Tool

Scrapy

Open source Python web scraping framework

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What founders should know about Scrapy

Scrapy is a free, open source web crawling and scraping framework for Python. It provides an asynchronous engine, CSS and XPath selectors, and pluggable spiders, middlewares, and pipelines for extracting and exporting data at scale.

Best for

Open source Python web scraping framework

Probably not for

Teams that need requirements this record cannot verify yet.

Overview

About Scrapy

Scrapy is a free, open source web crawling and scraping framework for Python. It provides an asynchronous engine, CSS and XPath selectors, and pluggable spiders, middlewares, and pipelines for extracting and exporting data at scale.

Common use cases

  • web scraping
  • web crawling
  • data extraction
  • building scrapers

Integrations

Python, Zyte, JSON, CSV.

Decision criteria

  • Team fit and workflow maturity
  • Pricing model and free-tier constraints
  • Deployment, API, and integration requirements

Verified facts and evidence

ClaimValueSourceConfidence
Verification date2026-06-30StartupToolboxhigh
Pricing modelopen_sourceStartupToolboxmedium
Starting priceUSD 0StartupToolboxmedium

Methodology and freshness

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Last reviewed: Jun 30, 2026

Who should consider Scrapy?

Open source Python web scraping framework

How current is this tool record?

Startup Atlas last checked this record on 2026-06-30.

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