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title: "Apollo vs Prospeo: Credits, Search, Enrichment and API"
description: "Apollo vs Prospeo: price per user, cost per email and mobile, search cost and caps, rate limits, bulk size, MCP and data terms. Verified 25 Oct 2026."
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# Apollo vs Prospeo: Credits, Search, Enrichment and API

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# Apollo vs Prospeo: which B2B data API fits your list builds?

Both sell B2B contact data by credits, priced per user. Apollo adds a CRM and email sequences, and its people search costs 0 credits on paid plans. Prospeo is data only: search costs 1 credit per page of 25, a verified email 1 credit, and add-on credits start at $10 per 1,000. Entry plans: Apollo Basic $65, Prospeo Starter $49, per user billed monthly.

Verified 25 Oct 2026

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Pick Apollo if

-   You want data, a CRM and email sequences in one app
-   You pull large people lists: search costs 0 credits on a paid plan, up to 50,000 records per query

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2yTt.webp)Pick Prospeo if

-   You only want data by API, without paying for CRM or sequencing features
-   You enrich in bulk: 50 records per call against Apollo's 10

[![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)](/tool-directory/sourcing/apollo-io)

Apollo

Sourcing, Enrichment

vs

[![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_ZfWnt2.webp)](/tool-directory/sourcing/prospeo)

Prospeo

Sourcing, Enrichment

[Apollo review →](/tool-directory/sourcing/apollo-io)[Prospeo review →](/tool-directory/sourcing/prospeo)

01

## At a glance

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Apollo

From

**$65/seat/mo**monthly, $49 annual

Free plan

**Yes**$0, 75 credits/seat/mo

Cost per unit

**1 credit, 8 more for a mobile**

MCP server

**Official**

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_Zg2G6l.webp)Prospeo

From

**$49/user/mo**monthly, $37/mo yearly

Free plan

**Yes**$0, 100 credits/mo, no API

Cost per unit

**1 credit/email, 10 for mobile, free on miss**

MCP server

**Official**

02

## Where they differ

16 points side by side. Open a value for the full detail.

What

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)[Apollo](/tool-directory/sourcing/apollo-io)

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_Zg2Jv9.webp)[Prospeo](/tool-directory/sourcing/prospeo)

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloSales platform with CRM and sequencesA sales platform: a database of over 240 million contacts and 30 million companies, plus a CRM and email sequences in the same app and API.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoB2B data API with search and enrichmentA B2B data API: search 200M+ contacts and 30M+ companies with 30+ filters, then enrich people and companies for verified email and mobile.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Apollo$65/seat/mo monthly, $49 annualBasic: $65 per seat a month billed monthly, or $49 billed annually. Verified 2026-10-25.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)Prospeo$49/user/mo monthly, $37/mo yearlyStarter: $49 per user a month billed monthly, or $37 a month billed yearly ($441 a year). Verified 2026-10-25.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloCredits per seat, no rolloverPer seat, with credits per seat. Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over, including add-on credits.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoCredits per user, no rolloverPer user, with credits per user. Credits do not roll over. Add-on credits start at 1,000 for $10. Yearly plans grant all credits upfront.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Apollo1 credit, 8 more for a mobile1 credit for email and person data, 8 more if a mobile comes back, so up to 9. No charge when nothing is found.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)Prospeo1 credit/email, 10 for mobile, free on miss1 credit per verified email found, 10 credits for a mobile with the email included. No charge on no match, and re-enriching the same record within 90 days is free.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Apollo0 credits on paid plans, 50,000/queryPeople search costs 0 credits on paid plans and returns ids and titles, not emails. Up to 100 per page and 50,000 records per query. Organization search costs 1 credit per page.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)Prospeo1 credit per page of 251 credit per page of 25 people or companies, charged only when the page has results. The same page within 30 days is free. Up to 25,000 results per search (1,000 pages).

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Apollo$0, 75 credits/seat/mo$0 with 75 credits per seat a month. On a Free account on 25 Oct 2026, people search over the API returned 403 and organization enrichment worked.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)Prospeo$0, 100 credits/mo, no API$0 with 100 credits a month and no time limit. The plan table shows the MCP server on Free and no Public API access.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloEvery plan; people search needs paidListed on every plan card. People search over the API needs a paid plan. Record create, update and list calls cost 0 credits.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoStarter and upStarter and up. Pro gets the highest rate limits and unlocks Pro-only search filters such as website traffic and key executives.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Apollox-api-key header or OAuth 2.0x-api-key header. A key is scoped to chosen endpoints or set as a master key. Partner apps use OAuth 2.0.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoX-KEY headerX-KEY header. Keys are made in the dashboard, and you can hold several.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloEnrichment 1,000/min, search 200/minPer team. Paid plans: enrichment 1,000 a minute with no hourly or daily cap; search 200 a minute, 6,000 an hour, 50,000 a day.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoEnrich 300/min on StarterPer second, minute and day, in separate enrich and search buckets. Enrich: Starter 5/300/2,000, Growth 5/300/5,000, Pro 30/1,800/500,000. Search: Starter 1/30/1,000, Growth 2/60/4,000, Pro 5/180/250,000.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Apollo10 per bulk call, webhook URLBulk enrichment takes up to 10 records per call. Phone and waterfall results arrive at a webhook URL you pass, or by polling.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)Prospeo50 per bulk call, no webhooksBulk enrichment takes up to 50 people or companies per call, synchronously. No webhooks.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloYesOfficial server at `https://mcp.apollo.io/mcp` over Streamable HTTP and OAuth. Covers search, enrichment, CRM records and sequences.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoYesOfficial hosted server at `https://mcp.prospeo.io` with OAuth 2.0 or an API key, or run locally with npx. Eight tools covering search, suggestions, enrichment and account info.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloEmail, mobile, firmographics, job postings, newsWork email with status, mobile on request, employment history; company firmographics, funding, technologies, job postings and news. No refresh cadence is published.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoVerified email, mobile, firmographics, job postingsPerson profile, job history, verified email with MX provider, mobile; company firmographics, funding, technologies and job postings. Its data page says high-intent leads refresh weekly and the rest about every 30 days.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloSalesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, SalesLoft, MarketoSalesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, SalesLoft, Marketo, Sendgrid, LinkedIn and the major email providers.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoCRMs, sequencers, Clay, Zapier, n8n, MakeCRMs (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and others), sequencers (Smartlead, Instantly, lemlist and others), Clay, Zapier, n8n, Make and a Google Sheets add-on.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloISO 27001 and SOC 2Certified under ISO 27001 and SOC 2, per its privacy policy.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoGDPR alignment, no SOC 2 listedStates GDPR alignment on its trust center. No SOC 2 report is listed there.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloNo resale, no LinkedIn automationsNo resale, no use of any API with LinkedIn automations, and AI training on contact data only for your own internal models.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoNo resale or competing databaseNo resale or disclosure of output data to third parties, and no use of it to build a competing database or model.

