Apollo.io vs. D&B Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apollo.io
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Apollo is a $1.6B AI-powered sales platform that helps revenue teams find and engage leads, automate outreach, manage deals, and enrich data. Boasting B2B database of more than 210 million contacts and 35 million companies, Apollo’s end-to-end platform helps businesses of all sizes unlock their full market potential with precision and ease. With users among 500,000+ companies, including Autodesk, Cyera, and DocuSign, Apollo offers a go-to-market platform to…
$59
per month per user
D&B Connect
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
D&B Connect is an AI-driven Data Management Platform based on the D&B Cloud that provides businesses with customer data and market insights. With D&B connect, users can collaborate on data management tasks, visualize, monitor, and benchmark data, as well as assess overall data health. Integrations with Master Data Management Platforms, Customer Data Platforms, and CRMs enable automated data updates and anomaly detection through the identity resolution engine. MAP integrations allow for the…N/A
Pricing
Apollo.ioD&B Connect
Editions & Modules
Basic
$59
per month per user
Professional
$99
per month per user
Organization
$1,188
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apollo.ioD&B Connect
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details20% discount for annual billing on the Basic and Professional plans.Pricing is offered on a customized basis. Buyers should contact D&B for specific quotes.
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Community Pulse
Apollo.ioD&B Connect
Considered Both Products
Apollo.io
Chose Apollo.io
It is more advanced than Outplay, better integrations, introduction of AI features. It was a better fit than Outplay for our business needs.
Chose Apollo.io
havent used many others, but, to me, Apollo.io seems to be the best,
Chose Apollo.io
I just did the trial so this question in not relevant.
Chose Apollo.io
Outreach is way better than Apollo.io
Chose Apollo.io
Apollo has a built-in customer and contact base. That was the major point.
Chose Apollo.io
less expensive and more comprehensive.
Chose Apollo.io
Apollo is much cheaper compared to the others. The filter options are much better in Apollo.
Chose Apollo.io
Apollo.io has all features of prospecting, outreach automation including email sequences, campaign tracking, lead scoring, and analytics in one interface which enables sales persons to manage their entire sales funnel without having any other extra tool. Another benefit is for …
Chose Apollo.io
In Outreach, when a Sequence ends, a pop-up automatically appears prompting you to add the person to the next Sequence. Apollo.io doesn’t have this feature. Outreach also allows you to run Sequences directly from the Extension, and the workflow is person-centric. For example, …
Chose Apollo.io
I think the platform is more user-friendly, and the data is more concise.
Chose Apollo.io
In terms of everything Apollo.io was very user friendly and was more accurate. The data received was on point and we did get more contact and email data from Apollo.io rather than Linkedin. The value for money was way better than the platforms we tried.
Chose Apollo.io
As of now Apollo definitely seems to be better than ZoomInfo.
Chose Apollo.io
So we have evaluated Seamless AI, Enrich AI, and Snov.io before finally deciding to settle for Apollo. These platforms have better UI and some, like Snov, have good email sending capability, but they all lag when it comes to their database; they do not match up to Apollo. …
Chose Apollo.io
Apollo is my favorite in terms of the quality for emails and phone . and i have been using so many other tools which unable to gave me that kind of data.
Chose Apollo.io
I have not used other products.
Chose Apollo.io
The main other product I've used is Hubspot but I used that as more of a CRM and where I wasn't focused on prospecting, generating leads, sequences, etc with it even though I know that is a possibility. So I can't necessarily compare the two given I used them for separate tasks
Chose Apollo.io
Apollo.io has a mid tier dialer that I was looking to replace. Ultimately, I never replaced Apollo.io's dialer because it was really nice to just have one single tool that everything worked through, and never had to transfer data or call logs between platforms.
