{"id":4377,"date":"2026-01-13T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadgen.tools\/blog\/apollo-io-vs-lemlist\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:02:00","slug":"apollo-io-vs-lemlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadgen.tools\/blog\/apollo-io-vs-lemlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Apollo.io vs lemlist (2026): Prices, Features and Which to Choose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apollo.io and lemlist both come up when people look for a way to find prospects and reach them. Here is how they compare on price, data, sending, channels and AI, using facts from each vendor&#8217;s own site, last checked October 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border:2px solid #111;border-radius:12px;background:#eef2ff;padding:14px 18px;margin:18px 0\"><strong>Short answer.<\/strong> <strong>Apollo.io<\/strong> is best for sales teams that want a contact database, sequences and a dialer in one per-seat platform. <strong>lemlist<\/strong> is best for sales teams that want lead data, email and LinkedIn\/phone outreach in one subscription and are fine paying per user for multichannel.<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure style=\"margin:24px 0;border:2px solid #111;border-radius:14px;padding:12px;background:#fafaf7;box-shadow:4px 4px 0 #111\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 900 430\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;font-family:Inter,Arial,sans-serif\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Apollo.io vs lemlist feature scorecard\"><title>Apollo.io vs lemlist: feature by feature<\/title><rect width=\"900\" height=\"430\" fill=\"#fafaf7\"\/><rect x=\"250\" y=\"16\" width=\"310\" height=\"38\" rx=\"10\" fill=\"#a3e635\" stroke=\"#111\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><text x=\"405\" y=\"41\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"15\" font-weight=\"800\">Apollo.io<\/text><rect x=\"575\" y=\"16\" width=\"310\" height=\"38\" rx=\"10\" fill=\"#dbeafe\" stroke=\"#111\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><text x=\"730\" y=\"41\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"15\" font-weight=\"800\">lemlist<\/text><g opacity=\"0\"><animate attributeName=\"opacity\" dur=\"12s\" repeatCount=\"indefinite\" values=\"0;0;1;1;0\" keyTimes=\"0;0.040;0.080;0.95;1\"\/><rect x=\"14\" y=\"70\" width=\"872\" height=\"28\" rx=\"7\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><text x=\"26\" y=\"89\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"800\">Lead data<\/text><circle cx=\"262\" cy=\"84\" r=\"7\" fill=\"#a3e635\" stroke=\"#111\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"276\" y=\"88\" font-size=\"12\" fill=\"#333\">Built-in database; 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Grey = not listed. Animated summary; full details in the table below.<\/text><\/svg><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#666;margin-top:8px\">Apollo.io and lemlist, feature by feature. (Animated.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Apollo.io<\/th><th>lemlist<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Starting price<\/strong><\/td><td>Free plan, then from $65\/seat\/month<\/td><td>From $69\/month<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Free plan<\/strong><\/td><td>Yes. $0 with 75 credits per seat per month (900 per year), 2 sequences, 250 emails per day, Gmail mailboxes only; stays free with no time limit.<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Trial<\/strong><\/td><td>14-day trial on Basic and Professional; the trial includes 75 credits and access to most features of the selected plan.<\/td><td>14-day free trial, no credit card required; includes Multichannel plan features except in-app calls, plus 200 free credits<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plans<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Free<\/strong>: $0 ($0) \u00b7 75 credits per seat per month (900 per year), 2 sequences per team, 1 mailbox per user, 250 daily email sends, AI writing 5,000 words per month, Gmail only, API access<br><strong>Basic<\/strong>: $65\/seat\/month (monthly billing) ($49\/seat\/month billed annually) \u00b7 2,500 credits per seat per month (30,000 per year on annual billing), unlimited sequences, 1 mailbox per user, 250 daily email sends, deliverability suite and email warmup, domain and mailbox purchasing, CRM integrations, US dialer (credits apply), AI writing 250,000 words per month<br><strong>Professional<\/strong>: $99\/seat\/month (monthly billing) ($79\/seat\/month billed annually) \u00b7 4,000 credits per seat per month (48,000 per year on annual billing), unlimited sequences and A\/Z testing, unlimited Google and Microsoft mailboxes + 5 SMTP mailboxes per user, unlimited daily sends, AI agents, AI lead scoring, call recordings and AI insights (4,000 mins), AI writing 800,000 words per month<br><strong>Organization<\/strong>: Annual only (the monthly view shows $149\/seat\/month marked &#x27;Annual Only&#x27;) ($119\/seat\/month billed annually, minimum 3 seats) \u00b7 6,000 credits per seat per month (72,000 per year), unlimited Google and Microsoft mailboxes + 15 SMTP mailboxes per user, SSO, custom reports, use your own LLM API key, AI writing 1,000,000 words per month<\/td><td><strong>Email<\/strong>: $69\/month (monthly billing) ($55\/month billed yearly (quarterly billing: $60\/month)) \u00b7 Unlimited users and email senders, 50,000 emails\/month at the listed price (volume is selectable), email and phone finder, 650M+ lead database, lemAgent AI agents, MCP and CLI, email warm-up and Deliverability Hub, CRM integrations and API<br><strong>Multichannel<\/strong>: $109\/month per user (monthly billing) ($87\/month per user billed yearly (quarterly billing: $95\/month)) \u00b7 Everything in Email plus 5 senders per user, unlimited emails and messages, LinkedIn automation, SMS automation, WhatsApp automation add-on, built-in call dialer and VoIP integrations, use lemlist from Gmail and LinkedIn<br><strong>Enterprise<\/strong>: Custom (talk to sales) \u00b7 Everything in Multichannel plus 5 or more senders per user, use lemlist from your CRM, custom roles and permissions, dedicated account manager, custom terms, SSO\/SAML, priority support<br><strong>Lead data enrichment (add-on)<\/strong>: $20\/month ($16\/month billed yearly) \u00b7 2,000 credits\/month (400 emails or 100 phones), pay per success, unused credits roll over while subscribed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features side by side<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Apollo.io<\/th><th>lemlist<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Lead data<\/strong><\/td><td>Built-in database; homepage states access to 240M contacts and 30M companies. Email = 1 credit, phone number = 8 credits. Pricing table also lists Google Maps Business Search.