Apify vs. PhantomBuster

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apify
ScoreΒ 8.5Β outΒ ofΒ 10
N/A
Apify is a cloud platform for web scraping, browser automation, and extracting data. It is used to build web scrapers, known as Actors, that can automate tasks normally done manually in a web browser. Apify Store offers 2,000+ ready-made Actors that extract structured data from any website, or automate web workflows. Actors are serverless cloud programs that run on the Apify platform or locally and perform computing jobs. They are called Actors because, like human actors,…
$49
per month
PhantomBuster
ScoreΒ 9.6Β outΒ ofΒ 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
49 USD
per month
Scale Plan
499 USD
per month
Business Plan
999 USD
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 is recommended. 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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User Ratings
ApifyPhantomBuster
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(9 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ApifyPhantomBuster
Likelihood to Recommend
Apify
It is common practice for developers to search for REST endpoints on other websites in order to retrieve data from other websites in a structured format such as JSON. However, not all websites have built distinct REST APIs; in this situation, Apify is quite beneficial. The majority of the time, the data that an organization collects is what is considered to be of the utmost importance. In comparison to the other systems that are currently accessible, Apify makes it simple to supply clean data.
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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
  • Fast response time, easy to talk to on human and technical level.
  • Scalable solution capable of adding additional feature requirements.
  • Well documented API, we are able to do some changes by ourselves.
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PhantomBuster
  • Data Extraction
  • Automation
  • Integration with Google Sheets
  • A lot of features
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Cons
Apify
  • Managing a big number of people and tasks.
  • Larger scale monitoring system.
  • Allow users to search and replace datasets by enhancing APIs.
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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
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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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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
Although the purposes and aims of all three products vary widely, I have found Apify to be the most effective option for web scraping for academic purposes. As someone with only a few months' worths of experience with web scraping, I have found Apify's detailed blog posts and very friendly customer support invaluable in my research.
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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
  • Data gathering process is fully automized with high relevance output.
  • Data are up-to-date with minimum delay.
  • We use extra time for better decision making process instead of report preparation.
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PhantomBuster
  • More Leads
  • Better leads quality
  • Fast Communication
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ScreenShots

Apify Screenshots

Screenshot of the  Apify Store, a growing automation marketplace.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 the web scraping templates. Or, users can import existing code from a Git repo and publish a project in the Apify Store and earn passive income.