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Pay per review vs flat price per place1Lookup returns up to 100 Google reviews for a place for $0.010, where Outscraper charges $3 per 1,000 reviews.
Outscraper prices every review it returns, with no monthly fee and the first 500 reviews each month free. 1Lookup prices the place: 2 credits for up to 100 reviews with the owner replies, the star split and the topics, charged only when a place has reviews.
Outscraper sells pay-as-you-go cloud scrapers for Google Maps places and reviews, billed per review: free for the first 500 reviews a month, $3 per 1,000 reviews up to 100,000, and $1 per 1,000 after that. It pulls every review of a place, not a capped number. 1Lookup exports up to 100 reviews of a place for 2 credits, about $0.010 on the Starter plan.
The Outscraper review pull, priced per place
Outscraper's bill grows with every review it returns. These are the same reviews as one request per place, with the price fixed for up to 100 of them.
Google Maps Reviews Scraper
Google Reviews Export API
A Google Maps place id or link in; up to 100 reviews out, newest, highest, lowest or most relevant first, each with the star rating, text, date, reviewer and the owner's reply.
2 credits per place that has reviews, free when a place has none
Google Maps place data
Business Lookup API
A business name and a city in; the address, phone, website, rating and opening hours out. Use it to find the place, then export its reviews.
10 credits per business found
1Lookup vs Outscraper: the same criteria, side by side
Both products measured on identical criteria, with Outscraper’s numbers taken from its own published pricing.
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outscraper.comLocal business data- Outscraper · Starts at
- $3 per 1,000 Google Maps reviews after the first 500 reviews each 30-day tier period; no monthly fee.
- 1Lookup: $99/mo for 20,000 credits ($4.95 per 1,000, down to $2.00 on Enterprise)
- Outscraper · Do credits expire?
- Prepaid credits never expire (printed: 'credits never expire').
- 1Lookup: Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months; separately purchased credits last 1 year
| Criteria | 1Lookup | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly plans with universal credits; core phone, email and IP lookups cost 1 credit, enrichment and intelligence products cost more | Pay-as-you-go with no monthly fee or recurring billing, priced per service with volume tiers that reset every 30 days. Google Maps Reviews: free for the first 500 reviews, $3 per 1,000 reviews for usage from 501 to 100,000 reviews, $1 per 1,000 reviews for usage after 100,000. Payment is either prepaid credits (credits never expire) or postpaid by card with an invoice after the billing period, billed only if usage exceeds the Free Tier. No monthly or annual plans are listed. |
| Starting price | $99/mo for 20,000 credits ($4.95 per 1,000, down to $2.00 on Enterprise) | $3 per 1,000 Google Maps reviews after the first 500 reviews each 30-day tier period; no monthly fee. |
| Free option | Free single lookups via the online tools at 1lookup.io/tools, no account required | Google Maps Reviews Scraper: 'Free for the first 500 reviews', described as a monthly renewable Free Tier. Free Tier is 'the amount of usage you can use for free each month'. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on every plan: $5 of credits on Starter, $20 on Growth, Professional, and Enterprise, with no payment today | None published |
| Do credits expire? | Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months; separately purchased credits last 1 year | Prepaid credits never expire (printed: 'credits never expire'). |
What Outscraper costs at volume
| Volume | Outscraper price | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 500 reviews a month | Free: the first 500 reviews each month | - |
| 1,000 reviews, usage from 501 to 100,000 in a 30-day period | $3 per 1,000 reviews | $3.00 |
| 1,000 reviews, usage above 100,000 in a 30-day period | $1 per 1,000 reviews | $1.00 |
Outscraper charges $3 per 1,000 reviews from the 501st in a 30-day period and $1 per 1,000 after 100,000, with no monthly fee. 1Lookup charges 2 credits per place for up to 100 reviews, $9.90 per 1,000 places on Starter. The Starter plan costs less than Outscraper from about 33,500 reviews a month.
Before you sign: Outscraper and 1Lookup on the operational terms
The terms that decide what a year actually costs, rather than what the first month does. “Not listed” means we could not verify it on either product’s published pages, not that the answer is nothing.
| Term | 1Lookup | Outscraper |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum commitment | None. Monthly plans with no contract and no minimum volume; cancel any time | None printed. No monthly fees and no recurring billing; no minimum purchase or minimum spend is printed on the pricing page. |
| Going over your quota | Not listed | A task is not aborted when credits do not cover it; the outstanding usage is invoiced, and an unpaid invoice is charged to the saved payment method after 3 days. |
| API access | Included on every plan and during the free trial; there is no tier that unlocks it | The pricing page lists API access for Google Maps Reviews under the Medium and Business tiers and not under the Free Tier; the Reviews API page lists the free tier with Sorting, All reviews access and Advanced filters. An API key is created from the profile page. |
| Rate limit | 1,000 requests per minute on standard accounts, with higher limits available on request | Average of about 20 queries per second (soft limit); higher QPS available on request. Batches of up to 25 queries per request. |
| Support | Starter: Email Support; Growth: Priority Email & Chat Support; Professional: Chat + Live Meeting; Enterprise: Dedicated CSM | Email support@outscraper.com, a Talk to Sales link and a status page link in the site header and footer. |
Outscraper fine print worth reading twice
Published terms that change what Outscraper costs or what you can do with it. Each one links to the Outscraper page it was read on, because a claim about somebody else’s contract should be checkable in one click.
