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Apollo.io alternative

A better alternative than Apollo.io

Apollo finds and dials the next contact, then stops. Laureo runs everything after the yes: quoting, invoicing, support, and marketing, with six built-in scheduled agents and prices listed in dollars.

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Verified June 2026As of June 2026, Apollo lists Basic at $49/user/mo annually, Professional at $79, and Organization at $119 with a 3-seat minimum (apollo.io/pricing, accessed 2026-06-17).Since March 2026 Apollo positions its AI Assistant as an AI-native GTM operating system that runs multi-step agentic workflows across prospecting, research, and outreach (finance.yahoo.com/news, accessed 2026-06-17).Apollo now also sells dedicated AI Agents (Inbound, Outbound, Marketing Ops) as separate enterprise annual licenses layered on top of per-seat plans and credits (landbase.com/blog/apollo-pricing, accessed 2026-06-17).
At a glance

Laureo vs Apollo.io, in short

  • Prospecting tool vs whole business

    LaureoPipeline plus marketing, support, quotes, invoicing, payments, and six built-in scheduled agents in one plan.
    Apollo.ioA contact database, sequencer, and dialer. Nothing after the booked meeting.
  • No credit meter

    LaureoUsers are in the plan. No per-credit metering on email, contacts, or the API.
    Apollo.ioEmail and phone credits expire monthly, so bills run above sticker.
  • Nothing gated by tier

    LaureoSingle sign-on, reports, and all six agents on every plan.
    Apollo.ioSingle sign-on and reports gated to the top tier, with a 3-seat minimum.
  • Agents on your records vs workflows on a funnel

    LaureoSix built-in scheduled agents plus a co-pilot act on your own pipeline, support, and billing records through an approval queue, included on the plan.
    Apollo.ioAI workflows run over the prospecting funnel; dedicated AI Agents are separate enterprise annual licenses.
Pricing

What you actually pay

One Laureo plan covers the whole stack. Here is how the entry price lines up against Apollo.io.

Laureo
$83.33/mo

Pro, billed annually ($99.99 month-to-month)

One plan, one platform for your whole sales process and operations: pipeline, quoting, invoicing, payments, support, marketing campaigns, team chat, and six built-in scheduled agents, with no per-credit metering.

Apollo.io
$49/user/moto start

That is Basic billed annually, no dialer. The dialer, A/B testing, and call recording start at $79/user/mo. Single sign-on and reports need the $119/user/mo tier with a 3-seat minimum. Email and phone credits meter on top, so real bills run above sticker.

Competitor pricing as of the verified date above. Check their site for current rates.

Feature comparison

What is included, side by side

A check means it is on the plan. “Add-on” means it costs extra or lives on a higher tier. A line means it is not available.

FeatureLaureoApollo.io
AI agents that run on a scheduleLaureo ships six built-in scheduled agents plus a co-pilot that act on your own records through an approval queue, included on the plan; Apollo runs agentic AI workflows over its prospecting funnel and sells dedicated AI Agents as separate enterprise licensesIncludedAdd-onAvailable as an add-on
AI included on the planApollo's AI Assistant is free for now, but the data it touches still draws on monthly creditsIncludedIncluded
Predictable AI pricing (share of your plan budget)Laureo includes AI as a share of your plan budget, so costs stay predictable; Apollo runs on credits that expire each month, with overage charges, and sells its dedicated AI Agents as separate enterprise licenses on topIncludedNot available
Contact managementIncludedIncluded
Pipeline managementIncludedIncluded
Two-way email sync (Gmail and Outlook)IncludedIncluded
Outbound email sequencesLaureo runs sequences on its campaign follow-up engine; Apollo ships native multi-channel cadencesIncludedIncluded
Dedicated cold-outbound engineLaureo (Ultra) ships a dedicated cold-outbound engine with its own sending mailboxes, managed ramp, per-mailbox pacing, and enforced caps, and cold replies land in your existing inbox under a Cold filter; Apollo runs cold cadences off its prospecting databaseAdd-onAvailable as an add-onIncluded
Broadcast email campaigns (A/B and segmentation)Apollo runs 1:1 outbound sequences, not broadcast marketing campaignsIncludedNot available
Workflow automationApollo's workflows sit on higher tiers; most automation is sequence-centricIncludedAdd-onAvailable as an add-on
Support ticketsApollo has no ticket object, queue, or SLAIncludedNot available
Knowledge base for your customersIncludedNot available
Quotes and CPQIncludedNot available
Invoicing and paymentsIncludedNot available
Surveys (NPS and CSAT)IncludedNot available
Public booking pages and schedulerIncludedIncluded
Multi-currency billingLaureo quotes and invoices in 48 currenciesIncludedNot available
Contact enrichmentLaureo includes enrichment and provides the data on every plan; on Apollo it is the core product, sold through monthly creditsIncludedIncluded
Public API and outbound webhooksLaureo ships a public REST API and outbound webhooks; Apollo gates advanced API access to OrganizationIncludedAdd-onAvailable as an add-on
Built-in team chat and Deal RoomsLaureo has native in-app chat plus internal chat on each deal; Apollo points you to Slack or TeamsIncludedNot available
Single sign-onLaureo signs in with Google or Microsoft on every plan; Apollo gates single sign-on to its Organization tierIncludedAdd-onAvailable as an add-on
Phone, SMS, and WhatsAppPhone and SMS are a paid add-on on Laureo; Apollo bundles a native dialer but no SMS or WhatsAppAdd-onAvailable as an add-onAdd-onAvailable as an add-on
Large B2B contact databaseApollo bundles a large prospecting database; Laureo is a CRM of record, not a prospecting databaseNot availableIncluded
Bundled native dialer with recordingApollo ships a native dialer with recording from Professional up; Laureo offers calling as a paid add-onAdd-onAvailable as an add-onIncluded
Why teams switch

