Why it comes up: Actor marketplace if you need scrapers beyond Google Maps places.
Stands out: Hosted MCP at mcp.apify.com plus a Store of ready-made Actors, on a prepaid usage meter with overage billed on paid plans.
Watch out: Unused prepaid usage expires each cycle. Usage beyond Starter's $19 is billed on the next invoice, and residential proxy costs extra per GB.
Best for
- Builders running scrapers and agents in the cloud
- GTM teams buying ready-made Store Actors
- Desks that want MCP to search and run Actors
4.8 on Capterra from 538 reviews
Read the Apify write-up · Scrap.io vs Apify
Why it comes up: Web page scraping API if your source is websites, not maps listings.
Stands out: Directory searches across 240M+ professional profiles cost no credits, so a recruiter can explore and refine a candidate search in ChatGPT or Claude and spend credits only when pulling full profile and work contact details. Every account gets 1,000 free credits a month with no card, shared with the scrape, crawl and search API.
Watch out: Hobby is 5,000 credits a month. Search costs 2 credits per 10 results, Directory profile and contact lookups also draw on credits, and extra credits come in $5 increments. Directory finds and researches people; it has no outreach sequencing or ATS of its own.
Best for
- Recruiters sourcing candidates by title, company and location from inside ChatGPT or Claude
- Builders who need markdown or JSON from URLs
- Agents that call Firecrawl over MCP
Read the Firecrawl write-up · Scrap.io vs Firecrawl
$185/mo Free tier 14 day free trial MCP API
Why it comes up: Spreadsheet enrichment if maps data is only one column in a bigger list.
Stands out: 150+ provider waterfall plus Claygent on every row, with MCP and API.
Watch out: Not a sender. Paid plans start at $185/mo on Launch, CRM sync needs Growth from $495/mo, and credit burn adds up.
Best for
- Sourcers building enriched spreadsheets
- Teams chaining many data vendors
- Desks that want Claygent research columns
Read the Clay write-up · Scrap.io vs Clay
$69/mo Free tier 14 day free trial MCP API
Why it comes up: Browser automations if you also need LinkedIn and other sources.
Stands out: Hosted MCP at mcp.phantombuster.com plus 100+ Phantoms that run without your browser open.
Watch out: You act through your own social accounts, so limits and bans are on you. Execution hours, slots, and email credits all cap out. Exports on the trial are 10 rows.
Best for
- Growth teams automating LinkedIn and Sales Nav lists
- Agencies running several Phantoms in parallel
- Builders wiring HubSpot, n8n, Zapier, Make, or MCP
4.5 on Capterra from 64 reviews
Read the PhantomBuster write-up · Scrap.io vs PhantomBuster
