SignalAn Outscraper alternative billed per request, not per record
Outscraper charges per record. We charge per request: one Google Maps search returns about 20 places for 1 credit. 25 Outscraper-compatible paths, plus 100+ social endpoints Outscraper doesn’t focus on.
Price for 1,000 Google Maps places
Outscraper’s public pricing (read 3 November 2026): Google Maps $3 per 1,000 places, then $1 per 1,000 after 100k. Google search $5 per 1,000, then $3 per 1,000.
| SignalShelf | Outscraper | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | Per request | Per record |
| Google Maps search | 1 credit ≈ 20 places | $3 / 1k places, then $1 / 1k after 100k |
| 1,000 places via search | ≈ 50 credits ≈ $0.05 (Starter) | $3.00 |
| Google Maps reviews | 2 credits per 20 reviews | See their site |
| Google search | 2 credits per request ≈ $1.90 / 1k (Starter), $1.00 / 1k (Scale) | $5 / 1k, then $3 / 1k |
| Free credits | 1,000 (no card) | See their site |
What each one covers
Fields differ. Search results carry name, place_id, address, coordinates, rating, review count, categories, phone, website and hours; place details and photos are separate 1-credit calls.
| Data | SignalShelf | Outscraper |
|---|---|---|
| Google Maps search, place details, photos | Yes | Yes |
| Google Maps reviews | Up to 100 per call, 2 credits per 20 (the top ~5 a logged-out visitor sees: 1 credit) | Full review exports |
| Google Play & App Store: app details + reviews | Yes | Yes |
| Amazon: product details, reviews, influencer shops | Yes (reviews: top, guest view) | Yes |
| Google News, Google search | Yes | Yes |
| Trustpilot, Tripadvisor reviews | Yes | Yes |
| Yelp, email/contact enrichment | No | Yes |
| TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube… | 100+ endpoints | Not their focus |
Where Outscraper wins
Full Google Maps review exports at scale, Yelp, contact enrichment, and bulk spreadsheet jobs. Their checkout is live; ours opens soon. If that’s your job, use them.
Where we win
Price per place, synchronous JSON in seconds, social + web data on one key, failed requests at 0 credits, and credits that never expire. We haven’t benchmarked Outscraper’s speed, so we don’t quote one; our only speed test so far is against ScrapeCreators.
Try it
Use our native /v1 paths, or keep your code and point it at one of our 25 Outscraper-compatible paths (for example /maps/search-v3 and /maps/reviews-v3). Plain GET with your key.
curl "$SIGNALSHELF_BASE_URL/v1/google-maps/search?query=dentists&location=Austin,TX" \
-H "x-api-key: $SIGNALSHELF_API_KEY"