Octoparse vs. PhantomBuster

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Octoparse
Score 6.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Octoparse is a no-code web scraping tool offering hundreds of online scraper templates designed for various scraping scenarios, such as e-commerce, social media, lead generation, Google search, financial data, real estate, and job search. Users can collect desired data points through point-and-click actions. Features like API integration, cloud storage, cloud execution, and task scheduling provide a more flexible scraping experience. For more complex data scraping needs,…
$0
per month per user
PhantomBuster
Score 9.7 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
OctoparsePhantomBuster
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month per user
Standard
$119
per month per user
Professional
$299
per month per user
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
OctoparsePhantomBuster
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details16% discount for annual pricing.8% discount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
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Octoparse

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PhantomBuster
Chose PhantomBuster
Scraping is hard, it's very difficult to learn and get right, at least it is for me. ParseHub did not make things easy, I felt I wasn't getting anywhere. Octoparse on the other hand was very different. Your technical literacy is pretty good and it's not impossible as it feels …
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User Ratings
OctoparsePhantomBuster
Likelihood to Recommend
6.1
(4 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
OctoparsePhantomBuster
Likelihood to Recommend
Octopus Data Inc
Octoparse is utilized to scratch item information from sites and programming projects that don't give XML or API and import them in web based businessAdditionally, it has solid capabilities to extract data from various types of sites, which is truly splendid. However it is not suitable to be used only in the free version as the features and usecases are limited.The user woould not face issues in implementation in the premium version. Implemetion specificallly in web-crawling does not require octoparse completely,but scrapping data, yes.
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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
Octopus Data Inc
  • user design is easy to understand compared to other automation tools
  • the support team is helpful, they really answer
  • the software can get data into spreadsheets, and in a large number
  • there is a free plan to start
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PhantomBuster
  • Data Extraction
  • Automation
  • Integration with Google Sheets
  • A lot of features
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Cons
Octopus Data Inc
  • Haven't had any issues with the program or company. But there's certainly a learning curve. More tutorial videos wouldn't hurt.
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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
Octopus Data Inc
No answers on this topic
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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Alternatives Considered
Octopus Data Inc
Other similar products like webautomation.io and webscarpper.io were tried and implemented along with Octoparse. Thier trial versions have much more limited features. The complexity while using Octoparse is relatively low and much more effecient and powerful to implement as compared to other softwares. Also usecases are quick to learn and implement.
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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
Octopus Data Inc
  • it gives profound database for my research and make the whole process a lot more easier. the power of automation!
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PhantomBuster
  • More Leads
  • Better leads quality
  • Fast Communication
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ScreenShots

Octoparse Screenshots

Screenshot of the Octoparse WebsiteScreenshot of Octoparse's Online Scraper TemplatesScreenshot of an Online Scraper (Indeed scraper)Screenshot of the Twitter scraperScreenshot of the Google maps scraperScreenshot of the Amazon scraper