The short answer
Outscraper is a data-extraction service and API for Google Maps places, reviews and other Google sources, with optional email and contact enrichment. 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 Outscraper for developers and data teams who want raw Google data at volume; choose Prospect Cheap when you want fresh, outreach-ready lists of local businesses, creators, advertisers or founders.
Side by side
| Prospect Cheap | Outscraper | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of tool | Live lead scraper with enrichment | Google Maps lead tool |
| Where leads come from | Google Maps, YouTube, Facebook Ad Library, Product Hunt, TrustMRR, Skool | Google Maps |
| How you use it | Web app — no code, searches run on our servers | Web app |
| Contact details | Emails from the website, owner name and title, mobile numbers with carrier, 6 social networks | Listing data; some tools add website emails |
| Exports | CSV, Instantly, GoHighLevel | Varies — check Outscraper |
| Pricing model | One credit per lead, from $29/month for 10,000 credits | Usage-based (pay per record) with a small free allowance |
| Free start | 100 free credits, no card | Check Outscraper |
This table describes the products in general terms; features and prices change, so check Outscraper's website for current details.
Where Outscraper is strong
- Large-scale Google Maps and reviews extraction
- An API for developers
- Many Google data sources in one account
If those are what you need most, Outscraper is a sensible choice.
Where Prospect Cheap is different
Prospect Cheap searches Google Maps live like these tools do, and then enriches every result from the business website: all emails found, the owner's name and title with a confidence score, mobile numbers with carrier, and six social networks. It also covers five more lead sources in the same account.
- They need more than Google Maps — creators on YouTube, advertisers in the Facebook Ad Library, new launches on Product Hunt, founders with verified revenue on TrustMRR or members of a Skool community.
- They want the owner's name, not just the business phone number, so emails reach the person who decides.
- They prefer paying per lead they actually receive, with failed searches free, over fixed monthly export limits.
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. Outscraper's pricing is usage-based (pay per record) with a small free allowance.
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 Outscraper if you only ever need raw Google Maps listings and are happy with your current export limits.
- 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.
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