LocalStitch vs. PhantomBuster (2026): Which is Right for You?
PhantomBuster gives you 100+ automation "Phantoms" to build your own workflows. LocalStitch gives you local leads out of the box. Here's how a complex automation toolkit compares to a purpose-built lead platform.
The Bottom Line
A quick summary before we dive deep.
Purpose-built local lead intelligence platform
A complete platform for finding and qualifying local business leads. Google Maps extraction, AI research agents, waterfall enrichment, and Smart Lists work together out of the box. No automation chains to build, no execution time to manage.
No-code automation platform with 100+ Phantoms
A general-purpose automation toolkit with pre-built "Phantoms" for scraping Google Maps, LinkedIn, and dozens of other platforms. Powerful and flexible, but you need to chain multiple Phantoms together to replicate a full lead gen workflow. Pricing is based on execution time, which can be hard to predict.
Search, enrich, and export in one step
PhantomBuster requires you to chain together separate Phantoms: one to scrape Google Maps, another to find emails, another to enrich contacts. LocalStitch does it all in a single workflow with zero configuration.
- Search any industry + location and get results instantly
- Built-in enrichment — no separate Phantom needed
- No execution time limits or slot management
- Smart Lists organize leads automatically
AI that researches, not just scrapes
PhantomBuster Phantoms extract data fields from pages. LocalStitch's AI research agents actually investigate each business — answering custom questions, analyzing websites, and surfacing insights no scraper can find.
- Ask natural language questions about any business
- AI analyzes websites, reviews, and online presence
- Qualify leads based on custom criteria at scale
- Get insights Phantoms can't extract from structured fields
The Full Breakdown
Different tools for different workflows. Here's the honest comparison.
Pricing Comparison
Flat monthly pricing vs execution-time billing. One is predictable, the other depends on how long your Phantoms run.
10 searches, 25 credits
Unlimited searches, 5K credits
Unlimited searches, 10K credits
What you get: Google Maps extractor, AI research agents, waterfall enrichment, Smart Lists, team collaboration. Team-wide pricing. One price, unlimited users.
5 slots, 20h execution/mo
15 slots, 80h execution/mo
50 slots, 300h execution/mo
What you get: 100+ pre-built Phantoms, Flows for chaining automations, AI credits, email credits, CAPTCHA credits. Execution-time based — you pay for how long your automations run.
Pick the Right Tool
Choose LocalStitch if you...
- Sell to local businesses and need leads now, not next week
- Want AI to research and qualify leads, not just scrape fields
- Need verified contacts without chaining together separate tools
- Prefer predictable pricing over execution-time billing
- Don't want to manage Phantoms, slots, and automation chains
Choose PhantomBuster if you...
- Need LinkedIn scraping and multi-platform automation
- Want to build custom automation workflows across platforms
- Are a growth hacker comfortable configuring automations
- Need to scrape Instagram, Twitter, or other social platforms
- Want a flexible toolkit you can customize for any use case
The Bottom Line
PhantomBuster is a genuinely powerful automation platform. With 100+ Phantoms, LinkedIn scraping, Flows that chain automations together, and support for dozens of platforms, it's one of the best general-purpose growth hacking tools available. If you need multi-platform automation, it's hard to beat.
But if you sell to local businesses, you don't need a Swiss Army knife — you need a scalpel. PhantomBuster's Google Maps Phantom returns 120-200 results per search, requires separate Phantoms for enrichment, and charges by execution time. Joe's Plumbing isn't on LinkedIn, and you shouldn't need to chain three Phantoms together just to find his email.
LocalStitch was built specifically for local lead generation. Search any industry and location, get verified contacts, and let AI research each business — all in one platform, with one predictable price. No Phantom configuration, no execution time management, no automation chains to maintain.
Start Finding Local Leads Today
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