Apify Store Analyzer

--- ## 🎯 What Does This Actor Do? Transform the Apify marketplace into actionable intelligence with comprehensive analysis across: | Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | 📊 Market Analysis | Analyze 10,000+ actors across all categories | | 💰 Pricing Intelligence | Understand pricing strategies (FREE, PAY_PER_EVENT, etc.) | | 🏆 Success Patterns | Identify what makes actors successful | | 🎯 Challenge Insights | Track $1M Challenge eligible actors | | 📈 Growth Tracking | Monitor 7-day, 30-day, and 90-day user trends | | 🔍 Category Analysis | Find underserved niches and opportunities | --- ## 🚀 Quick Start ### 1️⃣ Choose Your Analysis Mode json { "mode": "byCategory", "categories": ["AI", "AUTOMATION"], "maxActors": 100, "includeAnalytics": true } ### 2️⃣ Run & Get Results Within minutes, you'll have: - ✅ Complete actor metadata - ✅ Comprehensive analytics report - ✅ Actionable market insights --- ## 📊 Analysis Modes ### 🌐 All Actors Mode Analyze the entire Apify marketplace (10,000+ actors) json { "mode": "allActors", "includeAnalytics": true } Perfect for: Market research, trend analysis, comprehensive reports --- ### 📂 By Category Mode Focus on specific categories like AI, AUTOMATION, ECOMMERCE json { "mode": "byCategory", "categories": ["AI", "AUTOMATION", "DEVELOPER_TOOLS"], "includeAnalytics": true } Perfect for: Category research, competition analysis, niche discovery Available Categories: - 🤖 AI - ⚙️ AUTOMATION - 🛒 ECOMMERCE - 📱 SOCIAL_MEDIA - 🔍 SEO_TOOLS - 📧 LEAD_GENERATION - 📰 NEWS - 💼 JOBS - 🛠️ DEVELOPER_TOOLS - 🏠 REAL_ESTATE - 🌟 OPEN_SOURCE - 🤝 AGENTS - 🔌 MCP_SERVERS --- ### 🏆 Challenge Eligible Mode Find only actors eligible for the Apify $1M Challenge json { "mode": "challengeEligible", "includeAnalytics": true } Perfect for: Challenge research, competitive intelligence, success patterns --- ### ⭐ Top Actors Mode Get the top 100 performing actors by user count json { "mode": "topActors", "includeAnalytics": true } Perfect for: Benchmarking, best practices, success factors --- ## 🎛️ Advanced Filters ### Filter by Performance json { "mode": "byCategory", "categories": ["AI"], "minTotalRuns": 10000, "minTotalUsers": 500, "includeAnalytics": true } ### Filter by Pricing Model json { "mode": "byCategory", "categories": ["AUTOMATION"], "pricingModels": ["FREE", "PAY_PER_EVENT"], "includeAnalytics": true } ### Limit Results for Testing json { "mode": "byCategory", "categories": ["AI"], "maxActors": 50, "includeAnalytics": true } --- ## 📤 Output Data ### Individual Actor Records json { "title": "Website Content Crawler", "name": "website-content-crawler", "username": "apify", "stats": { "totalRuns": 22149737, "totalUsers": 88904, "totalUsers7Days": 1900, "totalUsers30Days": 4630, "totalUsers90Days": 10193 }, "currentPricingInfo": { "pricingModel": "FREE", "pricePerUnitUsd": 0 }, "categories": ["AI", "DEVELOPER_TOOLS"], "actorReviewRating": 4.45, "actorReviewCount": 122, "bookmarkCount": 2054, "isWhiteListedForAgenticPayments": true } ### Analytics Report json { "_type": "ANALYTICS_REPORT", "generated_at": "2025-11-30T15:30:00.000Z", "total_actors_analyzed": 1054, "analytics": { "summary": { "total_actors": 1054, "total_runs": 145000000, "total_users": 890000, "avg_runs_per_actor": 137572.71, "avg_users_per_actor": 8443.50, "avg_rating": 4.31, "challenge_eligible_count": 284, "challenge_eligible_percentage": 26.95 }, "pricing_analysis": { "distribution": { "FREE": 412, "PAY_PER_EVENT": 338, "PRICE_PER_DATASET_ITEM": 214, "FLAT_PRICE_PER_MONTH": 90 }, "stats_by_model": { ... } }, "category_analysis": { ... }, "top_actors": { "by_total_runs": [ ... ], "by_total_users": [ ... ] }, "insights": [ "FREE actors have 2.3x more users on average than PAY_PER_EVENT actors", "Highest average users per actor: AI (12,450 users/actor)", "26.95% of analyzed actors are eligible for the $1M Challenge" ] } } --- ## 💡 Use Cases ### 🎨 For Actor Creators | Question | How This Actor Helps | |----------|---------------------| | "What pricing model should I use?" | Compare FREE vs PAID success rates | | "Is my category saturated?" | Analyze actor count vs avg users per category | | "What features are trending?" | Track challenge-eligible actors and categories | | "How do I price competitively?" | Benchmark against similar actors | ### 👥 For Users | Question | How This Actor Helps | |----------|---------------------| | "What's the best actor for X?" | Filter by category, sort by users/ratings | | "Are there alternatives to Y?" | Find actors in same category | | "What's popular right now?" | Track 7-day/30-day growth trends | | "Should I trust this actor?" | Check ratings, user count, review count | ### 📊 For Researchers | Question | How This Actor Helps | |----------|---------------------| | "What are marketplace trends?" | Analyze pricing, categories, growth patterns | | "What makes actors successful?" | Correlate ratings, users, runs, pricing | | "How has the market evolved?" | Track challenge eligibility, new categories | | "What are market gaps?" | Find low-competition, high-demand niches | --- ## 📈 Example Insights ### Real Data from 10,000+ Actors: 🏆 Top Category: AI (1,054 actors) 💰 Most Common Pricing: PAY_PER_EVENT (32%) ⭐ Average Rating: 4.2/5 🎯 Challenge Eligible: 26% 📈 FREE actors have 2.3x more users than paid 🚀 Top performer: 48M runs, 88K users --- ## 🎬 Example Workflows ### Research a New Actor Category json { "mode": "byCategory", "categories": ["AI"], "includeAnalytics": true } Output: Complete AI category analysis with: - Actor count - Pricing distribution - Top performers - Average success metrics - Market saturation score --- ### Find Challenge Opportunities json { "mode": "challengeEligible", "minTotalUsers": 1000, "includeAnalytics": true } Output: Successful challenge actors with: - Pricing strategies - User adoption patterns - Common categories - Success factors --- ### Competitive Benchmarking json { "mode": "byCategory", "categories": ["AUTOMATION"], "pricingModels": ["PAY_PER_EVENT"], "minTotalUsers": 500, "includeAnalytics": true } Output: Competitive landscape showing: - Similar actors - Pricing strategies - User counts - Rating benchmarks --- ## 🛠️ Technical Details ### Performance - ⚡ Scrapes 100 actors per request - 🚀 Handles 10,000+ actors in ~5-10 minutes - 💾 0.3s delay between requests (API-friendly) - 📊 Comprehensive analytics in real-time ### Data Source - Uses Algolia search API (Apify's public store index) - Real-time marketplace data - No authentication required - Rate-limit compliant ### Output Format - JSON dataset (one item per actor) - CSV export available - Excel export available - API accessible --- ## 🤝 Contributing Found a bug? Have a feature request? Want to improve the analytics? 1. 🐛 Report bugs 2. 💡 Request features 3. 🔧 Submit pull requests --- ## 📚 Resources - 🏪 Apify Store - 🏆 $1M Challenge - 📖 Apify Documentation - 💬 Apify Discord - 🎓 Actor Development Guide --- ## 📊 Real-World Examples ### Blog Post: "I Analyzed 10,000 Apify Actors - Here's What I Found" Use this actor to: 1. Scrape all actors 2. Export analytics report 3. Create visualizations 4. Publish insights ### Product: "Actor Market Intelligence Dashboard" Use this actor to: 1. Track category trends 2. Monitor competitor growth 3. Identify market gaps 4. Build pricing strategies ### Research: "The Economics of the Apify Marketplace" Use this actor to: 1. Analyze pricing models 2. Study success factors 3. Track market evolution 4. Publish academic paper --- ## 🎯 Why This Actor? ### ✅ Complete - Every data field from Apify Store - 10,000+ actors analyzed - Comprehensive analytics ### ✅ Fast - Parallel processing - Efficient API usage - Real-time results ### ✅ Flexible - Multiple analysis modes - Advanced filtering - Custom parameters ### ✅ Actionable - Ready-to-use insights - Export in any format - API integration ready ---