# Diffbot, Zyte vs Altair Monarch Comparison

| | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.9 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 29 | 114 | 92 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (78.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (61.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (53.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $0   14 days free | Free Trial 1000 requests starting at $0.20 | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Diffbot

**Not enough data**

### Zyte

Pros:
- Ease of Use (24 reviews)
- Web Scraping (19 reviews)

Cons:
- Pricing Issues (19 reviews)
- Expensive (7 reviews)

### Altair Monarch

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (22 reviews) | 8.8 (89 reviews) | 9.1 (80 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (22 reviews) | 8.7 (90 reviews) | 8.0 (82 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 8.6 (85 reviews) | 7.5 (31 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.4 (34 reviews) | 8.1 (31 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.8 (22 reviews) | 8.5 (75 reviews) | 8.4 (74 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.7 (37 reviews) | 8.4 (31 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 8.4 (87 reviews) | 8.7 (82 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Diffbot

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Trial

Price: $0   14 days free

Description: Extraction API and Knowledge Graph Trial

Key Features:
- 10,000 extraction credits
- 1 user license
- Access to our Knowledge Graph Dashboard

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/diffbot/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Zyte

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Zyte API - Ban Handling

Price: Free Trial 1000 requests starting at $0.20

Description: Tired of getting blocked?

You're in the right place! Zyte API is the most powerful automated tool for handling bans. We automatically select the leanest set of proxies and techniques to keep your crawl healthy. 

Zyte's unblocking technology was rated best-in-class against market leaders in speed, cost and accuracy of handling bans.

Volume discounts available.

Key Features:
- A single API for all websites
- Per-website pricing so you only pay for what you need
- Automated proxy rotation

[Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/zyte/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Altair Monarch

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Lead Generation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Diffbot** | N/A | N/A |
| **Zyte** | N/A | N/A |
| **Altair Monarch** | N/A | N/A |

#### Lead Generation

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lead Builder** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **CRM Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Marketing Automation Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social Media Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Import & Export Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Preparation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Diffbot** | N/A | N/A |
| **Zyte** | N/A | N/A |
| **Altair Monarch** | 9.0/10 | 31 |

#### Data Source Access

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Breadth of Data Sources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (26 reviews) | 
| **Ease of Data Connectivity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (27 reviews) | 
| **API Connectivity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Data Interaction

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Profiling and Classification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (23 reviews) | 
| **Metadata Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (18 reviews) | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (24 reviews) | 
| **Data Joining** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (25 reviews) | 
| **Data Blending** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (22 reviews) | 
| **Data Quality and Cleansing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (27 reviews) | 
| **Data Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (18 reviews) | 
| **Data Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (17 reviews) | 

#### Data Exporting

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Breadth of Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (24 reviews) | 
| **Ease of Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (23 reviews) | 
| **Data Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (25 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Extraction

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Diffbot** | N/A | N/A |
| **Zyte** | 7.9/10 | 65 |
| **Altair Monarch** | 9.4/10 | 21 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Diverse Extraction Points** | Feature Not Available | 8.2 (59 reviews) | 9.5 (18 reviews) | 
| **Data Structuring** | Feature Not Available | 7.8 (57 reviews) | 9.6 (21 reviews) | 
| **Consolidation** | Feature Not Available | 7.6 (54 reviews) | 9.3 (20 reviews) | 
| **Data Cleaning** | Feature Not Available | 7.6 (54 reviews) | 9.6 (21 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Extraction** | Feature Not Available | 8.1 (54 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Visualization** | Feature Not Available | Feature Not Available | 9.1 (16 reviews) | 

#### Diverse Extraction Points

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Diverse Extraction Points** | Feature Not Available | 8.2 (59 reviews) | 9.5 (18 reviews) | 

### Media Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Diffbot** | 9.7/10 | 5 |
| **Zyte** | N/A | N/A |
| **Altair Monarch** | N/A | N/A |

#### Media Channels

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Broadcast Media** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Print Media** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Online Media** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Geographic Coverage

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Local Media** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **National Media** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **International Media** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Keyword Targeting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Feeds and Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Media Monitoring

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Lead Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Diffbot** | N/A | N/A |
| **Zyte** | N/A | N/A |
| **Altair Monarch** | N/A | N/A |

#### Lead Intelligence

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lead Validation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lead Enrichment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lead Quality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lead Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Browser Extension** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Lead Intelligence

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Market Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Diffbot** | N/A | N/A |
| **Zyte** | N/A | N/A |
| **Altair Monarch** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data collection

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Natural Language Processing (NLP)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Sources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Research Sources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lead Enrichment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Segment Trending

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Web** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Social** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Benchmarks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Finance ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Custom Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, And Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Market Intelligence

