Why do teams look for an Apollo.io alternative?
Apollo.io is priced per seat, so its cost grows with every person you add. Basic is $49 per seat a month billed annually, or $65 billed monthly. Professional is $79 billed annually, or $99 monthly.
Organization is $119 per seat a month, billed annually only, with a 3-seat minimum. Add-ons such as the Advanced Dialer cost $119 per team a month billed annually, or $149 monthly.
Each seat carries its own credits. On monthly billing, Basic gives 2,500 credits per seat a month and Professional 4,000. An email costs 1 credit and a phone number 8.
The Free plan gives 75 credits per seat a month (900 a year), 2 sequences per team and a record selection limit of 25.
How does DataPit compare with Apollo.io?
| Feature | DataPit | Apollo.io |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per block of seats. Billed monthly, quarterly (10% off) or annually (20% off). | Per seat, with credits per seat. Basic and Professional bill monthly or annually; Organization is annual only. |
| Lowest paid price | $29 a month for a Basic block of 5 paid seats plus 1 free | $49 per seat a month billed annually, or $65 billed monthly (Basic) |
| Free plan | 1 user, 800 credits a month (400 reveals) | 75 credits per seat a month, 2 sequences per team, record selection limit of 25 |
| How seats are counted | In blocks that include free seats: 6 on Basic, 8 on Professional and 19 on Organization. The owner takes a paid seat; anyone else can take a free one. | Every user is a seat. Organization needs at least 3. |
| Credits | Personal to each member. 900 a month per paid seat on Basic, 2,000 on Professional and Organization, and 1,500 per free seat. Owners get a bonus on Professional and Organization. | 2,500 per seat a month on Basic and 4,000 on Professional, billed monthly. Annual plans grant a year of credits upfront. |
| Email finding | 2 credits a reveal, or 4 from the extension. Where no email is on file, DataPit suggests a first.last address. Emails aren’t verified yet. | 1 credit per email, on every plan |
| Phone numbers | Not yet | 8 credits per number |
| Chrome extension | Free on the Chrome Web Store. Looks up LinkedIn profiles; a reveal costs 4 credits. | Free, on every plan |
| Email sequences | Not yet | 2 per team on Free; unlimited on paid plans |
| Dialer | No | US dialer on paid plans, at 2 credits a minute |
| CRM integrations | Not yet | Salesforce, HubSpot and Pipedrive, on every plan |
| API | No general API. API keys only connect the Chrome extension. | REST API on every plan. Free has lower rate limits, and some endpoints may be restricted. |
Apollo.io says it has 240M+ contacts and 30M+ accounts.
For every plan’s price side by side and what one credit buys on each, see DataPit vs Apollo.io.
What does Apollo.io cost for a team compared with DataPit?
Here is the list price a month for teams of 5, 10 and 25 people on every paid plan of both tools. DataPit prices use monthly billing and enough blocks to seat everyone. Quarterly billing saves 10% and annual 20%.
| Plan | 5 people | 10 people | 25 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataPit Basic, billed monthly | $29 (1 block) | $58 (2 blocks) | $145 (5 blocks) |
| DataPit Professional, billed monthly | $59 (1 block) | $118 (2 blocks) | $236 (4 blocks) |
| DataPit Organization, billed monthly | $99 (1 block) | $99 (1 block) | $198 (2 blocks) |
| Apollo.io Basic, billed monthly | $325 | $650 | $1,625 |
| Apollo.io Basic, billed annually | $245 | $490 | $1,225 |
| Apollo.io Professional, billed monthly | $495 | $990 | $2,475 |
| Apollo.io Professional, billed annually | $395 | $790 | $1,975 |
| Apollo.io Organization, billed annually | $595 | $1,190 | $2,975 |
Prices only: the plans don’t include the same things. Apollo.io paid seats carry more credits each, plus email sequences, a dialer and CRM integrations. Apollo.io prices are its per-seat price times team size, before tax.
When is Apollo.io the better choice?
- You want data, email and calling in one tool. Apollo.io includes sequences on every plan and a US dialer on paid plans, at 2 credits a minute. It also offers call recording and meeting scheduling, and paid plans add deal management.
- You need phone numbers. A phone number costs 8 Apollo.io credits, and paid plans add waterfall enrichment from 20+ partner providers to fill gaps. DataPit has no phone numbers yet.
- Your team works in a CRM. Apollo.io integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot and Pipedrive on every plan, and has a REST API. DataPit has no CRM integration or general API yet.
- You use intent data. Apollo.io includes Bombora buying-intent topics: 1 on Free, 6 on Basic and Professional, and 12 on Organization.
- You need security reviews and SSO. Apollo.io’s Trust Center lists SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001, and its Organization plan includes single sign-on.
- You want a very large database. Apollo.io says it has 240M+ contacts and 30M+ accounts.
When does DataPit fit better?
- You’re paying for a team, not one person. DataPit sells seats in blocks. Basic is $29 a month for 5 paid seats plus 1 free, so 10 people cost $58 a month.
- Some people only search now and then. Every block includes free seats: 1 on Basic, 3 on Professional and 5 on Organization. Anyone but the owner can take one, and each earns 1,500 credits a month.
- You want to start free. The Free plan gives one user 800 credits a month, enough for 400 reveals at 2 credits each. Apollo.io’s Free plan gives 75 credits per seat a month.
- You want monthly billing on every plan. Every paid DataPit plan has a public price, bills monthly and is self-serve up to 200 blocks. Apollo.io’s Organization plan is billed annually only.
- You work from LinkedIn and CSV files, not a CRM. The free Chrome extension looks up LinkedIn profiles in DataPit. A CSV export costs 20 credits per file of up to 5,000 rows, and contacts you haven’t revealed stay masked in it.
Frequently asked questions
Is DataPit cheaper than Apollo.io?
On paid plans, yes: DataPit Basic is $29 a month for up to 6 people. The same 6 people on Apollo.io Basic cost $390 a month billed monthly, or $294 billed annually. The plans don’t include the same things, so compare features too.
Does DataPit have a free plan?
Yes: one user with 800 credits a month, enough for 400 reveals in the app or 200 from the Chrome extension. It includes people and company search, lists and CSV export. Team features, like invites and shared seats, need a paid plan.
Can I import my Apollo.io data into DataPit?
Not today. DataPit has no import for your own contacts or lists. You search DataPit’s database, build lists there and export them as CSV.
Does DataPit integrate with Salesforce or HubSpot?
Not yet. DataPit has no CRM integrations, Zapier connection or webhooks today. To move contacts into a CRM, reveal them and export a CSV, which costs 20 credits per file.
Try DataPit on the Free plan
One user, 800 credits a month. Upgrade to a seat block when your team joins.
Sources
- Apollo.io pricing (plans, credits, add-ons and plan features) (checked September 28, 2026)
- Apollo.io homepage (database size claim) (checked September 28, 2026)
- Apollo.io Chrome extension (checked September 28, 2026)
- Apollo.io Sales Engagement (call recording, meeting scheduling) (checked September 28, 2026)
- Apollo.io Waterfall Enrichment (checked September 28, 2026)
- Apollo.io Knowledge Base: Buying Intent Overview (checked September 28, 2026)
- Apollo.io API docs: Rate Limits (checked September 28, 2026)
- Apollo.io Trust Center (checked September 28, 2026)
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