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LeadMCP vs Apollo
Pick Apollo if you want one app for data, sequences, email sending and calls, priced per seat. Pick LeadMCP if your AI agent builds the lists. You get unlimited leads with phones at $500 a month, with no seat fees. LeadMCP does not send email or make calls.
01 Facts
Side by side
Facts only. Checked October 2026: each Apollo fact links to the Apollo page it comes from.
| LeadMCP | Apollo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One flat monthly plan with unlimited leads. Counts are free. Signal tools use premium credits. | Plans Free, Basic, Professional and Custom. Team credits are granted each cycle and expire at cycle end, with no rollover. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io/pricing |
| Seats | No seat fees. One price covers your whole team and every connected agent. | Priced per seat. All seats share one plan level. Billed monthly or prepaid annually. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io/pricing |
| Public price | $500 a month, flat. Start free with 1,000 contact credits, one time. | Per-seat prices on its pricing page. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io/pricing |
| Phones | In the row, at no extra cost. | Phone numbers spend credits from the team pool. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io/pricing |
| MCP server | Yes, plus a REST API. Every tool states its cost before your agent calls it. | Official server at mcp.apollo.io/mcp, with OAuth. Search and enrichment spend credits. Availability varies by plan. Checked October 2026 on docs.apollo.io |
| Owns its data | Yes. One database of 375M+ contacts, rebuilt every month. | Yes. Apollo states 240M contacts and 30M companies. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io |
| Best for | Teams whose AI agent builds contact lists with phones, at one flat price. | Teams that want one suite for data, sequences, email sending and a dialer. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io |
02 Fit
Where Apollo is the better fit
- You want outreach in the same tool
- Apollo includes sequences, email sending and a dialer. LeadMCP finds contacts. It does not send email or make calls. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io
- Your reps search by hand
- LeadMCP has no search screen. Your agent or your code searches through MCP or the REST API.
- You want a free plan with credits each cycle
- Apollo lists a Free plan, and Apollo grants team credits each cycle. The LeadMCP free start is a one-time grant of 1,000 contact credits. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io/pricing
03 Fit
Where LeadMCP is the better fit
- Your agent builds the lists
- Your agent counts an audience for free, then reads or exports the rows. Every tool states its cost before the call.
- You want phones without a phone rate
- Phones come in the row at no extra cost, on the same flat plan.
- You do not want to pay per seat
- Apollo prices per seat. LeadMCP has one flat price for your whole team and every connected agent. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io/pricing
See every plan detail on the pricing page, or compare all the tools. You can also read about Apollo alternatives for AI agents.
04 Questions
Common questions
Is LeadMCP an Apollo alternative?
For finding contacts with work emails and phones, yes. LeadMCP does not send email or make calls, so you keep your outreach tool.
Does Apollo have an MCP server?
Yes. Apollo runs an official MCP server at mcp.apollo.io/mcp with OAuth. Apollo says search and enrichment spend credits, and availability varies by plan. Checked October 2026 on docs.apollo.io.
How many contacts does each have?
Apollo states 240M contacts and 30M companies. Checked October 2026 on apollo.io. LeadMCP holds 375M+ contacts and 21M+ companies.
What does LeadMCP cost?
One paid plan at $500 a month, with unlimited leads and no seat fees. Phones come at no extra cost. Signal tools use premium credits. You can start free with 1,000 contact credits, one time.
Try LeadMCP with your agent
Start free with 1,000 contact credits, one time. Counts are free.