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proxy_pool vs google-maps-scraper
proxy_pool has 23,707 GitHub stars, 5,418 forks, 298 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. google-maps-scraper has 5,901 stars, 931 forks, 56 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. proxy_pool leads on adoption by 302% (23,707 vs 5,901 stars). proxy_pool is written in Python under MIT; google-maps-scraper is written in Go under MIT. proxy_pool has attracted 23% as many forks as stars, google-maps-scraper 16%. google-maps-scraper was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| proxy_pool | google-maps-scraper | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 5.9K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Last push | 2026-06-15 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.4K | ⑂ 931 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick proxy_pool if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick google-maps-scraper if
- You want the google-maps-scraper feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and google-maps-scraper fits your workflow better
About proxy_pool
proxy pool is a self hosted Python proxy IP pool for web spiders that continuously collects, checks, and serves rotating HTTP proxies from public free proxy sources through a Redis backed pool.
read the full proxy_pool overview →
About google-maps-scraper
google maps scraper is an MIT licensed Go tool that scrapes Google Maps for business data — name, address, phone number, website URL, rating, review count, reviews, email, latitude and longitude — and is aimed at developers, sales and lead generation teams, and local business researchers who need those records in CSV or JSON.
read the full google-maps-scraper overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is proxy_pool or google-maps-scraper more popular?
proxy_pool has 23,707 GitHub stars and google-maps-scraper has 5,901. proxy_pool has the larger community by that measure.
Are proxy_pool and google-maps-scraper free?
Both are open source. proxy_pool is licensed under MIT and google-maps-scraper under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between proxy_pool and google-maps-scraper?
proxy_pool is written in Python and google-maps-scraper in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, proxy_pool or google-maps-scraper?
Choose proxy_pool if you want the larger community (23,707 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose google-maps-scraper if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.