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Proxy Networks

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Diffbot** | N/A | N/A |
| **Zyte** | 8.2/10 | 25 |
| **Altair Monarch** | N/A | N/A |

#### Proxies

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Datacenter Proxies** | Not enough data | 8.5 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Static Proxies** | Not enough data | 8.5 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile Proxies** | Not enough data | 7.9 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Proxy Rotation** | Not enough data | 8.9 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Server Locations** | Not enough data | 8.5 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Traffic Limits** | Not enough data | 7.9 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Collection** | Not enough data | 7.8 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Proxy Management** | Not enough data | 8.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Proxy Routing** | Not enough data | 8.1 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards & Reporting** | Not enough data | 7.6 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Web Data Providers

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Diffbot** | N/A | N/A |
| **Zyte** | 8.2/10 | 18 |
| **Altair Monarch** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data management

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data repository** | Not enough data | 8.3 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Processing (NLP)** | Not enough data | 7.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data quality** | Not enough data | 8.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 8.2 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data structuring** | Not enough data | 8.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Customized Datasets** | Not enough data | 7.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customer support** | Not enough data | 8.0 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Real-time data** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Complete datasets** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | 8.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Plug-ins** | Not enough data | 7.9 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Data Extraction Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-extraction-tools)

**Unique to Diffbot (5):** [API Marketplaces](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-marketplace), [Market Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/market-intelligence), [Lead Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/lead-intelligence), [Media Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/media-monitoring), [Web Data Providers Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-data-providers)

**Unique to Zyte (2):** [Proxy Network Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/proxy-networks), [Web Data Providers Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-data-providers)

**Unique to Altair Monarch (1):** [Data Preparation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-preparation)


---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Diffbot | Zyte | Altair Monarch | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 78.6% | 61.1% | 19.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 14.3% | 25.9% | 26.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 7.1% | 13.0% | 53.8% | 

### By Industry

#### Diffbot

- **Computer Software:** 21.4%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 17.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.9%
- **Venture Capital & Private Equity:** 7.1%
- **Internet:** 7.1%
- **Online Media:** 3.6%
- **Market Research:** 3.6%
- **Management Consulting:** 3.6%
- **Information Services:** 3.6%
- **Higher Education:** 3.6%
- **Other:** 10.7%

#### Zyte

- **Computer Software:** 16.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 12.2%
- **Financial Services:** 7.1%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 5.1%
- **Information Services:** 4.1%
- **Online Media:** 4.1%
- **Consulting:** 4.1%
- **Consumer Goods:** 3.1%
- **Automotive:** 3.1%
- **Other:** 34.7%

#### Altair Monarch

- **Financial Services:** 15.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 12.1%
- **Banking:** 11.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 7.7%
- **Retail:** 6.6%
- **Accounting:** 5.5%
- **Automotive:** 2.2%
- **Computer Software:** 2.2%
- **Government Administration:** 2.2%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 33.0%

---
## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Diffbot

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---
## Top Discussions

### Diffbot

- Title: [What does Diffbot do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-diffbot-do) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Diffbot offers web crawling and processing as well as a knowledge graph API for finding articles on the web based on a set of filters."
- Title: [What is the best way to enhance understanding of Diffbot Query Language?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/25034-what-is-the-best-way-to-enhance-understanding-of-diffbot-query-language) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "They have a documentation page on DQL, have you checked this one out?

https://docs.diffbot.com/docs/en/dql-index"

### Zyte

- Title: [What is Zyte used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-zyte-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Zyte is used for reliable proxy management and web scraping at scale. It helps bypass IP bans, captchas, and geo-restrictions, making data extraction..."
- Title: [How will I receive my data / What format?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-will-i-receive-my-data-what-format) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "We offer many delivery types such as FTP, SFTP, AWS S3, Google Cloud storage, Email, Dropbox and Google Drive. Formats for delivery can be CSV, JSON,..."
- Title: [Do you support one-time data extraction?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-you-support-one-time-data-extraction) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes we support one time extraction, get in touch to tell us your requirements or find out more here - https://scrapinghub.com/data-services."
- Title: [Do you offer data samples before purchasing?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-you-offer-data-samples-before-purchasing) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, if sample data is available for the data source. This can be provided in either CSV or Json format. If it is a new source we have not crawled before -..."
- Title: [Can you provide the source code?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-you-provide-the-source-code) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, we can provide you access to the source code."

### Altair Monarch

- Title: [What is data preparation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/achieving-critical-business-objectives-with-data-no-longer-requires-hours-of-manual-work) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Data preparation is the process of getting data ready for analytics and/or consumption. This includes collecting data from various locations and systems..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/diffbot-vs-zyte-vs-altair-monarch)