# Acquire.com Scraper — SaaS Marketplace Data (`mattdef/acquire-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Acquire.com SaaS marketplace listings. Extract asking price, TTM revenue, profit, growth rate, team size, tech stack, competitors and more from 1200+ public listings. No login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mattdef/acquire-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Matthieu Cast](https://apify.com/mattdef) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 6 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 listing scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

### Acquire.com Scraper

Scrape SaaS marketplace listings from [Acquire.com](https://acquire.com) — the largest marketplace for buying and selling SaaS businesses.

#### What Data You Get

Each listing includes:

| Category | Fields |
|----------|--------|
| **Financials** | Asking price, TTM revenue, TTM profit, monthly revenue/profit, ARR |
| **Growth** | Annual growth rate, churn rate, customers count |
| **Business** | Business model, tech stack, team size, date founded, financing type |
| **Market** | Competitors, category, business type, location |
| **Listing** | Headline, description, URL, listing ID |
| **Seller** | Reason for selling, asking price reasoning |

#### Use Cases

- 🎯 **Deal sourcing** — Find SaaS acquisition targets matching your criteria
- 📊 **Market analysis** — Understand SaaS valuation multiples and pricing trends
- 🔍 **Competitive intelligence** — Track competitors listed for sale
- 💰 **Investment research** — Analyze revenue, growth, and churn patterns
- 📈 **Lead generation** — Identify founders looking to exit

#### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `maxListings` | Max listings to scrape (default: all ~1200+) |
| `businessType` | Filter: saas, mobile, ecommerce, marketplace, agency, other |
| `minAskingPrice` | Min asking price in USD |
| `maxAskingPrice` | Max asking price in USD |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Proxy settings (uses Apify proxy by default) |

#### Output Example

```json
{
  "headline": "AI-Powered Writing Assistant",
  "askingPrice": "$120k",
  "ttmRevenue": "$95k",
  "ttmProfit": "$42k",
  "monthlyRevenue": "$8.5k",
  "annualGrowthRate": "145%",
  "arr": "$102k",
  "churnRate": "5%",
  "customers": "2,500",
  "teamSize": "1-5",
  "businessModel": "Subscription / B2B",
  "techStack": "Next.js, PostgreSQL",
  "competitors": "Jasper, Copy.ai",
  "dateFounded": "Jan 2024",
  "financing": "Bootstrapped",
  "location": "United States",
  "url": "https://app.acquire.com/startup/abc123-ai-writing-assistant",
  "listingId": "abc123",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

#### Technical Details

- **Data source**: Acquire.com sitemap.xml (1,200+ active listings)
- **Rendering**: Playwright headless Chrome (SPA requires JS rendering)
- **No login required**: All scraped data is publicly visible
- **Rate limiting**: Built-in delays between requests
- **Proxy support**: Uses Apify proxy for reliability

#### Limitations

- Some data (seller contact, data room) requires Platinum membership — not scraped
- SPA rendering adds latency (~2-3 seconds per listing)
- Total scrape time: ~30-60 minutes for all listings (at 5 concurrency)

# Actor input Schema

## `maxListings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to scrape. Leave empty for all (~1200+).

## `businessType` (type: `string`):

Only scrape listings of this type. Leave empty for all types.

## `minAskingPrice` (type: `integer`):

Only include listings with asking price >= this value. Leave empty for no minimum.

## `maxAskingPrice` (type: `integer`):

Only include listings with asking price <= this value. Leave empty for no maximum.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for the scraper. Use Apify proxy for best results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "businessType": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mattdef/acquire-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mattdef/acquire-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call mattdef/acquire-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mattdef/acquire-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/jjPwERWDlhEAfby4P/builds/9aeLtdDjZAZmawAQF/openapi.json