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When comparing node-crawler vs Web Scraper (Chrome App), the Slant community recommends node-crawler for most people. In the question“What are the best web crawlers/spiders?” node-crawler is ranked 4th while Web Scraper (Chrome App) is ranked 6th.
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Pros
Pro Allows rate limiting
Pro Fully support dynamic content
Even one page websites can be scraped as it run in a real fully fetched browser.
Pro Easy to install and use
It's a Chrome App so if you've Chrome, it's one click to start using it on any platform.
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Con Not so easy to use
The interface isn't that intuitive especially if you want to follow links.
Con Cannot perform complex operations
Has a basic UI but you cannot script it really to customize certain aspects.