Scrape Capterra with AI

# Scrape Capterra — SoloStack Skill File
> Drop this file into your SoloStack repo and Claude Code will use it as
> context to run this workflow automatically.
---
## Overview
Extract Capterra software reviews, pricing, feature lists, and comparison data using Apify and Claude Code.
**Apify Actor:** `epctex/capterra-scraper`
**Pricing:** ~$0.30 per 1,000 reviews
## Capabilities
1. **Product Profiles** — Extract product name, description, rating, review count, pricing, deployment type, and target market.
2. **Pricing Data** — Pull pricing tiers, free trial availability, and starting price for software products.
3. **Feature Lists** — Extract feature checklists and feature comparison matrices across competing products.
4. **Review Text** — Full review text with pros, cons, overall rating, reviewer role, and company size.
5. **Category Browsing** — Discover all products in a Capterra category with rankings and key metrics.
## Pipeline
1. **Define targets** — Specify Capterra product URLs, categories, or search terms
2. **Scrape data** — Extract product profiles, reviews, pricing, features, and comparison data
3. **Analyze market** — Compare pricing tiers, feature sets, and review sentiment across competitors
4. **Load into CRM** — Push software market intelligence into Neon database
## Use Cases
- **Pricing intelligence:** Compare pricing across all competitors in your category. Find where you're priced too high or where there's room for a premium tier.
- **Feature parity analysis:** Extract feature lists for all competitors and build a comparison matrix. Identify features you're missing and features where you lead.
- **Market entry research:** Browse Capterra categories to size markets. Count competitors, review volumes, and pricing ranges to evaluate new market opportunities.
- **Competitive messaging:** Extract 'cons' from competitor reviews. Use the exact language dissatisfied customers use in your marketing copy and sales scripts.
## Warnings
- Capterra is owned by Gartner and has strong anti-scraping protections. Use residential proxies and conservative rate limits.
- Pricing data on Capterra may be outdated — vendors don't always update their listings. Cross-reference with vendor websites for accuracy.
- Some Capterra reviews are incentivized (reviewers get gift cards). Sentiment may skew slightly positive compared to organic reviews.
## Sample Output
```json
{
  "productName": "HubSpot CRM",
  "productUrl": "https://www.capterra.com/p/140030/HubSpot-CRM/",
  "overallRating": 4.5,
  "totalReviews": 4089,
  "pricing": {
    "startingPrice": "Free",
    "pricingModel": "Per User",
    "freeTrial": true,
    "freeVersion": true
  },
  "features": ["Contact Management", "Deal Pipeline", "Email Tracking", "Reporting"],
  "deploymentType": "Cloud",
  "targetMarket": "Small to Enterprise",
  "review": {
    "pros": "Free tier is generous. Clean UI. Easy to set up.",
    "cons": "Gets expensive fast. Limited automation on free plan.",
    "rating": 4,
    "reviewerRole": "Marketing Manager",
    "companySize": "11-50 employees",
    "date": "2026-03-12"
  }
}
```
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