Chose Apollo.io
Apollo.io stacks up against other interfaces because of its overall all in one prospecting tool capabilities right from account identification to end to end reachout to leads no other prospecting tool provides such wide range of features for a bd reachout. It's a …
Chose Apollo.io
Apollo.io is much faster in gathering data that I'm searching for and it's pretty simple to control. I can also save searches, lists, and export the data at whichever capacity I desire. Also, I like the new features that involve AI, Buying Intent, and LinkedIn data scraping. …
D&B Connect
Chose D&B Connect
D&B Connect stands out against other D&B tools, like D&B Hoovers, due to its unique focus on data management, integration, and master data governance.
Chose D&B Connect
We have not evaluated any other products.
Chose D&B Connect
Not at the top, but pretty good compared to others. The price and overall usability of the solution would put it in the top 5 options from what I have used. If D&B can make more updates and improvements, then there is potential to be better in the near future.
Chose D&B Connect
Dun & Bradstreet Hoovers is the searchable platform for company information and contact data. Although it's purpose is different from D&B Connect, it does use the same data on the background.
Chose D&B Connect
I have not used other similar products.
Chose D&B Connect
They stack up to about the same playing field for what we need in our work environment.
Chose D&B Connect
In my experience, the interface is not good, and their customer service did not meet my expectations.
Chose D&B Connect
I have not used or evaluated other platforms. My experience with D&B Connect has been so great, I do not feel like evaluating other platforms would be a good use of my time. I feel this platform meets my needs and allows be to be successful in prospecting for new business.
Chose D&B Connect
In my opinion, the contacts and data quality is far better than zoominfo and lusha almost in terms of everything D&B Connect is far better
Chose D&B Connect
D&B Connect has far more features and more data points
Chose D&B Connect
Much better match rates. More sales and finance related information. More transparent and easy to use system. More functionalities compared to others, and offerings seem to be better categorized and tailored to business needs.
Chose D&B Connect
It's about the pricing and the trial they offered to us.
Chose D&B Connect
D&B Connect does a better job at account information and provided more information about an account than Zoominfo did. We compared datasets between the two companies for a subset of our customers and D&B Connect had more accurate information about accounts than Zoominfo but did …
Chose D&B Connect
D&B Connect allows for a huge array of data values to choose from. Tamr is limited in that it only assists in identifying duplicate data records and highlighting the most accurate record from among the duplicates based on customizable filters.
Chose D&B Connect
D&B Hoovers, D&B Optimizer and D&B Risk Analytics
Chose D&B Connect
For Company data, D&B is much better than ZoomInfo. For Contact data, ZoomInfo is much better than D&B.
Chose D&B Connect
Slintel has better accuracy of data and somehow I feel their accuracy in terms of detecting the buyer intent is also better, you can also try Infotelligent.
Chose D&B Connect
I have not used any other products that are similar in this aspect, but D&B connect works well for us.
Chose D&B Connect
It is one of the oldest most stable data platform and with better customization on contract.
Features
Apollo.ioD&B Connect
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
7.9
Ratings
2% above category average
D&B Connect
-
Ratings
Advanced search7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Identification of new leads7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
List quality7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
List upload/download8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Load time/data access8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
7.8
Ratings
1% above category average
D&B Connect
-
Ratings
Contact information7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Company information8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry information7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
7.7
Ratings
4% above category average
D&B Connect
-
Ratings
Lead qualification process7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Salesforce integration8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Company/business profiles7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and reminders7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data hygiene7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic data refresh7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Tags7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
6.9
Ratings
8% below category average
D&B Connect
-
Ratings
Sales email templates6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Append emails to records7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Quality
Comparison of Data Quality features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
-
Ratings
D&B Connect
7.7
Ratings
12% below category average
Data source connectivity00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Data profiling00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Master data management (MDM) integration00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Data element standardization00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Match and merge00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Address verification00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
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User Ratings
Apollo.ioD&B Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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8.4
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Usability
8.7
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7.9
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Availability
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apollo.ioD&B Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
The automatic email feature is extremely helpful for quickly contacting more potential clients. It is user-friendly and easy to access all buttons, which helps you navigate the task efficiently. It could greatly help to acquire more clients for a project to be successful. I cannot see anything less appropriate for me to achieve the goal I am aiming for.
