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Looking for an Outscraper alternative? Here is an honest comparison.

Outscraper and Pinweaver both start from Google Maps, but they answer different questions. Outscraper gives you the data, as much of it as you want, to work through yourself. Pinweaver tells you which businesses to call first, and why. Which one you need depends on what you do next.

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The short answer

Choose Outscraper when you need large volumes of raw records, from Google Maps and many other sources, in a file or through an API, and you have your own way to sort them. Choose Pinweaver when you want a short list of the local businesses most worth contacting for what you sell, with the reason for each, without building that sorting yourself.

Where Outscraper is the better choice

  • Volume and price per record: after its free tier, Outscraper charges $3 per 1,000 businesses, and $1 per 1,000 above 100,000. If you need tens of thousands of records, it costs far less per business than Pinweaver.
  • Many sources: Google Maps reviews and photos, and other sites, from one account.
  • A full export of the business details it collects, in CSV, Excel or JSON, and API access.

Where Pinweaver is the better choice

  • It judges the businesses for you: each one is measured against the others of its kind in the same city, scored, and explained in a sentence drawn from its real reviews.
  • It asks for no setup: one sentence in your own words, a plan you can adjust, and the price before you start.
  • You pay for businesses that match, not for rows: ask for 30, get 12 that qualify, pay 12.
  • Refining is a conversation and costs nothing: “independents only”, “no website only”, “rating under 4”.

Side by side

What you get
Outscraper:Records from Google Maps and other sources, to sort and judge yourself.
Pinweaver:A ranked list: every business scored 0 to 100 against its own market, with a written reason, on a table and a map.
How you ask
Outscraper:Searches and filters in its app, or its API.
Pinweaver:One sentence in plain words (“10 gyms in Austin with bad reviews”). A plan with the price shows before anything runs.
Price
Outscraper:Pay as you go, no subscription. First 500 businesses free (the free tier resets every 30 days), then $3 per 1,000, and $1 per 1,000 above 100,000.
Pinweaver:100 free credits for 30 days, no card. Starter $19 a month for 300 credits, Pro $49 for 1,000, packs from $9. One credit per business delivered; a business you already found is free.
Emails
Outscraper:A separate service: first 500 domains free, then $3 per 1,000 domains.
Pinweaver:With every hunt: read from each business's own website, free, on every plan.
Export
Outscraper:The business details it collects, as CSV, Excel or JSON.
Pinweaver:CSV with each business's Google Maps link, its score and what its own website shows. Names, phones and addresses come from Google and stay in the app, as Google's terms require.
API
Outscraper:Yes.
Pinweaver:No.

Outscraper's facts as its own pages stated them on 9 November 2026: Outscraper pricing. Prices and features change; check them there before you decide.

Is Pinweaver right for you?

Read this before you sign up. We would rather you not pay for something that will not help.

Choose Pinweaver if

  • You want to know which local businesses to contact first, and why.
  • You prospect a city and a trade at a time, and contact businesses one by one.
  • You would rather not build your own sorting in a spreadsheet.

Choose Outscraper if

  • You need tens of thousands of records at the lowest price per record.
  • You need an API, or data from sources other than Google Maps.
  • You need a complete export of names, phones and addresses for another system.

Limits to know

  • Outscraper's facts are from its own pricing page, read on 9 November 2026. Prices change: check its page before you decide.
  • Outscraper is a trademark of its owner. Pinweaver is not affiliated with it.

Sentences to try

Any city, any trade. Type it the way you would say it:

  • “10 gyms in Austin with bad reviews”
  • “restaurants in Chicago with no website”
  • “the 10 busiest cafés in Austin”

Questions

Is Pinweaver cheaper than Outscraper?
Per record, no: at volume Outscraper costs a few dollars per thousand businesses. Pinweaver charges per business delivered and ranked, so it fits short lists you will act on, not large files.
Can Pinweaver export everything Outscraper does?
No. Pinweaver's CSV carries each business's Google Maps link, its score and what its own website shows; names, phones and addresses stay in the app, as Google's terms require. If you need a full file, Outscraper is the better fit.
Can I try Pinweaver before deciding?
Yes: 100 free credits for 30 days, no card, enough for about three real hunts.

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