Buyer's guide
Best scraper tool in 2026: how to choose the right one
The best scraper is the one built for your data. This guide covers what to check before you choose, which kind of tool fits which job, and where Scraper Pro fits in.
Updated October 14, 2026
8 things the best scraper should do
Check a scraper against these before you commit. Here's how Scraper Pro handles each:
| What to check | How Scraper Pro does it |
|---|---|
| Complete data | Phone, website, full address, category, rating, coordinates and Maps link for every business, without opening each listing. |
| Gets past the result cap | Google Maps shows only a few hundred results per search. Scraper Pro searches area by area outward from the map center and skips duplicates, so one search can return thousands of leads. |
| No coding | Search as usual and click Extract. No selectors, scripts, proxies or API keys. |
| Runs in the background | Extraction runs on network requests, not on what's on screen, so you can keep working in other tabs. |
| Bulk jobs | The Business plan takes an Excel or CSV list of hundreds of searches and saves one CSV per search, with pause, resume and auto-recovery. |
| Clean export | UTF-8 CSV that opens in Excel and Google Sheets, with local scripts like Bangla displayed correctly. Pro lets you choose the columns. |
| Fair price | Free for 2,000 leads every month. Unlimited leads cost $10/month, a flat price with no per-result or credit charges. |
| Privacy | Runs in your own browser. The leads you collect stay on your computer; the server only knows your account and how many leads you've used. |
Best scraper for each job
| You want to… | Best choice |
|---|---|
| Get local business leads (phones, websites, addresses) | Scraper Pro: free for 2,000 leads a month |
| Cover a whole city or many niches | Scraper Pro Pro, with area-by-area search and unlimited leads |
| Run hundreds of searches from a spreadsheet | Scraper Pro Business, with bulk search from Excel or CSV |
| Find websites ranking for a keyword | Scraper Pro Google Search export (Beta): 2,000 free results a month |
| Export LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok search results | Scraper Pro social export (Beta): 1,000 free results a month per network |
| Scrape prices, articles or any other website | A general-purpose scraper, or a code library if you program |
Who Scraper Pro isn't for
Being specific about this helps you choose:
- Scraping arbitrary websites. It's built for Google Maps and social search results, not for product prices, articles or custom sites.
- Browsers other than Chrome. It needs desktop Google Chrome on Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS.
- Emails from websites. It collects the data Google Maps shows: phone, website, address and more. It doesn't crawl each business's website for emails.
Try it free
The quickest way to judge a scraper is to run it on your own searches. Scraper Pro is free for 2,000 leads a month with no credit card. See what's included for free.
Best scraper FAQ
What is the best scraper for Google Maps?
For collecting business leads without coding, Scraper Pro is one of the best options: it extracts phone, website, address, category, rating and coordinates, gets past Google's per-search result cap by searching area by area, runs in the background, and is free for 2,000 leads every month.
What is the best free scraping tool?
It depends on what you scrape. For Google Maps leads and LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok search results, Scraper Pro is free to start and needs no code. For scraping arbitrary websites, a code library is free but needs programming skills.
What is the best scraper for lead generation?
For local business leads, Google Maps is the richest source, and a dedicated Google Maps scraper like Scraper Pro beats general web scrapers because it already knows which fields to collect and how to get past the result cap.
Is a Chrome extension or a cloud scraper better?
A Chrome extension is quicker to start, costs nothing per request and keeps your data on your computer. A cloud scraper is better for very large scheduled jobs across many kinds of websites, but usually charges per run or per result.
Which scraper is best for bulk Google Maps searches?
Scraper Pro Business ($50/month) runs hundreds of searches from one Excel or CSV upload and saves each search as its own CSV automatically, with pause, resume and desktop notifications.
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