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Overall, the program can assist any size company with all credit
reference needs. We have not run into any issues other than the overall
cost of the program and the fact that you have to use additional funds
to seek information on international customers.
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Pros
  • Consolidates tool and packs in a lot of functionality
  • Keeps up with the industry trends for prospecting and data enrichment
  • Offers the basics you need to get going
  • Account mapping to Salesforce - reps can prospect in Apollo and can easily toggle on views to only see their own accounts.
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  • Relationships between accounts in established - this includes DUNs with Immediate DUNs, as well as Domestic ultimate parent DUNs - this then extends to global ultimate parent DUNs
  • Visitor Intelligence - de-anonymizes visitors to your tagged websites. Provides for a way to understand clicks and footfalls within the web pages so that prospecting and customer service can be improved
  • Keeps account data real by providing near-real-time enrichment.
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Cons
  • I thought the AI email-generating function was weak. The email sounded way too robotic.
  • I wish there were a split-screen option that allowed me to view my lists and leads simultaneously.
  • I wish putting contacts into lists wouldn't cost any credits.
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  • in my opinion having to split usage between United States and International does not make sense on why this needs to be done....recommend eliminating this
  • need for improvement on error resolution....when an error is found the D&B resolution team is EXTREMELY difficult to work with...very clunky and automated when there is a need for personnal interaction
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Likelihood to Renew
Generally quite a reliable tool with decent data quality/availability. Pricing works well for our team and our use case
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Great tool
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Usability
Apollo.io has an amazing amount of features. It's great being able to complete so many tasks in one space but it's also overwhelming. It took me a few days to work through all of the options when searching for a company or person. After a few days it started to provide companies for me which was confusing before I understood what was happening. At first, I was also confused about what a "sequence" was so maybe some of the jargon can be confusing. I think with time I will become more comfortable once I understand all of the options offered.
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For more advanced uses, it's hard to get it functioning properly right out of the box. It definitely takes some fiddling to get the systems up and running, especially if you have multiple streams of data that need to be managed across systems.
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Support Rating
The team wants to solve probelms, but we are finding that they don't know how to solve the more technical issues quickly. I suspect that they don't have a mature process for escalations, and they don't have a usable knowledge base article repository. They seems to push emails around to let us know that people are working on the issues to find solutions, but this takes weeks and oftentimes still leaves us without a resolution.
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Great Support
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Implementation Rating
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Very Satisfied
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Alternatives Considered
Apollo.io has all features of prospecting, outreach automation including email sequences, campaign tracking, lead scoring, and analytics in one interface which enables sales persons to manage their entire sales funnel without having any other extra tool. Another benefit is for pricing related which has been understand from our management team.
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Not at the top, but pretty good compared to others. The price and overall usability of the solution would put it in the top 5 options from what I have used. If D&B can make more updates and improvements, then there is potential to be better in the near future.
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Return on Investment
  • Increased # of booked meetings from outbound email outreach.
  • Our sales team's productivity has improved when prospecting/doing outreach (which has a monetary value, given our salaried status). This makes us more productive, enabling us to accomplish more and reach a greater number of people in a day.
  • We've only recently implemented this, so we're still waiting to close, but leads are on their way to doing so.
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  • ROI can be achieved anywhere between 6 to 12 months depending upon your business.
  • The product is expensive but the data provided is good to an extent and a big sale can help achieve your ROI.
  • The data accuracy sometimes can be bad leading to bad domain reputation.
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ScreenShots

Apollo.io Screenshots

Screenshot of Find every prospect. Uncover high-intent contacts in your market.Screenshot of Connect with every contact. Orchestrate multi-step sequences at scale.Screenshot of Optimize your sales strategy. Unlock efficiencies and opportunities across your entire workflow.Screenshot of Apollo B2B Lead Database - Access data on more than 250M people and companies.Screenshot of Apollo Engagement Suite - Automate personalized messages across your entire pipeline.Screenshot of Apollo Intelligence Engine - Improve your revenue strategy across your workflow and boost efficiencies.