PhantomBuster is a French SaaS company founded in 2016 that specializes in lead generation, data extraction, and workflow automation for go-to-market teams. Originally known for developer-focused scraping tools, it has evolved into a no-code platform that lets sales, marketing, and growth teams build sophisticated outbound workflows without writing code. The company remains privately held, seed-funded, and headquartered in the Paris area, with a growing team of several dozen employees serving customers globally. bouncewatch.com
The product centers on “Phantoms” — prebuilt automations for tasks like exporting LinkedIn searches, scraping LinkedIn company and profile data, tracking social engagement, and enriching lead lists with 1,000+ live data points. Users can chain multiple Phantoms into workflows that continuously source new leads, monitor job changes and engagement signals, and trigger personalized outreach at scale, particularly on LinkedIn where the platform is heavily used for B2B prospecting. landing.phantombuster.com
Under the hood, PhantomBuster runs entirely in the cloud and exposes a full REST API so automations can be orchestrated from tools like Zapier, n8n, and custom scripts. A browser extension simplifies authentication by securely capturing session cookies for platforms such as LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Slack, and others, while native integrations and exports push data into CRMs like HubSpot, spreadsheets in Google Sheets, and messaging tools such as Slack. All subscription plans include API access, unlimited exports, and the ability to schedule and rate-limit automations for safer operation on social networks. support.phantombuster.com
Positioned between simple LinkedIn-only tools and heavy enterprise data providers, PhantomBuster is used by more than 100,000 businesses and a few million total users to power outbound lead generation, social selling, and growth experiments. It holds strong ratings on major review platforms like G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius, and is frequently recommended for teams that need flexible, multi-step data workflows rather than just basic list-building. phantombuster.com
