If you're looking for a "Captain Data alternative," it helps to know Captain Data itself changed dramatically. Its original no-code web-automation platform — the one with drag-and-drop LinkedIn scraping workflows — was sunset on December 31, 2025. What exists now is a different, API-only B2B data platform for developers, starting at $399/month, with no workflow builder and no LinkedIn automation actions (which reportedly made up 80% of usage for many customers). Here are 5 real alternatives, ranked and compared honestly, starting with the one we make.
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| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinkFinder AI | Straightforward B2B contact & company enrichment | $49/mo flat | 150 credits, no card |
| PhantomBuster | No-code LinkedIn automation workflows | ~$69/mo | 14-day trial |
| Apollo.io | Database plus built-in outreach sequencing | Free, then ~$54/mo | Free plan available |
| Derrick App | Very low-cost, Google Sheets-native enrichment | ~€9/mo | 100 credits/mo |
| Prospeo | Verified email accuracy, zero automation overhead | ~$0.01/email | 75 free emails/mo |
Pricing above is approximate and changes often. Check each vendor's site before budgeting.
If what you actually needed from Captain Data was "find emails, enrich LinkedIn profiles, pull company data" rather than a full automation engine, LinkFinder AI covers that directly through a dashboard or REST API, with no orchestration layer to learn. Pricing is flat: $49, $89, or $149 a month for a fixed number of credits, plus PAYG packs from $25 that never expire.
Why it's here: most teams who used Captain Data for lead enrichment (rather than pure automation) don't need to replace an orchestration engine — they need a data source. This is the simpler, cheaper version of that specific job. Tradeoff: there's no workflow builder or LinkedIn automation actions at all — if that's specifically what you're replacing, see PhantomBuster below instead.
If Captain Data's LinkedIn automation actions were the actual reason you used it, PhantomBuster is the closest like-for-like replacement — a no-code automation platform with pre-built "Phantoms" for LinkedIn connection requests, scraping, and cross-platform workflows.
Tradeoff: it carries its own documented account-safety risk since it automates actions from a logged-in LinkedIn session, and its own pricing model (execution hours, phantom slots, email credits) has drawn similar complexity complaints.
Apollo pairs a large contact database (275M+ contacts) with built-in email sequencing and CRM integration, replacing the "find data, then act on it" loop Captain Data workflows often automated manually.
Tradeoff: it's a database-and-outreach tool, not a general web-automation platform, so it won't replicate Captain Data's ability to chain arbitrary multi-step scraping actions.
Derrick App runs directly inside Google Sheets and is dramatically cheaper per credit than Captain Data's old or new pricing — a fit if your workflow is genuinely simple (enrich a spreadsheet of leads) and you don't need orchestration at all.
Tradeoff: it's a narrow tool — no broader automation, no API-first architecture for developers, and some reviewers report credits being forfeited on cancellation.
If your Captain Data workflows mostly ended in "get me a verified work email," Prospeo does that one job at a claimed 98% accuracy and 7-day data refresh, without any workflow to build or maintain.
Tradeoff: it's a point solution for email — no LinkedIn scraping, no broader company data, no automation of any kind.
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Captain Data sunset its original no-code web-automation platform on December 31, 2025. What exists now is a different, API-first B2B data infrastructure product aimed at developers and AI-agent builders, starting at $399/month, with no no-code workflow builder, no LinkedIn automation actions, and no prospecting UI. If you used Captain Data's old point-and-click automations, that specific product no longer exists.
The rebuilt, API-first Captain Data starts at $399/month, usage-based. This is a different product and price point from the older no-code automation platform, which some third-party trackers still describe from outdated information.
It depends on what you used Captain Data for. LinkFinder AI suits teams that want straightforward B2B contact and company enrichment without technical setup. PhantomBuster suits teams that specifically need LinkedIn automation workflows. Apollo.io suits teams that want a database plus outreach sequencing. Derrick App suits teams that want a very low-cost, Google Sheets-native option. Prospeo suits teams whose main need is verified email accuracy without any automation overhead.
Since the December 2025 rebuild, the most common reason is that Captain Data no longer offers the no-code LinkedIn automation workflows many customers relied on — for some users, LinkedIn actions made up roughly 80% of their usage before the pivot. Others are put off by the new $399/month entry price for an API-only product with no prospecting interface, sequencing, or CRM, and customers who had bought lifetime deals report those being revoked without refund during the transition — a move some reviewers have nicknamed "Captain Rugpull."
Yes. LinkFinder AI is based and operated in France within the EU and built to GDPR requirements from the ground up.
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