A fully-curated, SEO-optimized list of the best tools, frameworks, APIs, workflows, and services for B2B lead scraping, enrichment, automation, and CRM-ready data pipelines — maintained by Lead Orchestra.
What Is Lead Orchestra?
Lead Orchestra is a complete B2B lead scraping & automation platform that orchestrates:
- Web scraping at scale
- Undetectable browser automation
- Data enrichment (email, company, social, intent)
- Lead verification & deduplication
- n8n / Make.com automation workflows
- CRM export (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel, Deal Scale)
Learn more → leadorchestra.com
This GitHub repository supports the project by offering the best-in-class curated tools used in modern lead generation pipelines.
Table of Contents
Web Scraping Frameworks
High-performance, scalable frameworks for scraping B2B data:
Python
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Scrapy –
scrapy.org
Fast, battle-tested crawling framework for large-scale scraping. -
BeautifulSoup –
crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup
HTML/XML parsing helper for quick extraction.
JavaScript / TypeScript
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Crawlee –
crawlee.dev
Production-grade scraping framework from Apify. -
Cheerio –
cheerio.js.org
Fast HTML parsing for Node.js scraping tasks.
No-Code Scraping Tools
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Octoparse –
octoparse.com
Visual scraper for non-developers; supports JS-rendered sites. -
ParseHub –
parsehub.com
Good for static and semi-dynamic websites.
Headless Browser & Automation Tools
Use these for undetectable scraping, dynamic content, infinite scroll, and JS-heavy websites.
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Playwright –
playwright.dev
Multi-browser (Chromium, WebKit, Firefox) automation, best anti-bot resistance. -
Puppeteer –
pptr.dev
Chrome-only automation for scraping & testing. -
Selenium –
selenium.dev
Classic browser automation, supports multiple languages. -
Apify Actors –
apify.com
Cloud headless browser environment with rotation, retries, storage.
B2B Lead Enrichment APIs
Turn raw scraped data into sales-ready enriched profiles.
Top Enrichment Providers
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Clearbit –
clearbit.com
Person + company enrichment, intent data, technographics. -
Apollo.io API –
apollo.io
Huge B2B contact database, enrichment, verified emails. -
ZoomInfo –
zoominfo.com
Enterprise-level B2B enrichment and intent data. -
People Data Labs (PDL) –
peopledatalabs.com
Massive dataset for people + company attributes. -
Clay –
clay.com
50+ enrichment sources in one API (or UI). Great for workflows. -
FullContact –
fullcontact.com
Person-level identity resolution & enrichment.
Email Verification Services
Ensure deliverability & reduce bounce rates.
- NeverBounce – neverbounce.com
- ZeroBounce – zerobounce.net
- Kickbox – kickbox.com
- Hunter Verify – hunter.io/email-verifier
Proxy & Anti-Bot Providers
Necessary for large-scale scraping without blocks.
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Bright Data –
brightdata.com
Industry-leading residential & mobile proxies. -
Oxylabs –
oxylabs.io
Global network with SERP scraping tools. -
ScraperAPI –
scraperapi.com
Solves CAPTCHAs, rotates proxies automatically. -
ScrapingBee –
scrapingbee.com
API for JS rendering + proxies + browser automation. - Zyte Smart Proxy Manager – zyte.com
n8n Workflows & Automation Nodes
Ready-to-use n8n workflow templates for B2B lead automation, sourced from awesome-n8n-templates.
