Apollo is a B2B contact database with enrichment, sequencing and inbound routing. Hunter is an email finder and verifier with a B2B lead database, cold email sequences and unlimited users on every plan. Both have a free plan and integrate with HubSpot and Salesforce.
you want a large B2B contact database with enrichment and sequencing in one tool, priced per seat ($49 to $119 per seat/mo).
PricingFree $0; paid plans $49, $79 and $119 per seat/mo (top tier min. 3 seats); Inbound add-on from $119/team/mo
Visit Apollo See pricingyou mainly need to find and verify email addresses and want team pricing with unlimited users, from $49/mo (or $34/mo billed yearly).
PricingFree (50 credits/mo); Starter $49/mo, Growth $149/mo, Scale $299/mo billed monthly ($34, $104, $209 billed yearly); Enterprise custom
Visit Hunter See pricingHunter is the simpler, cheaper pick for finding and verifying emails, and unlimited users makes it easy to share across a team. Apollo is the broader prospecting platform. Start with both free plans and compare the hit rate on your own target accounts.
"Unknown" means we could not confirm it on the vendor's site, not that it is unavailable.
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| Compare by | Visit Apollo | Visit Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | B2B contact database with enrichment, sequencing, inbound routing and CRM enrichment. | Email finder and verifier with a B2B lead database, cold email sequences and unlimited users on every plan. |
| Pricing | Free $0; paid plans $49, $79 and $119 per seat/mo (top tier min. 3 seats); Inbound add-on from $119/team/mo | Free (50 credits/mo); Starter $49/mo, Growth $149/mo, Scale $299/mo billed monthly ($34, $104, $209 billed yearly); Enterprise custom |
| Pricing model | Public pricing | Public pricing |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Unknown |
| HubSpot | Yes | Yes |
| Salesforce | Yes | Yes |
| Last checked | 2026-10-18 | 2026-11-03 |
| Source | apollo.io | hunter.io |
Prices as shown on each vendor's site on the "Last checked" date above. Vendors change prices often, so confirm before you buy.
Apollo: Buy the data. You can't DIY a contact database; you can DIY the CRM-enrichment workflow around Apollo's API.
Hunter: Buy the data. You cannot DIY a contact database; you can DIY the enrichment workflow around its API in n8n.
Read the full build-vs-buy guide for Lead Routing & EnrichmentThe n8n Community Edition is free to self-host, and n8n has HubSpot, Salesforce and AI Agent nodes.
Hunter is the simpler, cheaper pick for finding and verifying emails, and unlimited users makes it easy to share across a team. Apollo is the broader prospecting platform. Start with both free plans and compare the hit rate on your own target accounts.
Apollo: yes. Free $0; paid plans $49, $79 and $119 per seat/mo (top tier min. 3 seats); Inbound add-on from $119/team/mo. Hunter: yes. Free (50 credits/mo); Starter $49/mo, Growth $149/mo, Scale $299/mo billed monthly ($34, $104, $209 billed yearly); Enterprise custom. Checked 2026-10-18 on the vendors' pricing pages.
Apollo: HubSpot yes, Salesforce yes. Hunter: HubSpot yes, Salesforce yes. "Unknown" means we could not confirm it on the vendor's site.
Apollo: Yes. Hunter: Yes.
Apollo: Buy the data. You can't DIY a contact database; you can DIY the CRM-enrichment workflow around Apollo's API. Hunter: Buy the data. You cannot DIY a contact database; you can DIY the enrichment workflow around its API in n8n.
B2B contact database with enrichment, sequencing, inbound routing and CRM enrichment.
Email finder and verifier with a B2B lead database, cold email sequences and unlimited users on every plan.
