Apify Facebook Ads Scraper Alternative, Adyntel

What Apify's Meta actors do well

Apify's Meta ad scraping library is the largest on the platform (over ten actors), with the most popular one used by more than 18,000 users and rated 4.7 stars. For teams with Facebook page URLs already on hand and the technical capacity to configure actor runs, these actors can return large volumes of Meta ad creative data. If your use case involves discovering what's running across a category or niche (rather than looking up a specific company), some of these actors support keyword and page-level filtering.

Where it falls short for GTM teams

Meta blocks scrapers. Meta counters scrapers more than LinkedIn or Google. Failure rates for community actors are higher; failed runs still use compute. Keeping actors working requires maintenance that community maintainers don't always provide.

Ten-plus actors, variable quality. Choosing which actor to use is its own research task. Maintenance, output format, and edge-case handling vary by actor.

Facebook page URL or ID required. If your list is domains (e.g. from a CRM or Clay), you need a step to resolve domain to page URL before the first run.

Meta only. Needing LinkedIn or Google means more actors, more config, and stitching outputs.

Side by side

Feature	Apify Meta actors	Adyntel
Input format	Facebook page URL or page ID	Domain or Facebook page URL (page URL for best accuracy)
Blocking / failure rate	Higher (Meta actively blocks scrapers)	Stable managed infrastructure, 99.99% uptime
Number of actors	10+ (varying quality and maintenance)	Single REST endpoint
LLM / AI	No MCP; output format varies by actor	Consistent JSON, LLM-ready; MCP for Claude, Cursor, and others
Platform coverage	Meta only (LinkedIn + Google = separate actors)	Meta + LinkedIn + Google
Pricing	Compute units per run (including failed runs)	Per successful call only

Who each tool is best for

Use Apify Meta actors if...

You already have Facebook page URLs or IDs as inputs
You're doing creative discovery across a broad category or niche
You need a fully customizable scraping pipeline
Meta-only data is sufficient for your use case

Use Adyntel if... ← probably you

One endpoint, domain or page URL, consistent JSON
Meta + LinkedIn + Google without stitching; pay only when ads are found
One schema for LLMs; MCP server so Claude and Cursor can pull ad data

"After testing multiple qualification points (company size, marketing roles, website features), the #1 filter we've used to find high quality B2C/DTC brands has been qualifying for active Meta ads. Adyntel has been very accurate and gives us a lot of good data around brand's ad campaigns, their integration makes using their tool stupid easy in Clay."

Christian Plascencia

Co-Founder, RevGrowth

Pricing comparison

Apify Meta actors

Example: scrapestorm/facebook-ads-library-scraper, $18.99/month + compute (usage varies by run)
Compute charged even when Meta blocks the run
Meta only; LinkedIn + Google = separate actors + fees
Facebook page URL lookup is your problem to solve