Apollo alternative · api-and-mcp-first, not ui-first with api as afterthought

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API-and-MCP-first, not UI-first with API as afterthought

Apollo is a seat-based sales platform with an API tacked on. AgentEnrich is API-and-MCP-first, built for AI agents calling tools.

3 data layers under one API.
Plus an MCP server. Plus combo endpoints.

Layer 1 · Identity

Enrichment data

500M+ people. 70M+ companies. Verified emails. Mobile phones. Decision makers. Buying committees.

Layer 2 · Triggers

Real-time signals

Funding rounds. M&A. Hiring spikes. Job changes (with the actual LinkedIn post). Refreshed every 60 seconds.

Layer 3 · Local

Local SMB data

Plumbers in Tampa. Med spas in Austin. Owner name, mobile, email. B2SMB unlock most APIs don't ship.

Their focus.

All-in-one sales platform: contact database + email sequencer + dialer + meeting scheduler. UI-first product designed for sales reps clicking through workflows. ~270M contact records.

Pricing: Per-seat SaaS: Free, Basic ($59/mo), Professional ($99/mo), Organization ($149/mo). API access on Professional+. Annual contracts standard for enterprise.

What they're good at:

Apollo vs AgentEnrich.
Full breakdown.

Feature
Apollo
AgentEnrich
Pricing model
Per-seat SaaS
Per-tier API (no seats)
Entry API tier
$99/mo Professional (per seat)
$49/mo Builder
API rate limit on entry
100 req/min
325 cr/min Builder
MCP server
no
12 tools, npx install
Combo endpoints (one call = full result)
no
31 endpoints + 12 combos
Real-time funding signals
limited (3rd party)
sub-60-min freshness
Job-change with LinkedIn post text
no
yes (unique to us)
SMB / local-business owner data
no
yes
Public sandbox (no signup)
no
all 31 endpoints
Email sequencer built in
yes (their advantage)
no (you bring Resend / Postmark)
Dialer built in
yes (their advantage)
no (you bring Aircall / Orum / Vapi)
Cancel anytime
depends on contract
yes

Be honest about it.

Apollo wins when your team is non-technical, you want all-in-one (data + sequencer + dialer), you're fine with UI-first workflows, and you don't need an MCP server or combo endpoints. Sales teams clicking buttons. Mid-market accounts with humans-in-the-loop.

Pick AgentEnrich when: You're building an AI agent or running a code-based workflow. You want the data API + MCP server without the UI overhead, combo endpoints that replace Apollo's UI flows, and real-time signals + SMB data Apollo doesn't ship.

Not sure? Hit the free public sandbox and try the API yourself. No signup. No card. No demo call.

Common questions.

Is AgentEnrich an Apollo alternative?

For the data + API layer, yes. Apollo is a bundled sales product (data + sequencer + dialer + meeting booker). AgentEnrich is data + API + MCP only. We don't ship a sequencer or dialer. You'd pair us with Resend / Postmark for email and Aircall / Orum for phones. The advantage: unbundled, cheaper, MCP-native.

Apollo has a free tier. Does AgentEnrich?

Yes. Our public sandbox at api.agentenrich.com/v1/sandbox returns canned data for all 31 endpoints with no signup and no card. To use real data, the Builder tier ($49/mo) has a 7-day free trial with no card. Apollo's free tier has limited data and limits API calls heavily; ours has all 31 endpoints in sandbox mode.

Can I replicate Apollo's workflows with AgentEnrich?

Most of them, yes. The data + decision-maker mapping + buying-committee + sales-deck bundle replicate Apollo's research and prospecting flows. For sequencing and dialing, you'd add a 3rd-party tool. Many teams prefer this because it keeps each layer best-in-class.

Is AgentEnrich cheaper than Apollo at scale?

Usually significantly. Apollo Organization at $149/seat × 5 seats = $745/mo with API access. AgentEnrich Scale is $199/mo (no seats) with 270k credits, signals, SMB data, MCP server, partner-key white-label. ~75% cheaper for the same data layer.

3 data layers. One API key.
7-day free trial, no card.

Start on Builder for $49/mo. Or test the public sandbox first.

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