The short answer
Instant Data Scraper is a free Chrome extension that detects lists and tables on a web page and exports them. Prospect Cheap is a lead generation tool that searches six live sources — Google Maps, YouTube, the Facebook Ad Library, Product Hunt, TrustMRR and Skool — and returns each lead with emails, the owner's name and social profiles. Choose Instant Data Scraper for one-off exports of a page you are viewing; choose Prospect Cheap when you want fresh, outreach-ready lists of local businesses, creators, advertisers or founders.
Side by side
| Prospect Cheap | Instant Data Scraper | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of tool | Live lead scraper with enrichment | Chrome extension scraper |
| Where leads come from | Google Maps, YouTube, Facebook Ad Library, Product Hunt, TrustMRR, Skool | The page open in your browser |
| How you use it | Web app — no code, searches run on our servers | Chrome extension |
| Contact details | Emails from the website, owner name and title, mobile numbers with carrier, 6 social networks | What the page shows |
| Exports | CSV, Instantly, GoHighLevel | Varies — check Instant Data Scraper |
| Pricing model | One credit per lead, from $29/month for 10,000 credits | Free |
| Free start | 100 free credits, no card | Check Instant Data Scraper |
This table describes the products in general terms; features and prices change, so check Instant Data Scraper's website for current details.
Where Instant Data Scraper is strong
- Free
- Works on many sites
- No setup
If those are what you need most, Instant Data Scraper is a sensible choice.
Where Prospect Cheap is different
Prospect Cheap runs searches on our servers, so you can start a search with dozens of keywords and cities, close the tab, and come back to a finished, enriched list — with emails, owners and socials already added.
- Browser extensions stop when you close the tab and are limited to what the page shows, so big lists take hours of babysitting.
- Exports usually contain only what is on the listing — no emails from the website, no owner names, no social profiles.
- Searching many keywords across many cities by hand is slow and easy to get wrong.
Pricing approach
Prospect Cheap uses credits: one credit per lead you receive, and a search that fails costs nothing — the credits set aside for it go straight back. Plans are Starter ($29/month, 10,000 credits), Growth ($79/month, 50,000) and Scale ($199/month, 200,000), and subscribers can top up extra credits at any time. Instant Data Scraper's pricing is free.
The fairest way to compare is cost per usable lead: how much you pay for each lead that has the contact details you need.
Which should you choose?
- Choose Instant Data Scraper if you only need an occasional small export of a page you are looking at.
- Choose Prospect Cheap if you want lists built from live sources, with emails and owner names already attached, ready for Instantly or GoHighLevel.
- Use both if they cover different parts of your workflow — many teams do.
See also: Best Instant Data Scraper alternatives · All comparisons