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PlacesData API vs Bright Data SERP API · Oxylabs · Smartproxy

$10 PAYG vs $500/mo
minimum commitment ($0.20/1K places vs $1.50–$3.00/1K).

Bright Data's Web Scraper IDE and SERP API target enterprise procurement teams with $500/month minimum commitments, complex bandwidth + request pricing, KYC compliance hurdles, and asynchronous snapshot delivery. PlacesData API gives developers instant self-serve access with 12,000 free credits on signup, $10 non-expiring PAYG packs, and sub-2-second synchronous JSON.

Start Free ($1.20 · 12,000 Free Credits — No Card) →Compare All Plans

Instant API key in 5s · No credit card required (+20,000 Sandbox Streak Credits) · Pay via Stripe (Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay) or 0%-fee Crypto (+5% bonus)

Cost per 1,000 Google Maps Business Records (with Phone, Website & Hours)

PlacesData API (Business $0.20 · Base $0.50)$0.20 – $0.50
Official Google Places API (Text Search Pro + Contact SKU)$32.00

$1.00 = 10,000 Credits (5 Credits / place). Empty search results (0 matches) cost 0 Credits. Crypto top-ups automatically include +5% Bonus Credits.

Side-by-side comparison.

PlacesData API compared with Bright Data, Oxylabs, and SerpApi
CapabilityPlacesData APIbrightdata.comOxylabsSerpApi
Minimum commitment$0 Free Trial · $10 PAYG · $29/mo Starter$500/mo recurring contract$49–$300/mo$75/mo
Effective cost per 1,000 places$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 places$1.50 – $3.00 / 1,000 records$1.60 – $2.80 / 1,000 requests$7.50 – $15.00 / 1,000 searches
Onboarding & KYC frictionInstant API key in 10 seconds (Google/GitHub/Email)Video KYC call + compliance reviewSales approval required for scaleSelf-serve
Website B2B email & social enrichmentBuilt-in (/v1/leads/enrich)Requires separate custom scraper datasetNot includedNot included
Payment flexibility0%-Fee Crypto (+5% bonus) · Non-expiring PAYGEnterprise wire / credit card subscriptionCredit card subscriptionCredit card subscription

Competitor pricing verified from public pricing pages as of November 2026. Actual costs may vary based on plan tier, concurrency add-ons, and overage rates. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. PlacesData API rates: $0.20 / 1K places (Business), $0.25 / 1K places (Pro), $0.50 / 1K places (Base PAYG).

PlacesData API transparent per-endpoint rate card ($1 = 10,000 Credits).

PlacesData API per-endpoint credit and USD rate card
CapabilityEndpointCredit RateEffective USD / 1K
Google Maps Text Search (Places, Ratings, Phone, Website, Hours, Coordinates)GET /v1/places/search5 Credits / place returned (min 10 Credits; 0 if empty)$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 places
Bounding-Box & Radius Viewport Search (Polygon / Grid Scanning)GET /v1/places/nearby5 Credits / place returned (min 10 Credits; 0 if empty)$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 places
Full Business Profile & Enriched Contacts (Place ID / CID / Google ID)GET /v1/places/details, GET /v1/places/{place_id}20 Credits / business profile$0.80 – $2.00 / 1,000 profiles
Verified Customer Reviews, Owner Replies & Reviewer MetadataGET /v1/places/reviews, GET /v1/places/{place_id}/reviews2 Credits / review returned (min 10 Credits; 0 if empty)$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 reviews
High-Res Business & StreetPhotos MetadataGET /v1/places/photos, GET /v1/places/{place_id}/photos2 Credits / photo returned (min 6 Credits; 0 if empty)$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 photos
Website Email, Phone & Social Media Lead Enrichment (8 Social Platforms)GET /v1/leads/enrich, GET /v1/domains/{domain}/contacts20 Credits / enriched domain (0 Credits if no emails/socials found)$0.80 – $2.00 / 1,000 enriched domains
Typeahead Place Autocomplete & Reverse Geocoding (Lat/Lng to Address)GET /v1/places/autocomplete, GET /v1/geocode/reverse5 Credits / request$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 calls

Why engineering teams switch from Bright Data.

Instant Self-Serve API Key Without Sales Calls or KYC Delays

Sign up in 10 seconds and immediately run live requests against all 8 endpoints with 12,000 free trial credits—no sales demos, compliance interviews, or $500/month minimums.

Clean, Domain-Specific Schema Instead of Raw SERP HTML

Every response from PlacesData API normalizes phone numbers to E.164, extracts root domains, parses opening hours per weekday, and includes Google Place IDs, CIDs, and Plus Codes.

Sub-50ms Local Index Cache + Live Upstream Failover

We manage proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, browser fingerprinting, and spatial indexing behind the scenes so your engineering team only interacts with a fast REST endpoint.

Replace Bright Data Snapshot Triggers with Synchronous REST

Query live Google Maps places and reviews directly without managing dataset snapshots:

Before (Bright Data — Trigger Async Snapshot -> Poll Delivery)
import requests

# Triggers an async dataset collection job; requires webhook or snapshot polling
res = requests.post(
    "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger?dataset_id=gd_m8ebnr0q2qlklc02fz",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer brightdata_token"},
    json=[{"keyword": "med spas in Miami FL"}],
)
snapshot_id = res.json()["snapshot_id"]
After (PlacesData API — Instant Synchronous JSON)
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.placesdataapi.com/v1/places/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": "pd_live_your_api_key"},
    params={"q": "med spas in Miami FL", "limit": 50},
)
places = res.json()["data"]

1-Click Remote MCP Connector · Claude Web & ChatGPT

Connect live Google Maps & B2B email tools via OAuth 2.1.

Paste https://mcp.placesdataapi.com/v1/mcp into Claude.ai Settings → Connectors or ChatGPT Developer Mode for 1-click PKCE S256 login (or use https://api.placesdataapi.com/mcp with x-api-key in Cursor, Windsurf, and n8n).

Core Endpoints & Enrichment Docs

Interactive Engineering Workbench · Benchmark vs Bright Data

Verify real-time latency, credit math & JSON schema

5,000 places/day
5,000 reviews/day
500 domains/day
HTTP Calls / Day
600
Up to 100 items/call
Credit Unit
$1 = 10,000
Unified across 8 routes
Empty Result Fee
0 Credits
$0.00 for 0 matches
Estimated Monthly Pipeline Cost (30 Days)
$54.00/ mo on Business ($76.95 on Pro)
Monthly consumption: 1,350,000 Credits (45,000 Credits/day)
PlacesData API (Business $0.20/1K):$54.00 / mo
Official Google Places API ($32/1K):$5175.00 / mo
Empty search / unfound email fee:$0.00 (0 Credits)
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Frequently asked questions

Can I pay with USDT, USDC, BTC, or SOL without an enterprise contract?
Yes. PlacesData API supports instant self-serve cryptocurrency checkout via NOWPayments with 0% gateway fees and an automatic +5% bonus credits reward.

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