Apollo.io vs. ConnectAndSell

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apollo.io
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Apollo is a sales platform that helps revenue teams find and engage leads, automate outreach, manage deals, and enrich data.
$59
per month per user
ConnectAndSell
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
ConnectAndSell takes the problem of getting decision makers on the phone and makes it go away. A typical Sales Rep will have more sales conversations using ConnectAndSell in one hour than they would typically have in an entire week.N/A
Pricing
Apollo.ioConnectAndSell
Editions & Modules
Basic
$59
per month per user
Professional
$99
per month per user
Organization
$1,188
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apollo.ioConnectAndSell
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$6,000 Diagnostic Evaluation incluses unlimited use for two named users for one month.
Additional Details20% discount for annual billing on the Basic and Professional plans.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Apollo.ioConnectAndSell
Features
Apollo.ioConnectAndSell
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
8.1
192 Ratings
5% above category average
ConnectAndSell
-
Ratings
Advanced search8.4187 Ratings00 Ratings
Identification of new leads8.2187 Ratings00 Ratings
List quality7.8190 Ratings00 Ratings
List upload/download8.4178 Ratings00 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting8.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
Load time/data access8.2188 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
8.2
190 Ratings
5% above category average
ConnectAndSell
-
Ratings
Contact information8.2190 Ratings00 Ratings
Company information8.4190 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry information8.0188 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
7.8
187 Ratings
5% above category average
ConnectAndSell
-
Ratings
Lead qualification process7.8171 Ratings00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations7.5171 Ratings00 Ratings
Salesforce integration8.1109 Ratings00 Ratings
Company/business profiles8.1178 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and reminders7.7160 Ratings00 Ratings
Data hygiene7.5178 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic data refresh7.5169 Ratings00 Ratings
Tags7.8144 Ratings00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation8.3173 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
7.7
165 Ratings
3% above category average
ConnectAndSell
-
Ratings
Sales email templates7.5164 Ratings00 Ratings
Append emails to records7.9150 Ratings00 Ratings
Preview Dialer
Comparison of Preview Dialer features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
-
Ratings
ConnectAndSell
5.0
9 Ratings
37% below category average
Contact preview00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
Dialer-CRM integration00 Ratings2.09 Ratings
Call notes & tags00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
Automatic call logging00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
Core Dialer
Comparison of Core Dialer features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
-
Ratings
ConnectAndSell
4.7
9 Ratings
48% below category average
Outbound dialing00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Inbound routing00 Ratings4.04 Ratings
Custom caller ID00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Click-to-call00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
Recorded voicemail drop00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
Dialer contact import00 Ratings2.08 Ratings
Campaign & list management00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance
Comparison of Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance features of Product A and Product B
Apollo.io
-
Ratings
ConnectAndSell
5.7
9 Ratings
29% below category average
Follow-up calls00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Dialer reporting & analytics00 Ratings4.09 Ratings
Dialer compliance00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
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User Ratings
Apollo.ioConnectAndSell
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(213 ratings)
5.0
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(5 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(184 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(6 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apollo.ioConnectAndSell
Likelihood to Recommend
Apollo.io
Ideally, you can organize your list of potential clients based on various criteria, such as business unit, economic sector, location (by country or city), company size, etc. I have tested this with companies in my country and confirmed that the results are genuine, provided the contacts are verified. El mejor escenario es que puedes organizar la lista de clientes potenciales basado en muchos ítems como: unidad de negocio, sector económico, ubicación (por país o ciudad), tamaños de las empresas, etc. Lo he probado con empresas de mi país y he certificado que los resultados son reales si son contactos verificados. This review was originally written in Spanish and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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ConnectAndSell, Inc.
If your organization relies on outbound leads through cold calling, this is a great tool for you. ConnectAndSell definitely made the associate's jobs easier at our company and allowed them to produce greater output than they could have done manually without such a tool. This tool is less appropriate if cold calling isn't a big part of your company's lead generation efforts.
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Pros
Apollo.io
  • Firstly, finding the details of the potential customers that is there name, designation email and phone number since these are the most important cases most of the times I can get this data in Apollo.io
  • I can pull the bulk data of the targeted organization, or I can pull the emails based on the location and job titles