📧 Email & Lead Processing
- Auto-label incoming Gmail messages with AI – Automatically labels incoming Gmail messages using AI. Retrieves message content, suggests labels like Partnership or Inquiry, and assigns them for better organization. Template →
- Compose reply draft in Gmail with OpenAI Assistant – Generates draft replies in Gmail using OpenAI. Triggers on new emails, extracts content, and creates a suggested reply draft. Template →
- A Very Simple "Human in the Loop" Email Response System – Uses IMAP to fetch emails, summarizes content with AI, and drafts professional replies for review before sending. Template →
- Auto Categorise Outlook Emails with AI – Automatically categorizes Outlook emails using AI models. Moves messages to folders and assigns categories based on content. Template →
📊 Data Management & Enrichment
- Qualify new leads in Google Sheets via OpenAI's GPT-4 – Uses OpenAI's GPT-4 to analyze and qualify new leads entered into a Google Sheet, helping sales teams prioritize their outreach. Template →
- Chat with a Google Sheet using AI – Allows users to interact with and query data within a Google Sheet using natural language via an AI model. Template →
- Summarize Google Sheets form feedback via OpenAI's GPT-4 – Summarizes feedback collected through Google Forms and stored in Google Sheets using OpenAI's GPT-4. Template →
- Chat with Postgresql Database – Enables an AI assistant to chat with a PostgreSQL database, allowing users to query and retrieve data using natural language. Template →
🤖 AI-Powered Lead Processing
- AI-Driven Lead Management and Inquiry Automation – Lead management automation workflow with ERPNext & n8n integration. Template →
- AI Data Extraction with Dynamic Prompts and Airtable – AI-driven data extraction with Airtable integration for structured lead data. Template →
- AI Agent to chat with Airtable and analyze data – Creates an AI agent that can chat with Airtable, analyze data, and perform queries based on user requests. Template →
- AI agent that can scrape webpages – AI agent for web scraping tasks with intelligent content extraction. Template →
📝 Forms & Lead Capture
- Conversational Interviews with AI Agents and n8n Forms – Implements AI-powered conversational interviews using n8n Forms for interactive data collection. Template →
- Qualifying Appointment Requests with AI & n8n Forms – Uses AI to qualify and process appointment requests submitted through n8n Forms. Template →
💬 Communication & Notifications
- Enrich Pipedrive's Organization Data with OpenAI GPT-4o & Notify it in Slack – Enriches Pipedrive organization data by scraping website content, using OpenAI GPT-4o to generate a summary, and notifying a Slack channel. Template →
- Customer Support Channel and Ticketing System with Slack and Linear – Automates customer support by querying Slack for messages with a ticket emoji, deciding if a new Linear ticket is needed. Template →
🔍 Research & Data Analysis
- Ultimate Scraper Workflow for n8n – A comprehensive scraping workflow for n8n to extract data from various sources. Template →
- Scrape and summarize webpages with AI – Scrapes and summarizes content from webpages using AI. Template →
- Automate Competitor Research with Exa.ai, Notion and AI Agents – Builds a competitor research agent using Exa.ai to find similar companies. AI agents then scour the internet for company overviews, product offerings, and customer reviews. Template →
🔌 Popular n8n Community Nodes
Essential community nodes for B2B lead automation, ranked by monthly downloads.
Browser Automation & Web Scraping
- n8n-nodes-serpapi (#10) – Connects to SerpApi API for search engine results. npm →
- n8n-nodes-firecrawl-scraper (#14) – Firecrawl web scraper integration. npm →
- n8n-nodes-playwright (#27) – Integration with Playwright for browser automation. npm →
- n8n-nodes-puppeteer (#46) – Automate browser actions using Puppeteer. npm →
- @brightdata/n8n-nodes-brightdata (#80) – Bright Data service for scraping purposes. npm →
Communication & Messaging
AI, LLM & Voice
API & Cloud Integrations
- @apify/n8n-nodes-apify (#11) – Connects to Apify API for web scraping and automation. npm →
- n8n-nodes-linked-api (#22) – LinkedIn automation and data retrieval. npm →
- n8n-nodes-qdrant (#32) – Connects to Qdrant vector search engine for RAG workflows. npm →
- n8n-nodes-close-crm (#88) – Close CRM integration for automating leads and opportunities. npm →
📚 Resources
- Awesome n8n Templates Repository – github.com/enescingoz/awesome-n8n-templates
- Top 100 n8n Community Nodes – github.com/pixeljets/awesome-n8n
- Official n8n Documentation – docs.n8n.io
- n8n Community Workflows – n8n.io/workflows
- Installing Community Nodes – docs.n8n.io/integrations/community-nodes/installation
Example B2B Lead Pipeline
A real-world, production-ready pipeline:
- Scrape → Playwright / Crawlee
- Store Raw Data → n8n / DB / Sheets
- Enrich Lead → Clearbit, Apollo, Clay
- Verify Email → NeverBounce
- Clean & Deduplicate → CRM Query / Hash Matching
- Export to CRM → HubSpot / Salesforce / Pipedrive
- Trigger Outreach → Deal Scale / GHL / Apollo
This is the exact architecture Lead Orchestra uses for daily B2B lead generation.
Contributing
We welcome contributions:
- Fork this repo
- Add your tool/resource
- Submit a PR
- Follow formatting, keep quality high
See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
License
MIT License — free to use and distribute.