Apollo

Apollo

Apollo.io
4.3 out of 5 stars
Salesloft

Salesloft

4.7 out of 5 stars
Apollo Salesloft

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Apollo:

About

Apollo is an AI-powered sales intelligence and engagement platform designed to help revenue teams find prospects, build pipeline, manage outreach, and close deals from one system. The platform combines a large B2B contact and company database with lead scoring, data enrichment, multichannel sales engagement, workflow automation, meeting scheduling, calling, and deal management. Outbound teams can identify target accounts, find verified contact information, create automated email and call sequences, and prioritize daily selling activities. Inbound capabilities help organizations identify website visitors, qualify leads, enrich incoming records, and route prospects to the appropriate sales representatives. Apollo also provides AI-assisted prospecting, meeting insights, conversation intelligence, sales coaching, analytics, and MCP connectivity for incorporating Apollo data and capabilities into supported AI workflows.
Salesloft:

About

Salesloft is an AI-powered revenue orchestration platform that helps businesses manage sales engagement, pipeline development, deal execution, and revenue forecasting. The platform combines sales automation, conversation intelligence, deal management, predictive analytics, and AI agents within a unified revenue management system. Its Cadence functionality enables sales teams to automate personalized outreach across email, phone, and other communication channels. Salesloft also provides conversation recording and analysis, deal risk detection, pipeline inspection, and AI-powered recommendations for improving sales performance. Its Rhythm engine prioritizes sales activities using buyer engagement signals, CRM data, and machine learning to identify recommended next steps. The platform integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, and other business applications to help revenue teams coordinate prospecting, customer engagement, forecasting, and sales execution.
Apollo:

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
Salesloft:

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
Apollo:

Audience

B2B sales teams, SDRs, account executives, marketers, revenue operations professionals, sales leaders, and founders that need prospecting data, outreach automation, enrichment, calling, pipeline management, and AI-assisted sales execution
Salesloft:

Audience

B2B sales teams, sales development representatives, account executives, sales managers, chief revenue officers, revenue operations professionals, customer success teams, and enterprise organizations seeking AI-powered sales engagement, pipeline management, conversation intelligence, revenue forecasting, and automated sales workflows
Apollo:

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
Salesloft:

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
Apollo:

API

Offers API Supported
Salesloft:

API

Offers API Supported
Apollo:

Screenshots and Videos

Salesloft:

Screenshots and Videos

Apollo:

Pricing

$49/seat/month
Professional - $79/seat/month
Organization - $118/seat/month
Custom - Talk to Sales
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported
Salesloft:

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
Apollo:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.3 / 5
ease 4.7 / 5
features 4.2 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 3.7 / 5
Salesloft:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.7 / 5
ease 4.7 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 4.7 / 5
support 4.6 / 5
Apollo:

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Apollo.io is very reliable and simple to use tool to identify the target POC in target company list. The details are very correct and help in connecting with the POCs faster. Integration with hubspot, email and linkedin helps in saving time and make the overall process very fast and efficient.
  • Apollo is great at what its primary use case is, creating, scheduling and sending outbound emails. We can get new campaigns set up quickly and utilize the A/B testing capabilities on a regular basis. It also shows good metrics around each of our campaigns
  • The sequence builder and email automation capabilities of Apollo work well and is the primary part of the application that we use. We have also tested the AB testing feature and this has helped improve our open rates by more than 10 percent.
  • Good and vast database. Great features like filters, export, sort, etc. Easy to use along with learning it.
  • UI, UX and Data are the main selling points. Starting with data, Apollo has one of the best enrichment systems out there, it integrates seamlessly with your LinkedIn to enrich the contact or business information of the page you're on. Apollo also works very nicely with your email, I am able to see recently opened emails and can also track recently sent emails as well as emails I can mark for follow-ups directly on my Gmail. Finally, the UI & UX system of Apollo is great, it's sleek and modern.

