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Abacus vs Piloterr

If you need a Development API that's easy to integrate, go with Abacus.

Abacus

Free and simple counting service. You can use it to track page hits and specific events

Piloterr

Piloterr web scraping API handles headless browsers, rotates proxies for you, and offers json-parsed data extraction

Abacus

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use

Piloterr

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
FeatureAbacusPiloterr
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSYesYes

When to use which?

Abacus is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.