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The Outscraper alternative for agencies that sell to contractors
Outscraper is a cloud scraping service that exports Google Maps, reviews and other public data into spreadsheets, priced by usage. It is a capable data tool. Contractor Leads solves a narrower problem: giving agencies and sales teams a ranked, enriched list of home-service contractors with the owner's name, a marketing-gap score, ad status and the first email already drafted.
No credit card required · Starter from $19.99/mo
Fair comparison
When Outscraper is the right tool, and when it is not
Outscraper is a google maps scraping service. Here is where it fits and where agencies prospecting home-service contractors hit its limits.
Where Outscraper is a good fit
- Bulk exports of Google Maps listings and reviews for any business category
- Data teams that want raw rows to process in their own pipeline
- One-off research projects where volume matters more than qualification
Where it falls short for contractor prospecting
- No owner or decision-maker name, so every row still needs a manual lookup
- No scoring: an alphabetical export does not tell a rep who to call first
- No ad intelligence or outreach, so the research and writing work stays with your team
- Scraping the Maps interface sits in a grey area with Google's terms; check them for your use
Side by side
Contractor Leads vs Outscraper
Compared on the points that decide whether a rep books a call or spends the morning researching.
| Feature | Outscraper | Contractor Leads |
|---|---|---|
| Data source | Scrapes Google Maps and other public sources on request | Live Google Places data at search time, cross-checked with Yelp and the business website |
| Owner or decision-maker | Not included | Read from the business website, left blank when it cannot be verified |
| Output | CSV, Excel, JSON and API | In-app pipeline, CSV and Excel export, webhooks to GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Zapier, Make and Slack |
| 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 |
Outscraper charges by usage with a free allowance and tiered per-record pricing; check outscraper.com for current rates. 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 outscraper.com.
Test it
How to compare in one afternoon
A four-step benchmark of Outscraper against Contractor Leads on a market you already work.
Export your last Outscraper run for one trade and city
Run the same trade and city in Contractor Leads Lead Finder
Count rows with an owner name, a score and ad status in each file
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By trade
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
Outscraper alternative questions
Is Contractor Leads a Google Maps scraper like Outscraper?
No. Contractor Leads queries live Google Places data inside its own platform and then enriches and scores each business. It is built for agencies prospecting contractors, not for exporting arbitrary categories at bulk.
Can I export data from Contractor Leads like I do from Outscraper?
Yes. Saved leads export to CSV or Excel on every plan, including the free leads, and Growth and above push leads to your CRM through webhooks.
Which is cheaper?
For a large raw export, a usage-priced scraper is often cheaper per row. For a list you intend to call, Contractor Leads is usually cheaper per usable lead because the owner lookup, audit and first draft are included.
Run your Outscraper 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