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PlacesData API vs Outscraper · Apify · SerpApi

$0.20 vs $2.85
per 1,000 places (with instant synchronous JSON).

Outscraper relies on asynchronous background batch tasks that frequently take 30–180 seconds to queue and require webhook or status-polling loops—making it unusable for interactive user interfaces, live AI agents, or real-time CRM enrichment. PlacesData API returns synchronous JSON in 25ms (warm cache) to 1.8s (live SERP) at $0.20–$0.50 per 1,000 places.

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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 Outscraper, Apify, and SerpApi
CapabilityPlacesData APIoutscraper.comApifySerpApi
Response architectureSynchronous REST JSON (25ms cached / 1.8s live)Async queue polling (30s–180s delay)Async container spin-up (20s–90s)Synchronous JSON (2s–4s)
Cost per 1,000 Google Maps places$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 places$1.00 – $2.85 / 1,000 places$2.50 – $4.00 / 1,000 places + compute$7.50 – $15.00 / 1,000 searches
Cost per 1,000 customer reviews$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 reviews$2.00 – $3.00 / 1,000 reviews$0.50 – $1.50 / 1,000 reviews$0.75 / 1,000 reviews
Domain email & social enrichment$0.80 – $2.00 / 1K domains (0 if empty)$3.00 – $5.00 / 1K domainsRequires separate actor runNot supported
Zero-result protection0 Credits charged on empty resultsMinimum task fee appliesCharged for actor container RAM/CPUCharged per search request

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 Outscraper.

No More Async Polling Loops or Stuck Queue Jobs

With Outscraper, a single API request returns a pending task ID and forces your backend to poll a status URL until the batch worker finishes. PlacesData API returns the complete normalized JSON payload directly in the HTTP response.

Up to 90% Cheaper on Reviews & Lead Enrichment

Scraping 100,000 Google Maps reviews on Outscraper costs ~$200–$300. On PlacesData API, 100,000 reviews cost just 200,000 Credits ($20 base, or $8 on the Business plan).

Clean, Predictable OpenAPI 3.1 Schema

Instead of deeply nested arrays of arrays or inconsistent CSV column names, every PlacesData API endpoint returns a typed `{ request_id, status, data, meta }` envelope.

Replace Outscraper Async Polling with a Single GET Request

Delete your task-polling retry loop and get immediate structured JSON:

Before (Outscraper — Async Queue + Polling Loop)
import time, requests

# 1. Submit async job
job = requests.get(
    "https://api.app.outscraper.com/maps/search-v3",
    params={"query": "dentists in Austin TX", "limit": 20, "async": "true"},
    headers={"X-API-KEY": "outscraper_key"},
).json()

# 2. Poll every 5 seconds for 30-120s until status == 'Success'
while True:
    res = requests.get(job["results_location"]).json()
    if res.get("status") == "Success":
        break
    time.sleep(5)
After (PlacesData API — Instant Synchronous Response)
import requests

# Single synchronous HTTP GET — responds in 25ms (cache) to 1.8s (live)
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.placesdataapi.com/v1/places/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": "pd_live_your_api_key"},
    params={"q": "dentists in Austin TX", "limit": 20},
)
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 Outscraper

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 PlacesData API handle bulk territory scraping like Outscraper?
Yes. With concurrency up to 3,000 RPM (50 requests/second) on the Business plan, you can run parallel async workers across thousands of ZIP codes and bounding boxes without waiting in a shared multi-minute batch queue.
Does PlacesData API charge for domains that don't have an email address?
No. Unlike enrichment add-ons that bill per domain lookup attempt, GET /v1/leads/enrich charges 0 Credits whenever a business website yields 0 emails and 0 social media profiles.

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