Visual Web Ripper

5.0 stars

"Good software and great support"

February 2, 2013  |   By stevenmannish

Version: Visual Web Ripper 2.116.5

Pros

I recently bought this software and so far I've been very happy. I must admit I've got stuck a few times, but support has been excellent, and now I've got everything working great.

Cons

The software has too many features for a novice user like me. I guess website scraping is just not as easy as I thought.

Summary

This sort of software can be very difficult to use without good support. I've tried other software that was much cheaper than this, but I was on my own with no real support.

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3.0 stars

"good but not excellent"

September 5, 2010  |   By Merelem

Version: Visual Web Ripper 2.57.4

Pros

it does what the publishers say

Cons

too expencive.300$ isn't the right price.maybe 50$ is the right one

Summary

you can try it but don't buy it

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5.0 stars

"Impressed..."

June 16, 2010  |   By DerekYoung2010

Version: Visual Web Ripper 2.46.3

Pros

I been with visual web ripper since the beginning. I have seen it grow. i actually look forward to updates cause its always a new feature..I originally bought it for a project i was doing with forums..now i use it for all kinds of stuff....

Cons

There is a learning curve..but once u learn the basics its very simple...plus they have the forum. and videos and documentation...

Summary

bottom line is id recommend this product to anyone that works online. i use it mainly for a small real real estate firm i run. But really could be used for anything....

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5.0 stars

"Easy to use & works with Ajax sites"

June 10, 2009  |   By mich029

Version: Visual Web Ripper v1.9

Pros

* Well designed layout and works with Ajax sites.
* Spectacular email support & video tutorials.
* Exports to excel for easy bulk post-processing and no problems from special characters that there can be when using XML or CSV etc.

Cons

Barebones help documentation other than video tutorials, but if you have specific questions you can always email them.

Summary

I tried around 10 other web scrapers before purchasing this one (now version 2). This was the only one that had an intuitive well designed layout that could properly navigate complex sites based on how you tell it to, and that really worked like it promised and whats more worked with complex ajax sites where others did not.

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