First, decide which problem you have
“I need better or more reliable extraction.” Look at Clay, Apify or Captain Data.
“I need to actually run outreach.” You need an outreach tool alongside, not instead of. Skip to the last entry.
Most people searching this term have the second problem and think they have the first.
1. Clay
The tool most sophisticated GTM teams moved to. Pulls data from dozens of sources with waterfall enrichment, so if one provider lacks an email it tries the next. Add AI research columns and conditional logic and you have a list-building environment rather than a script library. Steeper learning curve and more expensive, and worth both if list quality is your bottleneck.
2. Apify
A large marketplace of scrapers covering far more of the web than PhantomBuster. More technical, more flexible, priced by compute. The right answer if your extraction needs go well beyond LinkedIn.
3. Captain Data
B2B-focused, more managed than PhantomBuster, with a stronger safety posture around LinkedIn actions specifically. Positioned at teams who want the outcome without maintaining the plumbing.
4. Apollo.io
Worth naming because a lot of PhantomBuster use is really “I need contact data” solved the hard way. If a searchable database with filters would do the job, that is a simpler purchase. Verify European data before you commit. Review.
5. Prospectio, for the other half
If you have been using PhantomBuster to send as well as extract, this is the part to separate out. Prospectio takes your CSV, qualifies every profile against your ICP, skips the ones that do not fit, and runs the sequence with cloned voice and video and an AI responder, on a residential IP with limits designed to keep the account alive. Full comparison.
The usual end state
Two tools: one that builds unusual lists, one that works them safely. Trying to make either do both is where the trouble starts.