Apify vs PhantomBuster vs Exa

All 3 integrate with Claude.

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Side-by-side GTM tool comparison
Attribute	Apify	PhantomBuster	Exa
What it does	Platform and marketplace of web scraping and automation tools (Actors) with an SDK and MCP server.	Cloud automation and data extraction tool with prebuilt automations for lead sourcing and outreach.	Search API for AI agents that returns real-time web results, research and structured content.
Category	Scraping & search APIs	Scraping & search APIs	Scraping & search APIs
Pricing	Usage-based	From $56 per month	Usage-based
Free tier	Yes	Yes	Yes
API or MCP	Yes	Yes	Yes
SYC mentions (archive)	215 (#27)	229 (#25)	8 (#99)
Club trend	Steady	Cooling	Rising
Member upvotes	0	0	0
Members using	0	0	0
Features	Marketplace of scrapers Real-time web data MCP and SDK Free plan with monthly credit	Prebuilt automations and workflows Data extraction across 15+ platforms MCP server access Free trial plan	Search API for agents Company and people search MCP server Monthly free credits
Integrations	Zapier, n8n, Slack, Claude, Google Sheets	Claude, ChatGPT, Chrome extension	Slack, Claude, ChatGPT