Why teams move from Apollo.io to Laureo

  • Everything after the yesQuotes, invoices, payments, tickets, a knowledge base, and surveys are built in. Apollo stops at the booked meeting.
  • Agents on your own recordsSix built-in scheduled agents and a co-pilot flag stale deals, surface quiet leads, clean duplicates, chase overdue invoices, watch for churn, and triage your inbox, acting across your pipeline, support, and billing through an approval queue, included on the plan. Apollo’s AI runs over its prospecting funnel, and its dedicated AI Agents are separate enterprise licenses.
  • No credit meterEmail, contacts, and the API are never metered by credit; AI runs as a share of your plan budget. Apollo expires unused credits each month, charges per-credit overage, prices a phone number far above an email, and sells its dedicated AI Agents as separate enterprise licenses on top of seats and credits.
  • Marketing, not just sequencesRun broadcast campaigns with A/B testing and segmentation. Apollo only does 1:1 outbound cadences.
  • Cold outbound, built inA dedicated Ultra cold-outreach module sends from its own mailboxes on a managed ramp with per-mailbox pacing and enforced caps, and replies come back to the inbox you already use. Apollo runs cold cadences off its prospecting database; on Laureo the lead, the reply, and the deal live in one place.
  • Nothing gated by tierReports, custom fields, single sign-on, and all six agents ship on every plan. Apollo paywalls single sign-on and reports behind a 3-seat minimum.
  • Bills in any currencyQuotes and invoices work in 48 currencies. Apollo has no quoting or invoicing at all.
AI agents

Apollo.io's AI, and Laureo's six agents

Apollo.io's AI

Apollo runs an AI Assistant that executes agentic natural-language workflows across its prospecting funnel, and sells separate AI Agents (Inbound, Outbound, Marketing Ops) as enterprise annual licenses on top of per-seat plans and credits, versus Laureo's six built-in scheduled agents and a co-pilot, which act on your own records through an approval queue, included on the plan with no separate AI license.

Laureo runs six named agents instead. They work in the background, come with every plan, and share one monthly usage budget with no per-conversation fees.

  • Sales Pipeline Agent flags stalled deals and queues the next follow-up.
  • Outreach Agent surfaces leads that have gone quiet.
  • Data Steward cleans duplicates and fills missing fields.
  • AR & Quote Chaser chases overdue invoices and expiring quotes.
  • Customer Success Agent watches accounts for churn risk.
  • Inbox Reviewer drafts two reply options for each inbound email.
Approvals
3 pending
SP
Sales PipelineNeeds review
Send follow-up to Priya Nair about the Q3 pilot scope
Drafted reply confirms station coverage and proposes a Tuesday check-in.
ApproveEdit
IR
Inbox ReviewerNeeds review
File 3 vendor invoices to Billing
Queued
Nothing leaves your workspace until you approve it.
SPSales PipelineNeeds review
Send follow-up to Priya Nair about the Q3 pilot scope
Drafted reply confirms station coverage and proposes a Tuesday check-in.
ApproveEdit
Nothing leaves your workspace until you approve it.
SPSales PipelineNeeds review
Send follow-up to Priya Nair about the Q3 pilot scope
Drafted reply confirms station coverage and proposes a Tuesday check-in.
ApproveEdit
Nothing leaves your workspace until you approve it.
Security

