Outscraper review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Pay-as-you-go Google Maps, Search and review scraping with a free tier
Outscraper report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for Google Maps and review data without code
Outscraper pulls Google Maps places and reviews, Google search results and data from Amazon, YouTube and Trustpilot, from a web app or an API, paid per 1,000 records. Google searches cost $5 per 1,000 after only 10 free, its own pages give two different free counts, and a task that costs more than your balance still runs and is invoiced.
Who Outscraper is for
- Fits if your local SEO work or lead lists start from Google Maps listings and reviews
- Works for small, occasional Google pulls without a monthly plan
Who Outscraper is not for
- Pricey if search is the point, at $5 per 1,000 Google searches until you pass 100,000
- Watch out: a task that costs more than your balance still runs and is invoiced
- Watch out: the pricing page gives 10 free Google searches, the Google Search API page 25 and $3 from 5,000
- Tight if something goes wrong, as refunds run 3 days and only when its tools fail to get the data
- Skip it if you need Bing or other engines, which the listing doesn't name
Why Outscraper gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo subscription and no minimum on record: Google searches are $5 per 1,000 after the free 10, then $3 after 100,000, the dear end of what this category charges per search. Maps places are $3 per 1,000 after 500.
- CFree plan and trialA free allowance on every service each 30 days: 500 Maps places, 500 reviews and 25 email checks, but only 10 Google searches. Fine for Maps, thin for search.
- CFeaturesGoogle results with organic, ads, shopping and related questions, beside Maps places and reviews, News, Amazon, YouTube and Trustpilot scrapers and contact finding. For search it's the basics: the listing names no other engine and no location or device setting.
- BEase of useNo rating on record, but the web app takes a list of Google or Maps queries and hands back a CSV or Excel file, with no code. The API is there if you want it.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with an API and webhooks for bulk results, and no integrations named in the listing. No desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Outscraper's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Outscraper's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 7 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 37 of 38) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 39 SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, cut by the letter each got. Outscraper’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 38, level with 19
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 38, level with 32
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 38, level with 24
- BEase of useAbove 37 of 38, level with 1
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 38, level with 8
Keep Outscraper, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Outscraper you would be making search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 23 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs grade higher.
What you could not
- Search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.
- An API that other software can build on.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Outscraper’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Outscraper?
Outscraper collects public data from Google Maps, Google Search and other sites, through a no-code web app or an API. Its Google Search API returns organic results, ads, shopping results and related questions in real time, beside APIs for Maps places and reviews, Google News, Shopping and Images, Amazon, YouTube, Tripadvisor and Trustpilot. There is no subscription: each service has a monthly free allowance, then a price per 1,000 records.
Worth knowing
- Google searches cost $5 per 1,000 after the free 10, then $3 after 100,000; its Google Search API page shows 25 free and $3 from 5,000.
- Google Maps places cost $3 per 1,000 after the first 500 and $1 after 100,000; News and Shopping searches cost $9 per 1,000 after 50.
- Pay with prepaid credits that never expire or a card billed monthly; a task that costs more than the balance still runs and is invoiced.
- Refunds are offered only within 3 days of purchase, and only when its tools fail to retrieve the data.
Key features
- Google Search API
- Real-time Google results for a list of queries, with organic results, ads, shopping results and related questions, as JSON, CSV or Excel.
- Google Maps places and reviews
- Business listings with optional enrichments, plus reviews, photos, directions and geocoding, each with its own API.
- Other Google and review sources
- Google News, Images, Shopping and Play reviews, Amazon products and reviews, YouTube comments, Tripadvisor, Trustpilot and Yellow Pages.
- Contacts and email checks
- Find emails, phone numbers and social profiles for a list of domains, and verify email addresses or look up phone numbers.
- No-code app or API
- Run tasks from the web app and download files, or call the API and use a webhook to collect bulk results when they are ready.
- Universal AI Scraper
- A Universal AI-Powered Web Scraper, with a matching API, sits beside the site-specific scrapers for other websites.
Outscraper pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outscraper has a free plan.
- Starts at
- Not published
- Free plan
- A free allowance on each service that resets every 30 days: 500 Google Maps places and 500 reviews, 10 Google searches, 50 News or Shopping searches and 25 email checks.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | $0 | The monthly free allowance on every service; usage beyond it is billed per 1,000 records from prepaid credits or a card on file. |
Read from outscraper.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Outscraper before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- EducationDiscount for student researchers
Outscraper's pricing page invites student researchers to contact it for a discount; the amount is not stated.
Stated on outscraper.com - NonprofitDiscount for nonprofit organizations
Outscraper's pricing page invites nonprofit organizations to contact it for a discount; the amount is not stated.
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Common questions
Does Outscraper have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Outscraper is listed for Web.
Does Outscraper have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Outscraper is listed for Web.
Is Outscraper open source?
Outscraper is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Outscraper have an API?
Yes. Outscraper offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.