Maxun

Maxun is an open-source, no-code platform founded in 2024 and based in India. It specializes in web data extraction, providing users with tools to automate web scraping without requiring programming expertise. The platform originated to address the complexities and barriers associated with traditional web scraping, aiming to make data extraction accessible to a broad user base including individuals, small businesses, data analysts, researchers, marketers, and journalists. Maxun supports a self-hosted deployment model and is developing a managed cloud service known as "Maxun Cloud," which is planned for future release.

Operating primarily as an independent open-source project, Maxun is maintained by a small team and does not appear to be registered as a formal corporate entity. It follows a bootstrap funding approach without external investment, reflecting its community-driven development ethos. The platform emphasizes extensibility, privacy, and user control, offering features such as plugin support and methods to overcome anti-bot measures. As of 2025, Maxun’s codebase has attracted a substantial community, evidenced by over 13,000 stars on GitHub, indicating its growing adoption among users seeking flexible and transparent data extraction solutions.

Maxun’s business model currently centers on free, self-hosted software, with future plans to launch a cloud-hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tier. Although no paid subscription services are active as of 2025, the forthcoming Maxun Cloud aims to provide a managed option that retains the project's open-source principles. Despite limited corporate infrastructure and the absence of formal legal entity registration, Maxun serves a niche market segment focused on privacy, extensibility, and control over data infrastructures, particularly for non-enterprise users.