  • Apart from the email capture, the thing which helpful is that the email sequence can find emails and send emails in Apollo.io itself and also the report and the dashboard are so clean
  • Friendly UI and UX Apollo.io was the first tool which I used. Since then I'm still using Apollo.io for easy understanding
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ConnectAndSell, Inc.
  • Builds lead lists.
  • Maximizes connections with prospects.
  • Provides guidance for how to approach future prospects.
  • Leaves strategic voicemails for prospects.
  • Sends emails based on programmable metrics.
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Cons
Apollo.io
  • Apollo.io's sync to Salesforce is incredibly finnicky and created a large number of duplicates.
  • Apollo.io's workflow functionality is rigid and doesn't play nicely with middleware like Zapier.
  • Apollo.io is focused on helping you spin up many different emails and phone numbers in a spammy manner instead of focusing on domain reputation.
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ConnectAndSell, Inc.
  • One thing that's been difficult about Connect and Sell is some people can tell you've been patched through so if you can work past the initial conversation it ends up working great.
  • The system has worked great with outreach which we've integrated our contacts directly into the system. Because of this the connection between outreach and connect and sell don't always communicate calls and metrics which are crucial for us to know conversion rates.
  • We had a hard time getting the system implemented quickly and working the way we wanted it to. Because of the implementation specialist we were working with problems weren't solved quickly rather they were worked through quickly however they were solved.
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Likelihood to Renew
Apollo.io
at this moment Apollo.io seems to be the perfect tool that has mastered all aspects of outbound marketing and CRM to handle and manage sales cycle.
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ConnectAndSell, Inc.
For the right reps who are good at talking to prospects who aren't expecting their call, this is a no brainer.
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Usability
Apollo.io
I gave it a 7 because it doesn't help you out if you're an organization that's call-heavy, because a lot of times the numbers aren't the best. It's not accurate. If you're somebody who's email and outbound and your goal is to find that, then that's cool. It works well for it. Some of the features, the AI tools, and some additional features they have are just too complex. Sometimes it's easy to use, but at the same time, there are tools that are not efficient, and it's like, "Where is this coming from?"Especially if you're looking for your niche, whatever industry you're in, and the target word, sometimes it can't find it. You can see what people are searching for, and it just doesn't add up. If you're trying to get very, very detailed, it's not the best. Sometimes it's going to depend on your industry, of course.
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ConnectAndSell, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Apollo.io
The team wants to solve probelms, but we are finding that they don't know how to solve the more technical issues quickly. I suspect that they don't have a mature process for escalations, and they don't have a usable knowledge base article repository. They seems to push emails around to let us know that people are working on the issues to find solutions, but this takes weeks and oftentimes still leaves us without a resolution.
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ConnectAndSell, Inc.
I have had a few support calls with their people. They are totally reachable and helpful, sharing screens, controlling my screen, showing why things happened, not just correcting it. If you have an issue with the software, let them help. They are there for you, and they are friendly, accessible, and happy to do their job.
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Alternatives Considered
Apollo.io
We found the contact data from Apollo.io was more reliable than Instantly.ai. We used Instantly.ai for about 6 months before stopping our use of it. Growbots doesn't give you as much volume for the same price at Apollo.io. However, we did close sales with Growbots, and we did not with Apollo.io. It could have just been our unique experience, but that's what happened.
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ConnectAndSell, Inc.
We have moved to Salesloft. Salesloft gave us greater visibility into performance metrics and integrated with more software which in turn helped streamline our business.
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Return on Investment
Apollo.io
  • Apollo.io has helped me find a good set of new target audience for the business that I am in, essentially helping me build a prospective line and grow my lead database by 25 to 30% where I lack a certain skill
  • The Apollo.io quality of the data that it has is significantly better through other competitors like Lusha and others
  • In terms of the revenue increase, there have been certain instances where I have found a new acquirer that essentially I would not have found in a general scenario and that has help me generate from the new identified lead
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ConnectAndSell, Inc.
  • It gives you greater potential to lock in a client, but I'm not sure from my end if this ROI is worth the headaches. It has a lot of work before it can become a truly reliable source for outbounding.
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ScreenShots

Apollo.io Screenshots

Screenshot of people, appearing in ApolloScreenshot of Apollo's data enrichment dashboardScreenshot of a view of unified customer dataScreenshot of Apollo's AI-assisted meetings

ConnectAndSell Screenshots

Screenshot of ConnectAndSell Advanced Sales Acceleration Technology