TexAu Alternative: Why Scrap.io Wins for Google Maps Lead Generation

After testing dozens of Google Maps scrapers, I kept seeing the same thing. Everyone talks about scraping thousands of places, collecting email addresses, and boosting productivity. But few talk about real problems. No real scalability, scraping tied to your IP address, limited filters, steep learning curves.

Maybe it's time to dig deeper. Let's go beyond basic info. Let's talk about the data that really matters. The kind of data that helps you segment, personalize, and enrich your lead generation database. Today we're comparing two powerful tools: TexAu and Scrap.io. How do they work? What kind of data can you actually extract? Which one is the best Google Maps scraper for serious lead generation?

The Key Difference: General Automation vs Specialized Google Maps Scraper

Let's start with the basics. I won't bore you with a neverending generic description. What's more interesting is this: What do the landing pages tell us? Let's compare both titles, shall we?

For TexAu, we can read "find leads anywhere, reach people everywhere." And on Scrap.io: "Google Maps leads generator." Here are the main differences between these lead generation tools.

Technically, TexAu isn't a dedicated Google Maps scraper. It's a general marketing automation platform that includes Google Maps automation among other things. If I had to describe it more precisely, I would say that it's similar to Phantom Buster or Zapify, meaning you build your workflow, so you get more flexibility, but if something goes wrong, that's on you.

Scrap.io, on the other hand, scrapes Google Maps, Google Maps, and Google Maps. No installation, no setup, just plug and play. A demo will probably say more than a thousand words.

TexAu Google Maps Scraping: The Complex Route for Lead Generation

Let's start with TexAu because scraping Google Maps data is a tiny bit more complex based on what I've understood. You have two main tabs: data store in which you will find all the leads you have retrieved so far, and workflow in which you can create your automation workflow.

Setting Up TexAu Workflow

First, we need to scrape Google Maps. So, it's within the Google category: Google search results scraper, Google Maps review scraper, Google My Business scraper, Google Map search exports. Now we need to set it up. I input a Google Maps URL and a results extraction limit. 80 is the maximum. Here is my link. I paste it and let's go for 10 leads just for the sake of the example.

For output options, you can choose: "New results are appended at the end of the previous to a single CSV file" or "New results are outputted as separate CSV file after each extraction." I'll go with overwrite and delete duplicate rows between each extraction.

But here's where it gets complicated. Once we have this automation, we need to add another step, and this step will be to scrape email addresses. By default, it's only a Google Maps search export. Meaning you have access to most of the data, most of the information available in a Google Maps page and nothing else. So no email addresses or no social networks which can be found by crawling the website.

I select a platform: website email and social link scraper. However, what is not optional is the website URL. It doesn't allow multiple inputs, only one at a time. You have different crawl depths from one to three, meaning:

• One: you only visit the homepage
• Two: homepage plus about and contact pages
• Three: the whole site

The problem is that depth three is going to consume a lot of resources, a lot of credits which we don't have that much. Depth two seems to be fair enough.

Google Sheets Integration

What can be interesting to add is to link the results we are going to retrieve with a Google spreadsheet. I select another platform - it's not an automation, it's much more like an integration. Google Sheets publish sheet output appends a new row to the bottom of a table. Of course, you have to share your Google spreadsheets to make it public because otherwise it's not going to work.

Scrap.io: The Best TexAu Alternative for Scalable Lead Generation

In my opinion, Scrap.io delivers a smoother experience as a dedicated Google Maps scraper. Here is your dashboard. That's where you can make your Google Maps requests. As you can see, each request is divided into five parts: Activity, country, level one division, level two division, and city.

Activity is a Google Maps category. You have access to up to 4,000 different Google Maps categories. So I can perfectly go for the same one: Restaurant. That's a very popular category, but you will quickly notice that you have access to a lot of different kinds of restaurants if you want to.

Same thing for the country. So let's go for the United States. Level one division represents the states and level two division represents the counties. We have called them this way - level one and level two division - because obviously if I pick up another country, the name "state" and "county" won't make any sense, right? Scrap.io covers 195 countries worldwide, making it truly global for lead generation.