<\/td><td>650M+ lead database with email finder\/verifier and phone finder; contact data uses credits (Data add-on)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Warm-up<\/strong><\/td><td>Deliverability Suite and Email Warmup on paid plans (Basic and up); homepage mentions domain warming, inbox rotation and reputation monitoring.<\/td><td>lemwarm warm-up and Deliverability Hub included in all plans; inbox rotation, in-app domain and mailbox purchase<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sending inboxes<\/strong><\/td><td>1 mailbox per user on Free and Basic; unlimited Google and Microsoft mailboxes + 5 SMTP per user on Professional, + 15 SMTP on Organization. Domain and mailbox purchasing on paid plans.<\/td><td>Email plan: unlimited users and email senders; Multichannel: 5 senders per user; Google, Microsoft and SMTP supported<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/td><td>Sales engagement page lists multi-channel sequence steps across email, call and networking platforms; FAQ says Apollo integrates with LinkedIn. No LinkedIn automation details stated.<\/td><td>LinkedIn automation on Multichannel (profile visits, follows, invites, text and voice messages)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Calls, SMS, WhatsApp<\/strong><\/td><td>US dialer on paid plans (1 credit per 30 seconds); Advanced Dialer add-on $119\/team\/month billed annually ($149 billed monthly) with international, parallel and power dialer and local presence. SMS and WhatsApp not mentioned.<\/td><td>Multichannel: built-in call dialer and VoIP integrations (Aircall, Ringover), SMS automation; WhatsApp is an add-on<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>AI writing<\/strong><\/td><td>AI writing with monthly word allowances (5,000 to 1,000,000 words by plan); AI Assistant builds sequence steps and copy.<\/td><td>lemAgent and Smart Messaging AI agents (research, enrichment, personalized copy, AI LinkedIn voice notes)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Replies \/ inbox<\/strong><\/td><td>Unified Inbox listed; homepage says agents research, build lists, write outreach, follow up and book meetings. AI reply handling not specifically described.<\/td><td>Unified inbox; comparison table lists AI reply intent detection, AI out-of-office detection and AI-generated replies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CRM<\/strong><\/td><td>Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive (paid plans); Outreach, SalesLoft, SendGrid, Mailgun, Slack, LLM integrations (MCP); homepage claims 200+ integrations.<\/td><td>HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive; Zapier, Make, n8n, Clay; 500+ integrations<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>API<\/strong><\/td><td>API access listed on Free, API enrichment on paid plans, &#x27;All other APIs&#x27; on higher tiers. FAQ says advanced or custom integrations via API are available on Custom plans.<\/td><td>API key and documentation, plus MCP server and CLI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Agencies<\/strong><\/td><td>Not listed on its site<\/td><td>Not listed on its site<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Facts from each vendor&#8217;s own pricing and product pages, last checked October 1, 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apollo.io\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Apollo.io<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemlist.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">lemlist<\/a>. Prices change often, so check before you buy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where Apollo.io stands out<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Large built-in contact database (240M contacts, 30M companies stated) combined with sequencing in one tool<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Permanent free plan with credits, 2 sequences and API access<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Built-in dialer, call recording and meeting tools on paid plans<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Email warmup, deliverability suite and domain and mailbox purchasing included from Basic<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot and Pipedrive plus MCP for LLMs<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limitations<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Priced per seat; the Organization plan requires a minimum of 3 seats and is annual only<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Unused credits expire each billing cycle and do not roll over<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Free and Basic plans are limited to 1 mailbox per user and 250 daily email sends<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Phone numbers cost 8 credits each and dialer minutes consume credits<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where lemlist stands out<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lead database (650M+) and email\/phone finder inside the same tool as sequencing<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS and WhatsApp in one campaign on the Multichannel plan<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Email plan includes unlimited users and email senders<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Warm-up and deliverability tools included in all plans<\/li>\n\n\n<li>14-day trial without a credit card<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limitations<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No free plan<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Contact data (emails, phones) and intent signals are paid via credit add-ons<\/li>\n\n\n<li>LinkedIn, calls and SMS require the per-user Multichannel plan; WhatsApp is an extra add-on<\/li>\n\n\n<li>No white-label offering stated on its pricing page<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And if you don&#8217;t have a list yet?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both tools expect you to decide who to contact. If you sell to small or local businesses, or you want the targeting and the writing done for you, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadgen.tools\/\">LeadGen.tools<\/a> reads your website, finds the companies and the person who decides at each one, and writes a different email for every prospect. Free plan, no card.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Apollo.io cheaper than lemlist?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By listed starting price: Apollo.io free plan, then from $65\/seat\/month, lemlist from $69\/month. 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