The choice between Figranium and Apify comes down to how you want to build, run, and own your browser automation.
Figranium lets you start with a workflow template, adapt the browser steps, and run tasks on infrastructure you control. Apify provides a managed platform for running Actors, including a marketplace of ready-made scraping and automation tools.
This comparison explores their different approaches to templates, execution, and self-hosting so you can choose what fits your work.
See how Figranium helps you build, run, and reuse browser automation.
Build browser workflows visually, then run them through an API or on a schedule.
Apify is a platform for running web scraping and automation programs called Actors, with a marketplace of ready-made tools.
Start from a workflow template or compose browser actions in the editor.
Run ready-made Actors or build Actors as programs.
The browser and saved tasks run on infrastructure you operate; trigger them by API or schedule.
Actors run on Apify’s managed platform, manually, via API, or on a schedule.
Reusable templates for browser interactions and extraction, adaptable to your task.
Managed scraping infrastructure and a marketplace of existing Actors.
Figranium is an open-source, self-hosted browser automation platform. Build browser actions in a visual block editor, then run saved tasks through the REST API or on a schedule. It also supports runtime variables, proxy configuration, and integrations with automation tools and AI clients.
Explore Figranium docs ↗Apify provides a cloud platform for web scraping and automation built around Actors: programs with structured inputs and outputs. Its Store offers ready-made Actors, while developers can build and publish their own.
Explore Apify docs ↗Figranium is open source and self-hosted. Install it on a machine or server you control: the browser, workflow execution, and saved data run on that instance. Trigger tasks through its API or scheduler without moving the runtime to a managed platform.
You choose and pay for the infrastructure, and you are responsible for setup, updates, security, and maintenance. Data can still leave your instance when you configure external services or visit websites; optional anonymous telemetry can be disabled.
Explore deployment options ↗Figranium gives you a practical path from template to your own reusable automation. Adapt a workflow to your site, run it on infrastructure you control, and expose it through an API. It is a compelling choice when you want control over both the browser steps and where they run.
Explore Figranium docsExplore pre-built Figranium workflows for tasks like data extraction, monitoring, and enrichment. Use a template as a starting point, then adapt the browser steps to your needs.
For tasks involving browser navigation, form interactions, or data extraction, you can build a Figranium workflow to perform the same job. Actors do not import directly: you'll need to recreate and test the steps in Figranium.
Figranium runs on infrastructure you host and manage. Apify runs Actors on its managed platform. Choose based on whether you want to operate the environment yourself.
Figranium lets you assemble browser actions visually and offers templates to start from. Apify offers ready-made Actors; building a custom Actor typically involves writing a program.
Yes. Figranium supports schedules and a REST API with runtime variables. Apify Actors can also be run via API or on a schedule.
