Apollo.io vs Clodura.AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Apollo.io: it is third in our ranking of lead and email finders, and they share a 2.4 GPA.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Apollo.io
B2B contact database with built-in email sequences and a dialer
Clodura.AI
B2B contact database with waterfall lookups and email outreach
Which one is for you
Pick Apollo.io if
- Fits if you want to find people and email them from the same account
- Works for founders trying outbound on a free plan with 2 sequences and 250 emails a day
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you call a lot, since each phone number eats 8 credits
- Tight if your usage is lumpy, as unused credits expire at the end of each cycle
- Not for you if you want some reps on cheaper seats, since every seat must be on the same plan and Organization needs 3
- Watch out: downgrades take effect at once with no refund, and annual plans can't move to monthly mid-term
- Pricey if you want inbound visitor identification, at $119 to $639 a team a month on top of a plan, billed yearly
Pick Clodura.AI if
- Fits if you want contacts and sequences in one product
- Works for a small team that can start on the free credits
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need phones: a phone costs 10 credits and the free plan has 100
- Pricey if you outgrow the first step, since the cheapest paid plan is $89 a month
- Skip it if you want predictable credits, as a call minute costs 6 and a warm-up 200 a month
- Watch out: monthly credits roll over for just 2 months, and the page also shows rupee prices that exclude GST
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAApollo.ioFair | 2.4GPAClodura.AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$245 a month for five on Basic, billed yearly: $49 a seat, right at this category's dearer quarter ($49). That buys 30,000 credits a seat a year, about 2,500 a month each, pooled, at 1 credit an email and 8 a phone number. | C$89 a month billed yearly for 4,500 credits, $99 monthly. That's in the dearer quarter of lead-finding tools, which starts at $74. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for good with 900 credits a seat a year, 2 sequences and 250 emails a day, plus a 14-day trial of the paid plans. But 900 a year is 75 a month, a cap you'll hit if you prospect every day. | CFree forever with 100 credits a month and no card. That's 100 emails or 10 phones. |
| Features | BAbout 240 million contacts with emails and phone numbers, waterfall enrichment, unlimited sequences, a dialer, call recording and a Chrome extension. It covers the whole job, and the outreach after it. | BWaterfall email and phone lookup, a contact database, sequences with deliverability tools, calling and a CRM and API. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. It's a big web app with a database, sequences, mailboxes and a dialer, so expect a learning curve before it pays off. | CNo store rating on record. There's a lot in one product: sequences, warm-ups and calling to configure. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension that works on LinkedIn, Gmail and CRMs, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Outreach, Salesloft and Slack. No desktop or phone apps on record. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with eight integrations and an API. |
| Best for | contact data and outreach in one account | a contact database with outreach built in |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Apollo.io and Clodura.AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Apollo.io starts at $49 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Clodura.AI starts at $89 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Apollo.io starts $40 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Apollo.io for less, and 1 scores higher than Clodura.AI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Apollo.io also covers sales pipeline.
- Clodura.AI also covers email verification and inbox warm-up.
At a glance
| Apollo.io | Clodura.AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per seat / month, billed annually | $89 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 900 credits per seat a year, granted monthly, 2 sequences, basic filters, 250 emails a day from 1 mailbox, and the Chrome extension. | Free forever: 100 credits a month with unlimited users, the 600M+ contact database and a Chrome extension. No card needed. |
| Free trial | 14-day trial of Basic or Professional with 75 credits | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ZenLeads Inc. (Apollo.io) | Clodura |
| Price read from | apollo.io | clodura.ai |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Apollo.io
- Phone numbers cost 8 credits each against 1 for an email, and unused credits expire at the end of each billing cycle.
- All seats on an account must be on the same plan, and Organization requires at least 3 seats.
- Downgrades take effect at once with no refund, and annual plans cannot move to monthly mid-term.
- Inbound visitor identification costs $119 to $639 per team a month on top of a plan, billed annually.
Clodura.AI
- Price follows the credit tier; the 4,500-credit step is the cheapest paid plan on the page.
- Credits are shared across actions: 1 email costs 1 credit, 1 phone 10, a call minute 6, a warm-up 200 a month.
- Monthly-plan credits roll over for 2 months; pay-as-you-go credits last 12 months.
