adam gamal

adam gamal

Pull thousands of businesses on google

About

I build tools for sales teams and cold callers. MapsHarvest started because I kept watching people manually copy business info from Google Maps into spreadsheets. I automated the whole thing — pick a niche, pick some states, get a clean CSV with 18 fields per lead in under 30 minutes. Built the entire product solo, from the scraping engine to billing.

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Maker History

  • MapsHarvest
    MapsHarvestTurn Google Maps into a lead machine.
    May 2026
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    Joined Product HuntMay 25th, 2026

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Best Google Maps Scrapers in 2026 (Ranked & Compared)

Google Maps is the largest free database of local business data in the world. Every business listed has a name, phone, website, address, rating, and more all publicly visible. The right scraping tool turns that into a usable lead list in minutes. The wrong one wastes your afternoon. Here are the best options in 2026.

How we evaluated each tool

We compared tools across five dimensions that actually matter for sales teams and cold callers:

MapsHarvest vs Apify (2026)

Apify is a powerful general-purpose scraping platform. MapsHarvest is a purpose-built Google Maps lead scraper. Here's why that distinction matters and who each tool is right for.

In this comparison

  1. TL;DR Bottom line up front

  2. What is Apify and who is it for?

  3. Setup & time to first lead

  4. Pricing comparison

  5. US coverage & automation

  6. Full feature table

  7. Verdict

TL;DR

How to Build a Cold Calling Lead List for Free in 2026

Buying lead lists from data brokers is expensive, often outdated, and full of bad numbers. The good news is you don't need to pay for leads at all. This guide walks you through how to build a targeted cold calling lead list for free with real phone numbers, fresh data, and full control over the niche and geography you target.

In this guide

  1. Why you shouldn't buy cold calling lists

  2. What makes a good cold calling lead list?

  3. The best free sources for cold calling leads

  4. How to build your list using Google Maps

  5. How to filter and qualify your leads

  6. Loading your lead list into a dialer or CRM

  7. Frequently asked questions

Why you shouldn't buy cold calling lists

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