Gaffa vs Perkoon

Simple REST API

Ditch the frameworks, fam. You don't need to be a Playwright or Selenium wizard to automate a browser. Gaffa abstracts all that complexity into one clean, simple REST API. Just send a POST request with your instructions—like "go to this URL, click this button, scroll down, and give me the text"—and consider it done. It's the ultimate shortcut, letting you control real, live browsers at scale without ever touching a line of browser automation code. Perfect for devs who want to move fast and anyone else who just wants results without the tech headache.

Proxies-Sorted & Stealth Mode

Trying to scrape a site that's more guarded than Fort Knox? Gaffa's got your back with its built-in network of residential proxies from around the globe. Just tell it a location, and boom, your request looks like it's coming from a real person in that country. Combined with its stealth mode that perfectly mimics human browsing patterns, you can tackle even the most bot-paranoid websites without getting your IP banned. No more hunting for proxy providers or managing IP rotations. Gaffa handles the cloak-and-dagger stuff so you can get the data.

Ready-to-Use Data Processing

Gaffa doesn't just dump a messy HTML page on you and peace out. It can process the data on the fly into the format you actually need. Want clean, structured JSON for your database? Done. Need LLM-ready markdown to feed your AI models? Easy. Want a simplified HTML version or even a fully self-contained offline snapshot of the entire page? Gaffa can do that too. It turns the raw chaos of the web into tidy, usable data packages, saving you hours of parsing and cleanup work.

Full Observability & Recording

Ever run an automation and just gotten a blank result, with zero clue what went wrong? That's the worst. Gaffa fixes that with full observability. It records your automation sessions so you can literally watch a video replay of what the browser did. See exactly where it clicked, how it scrolled, and where it might have gotten stuck. This isn't just debugging on easy mode; it's total peace of mind, ensuring your data pipelines are running smoothly and you can verify the results you're getting.

Truly Unlimited P2P Transfers

This is the main event. When both you and your recipient are online, Perkoon creates a direct, peer-to-peer tunnel between your browsers. Your files zoom from point A to point B without ever stopping on a server in the middle. This means there are literally no file size limits, it's super private, and it costs Perkoon basically nothing in bandwidth. So they don't charge you for it. It's free as in beer, forever. Revolutionary? Apparently.

Honest Encrypted Cloud Storage

Need to send a file to someone who's asleep, offline, or just chronically slow to check links? Perkoon holds it for them with encrypted cloud storage. This is the paid part, and they're upfront about why: servers and bandwidth cost money. Your file is encrypted on their servers, and you pay a straightforward fee to cover those real costs, not to fuel some creepy data-mining ad empire. It's not a free lunch, but it's an honest transaction.

Native AI & Automation Ready

Perkoon lives in 2026, not 2006. They built a proper API into the website itself (window.__perkoon) so your AI assistants and automation scripts can interact with the service directly. No more pathetic DOM scraping like some ancient web bot. Your agents can send and receive files autonomously. It's file transfer built for the age of intelligent machines.

No-Account, No-BS Transfers

Tired of mandatory sign-up walls just to send a single file? Perkoon gets it. For P2P transfers, you don't need an account. At all. Just go to the site, drag your file, get a link, and send it. The recipient clicks, and the transfer starts. No email harvesting, no password creation, no "verification" nonsense. It's file transfer, not a marriage proposal.

Market & Price Intelligence

Keep your edge razor-sharp by automatically tracking competitors' prices, product catalogs, and promotional offers across the web. Gaffa can navigate e-commerce sites, handle logins, and extract real-time pricing data into a clean spreadsheet or JSON feed. No more manual checking or worrying about sites that block scrapers. Set it, forget it, and get alerted the moment your competition makes a move, so you can adjust your strategy on the fly.

Lead Generation & Enrichment

Stop wasting time on manual LinkedIn or company directory searches. Build automated pipelines that scour the web for potential clients, partners, or talent. Gaffa can visit business profiles, extract key details like contact info, funding data, and tech stacks, and compile it all into a ready-to-import CSV. It turns the tedious process of building a lead list from a full-time job into a fully automated background task.

