The Simple PhantomBuster Alternative
PhantomBuster is a cloud automation platform: you chain together "phantoms" — prebuilt actions that extract data or automate steps across social networks, with LinkedIn as its center of gravity. For teams running multi-step social workflows and light automation, it's a genuinely useful toolkit.
1Scrape isn't an automation platform, and doesn't try to be. It does one job cleanly: turn a TikTok, Instagram, or Google Maps search into a spreadsheet, with the public email, phone, and bio-link a profile publishes pulled into their own columns. Flat $8 per 1,000 results, $5.00 free to start, no phantoms to configure and no execution slots to ration.
How they compare
What they do
PhantomBuster chains automation steps across social networks and shines on LinkedIn. 1Scrape scrapes public data from TikTok, Instagram, and Google Maps into a CSV — collection, not automation.
Setup
PhantomBuster means picking phantoms, connecting accounts, and sequencing them. 1Scrape means one form: pick a source, type a target, set a cap, run.
Pricing
PhantomBuster sells subscription tiers metered by execution time and slots. 1Scrape is $8 per 1,000 results, billed per result scraped, with no subscription and no slot limits to plan around.
Contact & lead data
Every 1Scrape social export already carries email, phone, bio, and bio-link columns from public profiles, and Google Maps runs can enrich emails from business sites — no separate step to add.
Progress & spend
1Scrape streams results with a live counter, caps a run at your prepaid balance, refunds the unused hold, and refunds failed runs in full.
When PhantomBuster is the better pick
If LinkedIn is central to your outreach, PhantomBuster is built for a network 1Scrape doesn't cover at all — and its automation phantoms go beyond scraping into connection requests, message sequences, and multi-step flows. When the goal is to automate actions across a social account, not just export public data, it's the right category of tool.
1Scrape deliberately stops at collection. It reads public data and hands you a clean file; it never logs into your accounts or performs actions on your behalf. That's a narrower promise, and for anyone who wants automation baked in, PhantomBuster is the stronger fit.
Try it on your next social pull
If the phantom you lean on most is a TikTok or Instagram extractor, this is a quick head-to-head. Point 1Scrape at the same hashtag, profile list, or keyword, flip on "only profiles with an email" if you're building a list, and run it on the free credits. You'll get a contact-ready CSV without wiring up a sequence — then decide which tool fits the job.
How it works
Sign up free
$5.00 in credits on every new account — no card, no plan, no slots to budget.
Pick a source and target
A TikTok or Instagram niche, or a Google Maps search — typed into one form instead of assembled from phantoms.
Run and watch live
Results stream in with a live counter; the run holds only its worst-case cost against your balance.
Download the lead list
One row per profile with email, phone, and bio-link columns, billed per result scraped.
Frequently asked questions
Is 1Scrape a good PhantomBuster alternative?
For the scraping half of the job, yes — if you use PhantomBuster mainly to pull public TikTok, Instagram, or Google Maps data into a list, 1Scrape does that in one form with contact columns included. For LinkedIn, or for automating actions like connection requests and message sequences, PhantomBuster does things 1Scrape doesn't.
Which should I choose?
Choose PhantomBuster if you need LinkedIn coverage or genuine automation across your social accounts. Choose 1Scrape if you want clean, contact-ready exports from TikTok, Instagram, or Google Maps without subscriptions, slots, or setup — and you'll run outreach from your own tools.
Does 1Scrape automate outreach or log into my accounts?
No. It's a collection tool, not an automation platform — it reads public data and returns a CSV, and it never signs into your social accounts or sends anything for you. You take the lead list and run outreach however you like.
Does 1Scrape have slot or execution limits?
No. There are no execution slots or monthly run caps to ration. You prepay a balance, each run holds only its worst-case cost, and you're billed per result scraped — with the unused hold refunded and failed runs free.
Is scraping social data legal?
1Scrape collects only public data — posts, profiles, and the contact details people choose to publish in a bio. It never accesses private accounts or login-gated content. How you use the data still falls under platform terms and privacy laws like GDPR, CCPA, and CAN-SPAM, so keep outreach relevant and honor opt-outs. General information, not legal advice.