Social

Phantom Buster Social

AI social media data extraction and automation platform

★4.1ratingPricing · FreemiumRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelPhantom Buster Social · Social
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.1
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Phantom Buster Social does

PhantomBuster provides AI-powered data extraction and automation for LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms. Growth hackers and sales teams collect leads, automate outreach, and scrape social data at scale.

How Phantom Buster Social compares with its closest alternatives

1 of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, as Phantom Buster Social does. Only Modash lists a starting price, $299 a month. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Phantom Buster Social does. Phantom Buster Social offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Phantom Buster Social was founded in 2016; the alternatives were founded between 2007 and 2021, 2 of them earlier. Phantom Buster Social is based in Paris, France; none of its 5 alternatives is in France. They are in the United Kingdom, Estonia, the United States and elsewhere.

Market position · Social

How Phantom Buster Social compares in Social

Phantom Buster Social has moderate opportunity and sits in the top third of 251 live Social tools on FalcoScan. Across Social, the average opportunity score is 53.5 and the average saturation score 56.2. FalcoScan rates Phantom Buster Social's own market position as open. 16 of the 251 operating Social tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Phantom Buster Social compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Phantom Buster SocialFounded 2016 · Paris, FranceModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising
BrandwatchFounded 2007 · London, United KingdomLowCrowdedPaid—NoYesWeb, APIStable
ModashFounded 2019 · Tallinn, EstoniaModerateContestedPaid$299/moNoYesWeb, APIRising
GrinFounded 2014 · Sacramento, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWebRising
Shield AnalyticsFounded 2019 · Stockholm, SwedenModerateContestedPaid—NoNoWebStable
Shield AppFounded 2021 · Stockholm, SwedenModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Social.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Phantom Buster Social exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Data ExtractionAgentsClassification
Industry Verticals
SaasMarketingAgency
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Questions

Phantom Buster Social: common questions

Is Phantom Buster Social free?

Phantom Buster Social has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Phantom Buster Social?

The closest alternatives to Phantom Buster Social that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Brandwatch, Modash, Grin, Shield Analytics, and Shield App.

Is Phantom Buster Social still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Phantom Buster Social as operating at phantombuster.com.

Where is Phantom Buster Social based?

Phantom Buster Social is headquartered in Paris, France.

Does Phantom Buster Social have an API?

Yes. Phantom Buster Social offers an API.

Who is Phantom Buster Social for?

Phantom Buster Social is built for growth hackers, sdr teams, and marketers.

How do I sign in to Phantom Buster Social?

Sign in on Phantom Buster Social's own website, phantombuster.com. FalcoScan reviews Phantom Buster Social but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Phantom Buster Social directly.

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