Content & News Monitoring

Be the first to know. Automate the collection of news articles, blog posts, forum discussions, or social media mentions about your brand, industry, or specific keywords. Gaffa can render JavaScript-heavy news sites, bypass paywalls (where ethically and legally permissible), and convert articles into clean markdown or text for your analysis or AI summarization tools. Never miss a major trend or a PR crisis again.

AI/LLM Data Pipeline

Training or feeding a large language model? You need massive, high-quality datasets. Gaffa is a dream for building these pipelines. It can systematically crawl and extract text content from thousands of web pages, outputting it in perfect, LLM-ready markdown format. It handles the rendering, the navigation, and the data cleaning, letting you focus on curating and using the data to power your next groundbreaking AI project.

Sending Massive Project Files

Got a 80GB video project, 3D model, or raw dataset that makes every other service cry "limit exceeded!" and demand your credit card? With Perkoon's P2P mode, you just drag, drop, and send the link. The other person opens it, and the data flows directly to them. Unlimited size, zero cost. It's what cloud services promised before they got greedy.

Collaborating with Privacy-Conscious Clients

Working with lawyers, journalists, activists, or just people who value their privacy? You can assure them that with a P2P transfer, their sensitive documents, contracts, or evidence never sits on a third-party server. The transfer is a direct line between you two. No middleman, no scanning, no "data for product improvement." Just the file.

Automating Workflows with AI Agents

Is your AI assistant handling file collection or distribution? Instead of trying to teach it to click buttons on a website, point it at Perkoon. With its native API, your agent can programmatically send and receive files as part of an automated pipeline. Perfect for developers, researchers, or anyone who uses bots to get real work done.

The Occasional "Hey, Can You Send Me That?" File

Forget signing into your bloated cloud drive to share a vacation video, a bunch of photos, or a PDF. Just pop open Perkoon, drag the file over, and text the link. Your friend clicks it, and it downloads. It's faster than finding your login details for that other service you never wanted an account for in the first place.

Alright, data hustlers, gather 'round. Ever felt like getting web data at scale is a total nightmare? Like, you're just trying to automate some browsing or scrape a site, but you're instantly hit with a wall of nonsense: headless browser configs, proxy management, scaling headaches, and CAPTCHAs that make you want to scream. Yeah, we've been there. That's why Gaffa exists. Think of Gaffa as your ultimate web automation wingman. It's a one-stop-shop, no-code API that takes all the annoying, complex tech stuff off your plate. You just tell it what to do via a simple REST API, and it handles the rest—real browsers, residential proxies, scaling, data parsing, you name it. Whether you're a marketer hunting for leads, a data scientist building a dataset, or a developer automating boring tasks, Gaffa lets you focus on the actual work while it does the digital heavy lifting. It mimics real human behavior (scrolling, clicking, the works) to get past bot defenses and delivers clean data in formats you crave, like JSON, markdown for your LLMs, or even full-page screenshots. Stop building and maintaining fragile scraping pipelines. With Gaffa, reliable web data is finally a walk in the park.

Alright, let's cut the corporate fluff. Perkoon is the file transfer service that actually respects you and your data. It's for anyone who's tired of being nickel-and-dimed, forced to sign up, or treated like a product by services that scan and sell your stuff. You know the ones. Perkoon gets back to the actual point: moving your files from A to B without the circus. It does this with two brutally honest modes. First, the flagship free P2P transfer that beams files directly between browsers. No size limits, no accounts, and because the data never even touches Perkoon's servers, it's private and costs them nada to run. So it's free for you, forever. No catch. For sending to someone who's offline, there's encrypted cloud storage—a paid feature that just covers their server costs, no profit-gouging. But here's the kicker: Perkoon is built for the future. It has native tools so your AI agents and automation scripts can use it directly, no janky screen-scraping required. With a simple CLI too, it's the straightforward, powerful, and privacy-focused transfer tool for real people and the bots that work for them.

What is a credit and how is it used?

