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Monetize your Actor

Learn how you can monetize your web scraping and automation projects by publishing Actors to users in Apify Store.

Apify Store allows you to monetize your web scraping and automation projects by publishing them as Paid Actors. This guide explains the available pricing models and how to get started.

Pricing models​

Actors in the Apify Store can be published under one of the following pricing models:

  1. Free: Users can run the Actor without any additional charges beyond the platform usage costs generated by the Actor
  2. Rental: Users pay for the platform usage costs. However, after a trial period, they need to pay a flat monthly fee to the develop to continue using the Actor
  3. Pay per Result: Users don't pay for the platform usage costs. Instead, they pay the developer based on the number of results produced by the Actor.
  4. Pay per Event: Users don't pay for the platform usage cost the Actor generates. Instead, they pay based on specific events defined by the developer, such as generating a single result or initiating the Actor.

Where to start​

To monetize your Actor, follow the step-by-step guide in the Apify Academy: Monetizing Your Actor. This guide covers the process of setting up pricing, configuring billing, and publishing your Paid Actor to the Apify Store.