Scraping platform with Google Maps actors · comparison
The Apify Google Maps Scraper alternative with owner names and scores
Apify is a developer platform where you run 'actors', including several Google Maps scrapers, and pay for compute and results. It is flexible and powerful if you are comfortable configuring runs and handling output. Contractor Leads is the no-setup route for agencies: pick a trade and a city, and get scored contractor leads with owner names and a drafted first email.
No credit card required · Starter from $19.99/mo
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When Apify Google Maps Scraper is the right tool, and when it is not
Apify Google Maps Scraper is a scraping platform with google maps actors. Here is where it fits and where agencies prospecting home-service contractors hit its limits.
Where Apify Google Maps Scraper is a good fit
- Developers who want programmatic scraping with scheduling and an API
- Teams that scrape many different sources, not just business listings
- Projects that need custom fields or custom post-processing
Where it falls short for contractor prospecting
- Setup time: choosing an actor, configuring inputs and parsing results before the first lead
- No owner enrichment, scoring, ad intelligence or outreach in the raw output
- Costs scale with compute and result volume, which is hard to predict for a sales team
- Terms-of-service exposure sits with you as the operator of the actor
Side by side
Contractor Leads vs Apify Google Maps Scraper
Compared on the points that decide whether a rep books a call or spends the morning researching.
| Feature | Apify Google Maps Scraper | Contractor Leads |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Choose and configure an actor, manage runs and output | Web app; first scored search in minutes |
| Data source | Headless-browser scraping of Google Maps | Live Google Places data at search time plus Yelp and the business website |
| Owner or decision-maker | Not included by default | Read from the business website, blank if unverified |
| AI marketing-gap scoring | Not offered | Website, SEO, PPC and marketing scores 0 to 100, Hot / Warm / Nurture tiers |
| Meta ad status per business | Not offered | Checked against the Meta Ads Library on every lead |
| Outreach generation | Not offered or generic templates | Cold email, SMS and call scripts written from that lead's audit |
| Trades and markets | Any category you can query | 18 home-service trades across the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand |
| Free start | Varies; see vendor | 10 scored leads free, no credit card; Starter from $19.99 a month for 500 credits |
Apify prices by platform usage and per-actor rates with a free tier; see apify.com for the current model. Contractor Leads charges one credit per lead returned, with 10 free leads and plans from $19.99 a month. Competitor details reflect public information at the time of writing; verify on apify.com.
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How to compare in one afternoon
A four-step benchmark of Apify Google Maps Scraper against Contractor Leads on a market you already work.
Take the output of your last Google Maps actor run for one trade and metro
Run the same search in Contractor Leads
Compare owner names, scores and ad status per row
Keep Apify for custom scraping jobs; use Contractor Leads for the calling list
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Trades agencies usually run through this comparison
Each trade page explains how that market buys marketing and what comes back on every lead.
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FAQ
Apify Google Maps Scraper alternative questions
Does Contractor Leads have an API like Apify?
Yes. API and MCP access are included on Growth and above, and webhooks push leads and status changes to your CRM. The difference is that each record is already enriched and scored.
Can I use both?
Many agencies do. Apify for broad or custom scraping, Contractor Leads for the day-to-day list of contractors a rep should call, both feeding the same CRM.
Which is faster to a first call?
Contractor Leads, because the owner name, the gap and the first email are on the lead card. With a scraper the research work begins after the export.
Run your Apify Google Maps Scraper list's trade and city in Lead Finder
See how many businesses come back with an owner name, a score and ad status. 10 leads free, no card.
Starter $19.99/mo · Growth $49/mo · Agency $99/mo