dryscrape Alternatives

dryscrape is described as 'A lightweight Python library that uses Webkit to enable easy scraping of dynamic, Javascript-heavy web pages' and is an app. There are six alternatives to dryscrape for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best dryscrape alternative is Selenium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like dryscrape are CasperJS, SlimerJS, DalekJS and Screenster.

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A lightweight Python library that uses Webkit to enable easy scraping of dynamic, Javascript-heavy web pages

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  1. Selenium icon
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    Selenium is a suite of tools specifically for testing web applications. It provides a playback tool for authoring functional tests across most modern web browsers, without the need to learn a test scripting language (Selenium IDE).

    97 Selenium alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Java
    • Ruby
    • Python

    Selenium Features

    1.  Web Testing
    2.  Python API
    3.  Cross browser testing

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    Comments about Selenium as an Alternative to dryscrape
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    Selenium is very slow, and does everything a web browser does (even if not necessary for scraping)

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    • Selenium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to dryscrape.

    • Selenium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to dryscrape.

    • Selenium is Free and Open Sourcedryscrape is also Free and Open Source
  2. CasperJS icon
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    CasperJS is an open source navigation scripting & testing utility written in Javascript for the PhantomJS WebKit headless browser and SlimerJS (Gecko).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Based off phantomjs which no longer under development

    CasperJS Features

    1.  Web Testing
    2.  Works with SlimerJS

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  3. SlimerJS icon
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    SlimerJS is a scriptable browser. It allows you to manipulate a web page with a Javascript script: opening a webpage, clicking on links, modifying the content... It is useful to do functional tests, page automaton, network monitoring, screen capture etc.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.0.0) was released in Mars 2018.

    SlimerJS Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Real-time traffic
    3.  Based on Gecko engine

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  4. DalekJS icon
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    DalekJS is an open source UI testing tool.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  5. Screenster icon
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    10x faster UI testing without a line of code. Screenster is a web-based platform that records a visual baseline of the application screens and then automatically detects changes.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Screenster Features

    1.  Visual UI testing
    2.  Cross browser testing
    3.  Built-in CI
    4.  Selenium support
    5.  Support for Javascript
    6.  Regression testing

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    • Screenster is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to dryscrape.

    • Screenster is Freemium and Proprietarydryscrape is Free and Open Source
  6. PhearJS icon
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    PhearJS renders dynamic webpages using PhantomJS: fetch a page, render it and return a pretty JSON object. PhearJS is offered as a hosted API as well as an open source solution that you can host yourself.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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