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Train a web‑scraping robot in minutes, no code required

Web Scraping & Crawling

Maxun lets you build custom web‑scraping robots without coding, handling pagination, login, scheduling, and turning sites into APIs or spreadsheets, with cloud‑hosted anti‑bot protection.

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Overview

Overview

Maxun is a visual platform that enables users to create web‑scraping robots in under two minutes without writing code. By defining actions such as Capture List, Capture Text, or Capture Screenshot, you can extract structured data, individual text snippets, or full‑page images from virtually any website.

Capabilities & Deployment

The system supports pagination, infinite scrolling, and authenticated sessions, allowing extraction behind login screens. Robots can be scheduled to run automatically and output results as APIs, spreadsheets, or screenshots. Maxun offers a hosted cloud service that manages proxy rotation and CAPTCHA solving, while also providing a self‑hosted option via Docker or manual installation for teams that prefer on‑premise control.

Who Benefits

Marketers, researchers, and product teams without developer resources can quickly turn web content into actionable data, while power users can extend the platform with custom integrations and self‑hosting for full data sovereignty.

Highlights

No‑code robot builder with visual workflow
Built‑in handling of pagination, infinite scroll, and login
Scheduled runs with automatic API or spreadsheet export
Cloud service includes proxy rotation and CAPTCHA solving

Pros

  • Fast robot creation (≈2 minutes)
  • No programming knowledge required
  • Self‑hostable or cloud‑hosted deployment options
  • Supports complex site interactions like login and scrolling

Considerations

  • Self‑hosting requires setting up multiple services (Postgres, MinIO, Redis, etc.)
  • Advanced custom parsing may need additional code
  • Performance depends on underlying infrastructure (proxy, browser)
  • Telemetry is enabled by default, which may concern privacy‑focused users

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Fit guide

Great for

  • Marketers needing competitor price feeds
  • Researchers extracting public data sets for analysis
  • Businesses automating data entry from web portals
  • Teams without dedicated developer resources

Not ideal when

  • High‑frequency trading requiring ultra‑low latency
  • Scraping sites with aggressive legal restrictions
  • Projects needing deep custom parsing beyond provided actions
  • Users unwilling to manage self‑hosted dependencies

How teams use it

E‑commerce price monitoring

Generate daily price tables from competitor websites automatically

Job board aggregation

Collect listings into a searchable spreadsheet for recruitment teams

Real‑estate market analysis

Capture property details and images for periodic reporting

Social media sentiment tracking

Periodically screenshot and extract post text for sentiment analysis

Tech snapshot

TypeScript96%
JavaScript3%
CSS1%
Shell1%
HTML1%

Tags

no-codeautomationself-hostedrobotic-process-automationweb-scraperwebscrapingrpaplaywrightweb-automationagentsno-code-web-scraperbrowser-automationdata-extractionbrowsernocodescraperapiweb-scraping

Frequently asked questions

Do I need programming skills to use Maxun?

No. Maxun provides a visual, no‑code interface for building scraping robots.

Can I run Maxun on my own server?

Yes. Maxun can be self‑hosted using Docker Compose or a manual setup with Node.js, PostgreSQL, MinIO, and Redis.

How does Maxun handle anti‑bot measures?

The hosted version includes a large proxy network with automatic rotation and built‑in CAPTCHA solving.

What export formats are supported?

Data can be exported as APIs, spreadsheets, or screenshots, depending on the robot configuration.

Is there a free tier or open‑source version?

Maxun is open source; you can self‑host at no cost, while the hosted cloud service offers a free trial.

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