PhantomBuster
Cloud automations that extract and enrich leads from LinkedIn and the web and push them to your CRM.
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Is PhantomBuster free?
Free plan, plus paid plans
- Starting price:
- $69/month ($56 billed annually)
- Free plan:
- 30 min execution time/month, 1 slot
Checked on PhantomBuster's site Nov 8, 2026
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About PhantomBuster
PhantomBuster is a cloud automation platform for lead generation. Its ready-made automations, called Phantoms, collect data from sources such as LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Google Maps and post engagement, then enrich profiles with emails, qualify leads with AI and send the results to a CRM or outreach tool. You can chain several Phantoms into multi-step workflows that run on a schedule, and a browser extension and API let you trigger them from elsewhere. Rather than charging per seat, plans give a workspace a monthly budget of execution hours, active automation slots and credits for email discovery, AI and URL finding. There is a 14-day free trial, and an ongoing free plan with 30 minutes of run time a month for light testing. It suits growth marketers, recruiters, sales ops and agencies. Automating LinkedIn actions can breach LinkedIn's terms and lead to account restrictions, so limits need care.
Best for: Growth marketers and sales ops who build LinkedIn and web lead lists with scheduled automations.
PhantomBuster pricing (checked Nov 8, 2026)
Each line is quoted from PhantomBuster's own site, with the page it came from.
| Plan or term | What it says | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 30 min execution time/month, 1 slot | Nov 8, 2026 | phantombuster.com |
| Starting price | $69/month ($56 billed annually) | Nov 8, 2026 | phantombuster.com |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | Nov 8, 2026 | phantombuster.com |
| Start plan limits | 20 hours, 5 slots per month | Nov 8, 2026 | phantombuster.com |
Pros and cons
What works
- Large library of ready-made extraction and enrichment automations
- Chains automations into scheduled multi-step workflows
- Free plan and 14-day trial without a credit card
- Pricing per workspace rather than per seat
Why people leave
- Execution hours, slots and credits make costs hard to predict
- Free plan limits exports to 10 rows
- LinkedIn automation can get accounts restricted
PhantomBuster vs Clay, Apollo.io and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
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| Attribute | PhantomBuster | Clay | Apollo.io | LinkedIn Sales Navigator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Verified price | $69/month ($56 billed annually) | From $185 a month (Launch) | — | US$119.99/month per licence (Core) |
| Free plan | 30 min execution time/month, 1 slot | Yes, 100 data credits and 500 actions/month | Yes, no time limit | No |
| Open source | No | No | No | No |
| Self-hostable | No | No | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, Browser extension | Web | Web, Browser extension | Web, iOS, Android |
Top PhantomBuster alternatives
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- 2Apollo.io64.8
Ready-made contact database, so you search leads instead of scraping them.
- 3LinkedIn Sales Navigator59.4
LinkedIn's own lead search and alerts with no automation risk to your account.
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Hunter57.5Focused email finding and verification with a free plan.
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PhantomBuster: common questions
What is PhantomBuster?
PhantomBuster: Cloud automations that extract and enrich leads from LinkedIn and the web and push them to your CRM. Best for growth marketers and sales ops who build LinkedIn and web lead lists with scheduled automations. Available for Web and Browser extension.
Is PhantomBuster free?
PhantomBuster has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: 30 min execution time/month, 1 slot (checked on PhantomBuster's own site).
How much does PhantomBuster cost?
PhantomBuster is free with paid plans. Free plan: 30 min execution time/month, 1 slot; Starting price: $69/month ($56 billed annually); Free trial: 14 days, no card; Start plan limits: 20 hours, 5 slots per month. Checked on PhantomBuster's own site, November 2026.
Does PhantomBuster have a free trial or refund?
Free trial: 14 days, no card. Source: PhantomBuster's own site.
Is PhantomBuster open source?
No, PhantomBuster is not open source.
What platforms does PhantomBuster run on?
PhantomBuster is available for Web and Browser extension.
What are the best alternatives to PhantomBuster?
The highest-ranked PhantomBuster alternatives right now are Clay, Apollo.io and LinkedIn Sales Navigator. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.
PhantomBuster vs Clay: what's the difference?
Both PhantomBuster and Clay are free with paid plans. Verified prices: PhantomBuster $69/month ($56 billed annually), Clay From $185 a month (Launch). Only PhantomBuster runs on Browser extension.