Getting web data can mean a single scraping request—or a repeatable sequence of browser interactions. Figranium and ScraperAPI are built around different parts of that job.
Figranium gives you workflow templates and an editor for browser tasks that run on infrastructure you manage. ScraperAPI provides a managed scraping API with proxy handling and optional JavaScript rendering.
Explore how the two approaches differ when you need to extract data, interact with pages, and operate your automation.
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.
ScraperAPI is a web scraping API that manages proxies, CAPTCHA handling, and optional JavaScript rendering.
Start with a workflow template or build a reusable browser task in the editor.
Send scraping requests to a managed API, with optional rendering instructions.
The browser and saved tasks run on infrastructure you operate; trigger them by API or schedule.
Send requests to ScraperAPI’s managed service for scraping and rendering.
Templates for multi-step browser interactions and extraction workflows.
Collecting web data through an API with managed proxy infrastructure.
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 ↗ScraperAPI provides a managed web scraping API with proxy rotation, CAPTCHA handling, and optional JavaScript rendering. Its rendering instruction set supports actions such as clicks, input, scrolling, and waits before returning a response.
Explore ScraperAPI 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 ↗Start with a Figranium template, adapt it to your website, and run the workflow on your own infrastructure. Go beyond retrieving a page: combine extraction with navigation, forms, and other browser interactions in a reusable task you can call through an API.
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.
ScraperAPI is designed for managed scraping requests and proxy handling. Figranium is useful when collecting the data requires a reusable sequence of browser actions you want to define visually.
Yes. Its JavaScript rendering instruction set supports clicks, input, scrolling, and waits before returning the rendered response.
Figranium runs on your self-hosted instance. ScraperAPI provides a managed API and runs its JavaScript rendering in its service.
