Buyer's guide · 5 tools compared

Best web scraping tools for lead generation (2026)

Scraping tools turn public web pages, directories, map listings and social profiles into structured lead lists you can enrich and load into your CRM. For sales teams the useful ones come with ready-made scrapers, so nobody has to write and maintain code for every site.

They differ in how you run them: a cloud platform of ready-made scrapers (Apify), LinkedIn-focused automations (PhantomBuster), a spreadsheet-style enrichment workflow (Clay), or a browser extension with agents (Bardeen). Always check a website's terms and your data-protection obligations before scraping personal data.

By RevOps Agent IndexLast check How we chose

5 tools, 5 with public pricing. Every price and integration below was checked on the vendor's own site. Order is not a quality ranking.

At a glance

Prices as published by each vendor. Confirm current plans and scope before you buy.

Best web scraping tools for lead generation: best for, pricing and CRM support
ToolBest forPricingFree planHubSpotSalesforce
01ApifyA cloud platform with thousands of ready-made scrapers (Actors) and a free plan with $5 of monthly usage.Free $0 ($5 monthly usage); Starter $19/mo, Scale $199/mo plus pay-as-you-go usage ($0.2 per compute unit on Free/Starter)YesUnknownUnknown
02PhantomBusterLinkedIn and Sales Navigator lead lists, profile and email enrichment, and CRM export.Trial: free (limited); Start $56/mo, Grow $128/mo, Scale $352/mo (billed annually: $672, $1,536, $4,224/yr)NoYesYes
03ClayTurning scraped lists into enriched records with waterfall enrichment across 100+ providers.Free plan (100 data credits and 500 actions/mo); Launch $185/mo, Growth $495/mo billed monthly ($167 and $446/mo billed annually, save 10%); Enterprise: contactYesYesYes
04BardeenScraping from the browser with a Chrome extension, plus enrichment and agents.Basic $10/mo (+100 credits); Premium $50/mo (+1,000 credits); Enterprise: contact salesUnknownYesYes
05n8nRunning scrapers on a schedule and pushing clean results into the CRM; the HTTP Request node calls any scraping API.Starter $20/mo (2.5K executions), Pro $50/mo (10K executions), Business $800/mo (40K executions, self-hosted) billed annually; Enterprise: contact sales; Community Edition free to self-hostYesYesYes

What to look for

  • Ready-made scrapers for the sources you need: maps, directories, LinkedIn, company websites.
  • Pricing model: usage-based compute, credits or flat monthly plans, and what a typical list of 1,000 leads will cost you.
  • Enrichment: does it add emails and company data, or only the raw scraped fields?
  • CRM export: native HubSpot or Salesforce sync, CSV, or an API you can call from n8n.
  • Compliance: the website's terms of service, and GDPR or CCPA for personal data.

Product facts come from each vendor's own site, checked 2026-11-03. No hands-on benchmark or star rating is claimed.

The tools

  1. 1

    Apify

    Best for: A cloud platform with thousands of ready-made scrapers (Actors) and a free plan with $5 of monthly usage.

    Web scraping and automation platform with thousands of ready-made scrapers (Actors) for lead lists, company data and websites.

    Free plan

    Pricing
    Free $0 ($5 monthly usage); Starter $19/mo, Scale $199/mo plus pay-as-you-go usage ($0.2 per compute unit on Free/Starter) (public pricing)

    CRM
    HubSpot: Unknown. Salesforce: Unknown. Free plan: Yes.

    Source: apify.com, checked 2026-10-18.

  2. 2

    PhantomBuster

    Best for: LinkedIn and Sales Navigator lead lists, profile and email enrichment, and CRM export.

    Cloud automations for LinkedIn and Sales Navigator: lead list building, profile and email enrichment, outreach campaigns and CRM export.

    HubSpot Salesforce Free trial

    Pricing
    Trial: free (limited); Start $56/mo, Grow $128/mo, Scale $352/mo (billed annually: $672, $1,536, $4,224/yr) (public pricing)

    CRM
    HubSpot: Yes. Salesforce: Yes. Free plan: No.

