Apollo pulls the list. Salesgear researches it, writes it, and tells you who to reach.
Apollo gives you contacts and a place to send from. The reading, the buyer-finding, and the personalization still land on you. Salesgear runs deep research before the first touch, so you reach the right person with a reason they cannot ignore.
Empowering 1,000+ sales leaders and representatives to build a stronger sales pipeline.
With Apollo, you are the automation
Apollo ends where the real work starts. Every step below the list is a person clicking, reading, and typing. Salesgear runs that same path for you.
Six manual steps per contact. It does not scale past the reps you can hire.
The same path, done for every contact in your list at once.
Salesgear vs Apollo, capability by capability
The bigger pool, filtered to the few that matter
Apollo search hands you a slice of a shared database. Salesgear gives you a larger owned B2B database and the filters to cut it down to exactly who you should reach.
The number you dial actually rings
Apollo serves a record from a static database. Salesgear re-verifies the contact the moment you ask for it, so the number you dial reaches a real person instead of burning a call or a send on data that went stale months ago.
- Mobile direct dials, not desk lines, at 95% accuracy, so calls connect instead of hitting a switchboard.
- Emails re-verified in real time when you request them, never pulled blind from a stale list.
- The lowest bounce rate in the industry, so your domain reputation stays clean and your sends keep landing.
Calls that actually get picked up
Apollo runs calls over a single network and charges for the dialer as an add-on. Salesgear treats voice as first class, so more dials turn into conversations.
- Two carriers, not one, so when one route degrades the call fails over to the other and quality holds.
- Local numbers across regions, not US only, so your number looks familiar wherever your buyer picks up.
- Recorded, transcribed and summarized on every call, with AI notes included, not a paid add-on.
Send at scale without hitting a mailbox cap
Apollo limits how many mailboxes you can connect and dropped its native warm-up. To scale, you bolt on a separate warm-up and rotation tool. Salesgear builds it in.
Your CRM stays the source of truth
Outbound is only useful if it shows up in your CRM. Salesgear syncs both ways with the CRMs you already run, so every email, call, and reply lands on the right record automatically.
Cheaper per seat, until you add the parts
Apollo's seat price looks low, then the dialer, the reporting tier, and the credits get added on top. Salesgear is one price with those parts already inside.
The per-seat number is only the starting line once you need to call, report, and enrich.
One platform instead of a base seat plus a stack of add-ons.
Salesgear vs Apollo, answered
Is Salesgear a good Apollo alternative?
Yes, if you want research and execution, not just a database. Apollo hands you contacts and a basic sequencer. Salesgear researches each contact, finds the right buyer, writes the outreach, and sends across email and calls.
How is Salesgear's data different from Apollo's?
Salesgear owns 800M+ contacts validated to 95% direct-dial accuracy, rather than reselling shared records where accuracy varies and bounces hurt your domain.
Does Salesgear replace my sequencer and dialer too?
Yes. Email, calls, and CRM logging are built in, so you replace a stack of separate tools with one platform instead of stitching Apollo to a dialer and a warm-up tool.
Can I keep Apollo and add Salesgear?
Many teams run Salesgear as the data and research layer feeding their existing motion. You can start there and consolidate when the math makes sense.
Which CRMs does Salesgear sync with?
Salesgear syncs two ways with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, and Zoho, so contacts, fields, and activity flow in both directions. Apollo's sync is one-directional with gaps, and per Apollo's documentation it does not push emails to Pipedrive.
Is Salesgear cheaper than Apollo?
Per seat, Apollo can look lower, but the real bill adds the Advanced Dialer at $149/mo, the Organization tier at $119/user for custom reporting, and metered credits. Salesgear is $99 per seat with the dialer, reporting, and enrichment already included.
Does Salesgear charge credits for enrichment like Apollo?
No. Accounts are auto-enriched with no per-enrichment credits charged, so you are not metering every email and mobile number the way Apollo's credit model does.
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