2026 Google Maps & Local Lead API Benchmarks
Compare Google Maps API providers head-to-head.
See how GoogleMapsAPI.io ($0.20–$0.50 per 1,000 places, unlimited customer review pagination, and built-in website B2B email enrichment) stacks up against Google Cloud, SERP scrapers, and batch queues.
Cost per 1,000 Google Maps Business Records (with Phone, Website & Hours)
$1.00 = 10,000 Credits (5 Credits / place). Empty search results (0 matches) cost 0 Credits. Crypto top-ups automatically include +5% Bonus Credits.
GoogleMapsAPI.io vs Google Places API
Official Google Places API charges $32.00 per 1,000 Text Search Pro requests (plus $3/1K Contact Data and $5/1K Atmosphere Data SKU add-ons), hard-caps results at 60 places per query and 5 reviews per business, and forbids caching data for CRM or lead generation. GoogleMapsAPI.io delivers full business profiles, phone numbers, websites, opening hours, unlimited customer reviews, and website B2B email enrichment starting at $0.20–$0.50 per 1,000 places.
GoogleMapsAPI.io vs Outscraper
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. GoogleMapsAPI.io returns synchronous JSON in 25ms (warm cache) to 1.8s (live SERP) at $0.20–$0.50 per 1,000 places.
GoogleMapsAPI.io vs SerpApi
SerpApi is a general-purpose search engine scraper that charges $75/month for just 5,000 searches ($15.00 per 1,000 requests), bills per request even when only a handful of places are returned, and lacks website email enrichment. GoogleMapsAPI.io is purpose-built for Google Maps intelligence—delivering up to 100 places per call at $0.20–$0.50 per 1,000 places, plus non-expiring Pay-As-You-Go packs from $10.
GoogleMapsAPI.io vs Apify Google Maps Scraper
Running Apify's Google Maps Scraper (compass/crawler-google-places) spins up a heavy headless Chromium container on every run—taking 30 to 90 seconds to boot and charging you for both Pay-Per-Result fees AND Actor Compute Units (RAM/CPU time). GoogleMapsAPI.io is an always-warm, low-latency REST API that returns structured Google Maps places, reviews, and enriched emails in milliseconds to 1.8 seconds.
GoogleMapsAPI.io vs Bright Data
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. GoogleMapsAPI.io gives developers instant self-serve access with 2,000 free credits on signup, $10 non-expiring PAYG packs, and sub-2-second synchronous JSON.
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