    Source: phantombuster.com, checked 2026-10-18.

  3. 3

    Clay

    Best for: Turning scraped lists into enriched records with waterfall enrichment across 100+ providers.

    Data enrichment and GTM workflow builder with waterfall enrichment across 100+ providers and the Claygent AI agent.

    HubSpot Salesforce Free trial Free plan

    Pricing
    Free plan (100 data credits and 500 actions/mo); Launch $185/mo, Growth $495/mo billed monthly ($167 and $446/mo billed annually, save 10%); Enterprise: contact (public pricing)

    CRM
    HubSpot: Yes. Salesforce: Yes. Free plan: Yes.

    Source: clay.com, checked 2026-10-30.

  4. 4

    Bardeen

    Best for: Scraping from the browser with a Chrome extension, plus enrichment and agents.

    AI GTM automation with scrapers, enrichment and agents, starting from a browser extension.

    HubSpot Salesforce

    Pricing
    Basic $10/mo (+100 credits); Premium $50/mo (+1,000 credits); Enterprise: contact sales (public pricing)

    CRM
    HubSpot: Yes. Salesforce: Yes. Free plan: Unknown.

    Source: bardeen.ai, checked 2026-10-18.

  5. 5

    n8n

    Best for: Running scrapers on a schedule and pushing clean results into the CRM; the HTTP Request node calls any scraping API.

    Workflow automation and AI agent builder you can self-host or use in the cloud, with HubSpot, Salesforce and AI Agent nodes.

    HubSpot Salesforce Free trial Free plan

    Pricing
    Starter $20/mo (2.5K executions), Pro $50/mo (10K executions), Business $800/mo (40K executions, self-hosted) billed annually; Enterprise: contact sales; Community Edition free to self-host (public pricing)

    CRM
    HubSpot: Yes. Salesforce: Yes. Free plan: Yes.

    Source: n8n.io, checked 2026-11-03.

Build it in n8n instead?

Buy the scraping infrastructure: proxies, browser rendering and website changes are what make DIY scrapers break. Run the scrapers from n8n on a schedule, dedupe the results and write only the fields you trust into the CRM.

Read the Lead Routing & Enrichment build-vs-buy guide

FAQ

What is the best web scraping tool for lead generation?

It depends on the source. For many sources with ready-made scrapers, Apify. For LinkedIn and Sales Navigator, PhantomBuster. To enrich scraped lists with emails and company data, Clay. The table shows each vendor's published price.

Is scraping leads legal?

It depends on the website's terms, the type of data and where you sell. In the EU, GDPR applies to personal data however you collect it. Check each site's terms and your data-protection obligations before you scrape.

How much does Apify cost?

Apify has a free plan with $5 of monthly usage; Starter is $19/mo and Scale $199/mo, plus pay-as-you-go usage, as listed on apify.com/pricing.

Keep researching

Apify

Lead Routing & Enrichment

Web scraping and automation platform with thousands of ready-made scrapers (Actors) for lead lists, company data and websites.

Free plan
Public pricingFree $0 ($5 monthly usage); Starter $19/mo, Scale $199/mo plus pay-as-you-go usage ($0.2 per compute unit on Free/Starter)

PhantomBuster

Outbound & Sequencing

Cloud automations for LinkedIn and Sales Navigator: lead list building, profile and email enrichment, outreach campaigns and CRM export.

HubSpot Salesforce Free trial
Public pricingTrial: free (limited); Start $56/mo, Grow $128/mo, Scale $352/mo (billed annually: $672, $1,536, $4,224/yr)

Clay

Lead Routing & Enrichment

Data enrichment and GTM workflow builder with waterfall enrichment across 100+ providers and the Claygent AI agent.

HubSpot Salesforce Free trial Free plan
Public pricingFree plan (100 data credits and 500 actions/mo); Launch $185/mo, Growth $495/mo billed monthly ($167 and $446/mo billed annually, save 10%); Enterprise: contact
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