A payment method must be added before the first use of any service, including free-tier usage.
Read it on Outscraper’s siteA task that costs more than the prepaid balance still finishes, and the extra usage is invoiced, due within 3 days, after which the saved card is charged.
Read it on Outscraper’s sitePrices are subject to change without notice, and purchases are final unless otherwise specified.
Read it on Outscraper’s siteVolume tiers reset every 30 days, so a lower per-review price depends on usage within the same 30-day period.
Read it on Outscraper’s site
1Lookup
Outscraper
Where 1Lookup wins
- A flat $0.010 for up to 100 reviews of a place on Starter, which is about $0.099 per 1,000 reviews when places return a full list, against $3.00 per 1,000 on Outscraper
- The owner's reply, the star split and the topics reviewers mention most come back with the reviews, with no columns to choose
- One request per place, charged only when the place has reviews, with repeat exports of the same place free for 7 days
- The same balance pays for the lookups that turn a place into a contact: business data, email and phone validation
Where Outscraper wins
- Very low listed price per review: $3 per 1,000 reviews, falling to $1 per 1,000 after 100,000 reviews, with the first 500 reviews each month free.
- No monthly fee, and prepaid credits never expire.
- Pulls all reviews for a place, not only the five the official Google API returns, with sort, skip, cutoff and language options to fetch only the reviews wanted.
- Runs on Outscraper's cloud servers, so the buyer's own IP is not used, and tasks run asynchronously by default with webhooks and batching of up to 25 queries per request.
- Exports as CSV, Excel or JSON and also offers an API, with a Python SDK that supports reviews_limit, sort and cutoff.
- A results guarantee refunds a purchase within 3 days if the tools fail to retrieve data.
Outscraper pricing and product facts verified against outscraper.com as of October 2026. Prices change; always confirm on the vendor’s site. 1Lookup numbers come from the live rate card.
Who this is for
A quick, honest read on which tool fits your use case.
Choose 1Lookup if: you export the latest, highest or lowest-rated reviews of many places each month and want the owner replies and the star split with them for one price per place.
Consider Outscraper instead if: you need every review of a place, or only an occasional pull: Outscraper has no monthly fee, prepaid credits that never expire, the first 500 reviews each month free, and it also scrapes places and other Google Maps data.
Frequently asked questions
What is Outscraper used for?
Pulling public data from Google Maps and other sources in bulk without running your own scraper: places, reviews, photos and more, as CSV, Excel or JSON, through a dashboard or an API with a Python SDK. Marketers, researchers and developers use it for lead lists, review analysis and reputation monitoring.
How does Outscraper pricing work in 2026?
Pay-as-you-go, with no monthly fee and tiers that reset every 30 days. For Google Maps reviews the first 500 reviews a month are free, usage from 501 to 100,000 is $3 per 1,000 reviews, and usage after 100,000 is $1 per 1,000. You pay with prepaid credits that never expire or with a card billed after the period. A task is not stopped when credits run short: it finishes and the extra usage is invoiced, due within 3 days.
How much does 1Lookup charge for the same reviews?
2 credits per place that has reviews, free when a place has none, for up to 100 reviews. On the Starter plan ($99 a month for 20,000 credits) that is about $0.010 a place and 10,000 places a month, $9.90 per 1,000 places. When every place returns the full 100, 1,000 reviews cost about $0.099, against $3.00 on Outscraper.
When is Outscraper cheaper than 1Lookup?
At small volumes. Outscraper has no monthly minimum, so a few thousand reviews a month cost a few dollars, where the cheapest 1Lookup plan is $99 a month. At about 33,500 reviews a month Outscraper's $3 per 1,000 costs the same as the Starter plan, and past that 1Lookup is cheaper as long as the places you read fit in a list of 100 reviews. A place with fewer than 4 reviews also costs less per place on Outscraper.
What is the best Outscraper alternative?
For reading the latest or the lowest-rated reviews of many places, a flat price per place is the simpler purchase: 1Lookup returns up to 100 reviews in the order you choose with the owner replies and the star split, and charges only when a place has reviews. If you need every review of a place, or other Google Maps data in bulk, Outscraper is built for that.
Where does Outscraper beat 1Lookup?
On completeness and on small jobs. Outscraper pulls all reviews for a place, with sort, skip, cutoff and language options, where 1Lookup returns the first 100 in your order. It has no monthly fee, prepaid credits that never expire, a free first 500 reviews each month, batches of up to 25 queries per request, webhooks, asynchronous tasks and a 3-day refund guarantee if its tools fail to retrieve data. It also scrapes Google Maps places and other public sources, not only reviews.
Is Outscraper worth it in 2026?
For occasional jobs and for pulling complete review histories, yes: $3 per 1,000 reviews with nothing to commit to is hard to beat at low volumes. Check three things before a large job: the volume tiers reset every 30 days, a payment method must be added before the first use, and a task that outruns your credits still finishes and is invoiced afterwards.