ApifyForge is free
No subscription. No premium tier. No feature gates. The dashboard, all 14 developer tools, actor directory, comparisons, and guides are permanently free. The only costs are Apify PPE charges when you run analytics actors — detailed below.
Try or sign up
Try instantly by pasting your Apify token, or sign up with GitHub for persistent features.
Use
Every dashboard feature runs an actor on your account. You see the runs in your Apify console.
Pay Apify
Standard pay-per-event pricing. Charged to your Apify account like any other actor.
What's completely free
These features run in your browser or read public data. No actor runs, no Apify charges, no account required.
What costs money
Dashboard analytics features run purpose-built actors on your Apify account. Each run appears in your Apify console and is billed as a standard PPE event through Apify — not through us. You trigger these manually; nothing runs automatically.
| Actor | What it does | Per use |
|---|---|---|
| Fleet analytics | Aggregate stats, trends, and forecasting across your portfolio | $0.40 |
| Health monitor | Failure detection, anomaly scoring, fleet health grade | $0.25 |
| Revenue tracker | Revenue trends, per-actor breakdown, forecasting | $0.40 |
| Quality monitor | README, pricing, schema, reliability scored per actor | $0.25 |
| Competitor scan | Analyse rival actors, compare pricing and growth | $0.50 |
| Cost watchdog | Monitor compute costs and spending trends across your fleet | $0.25 |
| Output completeness | Track output volume trends and detect data quality drift | $0.25 |
| Deprecation monitor | Detect actors approaching deprecation or maintenance flags | $0.25 |
| A/B tester | Compare two actors side by side with identical inputs | $0.50 |
| Market gap finder | Find underserved niches and opportunities on the Apify Store | $0.40 |
| Cloud staging | Test actors in production environment before publishing | $0.50 |
| Schema validator | Validate output against declared dataset schema | $0.35 |
| Test runner | Multi-case test suites with assertions | $0.35 |
| Regression suite | Detect regressions between builds | $0.35 |
| MCP debugger | Test and diagnose MCP server connections | $0.15 |
Example monthly cost
A developer managing 50 actors who runs fleet analytics weekly, health checks daily, and competitor scans monthly would spend approximately $2-4/month in total PPE charges. That is roughly the cost of a single coffee. Compare that to $49-199/month for similar portfolio management SaaS tools.
Try mode vs signed up
Try mode
No account needed
- ✓ Fleet dashboard with live data
- ✓ Actor table with search/filter
- ✓ All tools and guides
- ✗ Dashboard not saved between sessions
- ✗ No run history tracking
- ✗ No fleet analytics actor
Signed up (GitHub)
Free — sign in with GitHub
- ✓ Everything in try mode
- ✓ Dashboard saved permanently
- ✓ Run history and trends
- ✓ Fleet analytics, revenue tracking
- ✓ Competitor intelligence
- ✓ Preferences and alerts
Questions
Do I need a paid Apify plan?
No. Works with any Apify account including free tier. Apify's free plan includes $5/month in credits.
Where does the processing happen?
On your Apify account. Every run shows up in your Apify console. We don't store your data.
Is there a subscription?
No. ApifyForge has no subscription, no premium tier, and no plans to introduce one. You pay per use through your existing Apify account. No separate billing, no credit card on file with us.
Will ApifyForge start charging in the future?
No. The free model is permanent. ApifyForge earns revenue when developers use the analytics actors (which charge PPE through Apify). We have no plans for subscription tiers, feature gates, or premium upgrades.
Do analytics actors run automatically?
No. You trigger every run manually from the dashboard. Nothing runs in the background, nothing runs on a schedule unless you set one up yourself in Apify. You are always in control of costs.
Do I need to sign up?
No. You can try the dashboard instantly by pasting your Apify token. Sign up with GitHub if you want your dashboard saved between sessions and access to analytics features.
What does signing up give me?
Persistent dashboard, run history tracking, fleet analytics, revenue trends, competitor intelligence, and configurable alerts. All free — you only pay Apify for actor runs.
Estimate what a specific actor run will cost before you spend anything
Find the best Apify subscription plan for your usage pattern
Compare pricing across competing actors side by side
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