- The page also shows rupee prices, and says rupee prices exclude GST. Dollar prices are the global list.
Key features
Apollo.io
- Contact and company database
- Search about 240 million contacts and 30 million companies by title, company, intent topics and other filters. Paid plans unlock advanced filters.
- Credits for emails and phones
- Revealing a verified email costs 1 credit and a phone number 8. Credits are pooled across the team, reset each billing cycle and do not roll over.
- Email sequences
- Multi-step outreach from connected mailboxes. The free plan allows 2 sequences and 250 emails a day; paid plans add unlimited sequences and any email provider.
- Chrome extension
- Shows emails and numbers for people on LinkedIn, company websites, Gmail and CRMs, and adds them to lists or sequences. Works on every plan.
- Enrichment and waterfall
- Fill in missing fields for CSV files, CRM records and API calls. From Basic, waterfall enrichment checks partner sources when Apollo has no match.
- Dialer and call recording
- A US dialer billed in credits, call recording with AI insights, and an Advanced Dialer add-on with parallel and international calling.
Clodura.AI
- Waterfall email and phone lookup
- Searches 50+ email finders and verifiers and 20+ phone providers in sequence until it finds a verified result. A found email costs 1 credit and a phone usually 10.
- Contact database and filters
- A 600M+ contact database with filters for revenue, technology stack and funding stage, plus org charts and company reports. Buyer intent signals are limited to Pro and pay-as-you-go.
- Sequences and deliverability
- Automated email sequences, AI-written emails, spam score checks, inbox placement tests and mailbox warm-up, with Gmail, Outlook and SMTP connections.
- Calling
- CallPilot places outbound calls to the US and Canada from the browser, with call recordings, logs and dispositions. A call minute costs 6 credits.
- CRM and API
- Integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Freshsales, Zoho and Microsoft Dynamics 365, plus an enrichment API and a Chrome extension.
Plans
Apollo.io
Free$0
900 credits per seat a year, granted monthly. 2 sequences, basic filters, 25-record selection limit and 250 emails a day.
Basic$49
per seat / month, billed annually, 30,000 credits a seat a year
Unlimited sequences, advanced filters, CRM integrations, waterfall enrichment, email warmup and the US dialer (credits apply).
Professional$79
per seat / month, billed annually, 48,000 credits a seat a year
Adds A/Z testing, AI lead scoring, 4,000 minutes of call recording with AI insights and more automated workflows.
Organization$119
per seat / month, billed annually, 72,000 credits a seat a year
Minimum 3 seats. Adds 12 intent topics, 8,000 recording minutes, unlimited inbound routers, SSO and advanced security.
Clodura.AI
Free Forever$0
100 credits a month, unlimited users, basic filters, email sequences, Chrome extension and ticket support.
Max 4,500 credits$89
per month for 4,500 credits, billed annually ($99 monthly)
4,500 credits a month with all features. Monthly credits roll over up to 2 months. Price rises with the credit tier.
Max 10,000 credits$193
per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($214 monthly)
10,000 credits a month, same features as the smaller Max tiers.
Max 30,000 credits$561
per month for 30,000 credits, billed annually ($623 monthly)
30,000 credits a month. The page lists tiers up to 250,000 credits, which is $4,472 a month billed annually.
Max 250,000+ creditsCustom
Above 250,000 credits a month, contact sales. The vendor says a dedicated manager comes beyond 50,000 credits.
Ways to pay less
Apollo.io
- Annual discount
Save 24% with annual billing
Apollo's pricing page shows a 24% saving on paid plans when billed annually instead of monthly.
- Startups
50% off for a year for early-stage startups
Startups with fewer than 20 employees, no Apollo subscription and a link to a partner program get 50% off Basic or Professional for a year, up to 5 seats.
Clodura.AI
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves 10%
The pricing page toggle labels yearly billing as saving 10%, for example $89 a month against $99 billed monthly on the 4,500-credit tier.
- Startups
50% off through the Startup Program
The pricing page offers 50% off to startups that apply to the Clodura.AI Startup Program.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Apollo.io or Clodura.AI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Apollo.io starts at $49 per seat / month, billed annually, and Clodura.AI starts at $89 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Apollo.io or Clodura.AI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Apollo.io and Clodura.AI have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.