Grep alternatives

Tools that do what Grep does, found by what they say they do rather than by shelf. Among the equally alike, the most used come first. Each line says how it differs from Grep.

Read 2026-10-27 · Grep itself: Free plan · From $29/mo

With a free plan or free to use: Podcast Sponsorships Database, Apify, Startuphub, xMap POI Data, Geekflare.

10 alternativesUnlike Grep

#1
Rephonic Data MCP · sign-in
Searches a database of over four million podcasts for listener demographics, contact details and outreach pitch templates.
Costs moreAlso: Analytics
42.9k
Active
From $99/mo
#2
Podcast Sponsorships Database Data MCP · open
Searches a database of podcast sponsors detected in episodes, with buyer contacts, sponsorship history and CSV or CRM export.
Costs moreOwn MCP server
2.4k
Active
From $39/mo
#3
Agenty Data
Extracts structured data from websites using AI agents, with change detection and web crawling capabilities.
Also: AgentsMore widely used
505k
Active
From $49 once
2017
#4
Verified USA VC & Startup Investor Database Data MCP · sign-in
Searchable database of verified US venture and angel investors, with checked partner emails, LinkedIn profiles and quarterly refreshes.
Costs moreMore widely used
53
Active
From $79/mo
#5
Apify Data MCP · sign-in
Marketplace of web scraping and data extraction tools for AI agents and applications.
CheaperMore widely used
412k
Active
From $19/mo
2016
#6
Startuphub Data MCP · open
A searchable database of startups, investors and funding rounds, cross-linked with news, patents and research records.
CheaperOwn MCP server
79k
Active
From $5/mo
2018
#7
Oxylabs Data MCP · open
Sells residential, mobile and datacenter proxies and scraping APIs that return search results and page data, for large-scale web data collection.
Own MCP serverMore widely used
173k
Active
From $30/mo
2015
#8
xMap POI Data Data
Indexes and queries point-of-interest, traffic, footfall, parcel, and demographic data via API for agent-based location intelligence.
Costs moreAlso: Agents
136k
From $99/mo
#9
Geekflare Data MCP · open
Extracts structured data from websites and provides web search for AI agents via API.
CheaperAlso: Agents
118k
Active
From $19/mo
2015
#10
Crustdata Data MCP · sign-in
Indexes people and company data from the web, queryable via API or MCP for recruitment and sales sourcing.
Also: AgentsMore widely used
74.7k
Pay per use
2020

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How this list is made: the words Grep is described with (what it does, for whom, what it is used for) are matched against every tool in the Atlas. A tool on the same shelf, or doing the same kind of work, counts for a little more. Nothing here is paid for.