Comparison
Maplist vs ScrapeHero: Self-Serve Tool vs Custom Scraping Service
Updated September 26, 20266 min read
ScrapeHero is a bit unusual on this list because it's really two businesses in one: a self-serve tool with pre-built scrapers you can run yourself, and a custom scraping service where their engineers build something bespoke for you. Which one you'd actually be comparing to Maplist depends on which side of ScrapeHero you're looking at.
Quick answer
ScrapeHero's self-serve Google Maps scraper works like most on this list -- paste in search links, get data back. Published pricing runs from a $300 one-time purchase to subscriptions up to $10,000/month, without a clear published per-1,000-records rate for Maps specifically, which usually means a sales conversation to get a real number. Maplist publishes one price -- $28.50 per 50,000 leads -- no call required.
Two products, one brand
The self-serve side is the fairer comparison: paste in the Google Maps search links you want scraped, and ScrapeHero returns the data to a spreadsheet or your Dropbox. It's a legitimate, no-code way to get Maps data without writing anything.
The other half of ScrapeHero is a scraping-as-a-service business -- their team builds and maintains a custom scraper for whatever site or data structure you need, which is a genuinely different kind of purchase (more like hiring a contractor than buying software). If your need is "build me something specific and maintain it," that's a real option most of the tools in this comparison series don't offer at all. If your need is "I want Google Maps leads today," it's more than you're likely to need.
Pricing: a wide range, not a clear rate
Where Outscraper, Apify and Maplist all publish a per-1,000-records or per-pack price you can calculate against before signing up, ScrapeHero's published numbers span a $300 one-time purchase option and subscriptions anywhere from $50 to $10,000 a month, without a self-serve rate specific to Google Maps that we could find published. That range is wide enough that it's genuinely hard to know your cost for, say, 50,000 leads without reaching out directly.
For comparison, 50,000 leads costs a flat $28.50 on Maplist, calculated before you sign up, with no sales conversation required.
Who should use which
- Pick Maplist if you want a Google Maps lead list today, at a price you can calculate yourself before paying anything.
- Pick ScrapeHero if your actual need is a custom-built, maintained scraper for a data source no off-the-shelf tool handles well, and you're prepared for an enterprise sales process to get there.
FAQ
What does ScrapeHero actually sell?
Two different things under one brand: a self-serve tool where you paste URLs into pre-built scrapers (including one for Google Maps) and download the results, and a custom scraping service where their team builds and maintains a scraper to your spec. The self-serve side is the closer comparison to Maplist; the custom-build side is really a different kind of purchase entirely.
Is ScrapeHero's pricing transparent?
Not particularly, at least for Google Maps specifically. Published pricing spans a $300 one-time option up to $10,000/month subscriptions, without a clear self-serve rate for Maps scraping the way Outscraper or Apify publish per-1,000 pricing. In practice this usually means talking to sales to get a real number.
When is ScrapeHero worth it over Maplist?
When you need something beyond what any off-the-shelf tool does -- a custom scraper for a site with unusual structure, ongoing monitoring, or a fully managed pipeline your team doesn't want to own. For a straightforward Google Maps lead list, that's more service (and cost) than most people need.
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