It's Like Clay but in Google Sheets
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Hey everyone! After struggling a lot with data enrichment for SMBs, I launched a Google Sheets add-on that gives you direct access to an AI-powered webscraper.Vurge lets you get structured information from any website right inside your Google Sheet, eliminating the need for learning a new tool or adding a new dependency for data enrichment.Let me know what you think!
HN · launched Dec 18, 2025 · 9 upvotes (top 54%) · 0 views
Niche: spreadsheet tools and extensions · 138 launches, 6 in the last 7 days ▼ -67% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Sales
- Workflow automation
- B2B
- AI feature
- Commercial product
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More like this: all 138 launches in spreadsheet tools and extensions →
Could you build this?
Yes The product is a Google Sheets Apps Script add-on that calls web-scraping and LLM enrichment APIs to output structured cell data. A solo builder can quickly vibe code this by pairing Google Apps Script with Firecrawl or scraping proxies and OpenAI/Anthropic APIs.
Discussion
6 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Clay (clay.com)
Concerns raised: 80 monthly requests seems too low for the price, Unclear what 'monthly requests' means in pricing model, 'Clay' is generic/non-Googleable term, confusing without context, Lack of clear product description or comparison to X
Feature requests: Remove signup/email barrier for trying the product, Add link or explanation for what 'Clay' means, Clarify pricing units and what counts as a request
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 45 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #18 of 46 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Looks like the first mover among its competitors.
- LittleAPI · ph · 2026-09-20 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- Sheet2JSON · ph · 2026-10-01 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.40
- 🔎 SheetWhiz: The Best Way to Audit Your Google Spreadsheets · yc · 2026-06-24 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.39
- GetSheetAPI · hn · 2026-01-30 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.39
- Lovelysheet · ph · 2026-10-19 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.38
- Table Extractor · ph · 2026-11-06 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.37
- Instant Web Scraper · ph · 2026-11-07 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.37
- Boomsheet · ph · 2026-11-08 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.37
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