Apify alternative for YouTube + Spotify video extraction

Apify pricing increased again? Switch to dedicated video extraction.

For Apify, video download is one feature among 1,000+ actors. For Tornado API, dedicated YouTube and Spotify extraction is the whole product. Contractual SLA, under 20 failed jobs per million measured in production, founder Slack on every paid tier.

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Tornado API vs Apify on YouTube + Spotify video

Tornado APIApify
Product focusYouTube + Spotify video extraction, onlyGeneral scraping platform, 1,000+ actors
SLAContractual 99.5-99.9% depending on tierBest-effort, no contractual SLA at standard tiers
Anti-bot for YouTubePatterns library updated weekly, fixes deploy in hoursCommunity-driven actors, depends on author maintenance
Direct cloud deliveryNative S3 / GCS / R2 / Azure / OSS, zero egressStorage extra, egress fees apply
Founder Slack accessEvery paid tierEnterprise plans only
Pricing modelPredictable monthly + included TBCompute Units + storage + egress, hard to forecast

Why teams switch

Dedicated to video, not a generic scraper
Our entire infrastructure (50 Gbps capacity, video-tuned IP pool) exists for one workflow: YouTube + Spotify video at production scale.
Contractual SLA, not best effort
99.5% on Starter, 99.7% on Medium, 99.9% on Advanced, custom on Business. Written in the contract, not a marketing claim.
Founder Slack on every paid tier
When YouTube updates defenses, the founder pages himself. No outsourced first-line support, no tier-1 ticketing.
White-glove migration included
Included on Medium and up. We map your existing integration and ship a working replacement in days.
Pricing match for the first 3 months
On Medium tier we match your current provider pricing for the first 3 months if you migrate. Risk-reversed switch.
Money-back guarantees that escalate
30-day on Starter/Medium if SLA is missed, 60-day on Advanced, 100% money-back on Business if not in production within 90 days.

“Tornado is literally the only good API that does this. I tried every competitor. It's a side project for them, a feature. For Tornado it's the whole product. The API is well designed, and any issue is fixed within a day. With the other guys it took weeks, if not months.”

Podcast platform founder · production customer
Risk-reversed switch from Apify
White-glove migration included on Medium and up: we map your existing Apify integration and ship a working replacement in days. We match your Apify pricing for the first 3 months, and money-back guarantees apply if the SLA is missed.
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