Simplescraper is a no-code web scraping platform built around a Chrome extension and a cloud execution layer. Users visually define scraping "recipes" by pointing and clicking on elements in a browser tab, and the tool auto-generates the CSS selectors. Those recipes can be run locally in-browser or pushed to the cloud for scheduled, unattended execution at scale. The platform added an AI layer (Simplescraper 2.0) that includes automatic list detection, AI-powered column naming, and a smart-extract endpoint that can derive CSS selectors from a page automatically without manual configuration. An AI data-transformation step lets users summarize, translate, or clean scraped content using LLMs as part of the pipeline. Simplescraper launched an official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, available at mcp.simplescraper.io, making it compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and ChatGPT. Through the MCP interface, AI agents can trigger recipes, run smart-extract calls, and manage scraped data using natural language commands rather than code or selectors. Native integrations include real-time sync to Google Sheets and Airtable, webhook delivery, and a REST API with async polling and cursor-based pagination. Zapier and Make connectors extend it further. The tool is actively maintained, with version 2.1.6 released March 2026, and reports over 90,000 users and a 4.4/5 Chrome Web Store rating. Key features: - Chrome extension for visual, no-code recipe creation using point-and-click selector building - Cloud execution engine for scheduled and parallel scraping of thousands of URLs - AI smart-extract endpoint that generates CSS selectors automatically from a page - Official MCP server for natural-language control by AI agents (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT) - Real-time sync to Google Sheets and Airtable; webhook and REST API output - AI data transformation step for summarizing, translating, or cleaning scraped content - Freemium model with 100 free cloud scrape credits per month; paid plans from $35/month
Free: 100 cloud scrape credits/month. Plus: $35/month (6,000 credits). Pro: $70/month (15,000 credits, real-time Sheets/Airtable sync, scheduled scraping). Custom Premium plans available.