PhantomBuster

FIRST-HAND READS

What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.

• “PhantomBuster + Apollo used to be my stack, but I recently moved to Pronto because it's more efficient”

  NEGATIVE · Reddit · 2025-05-12

• “using Phantombuster with LinkedIn can be kinda risky. LinkedIn's not a big fan of automation, and they can crack down if you're not careful”

  NEGATIVE · reliability · Reddit · 2025-05-01

• “layering in data from LinkedIn, Maps, and even company websites using Clay + PhantomBuster”

  POSITIVE · features · Reddit · 2025-04-30

• “custom scraping via PhantomBuster or Clay to build logic like yours”

  MIXED · features · Reddit · 2025-04-16

• “i was a bit nervous about using phantombuster too. so switched to salesrobot instead”

  NEGATIVE · reliability · Reddit · 2025-04-08

• “The easier way (more expensive but you'd be up and running that day) is to use something like PhantomBuster”

  POSITIVE · ease of use · Reddit · 2025-04-06

• “getting solid results scraping from maps which is great for local or SMB leads and social platforms like X using keywords. I did this with phantombuster”

  POSITIVE · performance · Reddit · 2025-03-30

• “phantombuster still goes hard when paired with the right filters”

  POSITIVE · performance · Reddit · 2025-03-30

• “Phantombuster is solid and I've used it for LinkedIn scraping for a while”

  MIXED · features · Reddit · 2025-03-14

• “If phantombuster doesn't work for meetup, you might want to look into tools that specialize in scraping and automating interactions on platforms with heavy restrictions. I use phantom too”

  LUKEWARM · reliability · Reddit · 2025-03-11

• “I've had success using PhantomBuster for a few years to automate lead scraping and outreach helping you reach more prospects without the manual grind”

  MIXED · features · Reddit · 2025-02-17

• “Phantombuster works great and you can target what leads you want”

  POSITIVE · features · Reddit · 2025-02-03

• “I've found a lot more success with just using like Smartlead for emails and Phantombuster for scraping and social media outreach”

  POSITIVE · features · Reddit · 2025-01-01

• “I've tried PhantomBuster, but found personalizing messages manually makes connections more meaningful”

  NEGATIVE · Reddit · 2024-11-20

• “I've had success with Phantombuster for scraping. Worth checking out!”

  POSITIVE · performance · Reddit · 2024-10-16

• “LinkedIn quickly detects when I'm using PhantomBuster, which often results in them asking me to change my password or temporarily suspending my account for 24 hours”

  NEGATIVE · reliability · Reddit · 2024-10-13

• “You can use a tool like Phantombuster to quickly export their followers and go through them in a spreadsheet, it will make the process faster”

  POSITIVE · features · Reddit · 2024-10-06

• “PhantomBuster has been pretty effective. It's excellent for extracting profiles while automating your workflow.”

  POSITIVE · performance · Reddit · 2024-09-29

• “Both Hubspot and PhantomBuster are new tools to me and I now highly recommend them.”

  POSITIVE · Reddit · 2024-09-13