Cons

  • Sometimes the email ids are not correct and some profiles did not have contact numbers and that delays the process.
  • Sometimes the dataset isn't as large as what we can see in Linkedin for given roles/industries. At times it can appear slow to load data.
  • Often we can find contacts in Linkedin but are then unable to find them in Apollo so the quality of the data can sometimes be a bit hit or miss especially if you are targeting smaller companies and not just large publicly listed ones.
  • Slow at times, and Support is not that great, rest is fine.
  • Not a lot not to like about Apollo, I think external integrations that Apollo does not have might be an issue, so if you're deciding on Apollo you might have to do quite some heavy lifting switching.
Salesloft:

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Drift does a great job in real-time conversational marketing, enabling businesses to engage with website visitors through live chat, chatbots, and personalized messaging.
  • It has strong integration with Salesforce and other CRM tools, allowing you to extract relevant information and update opportunities automatically. Salesloft has a simple and intuitive user interface that makes it easy to view, manage, and update your pipeline and forecast. It provides useful information and analysis to help sales representatives and managers identify risks, opportunities, trends, and patterns in their business. I like that it has a powerful forecasting module that helps sales teams improve their accuracy and confidence in their numbers. The conversation intelligence feature helps sales reps capture and analyze customer feedback and interactions. Salesloft has a product suite ecosystem that includes other products, which is a conversation intelligence tool that helps sales reps improve their skills and performance.
  • There are many features I loved but the topmost feature I liked is sales pipeline visualization. It gives a top-angle view to understand what's happening. It has an appealing user interface and is incredibly easy to onboard. It has the best pre-simplified sales cycle.
  • Drift is easy to set up and implement on business websites. Its pre-programmed bots give a personalized experience to clients, which indirectly helps to boost sales. The chat page can be customized.
  • Drift makes it easier than ever to connect and chat with customers. The interface is easily utilized and the additional features are the cherry on top.

Cons

  • Some users may find Drift's pricing structure complex, and the initial setup might require a bit of extra technical expertise.
  • It can be expensive for some companies, especially if they need to use multiple products in the product suite ecosystem. Sometimes it is buggy or slow at times, which can affect the user experience and data quality. Sometimes it is redundant or overlaps with some of the capabilities of Salesforce or other CRM tools, if used correctly. Salesloft may have issues with data synchronization or migration when there are changes in the organization or sales structure. Disappointing is the limitations in its reporting and dashboard features, which can make it difficult to customize or filter data.
  • Never faced any major issues while using Salesloft for our sales process.
  • Had a great experience with Drift. No downside experienced till now.
  • It would be great to see more email tools being offered or a "chat bot" to utilize, but I'm sure these are on the horizon.
Apollo:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported
Salesloft:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported
Apollo:

Company Information

Apollo.io
Founded: 2015
United States
www.apollo.io
Salesloft:

Company Information

Salesloft
Founded: 2011
United States
salesloft.com
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Apollo:

Categories

AI GTM Supported
AI Sales Agents Supported
AI Sales Tools Supported
AI SDR Supported
B2B Data Supported
Call Recording Supported
Cold Email Supported
Data Enrichment Supported
Email Verification Supported
Go-To-Market Supported
Inside Sales Supported
Lead Generation Supported
Lead Intelligence Supported
Lead Management Supported
Parallel Dialers Supported
Sales Supported
Sales Acceleration Supported
Sales Dialers Supported
Sales Enablement Supported
Sales Engagement Supported
Sales Intelligence Supported
Sales Prospecting Supported
Salesloft:

Categories

AI Chatbots Supported
AI GTM Supported
AI Sales Agents Supported
AI Sales Tools Supported
AI SDR Supported
Chatbot Supported
Cold Email Supported
Email Tracking Supported
Inside Sales Supported
Revenue Operations Supported
Sales Supported
Sales Acceleration Supported
Sales Enablement Supported
Sales Engagement Supported
Sales Forecasting Supported
Sales Prospecting Supported
Apollo:

Inside Sales Features

Auto-Dialing Supported
Call List Management Supported
Call Recording Supported
Campaign Management Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
Data Management Supported
Lead Capture Supported
Lead Distribution Not Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
Performance Management Supported

Sales Acceleration Features

Campaign Management Not Supported
CPQ Not Supported
Dialer Supported
Email Sequencing Supported
Email Templates Supported
Email Tracking Supported
List Building Supported
Meeting Scheduler Supported
Predictive Analytics Supported
Reporting Supported
Sales Gamification Not Supported
Sales Intelligence Supported
Sales Workflow Management Supported

Sales Enablement Features

Collaboration Supported
Contact Management Supported
Content Management Supported
Document Management Not Supported
Goals / Quota Management Supported
Lead Management Supported
Meeting Management Supported
Performance Management Supported
Presentation Management Not Supported
Proposal Management Not Supported
Territory Management Supported
Training Management Supported

