This guide helps you understand the resources included in all PhantomBuster plans and how to choose the best plan based on your specific needs.
What resources are included in each plan?
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Every plan comes with the following resources to help you automate tasks:
- Phantom slots: The number of Phantoms you can run simultaneously.
- Execution time: The total amount of time your Phantoms can run each month.
- Email discovery credits: Credits used to find professional email addresses for better outreach.
- AI Credits: Credits for Phantoms that rely on AI to enhance automation.
⚠️ Pricing is shown in euros or dollars, excluding the VAT, depending on your location.
Fixed and monthly resources in each plan
đź’ˇYou can monitor your resource usage on your Usage page.
- Execution time, email discovery credits, and AI credits are provided on a monthly basis.
⚠️ These resources do not roll over and will reset on your billing cycle date each month.
- Phantom slots: The number of slots is fixed based on your plan. Slots give you the "space" to run your Phantoms on the dashboard, and they do not reset each month.
How to estimate the resources you need
To choose the right plan, it's important to assess how many resources you’ll need based on your specific use case. Here’s how you can estimate Phantom slots, execution time, email discovery credits, and AI credits.
Phantom slots
Phantom slots determine how many Phantoms you can run at the same time. You'll want to choose a plan based on how many automations you plan to run. You can upgrade your plan at any time.
Most Phantoms use 1 slot, but certain Phantoms or Flows (which combine multiple tasks) may use more slots depending on their complexity.
The exact number of slots each Phantom or Flow uses can be found directly on the Phantom or Flow card in the Solutions tab.
Execution time
Execution time refers to the total time your Phantoms are actively running each month. It varies based on the complexity of the task and the size of the input.
For example, if you’re using a Google Sheet with 10 rows vs. 1,000 rows, the Phantom will take more time to process the latter since it has more inputs.
To estimate your execution time, we recommend using the free trial to test different automations.
Here’s how you can do it:
- Set up a few automations that reflect your typical tasks (e.g., scraping profiles, extracting search results, or running messaging sequences).
- Monitor the execution time in the console page for each Phantom. After each run, check how much time was used. This will give you an actual estimate of how much time similar tasks will require.
- Use this data to scale up and determine your monthly needs based on how often you plan to run these automations.
For example:
- LinkedIn Profile Scraper: Scrapes one profile in about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- LinkedIn Search Export: Takes approximately 12 minutes to scrape 1,000 leads.
More complex workflows, like large-scale data extraction or messaging sequences, may require significantly more time.
Email Credits
Email discovery credits are used to find professional email addresses based on the individual’s name and company.
⚠️ Each attempt to find an email, whether successful or not, uses one credit.
đź’ˇA good email discovery rate typically ranges between 30-50%, depending on the accuracy of the input data (name and company details).
Estimate your usage based on how many email addresses you’ll need to find per month. If you’re conducting outreach or lead follow-ups, this may be a crucial factor.
AI Credits
AI credits are consumed when running AI-driven Phantoms.
The number of credits used depends on the complexity of the task and the specific AI Phantom being used.
For example, Phantoms that generate personalized messages or analyze large datasets will require more AI credits.
Related guides
Plan Features and Choosing the Right Plan
How To Change Your Existing Subscription Plan
Understanding PhantomBuster Subscription Charges
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