Advanced Google Maps Data Extraction at Enterprise Scale

Here is the best part regarding Scrap.io: Depending on your plan, you can perfectly scrape Google Maps data at a very large scale. Let's make an example. I can scrape restaurants in Nashville. I click on search with only a couple of clicks. I am about to retrieve 1,700 results.

If I have the proper plan, I can also scrape data based on an entire country. I can also scrape data based on an entire state. So can you just imagine a second what will happen if you are able to scrape Google Maps data at the scale of an entire country? Just imagine the possibilities for local business lead generation and market research.

Data Quality Comparison: What Can You Actually Extract?

Let's come back to TexAu. What kind of data can we actually extract? Company name, the rating, review counts, thumbnail, description, address, place ID, website URL, phone number, opening hours, latitude and longitude, claimed status (if the owner has created a Google Business profile), various attributes like Black-owned, LGBTQ+ friendly, women-owned, website URL, crawl depth, company name, email addresses, telephone, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Linktree, and markdown output.

Overall it's a good database. Unfortunately, some data fields remain a bit enigmatic. What's more is that you cannot filter your data beforehand. I mean you can filter your data but only once you have exported them, which is a bit weird, isn't it?

The Credit Consumption Problem

Let me explain. If I go to the data store, I can add some filters. The problem is that no matter what I'm doing from now on, I have already consumed my credits.

On the other hand, on Scrap.io, you can have access to filters, but these filters apply before exporting your data. Essential filters and advanced ones. I want to get restaurants only, closed permanently: No, with an email address: why not? And with a rating above or equal to three stars.

Scrap.io's advanced filtering system includes options for business verification status, price ranges, review counts, photo counts, website technologies, and even ad pixels. This level of pre-export filtering ensures you're only paying for the exact leads you need for your campaigns.

All that remains to do on your part is to click on export. You give an export name. You can set up an exported lines limit if you want to. You click on export. It's going to take a bit of time and all the exports you have done so far can be found in the my exports tab.

Proof of Scale

Usually I'm only making some samples for the purpose of YouTube videos mostly, but to show you proof that you can scrape data at a very large scale: These are all the US restaurants with a Facebook account. And here were all the French restaurants. And that's quite a huge number. As you know by now, scraping large extractions work as flawlessly as small ones.

Rich Data Fields: What Scrap.io Actually Delivers

Now it's time to take a look at what we have. The name, the description - you see the description is available. Main type and all types, the website, the phone number, the time zone, the full address which is divided into different subtypes, the coordinates, the link, owner ID, place ID, email addresses, Facebook link, YouTube link, Twitter link, Instagram link, LinkedIn links.

First seen date - meaning when our crawler has seen the Google Maps page. Price range, reviews ID, review count, reviews rating. You see the review count is available along with the review score, the photos count, photos, occupancy, working hours, characteristics, SEO related data, additional email addresses, additional contact pages, additional social media links, and you end up with website technologies and website ad pixels.

The Final Verdict: Why Scrap.io is the Better TexAu Alternative

To sum it up, Google Maps scraping clearly isn't TexAu's top priority. I do like the fact that you can export data straight into a Google spreadsheet, but that's pretty much where the pros stop.

TexAu's Limitations for Google Maps Lead Generation:

• 80 results limit - You can't get past this restriction for meaningful lead generation
• Complex setup required - You need to chain another automation just to scrape email addresses (I mean, just why?)
• Post-export filtering only - Filters are only available after you have pulled the data, which kind of sucks because by then you have already burned your credits

Why Scrap.io Stands Out as the Superior Alternative:

• GDPR compliant lead generation at massive scale
• Country-wide data extraction capabilities that TexAu simply cannot match
• Pre-export filtering to ensure you only pay for useful contacts
• Specialized Google Maps focus rather than being a jack-of-all-trades
• First 100 leads completely free - perfect for testing without risk

If you want something GDPR compliant, if you want to collect leads at scale, if you want a no-brainer solution for Google Maps data extraction, go to Scrap.io. And always remember, your first 100 leads are 100% free.

Google Maps scraping is clearly Scrap.io's specialty, while TexAu treats it as just another automation among many. When you need dedicated, scalable, and efficient Google Maps lead generation, the choice becomes pretty clear.

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