Feed it Automation and sending
PhantomBuster is a technical power tool for scraping data and automating actions across platforms. Embers is a focused, purpose-built tool that does one thing exceptionally well: it finds prospects hiding in your LinkedIn engagement and turns them into qualified leads.
Your first 2,000 engagers free. No card to start.
What matters most to you?
Embers Solo is $49 a month; PhantomBuster starts at $69/mo.
Keep the tool that sends. Embers decides who deserves a campaign, and never touches your LinkedIn account.
Verdict
No scraping, no cookies, no technical setup, no LinkedIn account access.
Scorecard
Rows where one side is simply ahead are marked. Where the two differ on purpose, it says so, and plain facts stay plain.
Automation and sending
Public activity comes in, one qualified lead goes out to you or your sending tool, and your LinkedIn account sits on the other side of a line Embers never crosses. Press a lock to test it.
Matches people to your ICP and ranks one queue.
Embers pushes the lead. You or the tool do the sending.
Four things Embers never asks for and never touches.
Pricing
Every Embers plan is one workspace: no seats, no credits, no LinkedIn-account pricing. Your first 2,000 engagers are free.
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Scorecard
What you set up, what you review, and what happens next. PhantomBuster is best for growth hackers and technical marketers who want a flexible platform for data extraction, lead list building, and multi-platform automation.
Feed it
Nothing to migrate: PhantomBuster keeps sending, and Embers changes who it sends to.
Embers never sends connection requests, messages, comments, or reactions, so your campaigns stay where they are.
Engagers are scored against your ICP and ranked, each with the reason they surfaced.
How it worksHeyReach, Instantly, Smartlead, and Emelia are native destinations; anything else takes signed webhooks through Zapier, Make, or n8n. Set a minimum score and ICP-only rules.
How it worksEach lead arrives with the signal that surfaced it and its score, ready to use as campaign variables.
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Straight answers, with the plan or help article behind each one.
Open the help centerAny LinkedIn workflow involving scraping, session data, or automated activity deserves caution. LinkedIn prohibits third-party software that scrapes or automates activity on its website, so teams should review the policy and their account-risk tolerance before using it.
Yes. You need to manage Phantoms, LinkedIn cookies, and chained workflows. Embers setup takes about 60 seconds with no technical skills required.
Yes. PhantomBuster scrapes cold data; Embers surfaces warm leads from your posts, comments, and competitor signals, scored against your ICP.
Embers at $49/mo versus PhantomBuster at $69/mo, with your first 2,000 engagers free and no technical setup required.
Start with your first 2,000 engagers free and review the fit before choosing a plan. No card to start.
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Embers finds the people engaging with your posts and your market, ranks them against your ICP, and shows why each one surfaced.
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