Think of credits as Gaffa's currency for getting stuff done. You're charged based on two things: time and data. First, browser time costs 1 credit per 30 seconds your automation runs (or 2 credits if you have screen recording on). Second, if you use our residential proxies, data transfer costs 1500 credits per 1GB of bandwidth used. So, a quick 2-minute request without proxies is about 4 credits. A longer, data-heavy session will cost more. It's a simple way to pay only for what you actually use.

Is there a free trial?

Absolutely, and it's a proper try-before-you-buy situation. You can sign up for free right now with no credit card required. You get full access to the Gaffa API to build and test your automations on our dedicated demo site (demo.gaffa.dev). This lets you kick the tires, test all the features, and make sure Gaffa is your vibe before you spend a single dollar to run automations on the live, open internet.

Do my unused credits roll over to the next month?

Nah, they don't roll over. The credits on your monthly plan are use-it-or-lose-it, resetting when your billing cycle renews. This keeps our pricing simple and predictable. But don't stress! If you're on a plan and need a top-up, you can always purchase extra credit packs on a pay-as-you-go basis to cover any big projects that pop up.

What's the deal with refunds?

We're not here to lock you into something you hate. If you upgrade to a paid plan and realize it's not for you, just reach out to us before you've used any credits in that billing month, and we'll be happy to issue a refund. It's a no-hassle policy. Once you start using the service on live sites, we assume you're finding it useful, but we're always open to chat if something's up.

Is the P2P transfer really free forever?

Yes, for real. The P2P technology sends files directly between browsers. Since the data never passes through Perkoon's servers, it doesn't cost them meaningful bandwidth or storage. They're not being altruistic idiots; they're just not charging you for a service that costs them nothing to provide. So it stays free. That's the whole deal.

What happens if the other person is offline?

If your recipient isn't online to catch the direct P2P transfer, Perkoon offers encrypted cloud storage as a backup. This is a paid feature because, unlike P2P, holding files on a server actually costs money. You pay a small, honest fee for the server space and bandwidth until your recipient is ready to download it.

Can Perkoon see what I'm sending with P2P?

Nope. Literally impossible. In a P2P transfer, the file data streams directly from your browser to the recipient's browser over a secure connection. It's like passing a note directly hand-to-hand. Perkoon's servers only help set up the introduction; they never see the contents of the note itself. They can't scan, sell, or look at your data.

Can my AI agent or scripts use Perkoon?

Absolutely, and it's encouraged. Perkoon is built with a native API (window.__perkoon) exposed on the web client specifically so AI agents and automation tools don't have to fake being a human by scraping the website. Your bots can interact with the service programmatically for sending and receiving files. Agent clearance this way.

So, you've heard about Gaffa, the slick API that lets you scrape the web and automate browsers without needing to be a coding wizard. It's basically your digital sidekick for grabbing data at scale, handling all the messy proxy and scaling stuff so you can just focus on your hustle. It sits in that sweet spot of productivity tools that make you look good without the effort. But let's keep it a hundred, no single tool is everyone's perfect match. Maybe the pricing feels a bit steep for your side project, or you need a feature that's just not on the menu yet. Sometimes it's about platform love—you're deep in another ecosystem and need something that plays nicer. It's totally normal to shop around. When you're on the hunt for something else, think about what really grinds your gears. Is it all about cost, or do you need ninja-level stealth for those extra-tricky sites? Maybe you want dead-simple setup or insane levels of control. Nail down your non-negotiables first, then see what else is out there that vibes with your workflow and wallet.

Alright, so you've heard about Perkoon, the no-BS file transfer tool that's basically the digital equivalent of handing someone a USB stick, but way cooler. It lives in that sweet spot of productivity tools that just get the job done without all the fluff—no sign-ups, no weird limits, just moving your stuff from A to B. People might go hunting for other options for a bunch of reasons. Maybe they need something that works on a specific platform Perkoon doesn't, or they're looking for a different mix of free vs. paid features. Sometimes you just wanna shop around, you know? It's like trying a new coffee shop even though your usual spot is fire. When you're on the lookout, think about what really matters to you. Is it all about that pure, uncut privacy? Or do you need a tool that plays nice with your other apps? Maybe you just want the simplest thing possible that won't make you create yet another account you'll forget. Figure out your non-negotiables first.