Sales Engagement Features

Call Scripts / Call Steps Supported
CRM Integration Supported
Email Sequences Supported
Email Tracking / Automation Supported
Lead Management Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Sales / Voice Dialer Supported
Sales Automation Supported
Search Supported
Task Management Supported
Templates Supported
Workflow Management Supported

B2B Data Features

B2B Contact Data Supported
B2B Intent Data Supported
B2B Leads Data Supported
B2B Marketing Data Supported
Business Ownership Data Not Supported
Company Data Supported
Employee Data Supported
Firmographic Data Supported
Job Posting Data Supported
Salary Data Supported
Technographic Data Supported

Email Verification Features

Bulk Email Verification Supported
Catch-all Server Detection Not Supported
Disposable Email Detection Supported
Domain Check Not Supported
Mail Server Validation Not Supported
Single Email Verification Supported
Spam Trap Detection Not Supported
Syntax Check Not Supported

Lead Generation Features

Contact Discovery Supported
Contact Import/Export Supported
Lead Capture Supported
Lead Database Integration Supported
Lead Nurturing Not Supported
Lead Scoring Not Supported
Lead Segmentation Not Supported
Pipeline Management Supported
Prospecting Tools Supported
Visitor Identification Not Supported

Lead Management Features

Activity Tracking Supported
Campaign Management Not Supported
Lead Capture Supported
Lead Distribution Not Supported
Lead Nurturing Not Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
Lead Segmentation Supported
Pipeline Management Supported
Prospecting Tools Supported
Source Tracking Not Supported

Sales Intelligence Features

CRM Integration Supported
Data Cleaning Supported
Data Enrichment Supported
Data Import/Export Supported
Data Mining Supported
Data Verification Supported
Email Integration Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
List Building Supported
Performance Management Supported
Pipeline Management Supported
Predictive Modeling/Analytics Supported
Prospecting Tools Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
Sales Forecasting Supported
Salesloft:

Inside Sales Features

Auto-Dialing Supported
Call List Management Supported
Call Recording Supported
Campaign Management Supported
Dashboard Supported
Data Management Supported
Lead Capture Supported
Lead Distribution Supported
Lead Scoring Supported
Performance Management Supported

Sales Enablement Features

Collaboration Supported
Contact Management Supported
Content Management Not Supported
Document Management Not Supported
Goals / Quota Management Not Supported
Lead Management Supported
Meeting Management Supported
Performance Management Supported
Presentation Management Not Supported
Proposal Management Not Supported
Territory Management Not Supported
Training Management Not Supported

Sales Engagement Features

Call Scripts / Call Steps Not Supported
CRM Integration Not Supported
Email Sequences Not Supported
Email Tracking / Automation Not Supported
Lead Management Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Sales / Voice Dialer Supported
Sales Automation Not Supported
Search Not Supported
Task Management Not Supported
Templates Not Supported
Workflow Management Not Supported

Sales Forecasting Features

Competitor Analysis Not Supported
Correlation Analysis Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
Dynamic Modeling Not Supported
Exception Reporting Not Supported
Graphical Data Presentation Not Supported
Modeling & Simulation Not Supported
Performance Metrics Supported
Sales Trend Analysis Supported
Statistical Analysis Not Supported
Apollo:

Integrations

Bearworks Supported
Clay Supported
Default Supported
ElectroNeek Supported
FirstQuadrant Supported
Foundry ABM Supported
Gmail Supported
HubSpot CRM Supported
LinkedIn Supported
Microsoft Outlook Supported
Persana AI Supported
PowerDialer.ai Supported
RB2B Supported
Rep.ai Supported
Salesforce Supported
Salient Supported
Scriptify Supported
TitanX Supported
Trellus Supported
Workers by Delos Supported
Salesloft:

Integrations

Bearworks Supported
Clay Supported
Default Supported
ElectroNeek Supported
FirstQuadrant Supported
Foundry ABM Supported
Gmail Supported
HubSpot CRM Supported
LinkedIn Supported
Microsoft Outlook Supported
Persana AI Supported
PowerDialer.ai Supported
RB2B Supported
Rep.ai Supported
Salesforce Supported
Salient Supported
Scriptify Supported
TitanX Supported
Trellus Supported
Workers by Delos Supported
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