BoxLang vs. Java vs. UseScraper vs. Visual Basic Comparison Chart

BoxLang is a modern, dynamically and loosely typed scripting language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that supports Object-Oriented (OO) and Functional Programming (FP) constructs. It can be deployed on multiple platforms and all operating systems, web servers, Java application servers, AWS Lambda, WebAssembly, and more. BoxLang combines many features from different programming languages to provide developers with a modern, fluent, and expressive syntax. BoxLang has been designed to be a highly modular and dynamic language that takes advantage of all the modern features of the JVM. It is dynamically typed, which means there's no need to declare types. It can perform type inference, auto-casting, and promotions between different types. The language adjusts to its deployed runtime and can add, remove, or modify methods and properties at runtime.

UseScraper is a powerful web crawler and scraper API designed for speed and efficiency. By entering any website URL, users can retrieve page content in seconds. For those needing comprehensive data extraction, the Crawler can fetch sitemaps or perform link crawling, processing thousands of pages per minute using the auto-scaling infrastructure. The platform supports output in plain text, HTML, or Markdown formats, catering to various data processing needs. Utilizing a real Chrome browser with JavaScript rendering, UseScraper ensures the successful processing of even the most complex web pages. Features include multi-site crawling, exclusion of specific URLs or site elements, webhook updates for crawl job status, and a data store accessible via API. The service offers a pay-as-you-go plan with 10 concurrent jobs and a rate of $1 per 1,000 web pages, as well as a Pro plan for $99 per month, which includes advanced proxies, unlimited concurrent jobs, and priority support.