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Leadshot vs Apify Google Maps Scraper
An extraction building block and a ready-made prospecting workspace solve different jobs.
If Google Maps data is one step in a larger software workflow, the way you access it matters. This comparison covers the Compass Google Maps Scraper on Apify, rather than treating the whole Apify platform as a single prospecting product.
Apify’s Compass Actor is a building block for data workflows. Leadshot is a workspace for the person deciding which businesses to keep and follow up with.
What changes in practice?
Side by side
THE PRACTICAL DIFFERENCES| What matters | Leadshot | Apify |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Google Maps prospecting workspace | Compass scraping Actor on Apify |
| Billing model | Monthly lead-credit allowance | Event pricing; depends on tier and options |
| Starting point | $9 / month | $3 / 1,000 places · Starter · $19/month credited toward usage |
| Working with output | Map results, business profiles and history | Datasets, exports and API |
| A better fit for | Direct research by a person | Programmable extraction in a larger pipeline |
A real-world decision
You want a shortlist, not another internal tool.
A solo consultant can search a niche and review business profiles in Leadshot. A developer building a directory may instead want a dataset that flows into their own database. In that case, the Apify Actor’s API and configurable extraction can matter more than a ready-made review workspace.
The Apify logo identifies the platform. This comparison concerns the Compass Google Maps Scraper, not every Actor or service available on Apify. Its lowest advertised rate is not a guaranteed all-in cost.
Start with the integration
The Compass Actor produces datasets that can be exported or accessed through an API. Our October 2026 review notes advertised pricing from $1.50 per 1,000 places at the lowest tier, with actual event pricing depending on the account tier and options. Website contact enrichment costs extra.
Start with the person doing the research
Leadshot puts the prospecting steps in a workspace: choose a category and territory, discover businesses on the map, and investigate their public profiles. Search history keeps past markets available to revisit.
Compare total effort, not just extraction cost
A dataset can be the right output when you already have somewhere to store, deduplicate and review it. If that interface still needs to be built, development and maintenance become part of the decision. Leadshot brings market search, map results, and business profiles together in a ready-to-use interface.
Check the exact configuration
When estimating an Apify job, examine the Actor’s current event pricing and the enrichment options you enable. For Leadshot, choose the planned monthly business-results allowance that matches your research volume. These are different units and different products, even when both begin with Maps listings.
Before you choose
- Do you need an API output or a workspace for a person?
- Have you included optional events and enrichment in the estimate?
- Who will maintain the review and storage workflow around the dataset?
Choose Apify’s Compass Actor for programmable extraction. Consider Leadshot when your goal is to research and organize prospects directly.
More room to prospect.
Planned monthly pricing. Category search, area targeting, business profiles, and search history in every plan.
Sources
Product information reviewed October 20, 2026. Comparisons use published features and pricing; examples are illustrative.
Prices are USD. Product logos belong to their respective owners.
