Apollo.io vs Leadfeeder
We give Apollo.io a 2.4 GPA and Leadfeeder a 2.2, out of 4.0. Apollo.io grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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
Leadfeeder
Identifies the companies visiting your website and finds contacts
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAApollo.ioFair | 2.2GPALeadfeederFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DDiscover is $79 a month billed annually for 50 identified companies, but it only names companies. Verified emails and phones, what a lead finder is for, need Activate at $369 a month, well above this category's middle even split across a team of five. The price climbs with companies identified, too. |
| 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. | CLite is free for good with unlimited users, after a 14-day full trial with no card. But it shows only the last 100 identified companies a month, 7 days of history and 20 credits, caps a busy site will hit. |
| 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. | BThe whole job and a bit more: it names the companies on your site and the pages they read, then adds a database with credits for verified emails and direct dials, alerts, workflows, CRM pushes and display ads. Contacts and automations start on Activate. |
| 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 App Store rating on record. It has to be hooked up to your website before it can name anyone, then there's a CRM to connect and credits to manage, so there's some setting up before it pays off. |
| 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 Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Dynamics 365, Zoho CRM, Slack, Google Analytics and Zapier, plus an MCP server and an IP Enrich API. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | contact data and outreach in one account | seeing which companies visit your website |
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 Leadfeeder. 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. Leadfeeder starts at $79 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Apollo.io starts $30 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 Leadfeeder 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 starts at $49 per seat / month, billed annually. Leadfeeder starts at $79 per month for 50 companies, billed annually.
- Apollo.io also covers sales pipeline and email campaigns.
- Leadfeeder also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Apollo.io | Leadfeeder | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per seat / month, billed annually | $79 per month for 50 companies, billed annually |
| 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. | Lite: unlimited users, the last 100 identified companies a month, 7 days of visitor history and 20 credits a month, with no end date. |
| Free trial | 14-day trial of Basic or Professional with 75 credits | 14-day free trial of the full product, no credit card required; it falls back to Lite afterwards |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ZenLeads Inc. (Apollo.io) | Dealfront Group GmbH |
| Price read from | apollo.io | leadfeeder.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Apollo.io
- Sales teams that want contact data and outreach in one account
- Founders trying outbound prospecting on a free plan
- Reps who prospect from LinkedIn through a browser extension
Leadfeeder
- B2B marketing teams that want to see which companies visit their site
- Sales teams prioritizing accounts that show interest on the website
- Teams that want unlimited users sharing one credit pool
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.
Leadfeeder
- Price follows the number of companies identified each month; each company counts once a month, but separate office locations may count separately.
- Verified emails and phones, campaigns and CRM automations need Activate ($369 a month billed annually) or above.
- Plan credits do not roll over at the end of the contract; extra credits are sold in blocks of 100 to 5,000 and last two years.
- The company renamed itself from Dealfront to Leadfeeder, and some help pages and the Chrome extension still carry the Dealfront name.
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.
Leadfeeder
- Website visitor identification
- Names the companies behind anonymous site visits, remote workers included, with the pages they viewed and the source or campaign that sent them.
- Company and contact database
- Search a database the company puts at 60 million companies and 400 million verified contacts, and spend credits to reveal work emails and direct dials.
- Alerts, workflows and CRM sync
- Get alerts when target accounts visit, run no-code workflows, and push companies and contacts to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Dynamics 365 or Zoho.
- B2B display campaigns
- From the Activate plan, run display ads aimed at companies that match your ideal customer profile, straight from Leadfeeder.
- MCP server for AI assistants
- Connect Leadfeeder to Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot and ask in plain words which companies are visiting and what they looked at.
- Browser extension and IP API
- A Chrome extension shows company and contact details for the site you are on, and the IP Enrich API turns an IP address into company data.
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.
Leadfeeder
Lite$0
Free for good with unlimited users, but only the last 100 identified companies a month and 7 days of history.
Discover$79
per month for 50 companies, billed annually ($113 billed monthly)
Visitor identification, alerts and CRM pushes. Rises with companies identified a month: $309 ($441 monthly) for 501 to 1,000.
Activate$369
per month for 1,000 companies, billed annually ($527 billed monthly)
Adds verified emails and phones, intent filters, display ads and CRM automations. 200 credits at entry; $729 for 4,000 companies and 1,500 credits.
Scale$599
per month for 2,000 companies, billed annually
Annual only, paid upfront or quarterly. 1,000 credits at entry, free exports, automatic CRM enrichment and a CSM; up to $2,089 at 10,000 companies.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom company identification and credit volumes with a dedicated team, sold through sales.
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.
Leadfeeder
- Annual discount
Save 30% with annual billing
The pricing page shows Discover at $79 a month billed annually against $113 monthly, and Activate at $369 against $527.
