Apollo vs Surfe

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.

Surfe provides B2B account and contact data, enrichment, and buying signals for go-to-market teams. Its waterfall searches more than 15 data sources for companies, contacts, verified emails, and mobile numbers. Signals such as job changes, hiring, funding, and company growth can help teams prioritize accounts. Surfe offers bidirectional CRM sync and one-click contact addition, although the free tier limits additions to one contact per day. Its Chrome extension can find decision-makers in the browser, reveal and enrich contacts, sync them to a CRM, and add prospects to sequences. API and MCP access covers verified contacts, company data, buying signals, and waterfall enrichment for agents and workflows. Listed integrations include HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Aircall, Clay, Lemlist, n8n, Outreach, and Salesloft. Surfe states that it is GDPR compliant and ISO 27001 certified, with customer data encrypted in transit and at rest. Pricing details include a free plan, paid from $39/user/mo annually, and a 14-day trial; Essential is $49 a month billed monthly, and Pro is $89 a month billed monthly.