Apollo
All-in-one sales intelligence platform with contact database, enrichment, and outreach. Known for large database but data freshness concerns.
Community Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user experience compared to many alternatives, making it easier to navigate.
- Integration capabilities with existing tools like Clay, Salesforce, and HubSpot are noted to be beneficial.
- Offers a large dataset with various enrichment options, including company and contact details.
- Ability to automate prospecting through AI-driven tools, which reduces manual workload and increases efficiency.
Cons
- Mixed reviews on data quality and accuracy, especially post-LinkedIn ban.
- Rate limits for the API can hinder large-scale operations (e.g., 200 requests per minute).
- Some users report insufficient leads or issues with bounced emails, particularly when targeting specific personas.
- Pricing structure for credits can become burdensome if overutilized, particularly in certain regions.
Questions mentioning Apollo
66 questions reference this provider.
Clay team Quick question about waterfall enrichment billing for phone numbers.
“Clay team Quick question about waterfall enrichment billing for phone numbers.”
everyone Looking for guidance on building a brand → founder contact pipeline.
“Hey thanks for.the suggestions, I had tried this approch, but the problem which i am.facing is that i am not getting names and emails of the people as per our ICP (esp looking gor founders of brands”
everyone Looking for guidance on building a brand → founder contact pipeline.
“everyone Looking for guidance on building a brand → founder contact pipeline.”
Which AI GTM tools are most commonly used in each category?
“Group, just using an updated AI list to see who and what is using from the below:”
How do I return specific fields when using Apollo's people search API in Clay?
“I'm using HTTP API call to call Apollo's people search (https://api.apollo.io/api/v1/mixed_people/search)”
anyone using Google maps or google places api? I have a list I exported from apollo and need to find the exact review count on google. what's the most affordable way to do it? Any tips would be apprec
“You can use our "https://docs.clay.com/en/articles/9672315-find-business-reviews-information-with-google with Google" integration to get exact review counts. Just input your company names, websites, o”
anyone using Google maps or google places api? I have a list I exported from apollo and need to find the exact review count on google. what's the most affordable way to do it? Any tips would be apprec
“anyone using Google maps or google places api? I have a list I exported from apollo and need to find the exact review count on google. what's the most affordable way to do it? Any tips would be apprec”
just wondering what providers most people use for email waterfall enrichments on Clay nowadays? Thinking of just using Apollo API, LeadMagic and Findymail
“Your selection looks solid! Findymail and LeadMagic are both top performers in our marketplace. [https://www.clay.com/data-tests/best-catchall-email-verifiers] Findymail: 94.99% data quality, 100% cov”
just wondering what providers most people use for email waterfall enrichments on Clay nowadays? Thinking of just using Apollo API, LeadMagic and Findymail
“just wondering what providers most people use for email waterfall enrichments on Clay nowadays? Thinking of just using Apollo API, LeadMagic and Findymail”
does anyone know how to use Lemlist to enrich data and find phone numbers? Thanks!
“does anyone know how to use Lemlist to enrich data and find phone numbers? Thanks!”
I want to find corporate emails from a list of leads I have in clay, using Apollo API, is this possible?
“but if I already have first and second name, rol and company name, can I extract the email directly from "enrich person from apollo"?”
I want to find corporate emails from a list of leads I have in clay, using Apollo API, is this possible?
“Yes! You can use "Enrich Person from Apollo" directly with the data you already have. The enrichment accepts first name, last name, and company name as inputs - you don't need all fields filled. [http”
I want to find corporate emails from a list of leads I have in clay, using Apollo API, is this possible?
“If you need any more help with using the "Enrich Person from Apollo" feature or have other questions, I'm here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about what you're trying to achieve or ”
I want to find corporate emails from a list of leads I have in clay, using Apollo API, is this possible?
“I want to find corporate emails from a list of leads I have in clay, using Apollo API, is this possible?”
does anyone know how to use Lemlist to enrich data and find phone numbers? Thanks!
“Lemlist itself doesn’t find phone numbers use tools like Clay or Apollo for enrichment then sync the data into Lemlist.”
port, what Apollo enrichment I have to use to find people from a company list?
“You can't unless you want to pay a lot of money. Find Job Titles of People at Company (something like that) will get you your people by job title from companies, it's 1 Apollo credit per successful A”
port, what Apollo enrichment I have to use to find people from a company list?
“You're right about the Apollo enrichment! Use "Find People at Company By Job Title" - it costs 1 Apollo credit per API call and finds people by specific roles at companies. [https://www.clay.com/unive”
port, what Apollo enrichment I have to use to find people from a company list?
“Clay integration is cheaper than Apollo API, if you don't care about emails. If you want emails, it makes sense to do Apollo API - but above all else, using the Apollo App directly only charges a cred”
port, what Apollo enrichment I have to use to find people from a company list?
