HasData alternative
The whole Google menu plus LinkedIn through one clean data API.
One request, real response
No rendering options to set, no proxy pool to think about. You send one GET request and get clean data back in about a second. The example below is a Maps search:
The same businesses come back as CSV rows, one click into Sheets or a CRM:
Swap type=maps for news, shopping, reviews, and the rest. The key and the schema stay the same across every type.
What data do you get?
Every result comes back parsed and complete, so you build a list or a dataset with no second call and nothing to clean up first. Here is one business as CSV rows, ready for Sheets or a database:
Or the same record as clean JSON from the API:
HasData vs CrustAPI
HasData is a general web scraping platform with a SERP API for pulling pages from many sites. CrustAPI is one clean data API: the whole Google menu, plus LinkedIn profiles and local business leads. The difference shows up in billing and in how much you manage.
| HasData | CrustAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing model | Subscription plans with a monthly request allowance | Pay only for results at the applicable endpoint rate. Google Search bills per successful request and Maps per business returned. LinkedIn reads bill per successful request, People and Jobs per successful search, Refresh per accessible profile, and enriched People per full profile. Empty and failed requests are free. The pricing page lists every rate. |
| Free tier | Free trial credits when you sign up | Free to try, no card |
| Balance expiry | Monthly plan allowance resets each billing cycle | Prepaid funds never expire |
| Data in response | Parsed JSON returned in the API response | Clean JSON from the API, or the same rows as CSV, no storage limits |
| Coverage | A SERP API plus a general web scraping API for other sites | The whole Google menu plus LinkedIn profiles and local business leads, one schema across every surface |
| Google surfaces | Google Search, Maps, and News endpoints, plus rich SERP features per query | Search, Maps, News, Shopping, Images, Videos, Autocomplete, Webpage, Scholar, Patents, Places, Reviews |
| Setup | Send a scrape request, pick rendering and proxy options | One GET request, JSON back in about a second |
How much does CrustAPI cost?
A Maps search bills the Maps rate per business returned. Every other search is one charge per successful query, and a call that returns nothing costs nothing.
| Deposit | Google Search / 1,000 requests | Maps / 1,000 businesses | LinkedIn reads / 1,000 requests | People, Jobs, Refresh / 1,000 units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10+ | $1.00 | $1.96 | $6.00 | $1.96 |
| $149+ | $0.76 | $1.49 | $4.50 | $1.49 |
| $549+ | $0.56 | $1.10 | $3.30 | $1.10 |
| $1,999+ | $0.41 | $0.80 | $2.45 | $0.80 |
| $6,500+ | $0.33 | $0.65 | $1.95 | $0.65 |
| $27,500+ | $0.28 | $0.55 | $1.65 | $0.55 |
| $50,000+ | $0.26 | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| $100,000+ | $0.20 | $0.40 | $1.50 | $0.40 |
Every eligible account gets $6 of free usage monthly. Each deposit keeps its prices until spent; paid funds never expire. People and Jobs bill per successful search, Refresh per accessible profile. Full profiles in People use the read rate per full profile. See all billing details.
Larger deposits unlock lower endpoint prices. Each deposit keeps its prices until spent. See the full deposit table on the pricing page. Prices in USD, ex-tax.
Paid funds never expire. Endpoint prices and the price saved with each deposit determine the charge. Your dashboard shows an estimate before each run.
How do you get started?
From zero to real rows in about two minutes:
- 1
Create a free account. Try it free, no card needed.
- 2
Type a search in the playground. Something like coffee in portland me. The results land in a table.
- 3
Export CSV, or run the curl above with your key for the same data as JSON.
Every Google surface, one API
One key and one schema across the whole Google menu. Each type returns clean records you can keep. Beyond the menu, the same account covers LinkedIn profiles and local business leads.
Who uses CrustAPI?
- Lead gen teams. Local business rows with phone and website, exported to CSV the same day.
- SEO and rank trackers. Search, News, and Images data under one key and one schema.
- Developers. One GET per surface with nothing to configure, and a schema that stays put.
- AI builders. Clean JSON straight into LangChain, n8n, or an MCP agent, billed only on success.
Related: SERP API · Google Search API · Google Maps scraper API · Web scraper API · Docs
When HasData is the better pick: HasData is a general web scraping API. If you need raw HTML from arbitrary websites or JavaScript-heavy pages, its scraping tools are built for exactly that, and CrustAPI does not cover it. CrustAPI is the focused pick: ready-to-use data from the Google menu, LinkedIn profiles, and local business leads. Plenty of teams use both.
Common questions
CrustAPI is one clean data API for the data you actually want: the whole Google menu (Search, Maps, News, Shopping, Images, Videos, Autocomplete, Webpage, Scholar, Patents, Places, Reviews), plus LinkedIn profiles and local business leads. You send one request and get clean records back. You pay the applicable endpoint price for successful data, and paid funds never expire.
Google Search starts at $1.00 per 1,000 successful requests, Maps at $1.96 per 1,000 businesses, LinkedIn reads at $6.00 per 1,000 successful requests, and People, Jobs and Refresh at $1.96 per 1,000 billing units. Full profiles in People use the LinkedIn read rate per full profile. Each deposit saves its own prices until spent. Every eligible account gets $6 of free usage monthly; paid funds never expire.
No. Prepaid funds never expire, and you can try it free with no card. A subscription allowance resets each cycle; a CrustAPI pack waits for your next project.
No. CrustAPI gives you clean, structured data for specific sources: the whole Google menu, plus LinkedIn profiles and local business leads. If you need to scrape arbitrary websites or raw HTML from anywhere, HasData's general web scraping API is built for that. CrustAPI is the better fit when you want ready-to-use data from the sources it covers.
Search, Maps, News, Shopping, Images, Videos, Autocomplete, Webpage, Scholar, Patents, Places, and Reviews. One key and one schema across all of them.
Yes. Data comes back as clean JSON from the API, or the same rows as CSV, with no storage limits. Keep it, export it to a spreadsheet or a database, and build on it.
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