# Apify Google Maps Scraper Alternatives and Real Costs

URL: https://leadraft.co/blog/apify-google-maps-scraper-alternatives
Summary: Apify Google Maps Scraper alternatives compared on price, emails, verification and setup, with Apify's per-event costs by plan as of October 2026.

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# Apify Google Maps Scraper alternatives (and what Apify really costs)

Apify Google Maps Scraper alternatives compared on price, emails, verification and setup, with Apify's per-event costs by plan as of October 2026.

The Leadraft teamLeadraft

Published

October 31, 2026

Updated

November 3, 2026

Read time

9 min

Category

Comparison

The best alternative to Apify's Google Maps Scraper for **local business leads** is Leadraft (we make it). Instead of adding up place events, contact add-ons and a separate verifier, you get the businesses in your area, emails from their own websites, and a mailbox check on every email in one monthly plan. 10,000 businesses with up to 5,000 checked emails fit in the $49 Growth plan. Below are Apify's real costs by plan and the facts on six other options people compare it with.

_Disclosure: Leadraft wrote this. Prices and features come from each vendor's own pages, checked in October 2026 and linked in the Sources. Last checked: November 3, 2026, when we re-read Apify's per-event prices from the actor's public listing and its platform pricing page. Both were unchanged._

## Why do people look for Apify alternatives for Google Maps?[#](#why-do-people-look-for-apify-alternatives-for-google-maps)

Mostly to make costs and setup simpler. Apify's Google Maps Scraper is the most-used Maps actor on the platform: 675,908 total users and a 4.71 rating on its page, and 4.8 from 817 reviews on Trustpilot, as of October 2026. Its reviewers praise ease, ready-made tools and reliability. The recurring reasons to look elsewhere are these.

-   **Cost is a sum of events.** You pay per place, then per add-on: contacts, filters, reviews, images, social profiles, people leads, verification. One reviewer wrote that "credits go fast at scale, so clearer cost estimates before a run would help" (October 2026).
-   **Plan changes the price.** The same place costs $4 per 1,000 on Free and $1.50 on Business. Some add-ons cost far more on Free.
-   **Verification doesn't cover website emails.** The Email verification add-on checks emails from the people-lead enrichment, not the business emails found on websites.
-   **It's a developer-leaning tool.** You set inputs, filters and limits, and handle the output. Store-wide, a reviewer noted that "actor quality varies a bit since many are community-built."
-   **Unused usage doesn't roll over** to the next billing cycle.

## What does Apify's Google Maps Scraper really cost?[#](#what-does-apifys-google-maps-scraper-really-cost)

Here are the actor's per-1,000 prices by Apify plan, from its pricing events as of October 2026. Platform plans: Free ($0, $5 of usage), Starter ($19), Scale ($199), Business ($999), each including that much usage.

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| Event, per 1,000 | Free | Starter | Scale | Business |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Place scraped | $4.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 | $1.50 |
| Company contacts enrichment (website emails, socials) | $2.00 | $2.00 | $1.50 | $1.05 |
| Filter applied (per filter) | $1.00 | $1.00 | $0.75 | $0.53 |
| Business leads enrichment (people) | $100.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $4.00 |
| Email verification (people-lead emails, decisive results only) | $100.00 | $4.00 | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| Review scraped | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.37 | $0.26 |

The plan names map to Apify's Free, Bronze, Silver and Gold pricing tiers. Verification charges only for decisive results (valid, invalid, disposable), not for catch-all or unknown.

**Worked example: 1,000 dentists with website emails.** On Starter: 1,000 places ($3) + contacts enrichment ($2) = **$5**. Add one filter, such as "has a website", and it's $6. Then run the website emails through a separate verifier. On the Free plan the same run is $6, more than the $5 monthly credit.

## What does a usable list cost on Apify, all in?[#](#what-does-a-usable-list-cost-on-apify-all-in)

The per-place price is only the first line. A list you can send to adds website emails, often a filter, a separate verifier for those emails, and the time to remove rows you didn't want. Here's 10,000 places with company contacts enrichment and one filter on each plan, from the event prices above.

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| Plan (monthly fee) | Places | Contacts enrichment | One filter | Actor events total | Within the included usage? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free ($0) | $40.00 | $20.00 | $10.00 | **$70.00** | No: over the $5 of monthly usage |
| Starter ($19) | $30.00 | $20.00 | $10.00 | **$60.00** | No: over the $19 of included usage |
| Scale ($199) | $20.00 | $15.00 | $7.50 | **$42.50** | Yes, within $199 |
| Business ($999) | $15.00 | $10.50 | $5.25 | **$30.75** | Yes, within $999 |

Then add the costs that don't appear on the actor page:

-   **Verification of website emails.** The actor's Email verification add-on covers people-lead emails, so website emails need a separate verifier. At $3 per 1,000 (Outscraper's published verifier rate), 5,000 found emails add about $15.
-   **Rows you didn't want.** Places outside your area and in neighboring trades are billed like the rest, so cleaning happens after you've paid. A drawn polygon reduces this.
-   **Usage that expires.** Unused plan usage doesn't roll over, so a plan bought for one big run is partly wasted in a quiet month.
-   **Your time.** Setting inputs, checking runs and joining the output to your other tools. If you already work in Apify, this is small. If you don't, it's the biggest cost.