“port, what Apollo enrichment I have to use to find people from a company list?”
does anyone here know how to scrape Apollo links with the Signal filter on? Unfortunately it seems like ExportApollo and Boomerang do not allow that option
“You can scrape Apollo links using our Chrome Extension with custom recipes. Navigate to "Select Data" option, create a custom recipe, set the URL pattern for Apollo pages, and select the data you want”
does anyone here know how to scrape Apollo links with the Signal filter on? Unfortunately it seems like ExportApollo and Boomerang do not allow that option
“If you still need help with scraping Apollo links or using the Signal filter, I’m here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about what you’re trying to achieve so we can continue?”
does anyone here know how to scrape Apollo links with the Signal filter on? Unfortunately it seems like ExportApollo and Boomerang do not allow that option
“You can’t scrape Apollo links with the Signal filter using ExportApollo or Boomerang because that filter is handled server side inside Apollo’s API and most scrapers don’t have access to it.”
does anyone here know how to scrape Apollo links with the Signal filter on? Unfortunately it seems like ExportApollo and Boomerang do not allow that option
“You're correct that server-side filters like Apollo's Signal filter aren't accessible to most scrapers. However, you can use our Chrome Extension to create custom recipes for Apollo pages. [https://ww”
does anyone here know how to scrape Apollo links with the Signal filter on? Unfortunately it seems like ExportApollo and Boomerang do not allow that option
“does anyone here know how to scrape Apollo links with the Signal filter on? Unfortunately it seems like ExportApollo and Boomerang do not allow that option”
when I am using apollo x clay "Find people at company by job title" integration, I noticed that the email are already provided from apollo. How accurate is this email?
“The emails from Apollo's "Find People at Company By Job Title" integration show as "<mailto:emailnotunlocked@domain.com|emailnotunlocked@domain.com>" - these aren't actual emails yet. [https://docs.cl”
when I am using apollo x clay "Find people at company by job title" integration, I noticed that the email are already provided from apollo. How accurate is this email?
“apollo vs clay email enrichment waterfall?”
when I am using apollo x clay "Find people at company by job title" integration, I noticed that the email are already provided from apollo. How accurate is this email?
“Apollo gives you one data source. Our waterfall enrichment searches multiple providers sequentially - Prospeo, DropContact, Datagma, Hunter, PeopleDataLabs, Nimbler, Apollo, Lusha, Snov, and more. [ht”
when I am using apollo x clay "Find people at company by job title" integration, I noticed that the email are already provided from apollo. How accurate is this email?
“when I am using apollo x clay "Find people at company by job title" integration, I noticed that the email are already provided from apollo. How accurate is this email?”
How do I find decision makers using only a company website?
“Clay doesn't have its own internal database. We connect you to 100+ external data providers through our marketplace, including company and people data sources, Hunter, Apollo, and others. [https://www”
How do I find decision makers using only a company website?
“Whats best way to find decision makers from just company website, Company Name”
what are the best automated sales outbound cadence tools for smbs
“Based on the discussions in our Pavilion community, here are the best automated sales outbound cadence tools for SMBs: ## Top Recommended Tools: Apollo - Consistently mentioned as a cost-effective s”
what are the best automated sales outbound cadence tools for smbs
“I use https://grow.amplemarket.com/ebav4f6p38zd myself, but https://get.apollo.io/uy3bm1fkp40x is a cheaper alternative with less bells and whistles”
what are the best automated sales outbound cadence tools for smbs
“what are the best automated sales outbound cadence tools for smbs”
What's the best way to build a clean lead list in Clay?
“for your use-case you can definitely exclude a ton of the stuff in there, but also check if they are a fit with AI, which is good. Apollo has a good solid base of e-comm leads. storeleads too, unsur”
What's the best way to build a clean lead list in Clay?
“Clay friends! I am looking for some advice on the following issues I keep running into:”
What are the best people search providers that integrate with Clay?
“Hey Carl, what's the niche or industry? Generally Apollo and Clay are good for people search. Dealfront has good reputation to work for European companies specially good in DACH. It's a powerful tool”
What are the best people search providers that integrate with Clay?
“everyone, what are the best European “people finding” providers that work within clay (I am open to HTTP / webhook if its essential)”
What's the best lead database for accurate contact data?
“LinkedIn Sales Navigator is the source most all other datasets use. Apollo uses LinkedIn and is usually a few months old.”
What's the best lead database for accurate contact data?
“Which is the best lead database people are using? I've tried Apollo and felt data coverage was average. Tested A-leads and their data seemed to be 6 months out of date. I've used Clay 'Find people' wh”
Curious on finding a list of TAM companies using Clay's native data vs apollo?
“The big difference in TAM company counts between Clay and Apollo, even with the same filters, is likely due to differences in data sources and how each platform aggregates and updates company data. Cl”
Curious on finding a list of TAM companies using Clay's native data vs apollo?
“Curious on finding a list of TAM companies using Clay's native data vs apollo?”
