Apollo vs Relate Engage

Apollo is a data intelligence and sales engagement platform for go-to-market teams. It describes a prospecting database with more than 240 million contacts and 30 million accounts, alongside email sequencing, automated outreach, dialing, call recording and pipeline tools. Apollo’s agents can research accounts, prioritize leads, write outreach, follow up and book meetings. The platform lists more than 200 integrations, including Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, SalesLoft, Marketo, Sendgrid, LinkedIn and major email providers. Its free Chrome extension provides contact and account insights, email finding and dialing, and can add prospects to lists or sequences. The Free plan is free and includes 900 credits per seat per year, granted monthly, two sequences, API access and one intent topic. Basic costs $49 a month billed annually, with 30,000 credits per seat per year granted upfront, email sequencing and core integrations. Trial credits and features are subject to limits; unused credits expire at the end of each billing cycle.

Relate Engage is an email communication and sequencing tool for automated outbound sales, paired with CRM, calendar, and deal features. It reports delivery, open, click, bounce, spam, and reply statistics. Templates can insert details such as first names, organization names, and titles, while sequences stop automatically when a prospect replies or books a meeting. Sending controls include business-hour scheduling, automatic email limits, and multiple email accounts. Engage can be used with Relate CRM or separately; replies and clicks can be converted into qualified pipeline deals. Relate describes it as a sales engagement tool for B2B companies. It connects with Google Mail and Outlook and can connect to more than 4,000 applications through Zapier. The pricing note lists a free plan, paid access from $15/mo, and a 7-day trial. Team Free costs nothing and includes up to 3 sequences, 30-days email and note history, 10 guest users, and 3 email syncs. Team Business is $60 a month when billed monthly; a yearly option is shown at $51 per user / month billed annually.