Currents vs Octoparse Cloud
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Currents vs Octoparse Cloud: common questions
Which is more reliable, Currents or Octoparse Cloud?
Both are neck-and-neck — Currents and Octoparse Cloud each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.
Which is faster, Currents or Octoparse Cloud?
Currents has the lower median latency in our checks — Currents responds in 586 ms versus Octoparse Cloud at 1422 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.
Do Currents and Octoparse Cloud need an API key?
Both ask you to authenticate — Currents uses an API key and Octoparse Cloud uses an API key. Each key is free to obtain; the Auth and Card-required rows above spell out the signup terms.
Can I call Currents and Octoparse Cloud from the browser?
Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Currents and Octoparse Cloud from a server or proxy rather than client-side. The CORS and HTTPS rows above show exactly what we detected for each.
Are Currents and Octoparse Cloud free for commercial use?
Currents has unclear commercial terms, and Octoparse Cloud has unclear commercial terms. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.