Every record is isolated to your workspace, there is a full history of who changed what, files are scanned for viruses before they are stored, the AI never trains on or keeps your data, and the platform is independently security tested and verified.

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Related Resources

  • ComparisonBrowse every CRM comparison·See how Laureo stacks up against the other CRMs you are weighing.
  • ComparisonPart of the CRM Buyers Guide·How to choose a CRM in 2026: what to look for, pricing models, and the field.
  • Pricing·Every plan, what is included, and the monthly AI budget.
  • BlogHow Much Does a CRM Cost? 2026 Pricing Guide·Most small teams should budget $30-80 per user per month for CRM in 2026. Here is how the four pricing models, hidden add-ons, and AI billing shapes change that number.

Laureo vs Apollo.io FAQs

Common questions about choosing between Laureo and Apollo.io

For the work after a contact says yes, yes. Apollo is strongest as a prospecting database, sequencer, and dialer. Laureo handles pipeline, marketing, support, quoting, invoicing, payments, and six built-in scheduled agents. Many teams keep a sourcing tool and move the rest onto Laureo. The one thing Apollo bundles that Laureo does not is a native dialer.
No. Apollo bundles a large B2B prospecting database; Laureo does not try to match it. Laureo includes enrichment on every plan to fill in titles, company details, and social profiles on records you already have.
Apollo prices per seat on every tier, with a 3-seat minimum on its top tier, and meters email and phone credits that expire monthly, so bills run above sticker. Laureo includes users in the plan, meters nothing by credit, and one price covers quoting, invoicing, support, marketing, and the AI agents.
No. Apollo runs 1:1 outbound sequences, not broadcast campaigns with A/B testing and segmentation. Laureo ships both on the same engine.
No. Laureo offers calling as a paid add-on instead of shipping a bundled dialer, so Apollo leads here. Laureo handles everything around the call: logging, follow-up, scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and support after the deal closes.
Laureo is an AI-first CRM that cuts manual data entry. Email syncs both ways, calendar events sync on their own, and meeting notes attach to the right record, so there is almost nothing to log. On top of that, six built-in scheduled agents work in the background to flag stale deals, surface leads that have gone quiet, clean up duplicate data, chase overdue invoices, watch for churn risk, and triage your inbox. It all comes with the CRM, email campaigns, automation, and invoicing in one plan from $83.33/mo billed annually.
Pro starts at $83.33/mo billed annually ($99.99 month-to-month) for one user. Business is $166.66/mo billed annually for two users, and Ultra is $249.99/mo billed annually for advanced needs. Business and higher include the full toolset apart from the Ultra-only AI support agents; Pro covers the everyday CRM workflow, with seven of the more advanced tools (support, knowledge base, surveys, team chat, goals, deal rooms, and multi-step follow-up sequences) reserved for Business+. Cold Outreach, the dedicated cold-outbound module with its own sending mailboxes and managed ramp, and the two AI support agents (the autonomous resolution agent and the embeddable answer-bot) are exclusive to Ultra. Every plan includes the six built-in scheduled agents and a monthly AI usage budget. No per-contact email billing and no per-conversation AI fees.
Yes. Every plan comes with a 14-day trial with full access to every feature, including the AI agents, email campaigns, support tickets, and invoicing.
Yes. Laureo imports from a CSV with smart field mapping for contacts, companies, deals, and activities, with presets for 25+ common CRMs. Most migrations finish in under an hour, and there are step-by-step guides for HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive.
Laureo is built for teams of 1 to 50. Pro fits freelancers and solo operators, while Business and Ultra add seats, shared pipelines, role-based permissions, and team chat as you grow.
Yes. Laureo syncs email both ways with Gmail and Outlook, so messages log to the right contact and deal automatically. Calendar events and meeting notes sync too, with no manual entry.

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