Alternatives
Apollo alternatives for cold email in 2026
Apollo suits some teams better than others.Here is when it's worth looking elsewhere, and 6 tools to compare it with.
We make Outsquid, so it comes first. Everything about the other tools is from their own pricing pages, with the date each was checked. How we write these pages.
Look for an alternative if…
- You already have your list and don't need a data platform
- You want several mailboxes without paying per seat: Basic allows one per user
- You want a tool that does cold email only, with less to set up
Stay with Apollo if…
- You need to find leads and want the data, sequences and a dialer in one platform
- You want enrichment and deal management next to your outreach
Apollo at a glance
- Starting price (billed monthly)
- $65 per seat a month (Basic; $49 billed yearly)
- Free trial
- Free plan (2 sequences); 14-day trial of Basic and Professional
- Email accounts
- 1 mailbox per user and 250 emails a day on Free and Basic; more from Professional
- Warm-up
- Deliverability suite and warm-up from Basic
- Not listed on its plans
- B2B lead database
- Contact and company data on every plan, paid for with credits
From Apollo's pricing page, checked 2026-10-21.
The alternatives
6 tools to compare with Apollo.
- 01
Outsquid
Best for: Founders and small teams who bring their own list and want safeguards on by default
- Starting price
- $19/month (5,000 emails)
- Free trial
- 14 days, 1,000 emails, no credit card
- 02
Instantly
Best for: High-volume senders who want a warm-up network and a lead database
- Starting price
- $47/month (Growth, 5,000 emails)
- Free trial
- 14 days, 1,000 emails, 250 leads, 2 email accounts, no credit card
From Instantly's pricing page, checked 2026-10-08
- 03
Smartlead
Best for: Agencies and teams running outreach across many mailboxes and clients
- Starting price
- $39/month (Base, 6,000 emails, 2,000 active leads)
- Free trial
- 14 days, 2,500 emails, 1,250 active leads, no credit card
From Smartlead's pricing page, checked 2026-10-08
- 04
lemlist
Best for: Teams that want email, LinkedIn and calls automated in one sequence
- Starting price
- $69/month (Email plan; $55 billed yearly)
- Free trial
- 14 days, 50 emails a day, no credit card
From lemlist's pricing page, checked 2026-10-08
- 05
Woodpecker
Best for: Small teams who want verification and warm-up bundled, priced per prospect
- Starting price
- $35/month (500 contacted prospects, 8,000 emails)
- Free trial
- 14 days or 100 cold emails, whichever comes first, no credit card
From Woodpecker's pricing page, checked 2026-10-21
All of them side by side: the best cold email software in 2026.
FAQ
Switching from Apollo.
How do I move from Apollo to Outsquid?
Export your prospects from Apollo as a CSV and import it into Outsquid: you map the columns and choose what happens to prospects you already have. Add anyone who opted out to your blacklist first, so they stay suppressed. Then connect your mailboxes and rebuild your sequence.
Can I try Outsquid before cancelling Apollo?
Yes. The trial lasts 14 days and includes 1,000 emails, with no credit card, every feature and no limit on mailboxes, prospects or teammates — enough to run a real campaign side by side.
Are these prices current?
Each tool's details come from its own public pricing page on the date shown, and plans change often. Check the vendor's site before you decide.
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