Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.
Lower starting price
Parsio
From $24/mo against from $69.08/mo
Free plan
Tie
Both have one
Higher rating
Octoparse
4.3 against 4.1
Same job?
Yes
Both are Data and Analytics tools
Side by side
Compared on
Octoparse
Parsio
Our rating
4.3Better
4.1
Starts at
$69.08/mo
$24/moBetter
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Category
Data and Analytics
Data and Analytics
Plans
Free$0
Standard$83/mo, $239 a quarter, or $829/yr (about $69/mo)
Professional$299/mo, $779 a quarter, or $2,999/yr (about $250/mo)
EnterpriseQuote only
From $24/mo
Key features
Point-and-click extraction builder requiring no scraping code
AI-assisted auto-detection of data fields on target pages
App store of pre-built templates for common extraction tasks
Cloud-based scheduled extraction runs on paid tiers
Free forever plan covering 10 tasks and 50,000 rows per month
Four parser types: template-based, AI OCR, AI, and GPT-powered
No-code setup for extracting data from repetitive document formats
AI-powered PDF parser for invoices, forms, and tables without templates
Business card and ID document scanning
6,000+ app integrations for routing extracted data
Pros
Free forever plan gives smaller projects a genuine no-cost starting point
Point-and-click builder keeps web scraping accessible without coding skill
Established since 2016 with a large reported user base (4.5M+)
Founder-built from a real operational problem, not a generic AI wrapper
Four parser types cover both templated and freeform documents
Free Sandbox plan is enough to validate a use case before paying
Cons
Standard and Professional tiers ($69-$249/month) are priced above several scraping API competitors
Residential proxy costs ($3/GB) add up separately from the base subscription
Desktop-first design feels dated next to newer cloud-native scraping tools
Credit-based pricing means costs scale with document volume and parser type used
GPT-powered parsing costs more credits per document than template parsing
Smaller team than category leaders, which may affect support response time
Company
Octoparse (Octopus Data Inc.), founded 2016
Parsio, founded 2017
Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260718. Check the vendor before you buy.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is Octoparse better than Parsio?
In our reviews Octoparse scores 4.3 and Parsio scores 4.1. The better pick depends on the job. Octoparse: No-code web scraping platform that turns websites into structured data exports. Parsio: No-code document parser that extracts structured data from emails, invoices, and business cards.
Which is cheaper, Octoparse or Parsio?
Parsio has the lower starting price: from $69.08/mo for Octoparse and from $24/mo for Parsio.
Parsio
Octoparse