### What about cheaper community actors?[#](#what-about-cheaper-community-actors)

The Apify Store lists many other Google Maps actors built by independent developers, some advertised at lower prices per 1,000 places than the official one. That's a real alternative that keeps you on the same platform. Quality and upkeep vary from actor to actor, so check each one's rating, number of users, last update and open issues, and run a small test before a big job.

The six steps behind a list you can send to. Skipping any one of them shows up later as missed businesses, wasted credits or bounces.

## How do the Apify alternatives compare?[#](#how-do-the-apify-alternatives-compare)

Here's the comparison at a glance, as of October 2026.

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| Tool | Pricing model | Price per 1,000 records | Website emails | Verification | Area search | Setup |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Apify** | Plan + per-event usage | $4 to $1.50 | $2 to $1.05 per 1,000 | People-lead emails only | Polygon, radius | Configure inputs |
| Leadraft | Monthly plan | $0.25 to $0.76 | Included | Included, catch-all graded | Polygon, radius, KML, every plan | Trade + place |
| Outscraper | Pay as you go | $3, $1 over 100k | $3 per 1,000 | Separate, $3 per 1,000 | Location dropdown | Simple form |
| G Maps Extractor | Monthly plan | about $0.95 to $0.30 | Included | Not described | Not described | Keyword + place, extension |
| Lobstr.io | Monthly credits | $2 to $1 | +1 credit if found | Verify Emails option | Per ZIP, 50 km geo match | No-code |
| Octoparse | Plan + template fees | $2 per 1,000 lines | $0.50 per 1,000 | Not described | Not described | Visual builder |
| Bright Data | Pay as you go | $1.50, $1.30 on Scale | Not described | Not described | Not described | API |

## The alternatives, one by one[#](#the-alternatives-one-by-one)

### 1\. Leadraft: a flat plan with checked emails[#](#1-leadraft-a-flat-plan-with-checked-emails)

Leadraft takes a trade and a place, or an area you draw, and returns the businesses inside it with emails from each business's own website, checked against the mail server. Plans: Free (500 businesses, 50 checked emails a month), Starter $19 (25,000 and 1,000), Growth $49 (100,000 and 5,000), Pro $99 (300,000 and 15,000), Scale $149 (600,000 and 30,000). Unused credits roll over. Every plan has polygon, radius and KML areas, the REST API and an MCP server. It's narrower than Apify: no reviews, photos or people leads. See [Leadraft vs Apify](https://leadraft.co/compare/leadraft-vs-apify).

### 2\. Outscraper: fixed per-task prices[#](#2-outscraper-fixed-per-task-prices)

Outscraper charges $3 per 1,000 places (first 500 free, $1 per 1,000 over 100,000), the same for emails and contacts, and the same for its separate verifier (first 25 free). Prepaid credits never expire. It has a reviews scraper and a broad field set. See [Leadraft vs Outscraper](https://leadraft.co/compare/leadraft-vs-outscraper).

### 3\. G Maps Extractor: low cost per record[#](#3-g-maps-extractor-low-cost-per-record)

Cloud plans run from Free (1,000 records a month) to $149 for 500,000 records, about $0.30 per 1,000. A Chrome and Edge extension can extract saved place lists, and there's an API and an MCP server. Business emails aren't described as verified. See [Leadraft vs G Maps Extractor](https://leadraft.co/compare/leadraft-vs-gmaps-extractor).

### 4\. Lobstr.io: pay per result, no code[#](#4-lobstrio-pay-per-result-no-code)

One credit per result; emails from the website cost one more credit, only when found. Starter is $20 for 10,000 credits. It runs one search per ZIP code and dedupes. It has a REST API, Make, Google Sheets export and an MCP server.

### 5\. Octoparse: a visual scraper[#](#5-octoparse-a-visual-scraper)

Octoparse's advanced Google Maps template ($2 per 1,000 lines) says it can exceed the 120-result limit by splitting the map. Its Email Finder template is $0.50 per 1,000 lines. Paid plans start at $69 a month billed annually. It's a general scraper for many kinds of sites, built around a point-and-click editor.

### 6\. Bright Data: the data-infrastructure route[#](#6-bright-data-the-data-infrastructure-route)

5,000 records a month free, then $1.50 per 1,000, or $499 a month for 384,000 records. A hosted MCP server and a ready-made Maps dataset. No email finding is described on the page, so emails and verification are separate steps.

### 7\. Open source: gosom/google-maps-scraper[#](#7-open-source-gosomgoogle-maps-scraper)

The most-starred open-source option, MIT-licensed, with about 7,100 stars and updates in October 2026. It's free to run, but you supply servers, proxies and fixes when Google changes its pages. More in [free Google Maps scrapers](https://leadraft.co/blog/free-google-maps-scraper).

