Apollo.io vs lemlist

Two CRM tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

  • lemlist costs less for a six-person team.
  • Apollo.io fits retail shop, trades or contractor, online store.
  • lemlist fits agency or studio.
CompareApollo.ioApollo.iolemlistlempire
In one lineB2B contact database with email sequences and a CRM built inCold email and LinkedIn outreach sequences with a lead database
Starting priceFrom $49/personFrom $55/mo
Six-person team$294/mo$55/mo
PlansPer seat; every seat on the same plan. Free (credits each month, 2 sequences, 250 emails a day, Gmail only); Basic $65/seat/mo or $49/seat/mo billed yearly (30,000 credits a seat a year); Professional $99/seat/mo or $79 billed yearly (48,000 credits, call recording); Organization $119/seat/mo billed yearly, 3-seat minimum. An email costs 1 credit, a phone number 8; credits don't roll over. 14-day trialEmail $55/mo billed yearly ($62 quarterly, $69 monthly) for 50,000 emails/mo with unlimited users and senders, no LinkedIn or calls; more volume: $71 yearly ($89 monthly) at 100,000, $127 ($159) at 200,000, $287 ($359) at 500,000, $527 ($659) at 1,000,000; Multichannel Expert $87/user/mo billed yearly ($109 monthly), 5 senders per user, LinkedIn, calls and SMS; Enterprise custom, billed yearly, 5-seat minimum; data add-ons: enrichment $16/mo yearly ($20 monthly) for 2,000 credits, intent signals $21/mo yearly ($29 monthly) for 100 signals; 14-day free trial (the help center says it covers Multichannel Expert only)
Pricing modelFree tierFree trial
Free trial14 days14 days
UsersPer seatUnlimited on Email; per user on Multichannel
Both connect toNo shared connections on record.
Also connects toMailchimp, Klaviyo200+ listed by the vendorNot looked up yet58+ listed by the vendor
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportEvery paid planNone listed
Live chatEvery planEvery plan
Support hoursNot publishedNot published
Incidents postedApollo.io has a public status page. Status pageLempire has a public status page. Status page
Fit: Retail shop205
Fit: Restaurant or café105
Fit: Service business5555
Fit: Agency or studio7288
Fit: Trades or contractor3525
Fit: Online store3020
Why people pick it
  • Lead database built in
  • Free plan to start
  • Email plan covers unlimited users for one price
  • Warm-up and lead database included
Where it falls short
  • Credits run out and don't roll over
  • Overkill for a simple customer list
  • Email plan has no LinkedIn or calling
  • Contact data costs extra credits
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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