Which is better for LinkedIn prospecting?

PhantomBuster is the closer fit for LinkedIn prospecting because it publishes prebuilt LinkedIn sourcing, enrichment, and outreach workflows. BrowserAct focuses on building reusable website data-extraction Bots.

Which should I use to scrape a website with custom fields?

BrowserAct lets you describe a website, the records to collect, and the fields to return, then build a reusable Bot. PhantomBuster offers prebuilt automations across its supported platforms.

How do the entry paid plans compare?

With monthly billing, PhantomBuster Start is $69 per month and BrowserAct Basic is $16 per month. Start includes 20 monthly execution hours and 5 automation slots; Basic includes 10,000 monthly credits and 10 simultaneous tasks. Their allowances measure different things.

Can I try both without paying?

PhantomBuster advertises a free trial with 2 execution hours, 5 automation slots, and a 10-row export limit. BrowserAct advertises a Free plan with 200 credits on signup, 2 free Agent builds, and 2 simultaneous tasks.

Do I need to keep my computer running?

PhantomBuster runs automations in the cloud. BrowserAct runs Cloud Bots in managed cloud browsers and also offers a Local Agent CLI that runs on your own machine.

Can either product send results to my other tools?

PhantomBuster publishes CRM connections plus Make, n8n, Zapier, API, and MCP options. BrowserAct publishes Make, n8n, Zapier, REST API, webhook, and MCP connections; its Google Sheets example uses Make rather than a direct integration.

What happens when I use up my allowance?

PhantomBuster says automations pause when execution time runs out until the allowance resets or you upgrade, without automatic overage charges. BrowserAct says the current step finishes before execution pauses when credits run out; you can add credits or upgrade.

Do the starting prices include every usage cost?

No single starting price describes every workload. PhantomBuster plans have execution-hour, slot, and feature-credit allowances. BrowserAct uses credits for Bot building and runs, Workflow steps, and optional browser or proxy services; the credits required depend on the task.

PhantomBuster vs BrowserAct

Choose PhantomBuster for ready-made lead sourcing, enrichment, and outreach workflows; choose BrowserAct for building reusable data-extraction Bots from descriptions of the websites and fields you need. Both offer cloud execution and ways to send results to other tools, but they differ in how you build workflows and how usage is measured.

Last updated October 24, 2026.

At a glance

PhantomBuster compared with BrowserAct, one row per dimension
Dimension	PhantomBuster	BrowserAct
Primary workflow	Lead sourcing, enrichment, and outreach	Reusable website data-extraction Bots
Workflow creation	100+ prebuilt automations and workflows	Natural-language Agent Bots or step-based Workflows
Data sources	15+ supported platforms	User-specified websites
Entry paid plan, monthly billing	Start: $69/month	Basic: $16/month
Entry paid plan, annual billing	Start: $56/month, $672 billed annually	Basic: $13/month, $156 billed annually
Free entry	Trial: 2 execution hours and 5 slots	Free: 200 signup credits and 2 Agent builds
Entry paid plan allowance	20 execution hours/month; 500 email credits/month	10,000 credits/month
Entry paid plan concurrency	5 automation slots	10 simultaneous tasks
Integrations	CRM connections; Make, n8n, Zapier, API, MCP	Make, n8n, Zapier, API, webhooks, MCP
Deployment	Cloud execution	Cloud Bots or local Agent CLI
Data export	CSV or JSON; trial capped at 10 rows	CSV or JSON
Support	Help center and community access	Community support on Free; email contact

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Which should you choose?

Choose PhantomBuster if

Sales teams sourcing leads from LinkedIn and other supported platforms
Teams using prebuilt extraction and outreach automations
Buyers who want email enrichment and CRM connections
Teams planning usage around execution hours and automation slots

See PhantomBuster — 25% CASHBACK

Choose BrowserAct if

Teams extracting specified fields from websites they choose
Researchers building reusable scrapers from natural-language requests
Buyers needing cloud Bots or a locally run Agent CLI
Teams planning usage around credits and simultaneous tasks

See BrowserAct — 20% CASHBACK

The verdict

Pick PhantomBuster if your work starts with prospecting on supported platforms and ends with enriched leads or outreach. Pick BrowserAct if you need to define a repeatable extraction task for a particular website without writing browser automation code. The deciding factor is whether a prebuilt sales workflow or a custom, prompt-built scraper matches the job you will run regularly.