## Where does Leadraft fit?[#](#where-does-leadraft-fit)

Leadraft is built for one job: a list of local businesses in a given area, with emails you can send to. It isn't a scraping platform, so it's worth being clear about what it does and doesn't do.

-   **What it does.** Finds every business for a trade inside a city, county, ZIP, polygon, radius or KML area, past the 120-result cap. Finds emails on each business's own website. Checks each one against the mail server and grades it Verified, Accept-all or Invalid. Pushes the list to Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist, HubSpot, Sheets, Zapier, webhooks, the REST API or the MCP server.
-   **How it charges.** Once per business, ever. Out-of-area and wrong-trade rows are shown free and not charged. Unused credits roll over while your plan is active.
-   **What it doesn't do.** Review text, images, people leads, Q&A, or scrapers for other websites. It searches Google Maps only.

## Which Apify alternative should you use?[#](#which-apify-alternative-should-you-use)

For local business leads, use Leadraft. Take the 10,000-place run above: on Apify's Starter rates it's $60 of actor events plus about $15 to verify 5,000 website emails elsewhere, around $75 before you remove out-of-area rows. In Leadraft, 10,000 businesses with up to 5,000 checked emails fit in the $49 Growth plan, verification is included, rows outside your area are never charged, and next month's re-run only charges for new businesses. You can test the same search on the free plan first: 500 businesses and 50 checked emails a month, no card.

## How do you switch from Apify?[#](#how-do-you-switch-from-apify)

1.  **Export your inputs.** Copy the search terms and locations from your actor runs.
2.  **Run one search in both tools.** Same keyword, same area, on free tiers where possible.
3.  **Count what matters.** Unique businesses inside the area, then emails that pass a mailbox check. Catch-all addresses are a maybe ([why](https://leadraft.co/blog/catch-all-emails-explained)).
4.  **Compare the full bill.** Apify's usage line for the run, plus any separate verifier.
5.  **Replace the plumbing.** Swap actor webhooks for the new tool's webhooks, API or native push.

## FAQ[#](#faq)

### What is the best alternative to Apify's Google Maps Scraper?[#](#what-is-the-best-alternative-to-apifys-google-maps-scraper)

For local business leads, Leadraft. It finds the businesses in your area, finds emails on their websites and checks every one, all inside a flat monthly plan. 10,000 businesses with up to 5,000 checked emails fit in the $49 Growth plan, against about $75 on Apify's Starter rates once you add contacts enrichment, a filter and a separate verifier. Other options people look at include Outscraper, G Maps Extractor, Lobstr.io and Bright Data; their prices are in the table on this page.

### How much does Apify's Google Maps Scraper cost?[#](#how-much-does-apifys-google-maps-scraper-cost)

As of October 2026 it charges per event: $4 per 1,000 places on the Free plan, $3 on Starter, $2 on Scale and $1.50 on Business. Add-ons cost extra, for example company contacts enrichment at $2 per 1,000 places on Free and Starter. Platform plans run from Free ($5 of usage a month) to Business ($999).

### Is Apify's Google Maps Scraper free?[#](#is-apifys-google-maps-scraper-free)

The Free plan includes $5 of usage a month. At $4 per 1,000 places, that's about 1,250 places without add-ons, or about 830 with company contacts enrichment. Access stops until the next cycle when the credit runs out.

### Does Apify's Google Maps Scraper verify emails?[#](#does-apifys-google-maps-scraper-verify-emails)

Its Email verification add-on checks emails from the business-leads enrichment (people at the company), per the actor's input settings. Website emails from the company contacts enrichment need a separate verifier.

### Is there an open-source alternative to Apify for Google Maps?[#](#is-there-an-open-source-alternative-to-apify-for-google-maps)

Yes. gosom/google-maps-scraper on GitHub is MIT-licensed and actively maintained as of October 2026. It's free to run, but you supply the servers, proxies and upkeep.

## Sources[#](#sources)

All pages checked in October 2026.

1.  Apify, [Google Maps Scraper actor](https://apify.com/compass/crawler-google-places) (pricing events, add-ons and input settings).
2.  Apify, [Platform pricing](https://apify.com/pricing).
3.  Trustpilot, [Apify reviews](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/apify.com).
4.  Leadraft, [Pricing](https://leadraft.co/pricing).
5.  Outscraper, [Pricing](https://outscraper.com/pricing/).
6.  G Maps Extractor, [Pricing](https://www.gmapsextractor.com/pricing).
7.  Lobstr.io, [Pricing](https://www.lobstr.io/pricing) and [Google Maps Leads Scraper](https://www.lobstr.io/store/google-maps-leads-scraper).
8.  Octoparse, [Pricing](https://www.octoparse.com/pricing) and [Google Maps scraper templates](https://www.octoparse.com/scraping-templates/google-maps-scraper).
9.  Bright Data, [Google Maps Scraper](https://brightdata.com/products/web-scraper/google-maps).
10.  GitHub, [gosom/google-maps-scraper](https://github.com/gosom/google-maps-scraper).

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