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Apollo.io

Actually a sales prospecting platform, not a data analytics tool

4.5 Sales & Revenue AI
4.5 Excellent 4.5
Extensive, verified contact and company database Not a data analytics or BI tool despite its category placement here
Reviewed by Challenging Voice Editorial · Updated Jul 2026 How we rate
PricingFrom $49/mo
Free planYes
CompanyApollo.io
PlatformsAPI, Chrome Extension, Web
CategorySales & Revenue AI
Founded2015
Last reviewedJul 2026
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Overview

Apollo.io, founded in 2015, is a sales engagement and prospecting platform built around a database of more than 230 million contacts and 30 million companies, combined with outreach automation, lead routing, and CRM syncing in one system.

The platform positions itself as replacing several separate sales tools at once, a contact data provider, an outreach sequencer, a dialer, an enrichment service, and a lightweight CRM, built for sales and go-to-market teams doing outbound prospecting and pipeline management.

A free tier covers limited use, and paid plans start around $49 a month for more contacts and automation volume. For a sales team that wants contact data, outreach sequencing, and pipeline tracking unified in one platform rather than stitched together from separate point tools, Apollo.io's all-in-one approach addresses that directly.

Key features

  • Database of 230M+ contacts and 30M+ companies
  • AI-powered multichannel outreach sequencing
  • Lead routing and CRM syncing
  • Call summaries and deal pipeline tracking
  • Free tier for limited use
  • Positioned as a replacement for several separate sales tools

Screenshots & demo

Demo video

Screenshots

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Pricing

Apollo.io has a free plan, and paid plans start at $49/mo.

  • Pricing modelFreemium
  • Starting priceFrom $49/mo
  • Free planYes
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Pricing is provided as a guide. Check the official site for the latest plans.

Is Apollo.io expensive?

Apollo.io starts at $49, which is right at the Sales & Revenue AI median of $54.5 a month across the 62 priced tools we list in that category.

The cheapest paid option in Sales & Revenue AI starts at $0.18 and the most expensive at $3,313.

16% of Sales & Revenue AI tools in the directory offer a free tier, and this is one of them.

Compared against every priced listing in Sales & Revenue AI, recalculated as the catalogue changes. Method and the full market breakdown are in our AI tool pricing study.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Extensive, verified contact and company database
  • Combines several sales tools into one platform
  • Free tier available to start
  • Strong CRM integration with Salesforce and HubSpot

Cons

  • Not a data analytics or BI tool despite its category placement here
  • Best evaluated against sales prospecting competitors, not analytics tools
  • Full value requires active outbound sales activity, not data analysis needs

How it compares

ToolRatingFreeFromBest known for
Apollo.io (this tool)4.5Yes$49/moDatabase of 230M+ contacts and 30M+ companies
FuseAI3.8No$159/moAI-driven lead sourcing with contact enrichment and email validation
AroundDeal3.6YesFreeAI-powered CRM data enrichment from a 160M+ verified contact database
Outreach4.2No—Multichannel sequences across email, phone, and LinkedIn

Alternatives to Apollo.io

4 tools matched to Apollo.io on what they do, their category and their price.

AroundDeal

3.6

AI-powered B2B contact enrichment across 160M+ verified contacts in 247 countries – find a lead on LinkedIn, and the Chrome extension pulls verified contact data instantly.

Frequently asked questions

What is Apollo.io?
Apollo.io, founded in 2015, is a sales engagement and prospecting platform built around a database of more than 230 million contacts and 30 million companies, combined with outreach automation, lead routing, and CRM syncing in one system.
Is Apollo.io free?
Yes, Apollo.io offers a free plan. Paid plans unlock more features and higher usage limits, starting at $49/month.
How much does Apollo.io cost?
Apollo.io starts at $49 per month. See the pricing plans above for full details.
What are the best Apollo.io alternatives?
The closest matches in the directory are FuseAI, AroundDeal, and Outreach, compared side by side above.

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