PhantomBuster automates through your own LinkedIn, Instagram or X account, and going over its limits can trigger warnings, restrictions or account flags. Monocrawl reads public profiles and posts across 70+ platforms without your account.
150 free credits to start · No card required
70+platforms on one plan
651live endpoints
$0for failed calls
2.1sMedian response in our benchmark
Monocrawl vs PhantomBuster
PhantomBuster automates actions through your accounts. Monocrawl reads public data directly, so there is nothing of yours to connect or protect.
| Feature | MonocrawlPublic data, no account needed | PPhantomBusterAutomation through your account |
|---|---|---|
| Your account | ||
| Your social account | Not needed | Connected to run social automations1 |
| Account risk | None to your account | Warnings, restrictions or flags past its limits2 |
| Volume | ||
| X profiles a day | No account-safety cap | 60 recommended2 |
| Instagram profiles a day | No account-safety cap | 100 recommended2 |
| Cost | ||
| First paid plan | $29 a month | $69 a month3 |
Built in
Monitors, agent access and templates come with every plan and use the same credits.
Put an endpoint on a schedule. Monocrawl checks it, finds what changed and sends the alert to email, Slack, Discord or your webhook.
See what you can monitorRedditLead
Someone wants a Notion alternative
r/Notion · “I'm switching to Google Docs until i find a good Notion alternative”
Real posts, recorded 23 Sept 2026
Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or VS Code over MCP. Your agent can find and call any endpoint with the same key.
$npx --yes monocrawl-mcp@latestSet up MCPStart from a template for a common job, add your inputs and run it from the dashboard or the API.
Browse templatesFailed calls cost nothing and cached repeats are free. Every endpoint’s cost is published before you call it.
Endpoint costsGetting started
Every account starts with free credits, with no card. Try any endpoint in the Playground.
A public profile, post, search or product. Call it once, or turn it into a monitor.
New posts, spikes and changes arrive by email, Slack, Discord or webhook, with a link to the source.
Pricing
Each endpoint’s cost is published and the credits work on every platform, so you can price a feature before you build it.
TikTok profile1 creditInstagram profile1 creditYouTube profile1 creditX profile1 credit
Threads profile1 credit$0/ month
150 credits to start
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Sign in$29/ month
10,000 credits a month
$0.0029 per credit
Get Starter$99/ month
40,000 credits a month
$0.0025 per credit
Get Pro$299/ month
135,000 credits a month
$0.0022 per credit
Get Growth$799/ month
400,000 credits a month
$0.0020 per credit
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Questions
For collecting public profile and post data, yes. There is nothing to connect and no account of yours at risk, across 70+ platforms.
Its LinkedIn, Instagram and X automations run through an account you connect, and going over its limits can lead to warnings, restrictions or account flags. Monocrawl reads public data without your account.
Start is $69 a month, or $56 a month billed annually, with 20 execution hours and 5 automation slots. Monocrawl starts at $29 a month, with 150 free credits at sign-up.
PhantomBuster recommends starting limits such as 60 X profiles and 100 Instagram profiles a day to protect your account. Monocrawl never touches your account, so there is no limit to protect it; your plan sets the request limits.
150 free credits to start. No card required.
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