiaoZhihu 知乎 Scraper - Answers, Articles, Comments & Hot ListZhihu Scraper (知乎): Answers, Questions, Users, Search & HotZhihu Scraper (知乎) — Hot List, Columns, AnswersZhihu Search Scraper: Q&ACompare your shortlist
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Primary-event rates exclude run-start and other charges. Different billing events do not imply equivalent results or total costs. Observed public-run reliability over 30 days is not a guarantee for your workload. Unavailable means the snapshot did not provide the value. Some vendor links may be affiliate links; we may earn a commission. Disclosure.
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