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Apollovs Pipedrive

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Paul Written by Paul
Last tested May 2026
Apollo
Sales / Outreach

SMB-and-mid-market sales intelligence with bundled outbound, at roughly 20% of the enterprise-default price.

From Free + $59/user/mo Basic
Pipedrive
Pipedrive
CRM

Pipedrive fits sales-only SMB teams; HubSpot wins for integrated suite, Salesforce for enterprise scale, Zoho for all-in-one budget.

From $14/seat/mo Essential
Category
Apollo Sales / Outreach
Pipedrive CRM
Pricing model
Apollo Freemium + per-user tiers
Pipedrive Per-seat Subscription
Starting price
Apollo Free + $59/user/mo Basic
Pipedrive $14/seat/mo Essential
VTS Score
Apollo 78/100
Pipedrive 83/100
Star rating
Apollo 4/5
Pipedrive 4/5
Standout
Apollo 275M+ contact database with native multi-step sequences in one product, no separate outreach tool needed.
Pipedrive Per-seat pricing that scales linearly without the HubSpot Professional cliff. Predictable economics from solo founder to 50-rep team.
Known weakness
Apollo Mobile-number coverage and non-US data freshness trail ZoomInfo and Lusha.
Pipedrive No permanent free tier (HubSpot Free Tools wins on zero-budget validation), light marketing automation by design, add-on pricing compounds the bill at scale.

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