PhantomBuster vs Scrap.io (2026): which should you pick?

Pick PhantomBuster if

• Fits if your leads come from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator searches
• Works for HubSpot users who want LinkedIn leads synced both ways, without writing code

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if lots of lookups come back empty, as each attempt uses an email credit and credits reset monthly
• Not for you if you use Salesforce or Pipedrive and want two-way sync, and Salesforce needs its Enterprise edition
• Skip it if you just need the odd email, as it's built for repeat workflows
• Tight if you're staying free or on the trial, as exports and API output stop at 10 rows
• Watch out: these prices come from its July 2026 pricing guide, as its pricing page couldn't be read

Pick Scrap.io if

• Fits if you sell to local businesses like shops and restaurants
• Works for agencies that need lists by area

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 7-day trial
• Not for you if you sell to bigger companies, since it's map data
• Tight if you're on Basic: no API, no radius search and no polygons
• Watch out: reverse search and file enrichment start on Agency, and polygons only on Company

PhantomBuster

• Prices come from PhantomBuster's July 2026 pricing guide on its own site; its pricing page could not be read when checked.
• An email credit is used for every lookup attempt, even when no email is found, and credits reset monthly without rolling over.
• The Free plan and the trial cap exports and API output at 10 rows.
• The Salesforce and Pipedrive connections are one-way, and Salesforce needs its Enterprise edition or above.

Scrap.io

• There is no free plan; the trial is 7 days and up to 100 leads.
• The Basic plan has no API access, no radius search and no polygons.
• Reverse search and file enrichment start on the Agency plan, and polygons only on Company.
• On yearly plans unused credits roll over from month to month.

PhantomBuster

Phantoms

Ready-made automations that collect data from LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Facebook, X and Instagram, such as exporting the people in a search.

Multi-step workflows

Chain steps that collect leads, filter them, find emails, qualify them with AI and send them on, all in one shared workspace.

Email discovery

A built-in email finder, run on BetterContact's waterfall enrichment, or a connected Hunter, Snov.io or Dropcontact account using its own API key.

Chrome extension

Shows emails, phone numbers and company details on a LinkedIn profile when clicked, and saves the lead to PhantomBuster or HubSpot.

HubSpot sync

A two-way HubSpot connection that sends leads, enriches contacts, finds their LinkedIn profiles and tracks job changes.

Zapier, Make and API

Launch automations and fetch their results from Zapier, Make, Google Sheets or the API, or send leads to lemlist for outreach.

Scrap.io

Three map sources

Pulls business records from Google Maps, Apple Maps and Bing Maps, across 4,000+ categories and, per the site, 195 countries.

Area and filter search

Search by city, state or country, or draw a radius or polygon on a map. Filters cover website, phone, email, rating, reviews and social profiles.

Reverse search and enrichment

Enter a phone, email, domain or URL to find the business behind it, or upload a CSV of those values to have each business's data added.

REST API and MCP server

A REST API searches, filters and exports business data. The MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other clients run the same searches in plain language.

Public data only

The site says it collects only publicly available business data and that each data point can be traced to its source.

PhantomBuster

• Free$0

  30 minutes of running time a month, 1 slot and 50 MB of storage; exports and API output limited to 10 rows.

• Start$56

  per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)

  20 run hours, 5 automation slots, 500 email credits, 10,000 AI credits and 1,000 URL Finder credits a month.

• Grow$128

  per month, billed annually ($159 billed monthly)

  80 run hours, 15 automation slots, 2,500 email credits, 30,000 AI credits and 10,000 URL Finder credits a month.

• Scale$352

  per month, billed annually ($439 billed monthly)

  300 run hours, 50 automation slots, 10,000 email credits, 90,000 AI credits and 20,000 URL Finder credits a month.

Scrap.io

• Basic$39

  per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)

  10,000 export credits a month, essential data and filters, searches by city, up to 3 business types per search. No API.

• Professional$79

  per month, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly)

  20,000 export credits and 20,000 API and MCP searches a month, extended data, 50 km radius, 10 types per search.

• Agency$159

  per month, billed yearly ($239 billed monthly)

  40,000 export credits and 100,000 API and MCP searches, complete data, reverse search, file enrichment, 100 km radius.

• Company$399

  per month, billed yearly ($599 billed monthly)

  100,000 export credits and 500,000 API and MCP searches a month, searches across a whole country, polygons and 200 types.

PhantomBuster

• Annual discount

  About 20% off with yearly billing

  PhantomBuster's pricing guide gives Start at $56 a month billed yearly against $69 monthly, Grow at $128 against $159 and Scale at $352 against $439.

Scrap.io

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing is cheaper per month

  Yearly billing is $39, $79, $159 and $399 a month against $59, $119, $239 and $599 billed monthly, as shown on the pricing page.