Bazhuayu

Bazhuayu is China’s most widely used no-code web scraping software, extracting data from websites with visual workflows.

Overview

八爪鱼采集器 (Bazhuayu) provides visual web data extraction for Chinese users, covering domestic and international websites. Users click through pages in a visual designer while the tool auto-detects lists, tables, and pagination, and cloud-based collection runs tasks at scale around the clock. It includes IP rotation, scheduled collection, and export to Excel, databases, and APIs. Templates and a task marketplace let beginners start quickly.

Bazhuayu’s dominance in the Chinese market comes from localization: it handles domestic sites, encodings, and anti-crawling mechanisms that international tools often fail on. The visual workflow builder requires no programming, and a large template library covers the sources Chinese businesses care about.

Cloud collection runs unattended at scale, with IP rotation and scheduling built in, and results export into the databases and spreadsheets where analysis happens. Community-shared tasks further shorten setup time for common sources.

Common use cases include competitor price monitoring, lead list building, and content aggregation for research teams. Cloud scheduling keeps datasets current without manual runs, and cleaning options handle the messy realities of real-world pages. Licensing tiers make it accessible to individuals as well as enterprises.

Key Features

• Visual click-to-build scraper creation with smart data detection
• Cloud collection with scheduled runs and concurrency control
• Handles login, pagination, sliders, and dynamic loading pages
• IP pool rotation and anti-blocking configuration
• Export to Excel, CSV, MySQL, SQL Server, and API delivery
• Template marketplace and task sharing community

Pricing

Bazhuayu offers a free edition with limits on collection volume. Paid editions are billed by usage tier and cloud features, with enterprise plans for large-scale extraction.

Who Is It For

Chinese market researchers, e-commerce operators, and business analysts who need recurring web data without coding skills.

Cloud scheduling keeps datasets current without manual runs, and cleaning options handle the messy realities of real-world web pages.

Licensing tiers make it accessible to individuals as well as large enterprises with heavy collection needs.

FAQ

Is Bazhuayu free to use?

A free edition exists for small collections; higher volumes and cloud features require paid editions.

Does Bazhuayu offer an API?

Yes, collected data can be delivered through APIs into business systems and databases.

How does Bazhuayu compare to alternatives?

Bazhuayu has the deepest support for Chinese websites versus Octoparse, with a large local template and user community. Regional support and Chinese-language documentation remain strong advantages for domestic teams running continuous collection projects.