Lusha vs Apollo.io

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

Short version

  • Lusha costs less for a six-person team.
  • Apollo.io fits retail shop, trades or contractor, online store.
CompareLushaLushaApollo.ioApollo.io
In one lineB2B phone numbers and emails from a browser extensionB2B contact database with email sequences and a CRM built in
Starting priceFreeFrom $49/person
Six-person team$0/mo$294/mo
PlansFree (40 credits/mo); Starter $37.45/mo billed annually ($49.90 monthly; 1 seat, 400 credits/mo); Professional from $52.45/mo ($69.90 monthly; 2 seats); Premium $299.95/mo; Scale on requestPer 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 trial
Pricing modelFree tierFree tier
Free trial—14 days
Users1 seat on Starter; 2 on ProfessionalPer seat
Both connect toNo shared connections on record.
Also connects toNone in our catalogMailchimp, Klaviyo200+ listed by the vendor
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportNone listedEvery paid plan
Live chatPlans not statedEvery plan
Support hoursNot publishedNot published
Incidents posted2 incidents posted on Lusha's status page, which covers all Lusha products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Lusha. Status pageApollo.io has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score4.0 / 5 from 398 reviewsNot listed
Trustpilot score1.2 / 5 from 782 reviewsNot listed
Fit: Retail shop520
Fit: Restaurant or café510
Fit: Service business5055
Fit: Agency or studio8072
Fit: Trades or contractor2535
Fit: Online store2030
Why people pick it
  • Easy Chrome extension
  • Free credits to try
  • Lead database built in
  • Free plan to start
Where it falls short
  • Credit model gets expensive
  • Data accuracy varies by region
  • Credits run out and don't roll over
  • Overkill for a simple customer list
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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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