Apify vs. PhantomBuster

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apify
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Apify is a full-stack web scraping and automation platform that helps anyone get value from the web. At its core is Apify Store, a marketplace where developers build, publish, and monetize automation tools called Actors. Actors are serverless cloud programs that extract data, automate web tasks, and run AI agents. Developers build them using JavaScript, Python, or tools like Crawlee, Apify's open-source web scraping library. Build an Actor once, publish it to Store, and…
$39
per month
PhantomBuster
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
PhantomBuster is a tool that allows one to create code-free automations of tasks on the web or social networks. It can also be set to perform data extractions from any source on the internet, directly to a CRM or database.
$30
per month
Pricing
ApifyPhantomBuster
Editions & Modules
Starter Plan
$39
per month
Scale Plan
$199
per month
Business Plan
$999
per month
Apify for Enterprise
Custom
Fully-customized web scraping and automation solution for any scale.
Free Forever
$0
per month
Growth Hacker
$30
per month
Business
$70
per month
Enterprise
$200
per month
Premium
$900
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ApifyPhantomBuster
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsThe lowest-priced plan that has all the features needed and is recommended as a starting point. If users exceed the platform usage credits for a plan, a notification is sent, and the excess usage will be added to the next invoice or the user can upgrade to a higher plan.8% discount available for annual pricing.
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Apify
Chose Apify
More flexibility, more options, better features, better version control, more customization.
PhantomBuster

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User Ratings
ApifyPhantomBuster
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(72 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(63 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ApifyPhantomBuster
Likelihood to Recommend
Apify
The best scenario that I use Apify a lot is scraping leads. Earlier I used to scrape that Apollo lead scraper after that I shifted to another one. The quality of leads are great and yeah the Apify lead scraper is great to go. I totally like that the quality is amazing.
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PhantomBuster
PhantomBuster is not a business intelligence tool, and should not be used with that expectation. It's made to scrape data, making it easy for those less tech-savy or scraping data from searches. It's up to the user to determine what you get out of this tool. We used two templates mostly, the Linkedin search scraper, and the Google Maps scraper. We are sponsors of several business organizations, so we would use the sales NAVIGATOR filter to pull people who are also part of those groups as their members. The Google Maps template as I explained previously was fundamental to push our Google Business Profile consulting. As an example, if you're looking to scrape contact data from a chamber of commerce directory, this is the perfect tool.
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Pros
Apify
  • Social media scraping is phenomenal and allows you to have information practically in real time in seconds, which would otherwise be very laborious.
  • Extracting data from a social network like TikTok also makes our data analysis much simpler.
  • Extracting ideas from articles is now much easier, thanks to everything that can be achieved with the range of tools offered by Apify.
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PhantomBuster
  • Data Extraction
  • Automation
  • Integration with Google Sheets
  • A lot of features
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Cons
Apify
  • sometimes the devs are working on one of the scrapers when it breaks and you don't really get a notice for that, it just doesn't work. Esp starts to be a problem when it's supposed to be running in the background.
  • Loading cookies into the different actors is kind of a pain.
  • vague pricing models. all the actors are priced differently, and the difference between "usage" "result" and "event" is pretty confusing
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PhantomBuster
  • Better exporting and storage
  • Use of AI for separating fields
  • Has an AI migrator for Hubspot, but not other CRM's
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Likelihood to Renew
Apify
It's the best because you can just load in a limited amount of money and limit your financial exposure to using a tool like this. so renewing isn't a big consideration... i know that i'm going to need the tool in the future and i'll load it with money accordingly when im ready.
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PhantomBuster
First of all, PhantomBuster comes at a very low price point for us. We're more than happy to keep paying it just based on that. Price is not the only motivator alone though. PhantomBuster makes pulling the information you need very easy. Myself and my team require little support to run this tool and we also appreciate efficiency.
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Usability
Apify
The platform strikes an ideal balance between power and simplicity. We find that even complex scraping workflows are easy to build and maintain, thanks to the intuitive interface, clear logs, and well-designed actor architecture. It has made large-scale automation far more accessible than having to build everything in-house.
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PhantomBuster
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Support Rating
Apify
I was very happy with the support I received from Apify. They are always ready to answer all your questions and help solve problems you have.
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PhantomBuster
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Apify
Apify does its own thing and delivers value based on its core features, but I still rate Apify as my number one platform for finding and using web scrapers. In terms of how it stacks, I use Apify alongside Bright Data for web research workflows.
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PhantomBuster
I don't really have the opportunity to test another Data Extraction tool like Phantombuster. When I started my job they already have bought this tool so I learned how to use it and honestly I do not have any need to change it. I think Phantombuster is the best for this
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Return on Investment
Apify
  • No need to search for high-quality web-scrapers
  • Its more costly than finding free solutions, but the advanced product of Apify will make up for that
  • No need to worry about multiple different implementations for different products. You only have to care about the Apify implementation which saves you a lot of time
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PhantomBuster
  • More Leads
  • Better leads quality
  • Fast Communication
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ScreenShots

Apify Screenshots

Screenshot of a marketplace of 10,000+ ready-made Actors for scraping Amazon, Google Maps, social media, tracking prices, and generating leads.Screenshot of Actors, which feature an auto-generated UI for setting their input.Screenshot of the Actors' scheduling and integration interface, where users can connect them with platforms such as Zapier, the Google Suite, GitHub or feed LLMs through LangChain and LlamaIndex.Screenshot of web scraping templates that can be used to build Actors. Users can also import existing code from a Git repo and publish a project in the Apify Store and earn passive income.Screenshot of Crawlee, Apify’s open-source web scraping library used to build reliable web scrapers that don’t get blocked. Available in Python and Node.js