The 12 Best Tools for Scraping Leads in 2026: A Complete Guide
Compare the best lead scraping tools for sales, recruiting, prospecting, enrichment, and outbound workflows in 2026.
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Free Company Finder
Use this free Company Finder tool to describe the businesses you want to target and generate search queries for Google Maps, LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Yelp, G2, and other company directories. No sign-up required.
Built for sales prospecting, recruiting target-account research, local business discovery, startup scouting, and competitor analysis. Pair it with the People Finder to locate decision-makers at the companies you discover, or use the Email Pattern Generator to predict their email format.
What companies are you looking for?
Try an example (prefills above; then click Find companies)
Describe the companies you want, then click Find companies.
How the Company Finder generates search queries
Describe the kind of companies you're trying to reach in plain language — "SaaS startups in Berlin", "Italian restaurants in Brooklyn", or "DTC skincare brands" — and the Company Finder turns that into a set of search queries pointing at the right business directories. It's the fastest way to find companies by industry, surface local businesses, or build a target-account list for B2B prospecting without paying for ZoomInfo, Apollo, or Crunchbase Pro.
The AI picks directories that actually fit your description: Google Maps and Yelp for local discovery, LinkedIn Companies for org pages and headcount, Crunchbase for funding, founders, and startup context, G2 and Capterra for B2B software listings, plus a plain Google or Bing fallback for everything else. Where a directory has solid keyword search built in, you'll see a native search button alongside the Google search version — pick whichever produces the cleaner result list for your query.
Once you've got your target companies, switch to the People Finder to locate decision-makers and key contacts. For LinkedIn-specific sourcing, the LinkedIn X-Ray Search Builder lets you filter by exact job title, company, seniority, and location.
Tip: use the Email Pattern Generator to predict work emails the moment you have the company domain, then install ProfileSpider to turn search results pages and listing pages into structured prospect data with a single click.
Why use a search-query generator instead of a company database?
Company databases like ZoomInfo, Apollo, or Clearbit give you pre-built lists, but they charge subscription fees, go stale quickly, and often lack coverage for local businesses, niche industries, or non-US markets. The Company Finder takes a different approach: it generates search queries that tap into live, publicly indexed directory data across Google Maps, Yelp, Crunchbase, LinkedIn, G2, and more.
Manual Google searching works, but it's slow. Building the right site: queries for each directory, remembering which platforms cover which niches, and iterating on keyword variations takes time. The Company Finder does that in seconds — the AI picks the right platforms for your description and generates multiple query angles so you get broader coverage than a single hand-typed search.
The result: you get the freshness of live search results, the breadth of multiple directories, and the speed of AI-generated queries — without paying for a database subscription or spending 20 minutes building Boolean strings.
Related tools
Pick a tool, run it in your browser, and take your results further with ProfileSpider.
People Finder
FreeDescribe who you want to find — AI-generated queries across LinkedIn, GitHub, YouTube, Reddit, and more.
Open tool
Social Link Finder
FreePaste a company domain to discover its LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub and other social profiles from the homepage.
Open tool
LinkedIn X-Ray Search Builder
FreeBuild targeted X-Ray search queries to find LinkedIn profiles via Google and Bing.
Open tool
Email Pattern Generator
FreePredict likely email formats for any company domain (e.g. first.last@company.com).
Open tool
ProfileSpider Chrome Extension
FreeInstall the free extension to extract names, titles, emails, and social links from LinkedIn, search results, and company pages in one click.
Get extension
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Company Finder work?
You describe the companies you want (industry, location, size, stage, or niche). The AI generates targeted search queries and maps each to a relevant directory or platform — maps and local listings, employer/review sites, B2B software directories, company registries, or the open web.
Which platforms can it use?
It can suggest queries for Google Maps, Yelp, LinkedIn company search, Crunchbase, G2, Capterra, Facebook business presence, and generic Google/Bing search.
Is this tool free?
Yes. It is free and does not require sign-up.
How is this different from the People Finder?
People Finder targets individuals across social and professional networks. Company Finder targets organizations across maps, business directories, reviews, and B2B listings.
Are there usage limits?
Yes — the same rate limits apply as other AI tools on the site. Wait a short time if you see a too-many-requests message.
Can I use ProfileSpider with the results?
Yes. Open results in the browser and use ProfileSpider to pull structured company or contact data from listings and detail pages where supported.
What descriptions work best?
Combine sector + geography when possible, e.g. "Series B cybersecurity vendors in the UK" or "family-owned Italian restaurants in Chicago". Vague queries still work but produce broader results.
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