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)ApolloData, CRM and sequences in one appTeams that want data, a CRM and sequences in one app, and free people search on a paid seat.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h2s5R.webp)ProspeoAPI list builds with many filtersList builds by API: many filters, bulk enrichment of 50 at a time, and paying only for verified emails found.

03

## Pricing, plan by plan

US dollars as each vendor's page showed them on 25 Oct 2026. One panel per tool; switch each between monthly and annual billing (an annual price is the monthly rate when you pay for the year up front).

![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)

### Apollo

4 plans · [API review](/tool-directory/sourcing/apollo-io)

### Free

$0

Free

75 credits per seat a month.

API includedPlan details

People search over the API returned 403 on a Free account on 25 Oct 2026.

### Basic

$65/mo

billed monthly

$49/mo

billed annually

Per seat. 2,500 credits per seat a month on monthly billing, 30,000 per seat a year on annual.

API included

### Professional

$99/mo

billed monthly

$79/mo

billed annually

Per seat. 4,000 credits per seat a month on monthly billing, 48,000 per seat a year on annual.

API included

### Organization

$119/mo

annual billing only

$119/mo

billed annually

Per seat, minimum 3 seats, annual billing only.

API includedPlan details

72,000 credits per seat a year.

![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_2h4bGL.webp)

### Prospeo

4 plans · [API review](/tool-directory/sourcing/prospeo)

### Free

$0

Free

100 credits a month, no time limit, MCP server, no Public API.

No API

### Starter

$49/mo

billed monthly

$37/mo

billed annually

Per user. 2,000 credits a month, or 24,000 a year upfront ($441 a year). Enrich 5/300/2,000 and search 1/30/1,000 requests per second/minute/day.

API included

### Growth

$99/mo

billed monthly

$74/mo

billed annually

Per user. 5,000 credits a month, or 60,000 a year upfront ($888 a year). Enrich 5/300/5,000 and search 2/60/4,000.

API included

### Pro

$249/mo

billed monthly

$187/mo

billed annually

Per user. 15,000 credits a month, or 180,000 a year upfront ($2,241 a year). Enrich 30/1,800/500,000 and search 5/180/250,000.

API included

04

## Which one to pick

### ![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)Choose Apollo if

-   You want data, a CRM and email sequences in one app.
-   You pull large people lists: search costs 0 credits on a paid plan, up to 50,000 records per query.
-   You need mobiles often: Apollo charges up to 9 credits for email and mobile together.
-   You want waterfall enrichment that tries other vendors for email and phone inside the same credits (Basic and up).

### ![](/_astro/prospeo.deQVoOYK_Zg2zhJ.webp)Choose Prospeo if

-   You only want data by API, without paying for CRM or sequencing features.
-   You enrich in bulk: 50 records per call against Apollo's 10.
-   You want to pay only for verified emails found, with free re-enrichment for 90 days.
-   You need filters such as funding, hiring, technologies or website traffic in one search call.
-   You want cheap top-ups: add-on credits start at $10 per 1,000.

**If neither fits:** If you already have names and company domains and only need emails, an email finder alone may be enough. Compare cost per found email and verify before you send.

[How to find a person's work email address →](/tool-directory/how-to/find-work-email)

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## Questions people ask

Is Apollo software free?

Apollo has a $0 Free plan with 75 credits per seat a month. On a Free account on 25 Oct 2026 the people search API returned 403 and said it needs a paid plan. Prospeo's Free plan gives 100 credits a month but no Public API.

Which costs less per verified work email, Apollo or Prospeo?

Both charge 1 credit per email found and nothing on a miss. The credit price differs: Apollo Basic billed monthly is $65 for 2,500 credits (2.6 cents each), Prospeo Starter billed monthly is $49 for 2,000 credits (2.45 cents each), and Prospeo add-on credits start at $10 per 1,000.

Does searching cost credits?

Apollo people search costs 0 credits on paid plans but returns no emails, so you enrich the people you keep. Prospeo charges 1 credit per page of 25 results, only when the page has results, and repeats of the same page within 30 days are free.

Do unused credits roll over?

No, on both. Apollo credits reset each billing cycle, including add-on credits. Prospeo credits expire at renewal; yearly plans get all credits upfront.

Do Apollo and Prospeo have MCP servers?

Yes. Apollo's is at `https://mcp.apollo.io/mcp` with OAuth. Prospeo's is at `https://mcp.prospeo.io` with OAuth or an API key, and it is listed on the Free plan.

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