Comparison
Maplist vs PhantomBuster for Google Maps Lead Scraping
Updated September 26, 20267 min read
PhantomBuster is best known for LinkedIn and social media automation, but a lot of people find it while searching for a way to scrape Google Maps. It can do it -- with real limitations worth knowing before you buy a monthly plan for it.
Quick answer
PhantomBuster charges a monthly subscription starting at $69/month for 20 execution hours shared across all your automations, and its Google Maps tool is capped at roughly 120 results per search (a Google Maps limit, not PhantomBuster's). Maplist is a flat $28.50 per 50,000 leads with no execution-hour budget to manage and no results cap -- draw a whole city or region and it runs as many searches as needed behind the scenes.
What PhantomBuster's Google Maps tool actually is
PhantomBuster doesn't have a single "Google Maps Scraper" product the way Maplist, Outscraper or Apify do. It has a "Google Maps Search Export" Phantom -- one automation inside a catalog of hundreds built mostly for LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Instagram and X -- plus a "Search to Contact Data" variant that layers on contact and social lookups. Both work by automating a Google Maps search page and exporting what loads.
That matters because Google Maps itself only surfaces around 120 results per search. PhantomBuster doesn't get around that limit -- to cover a whole city or industry, you have to break your search into many smaller, more specific queries and run the Phantom repeatedly, then combine the exports yourself.
Pricing: execution hours vs per-lead
PhantomBuster bills in monthly subscriptions measured in execution time, not per record scraped: Start at $69/month (20 hours), Grow at $159/month (80 hours), and Scale at $439/month (300 hours), with roughly 20% off on annual billing. Email lookups draw down a separate monthly email-credit allowance (500 to 10,000 depending on plan). A 14-day free trial is available with 2 hours of execution time.
That model makes sense if you're running dozens of different automations across LinkedIn, Maps and social platforms and want one shared budget. It's a harder fit if Google Maps leads are your only goal -- your real cost per lead depends on how long your searches take to run and how many you need, which is much less predictable than a flat per-1,000 price.
| Maplist | PhantomBuster | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing model | Pay-as-you-go, flat per lead | Monthly subscription, billed by execution hours |
| Entry price | $18.40 for 25,000 leads, one-time | $69/month (20 execution hrs), recurring |
| Results per search area | No cap -- draw any size area | ~120 per search (Google Maps limit) |
| Covering a whole city/industry | One draw-to-scrape job | Many manual searches, exports combined by hand |
| Email enrichment | Optional, billed separately | Draws from a separate monthly email-credit pool |
| Also automates | Google Maps only, by design | LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Instagram, X & more |
Pricing shown as of September 2026 and subject to change; PhantomBuster figures reflect its 2026 plan names (Start/Grow/Scale) and published monthly rates. Always confirm current pricing before budgeting.
Who should use which
- Pick Maplist if Google Maps leads are the goal: one flat price, no execution-hour budget to track, and no per-search results cap to work around.
- Pick PhantomBuster if you're already automating LinkedIn, Sales Navigator or social outreach and want occasional, smaller Google Maps pulls to fit into that same subscription and workflow.
FAQ
Does PhantomBuster have a dedicated Google Maps scraper?
Not a standalone product — it has a "Google Maps Search Export" Phantom (and a "Search to Contact Data" variant) inside a much larger catalog of automations built mainly for LinkedIn and social platforms. It scrapes whatever a Google Maps search page shows, which Google itself caps at roughly 120 results per search.
How much does PhantomBuster cost?
PhantomBuster is a monthly subscription: Start at $69/month (20 execution hours), Grow at $159/month (80 hours), and Scale at $439/month (300 hours), with about 20% off on annual billing. Email lookups draw from a separate monthly email-credit allowance (500-10,000 depending on plan). There's a 14-day free trial.
Can PhantomBuster scrape a whole city or region at once?
Not in one pass. Because Google Maps only surfaces about 120 results per search, covering a full city or industry means running many narrower searches by hand and stitching the exports together. Maplist's draw-to-scrape map tool handles that internally — you draw one area and it runs as many underlying searches as needed automatically.
Is PhantomBuster a good fit if I only need Google Maps leads?
Usually not the most efficient choice. PhantomBuster earns its subscription price through its breadth — LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Instagram, X and more — billed in execution hours shared across everything you automate. If Google Maps leads are your only goal, a flat per-lead price on a purpose-built tool is typically cheaper and simpler to reason about.
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