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ReviewLake vs Apify. One API, not a pile of Actors.

On Apify you assemble a review pipeline from separate scrapers, several of them maintained by community developers. ReviewLake is one API for every review site, maintained by one team, with replies and AI insights built in.

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Why teams choose ReviewLake over Apify.

01

One integration for every site

No wiring up, configuring and monitoring a different Actor for Google, Booking.com, Tripadvisor and Yelp. One API, one set of docs, one webhook.

02

One team responsible for every source

On Apify, the Expedia, Trustpilot and app-store review Actors are maintained by community developers. Every ReviewLake source is maintained by us.

03

One schema

Each Apify Actor has its own inputs and output. ReviewLake returns the same fields from every site.

04

Reviews pushed, not datasets to fetch

Apify webhooks tell you a run finished; then you fetch the dataset. ReviewLake delivers the new reviews themselves to your signed webhook.

Moving from Apify takes four steps.

  1. Send us your locationsA CSV with your own location IDs and the listing URLs you track today.
  2. We backfill the historyDuring your free trial we collect each location's full review history, on every site you need.
  3. Run both side by sidePoint a test webhook at ReviewLake and compare the output with what Apify gives you today.
  4. Switch overMap one schema instead of one per site, then turn off your Apify jobs.
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Side by side, feature by feature.

Apify details from its own website and docs, checked 11 November 2026. Sources below.

ReviewLakeApify
What it isA reviews API for developers: one integration for 50+ review sitesA marketplace of scrapers (Actors), one per site
Review sites50+ sites, including Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb, Trustpilot, App Store and Google PlayGoogle Maps, Tripadvisor, Booking and Yelp Actors maintained by Apify; Expedia, Trustpilot and app-store Actors by community developers
One format across sitesYes. The same fields from every siteNo; each Actor has its own inputs and output
DeliverySigned webhook with retries, or poll the APIAsync runs into datasets (JSON, CSV and more); webhooks fire on run events
Only new reviewsBuilt in. Full history on the first run, then only new reviewsPer Actor, for example a start date with newest-first sorting
Post repliesYes, through customers' connected Google Business Profile and Facebook PagesNot offered by these Actors
PricingUsage-based: per location tracked, with automatic volume rates, plus reviews billed per use. Month-to-monthPer review, per Actor; Google Maps reviews from $0.30 per 1,000 on paid plans ($0.60 on Free). Plans from $0 to $999 a month
Free to try30-day free trial on your own locationsFree plan with $5 of monthly usage
When a site changesWe maintain collection for every supported siteApify maintains its own Actors; community Actors are maintained by their developers; SLAs on Enterprise

Questions teams ask.

Is ReviewLake an Apify alternative for reviews?

Yes. Instead of combining a separate Actor per site, you integrate one reviews API across 50+ sites, with one schema and one team responsible for every source.

Who fixes it when a review site changes?

With ReviewLake, we do, for every site we support. On Apify it depends on who maintains the Actor you picked.

Sources for Apify, checked 11 November 2026
  1. Apify: Google Maps Reviews Scraper
  2. Apify: Booking Reviews Scraper
  3. Apify docs: Actor developers and maintenance
  4. Apify docs: datasets
  5. Apify docs: webhooks
  6. Apify pricing

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