Running a "Find People at Company" waterfall (just testing the first step right now, using the native Find People feature) against specific locations of a table of companies. However, it's limiting me
“I added a waterfall step using Apollo, which uses my API key from my paid Apollo account, but that also has a limit of 10 results per row. I can't really break this list smaller”
Running a "Find People at Company" waterfall (just testing the first step right now, using the native Find People feature) against specific locations of a table of companies. However, it's limiting me
“Running a "Find People at Company" waterfall (just testing the first step right now, using the native Find People feature) against specific locations of a table of companies. However, it's limiting me”
How can I scrape sales team headcount for different companies?
“Curious how other people are doing this: I'm trying to scrape how many sales people there are at each company for a lead list. So number of SDRs/BDRs etc. Tried a few claygent prompts that got it tota”
Does anyone know of a list provider for users of cloud software?
“yes this is widely available. the simplest will be https://magical.wiki/apollo (https://magical.wiki/cognism, Zoominfo...) because it's right in the filters. there are also data sources you can acces”
Does anyone know of a list provider for users of cloud software?
“Does anyone know of a list provider for users of cloud software?”
what is the best source for SMB data? we're building custom lists across verticals and enriching...quite costly and time intensive! zoominfo and apollo seem a bit generic
“Great question, Kinza — for SMBs there isn’t really a single “best” source, especially across multiple verticals. ZoomInfo and Apollo are fine for broad coverage, but they tend to get generic and exp”
what is the best source for SMB data? we're building custom lists across verticals and enriching...quite costly and time intensive! zoominfo and apollo seem a bit generic
“what is the best source for SMB data? we're building custom lists across verticals and enriching...quite costly and time intensive! zoominfo and apollo seem a bit generic”
For http://Apollo.io Experts, Is it possible to get technographic data like software using by the company using Exportapollo or other scrapers?
“For http://Apollo.io Experts, Is it possible to get technographic data like software using by the company using Exportapollo or other scrapers?”
I'm Teala I run events and am new to Clay.
“hey - so for enriching the contact details (linkedin, job title, company), set up a waterfall with apollo or datagama using their native APIs instead of clay credits. way cheaper. clearbit works too i”
I'm Teala I run events and am new to Clay.
“I'm Teala I run events and am new to Clay.”
Interested in getting ideas from folks on the best approach. I need to update industry designations of all of my company's clients in Salesforce. The designations are out of date and in some cases n
“Hey, I think you should use the import from Salesforce list enrichment in a Clay table to pull in your companies. Then run enrichment on those companies - you'll need the company name and domain to p”
Interested in getting ideas from folks on the best approach. I need to update industry designations of all of my company's clients in Salesforce. The designations are out of date and in some cases n
“Interested in getting ideas from folks on the best approach. I need to update industry designations of all of my company's clients in Salesforce. The designations are out of date and in some cases n”
I'm new to Clay. Recently, I used the open jobs enrichment on an account list. I used Apollo, PredictLeads, and Clay's own find jobs enrichment feature. Got drastically differing numbers. Which n
“I'm new to Clay. Recently, I used the open jobs enrichment on an account list. I used Apollo, PredictLeads, and Clay's own find jobs enrichment feature. Got drastically differing numbers. Which n”
Which data enrichment tools are most reliable for company revenue data?
“clearbit, apollo, crunchbase clearbit is the most reliable esp for the us market”
Which data enrichment tools are most reliable for company revenue data?
“What do people typically use to enrich revenue for companies? What have you all found is typically the most accurate? Struggling to pick between the various different enrichments that offer either a r”
We use Clay for specific actions, but we are using Clearbit to maintain firmographics in Salesforce
“We use Clay for specific actions, but we are using Clearbit to maintain firmographics in Salesforce”
- I am using Apollo find people inside a table but Apollo has a rate limit of 200 a minute
“Hey all - I am using Apollo find people inside a table but Apollo has a rate limit of 200 a minute”
Anyone here have any AI related tools that have been a game changer when it comes to determining what organizations to target for net new business based on your b2b offerings that is above and beyond
“Anyone here have any AI related tools that have been a game changer when it comes to determining what organizations to target for net new business based on your b2b offerings that is above and beyond ”
Hey, I'm using HTTP API call to call Apollo's people search (https://api
“Hey, I'm using HTTP API call to call Apollo's people search (https://api”
Has anyone ever used a list scraped from apollo and then enriched the review count using their own api
“Hey everyone, has anyone ever used a list scraped from apollo and then enriched the review count using their own api”
Which is the best lead database people are using
“Which is the best lead database people are using”
How can I find the number of sales people at each company?
“Curious how other people are doing this: I'm trying to scrape how many sales people there are at each company for a lead list”
Does anyone know of a list provider for users of cloud software
“Does anyone know of a list provider for users of cloud software”
Support, what Apollo enrichment I have to use to find people from a company list
“Support, what Apollo enrichment I have to use to find people from a company list”
Interested in getting ideas from folks on the best approach
“Interested in getting ideas from folks on the best approach”
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