LeadQuasar vs Apollo.io
Both have a contact database and email sequences. Apollo is a sales platform built around seats and credits, with a dialer. LeadQuasar puts the database, a CRM, sequences from your own Gmail, invoices and website tools on one flat price per account. That difference explains how the two are priced, and the right answer depends on what you need.
At a glance
We compare models, not price tags. Apollo’s plans and limits change, and a stale figure in a comparison table is worse than no figure — check apollo.io for their current pricing. What we say about Apollo was checked on its pricing page on 22 October 2026; everything in the LeadQuasar column is something we can state plainly about ourselves.
| LeadQuasar | Apollo.io | |
|---|---|---|
| What the product is | A B2B lead database with a built-in CRM, email sequences from your own Gmail, invoices, and website and SEO tools | A sales platform: contact database, email sequences, a dialer and pipeline tools for deals |
| Pricing model | Four flat plans per account, from free to $29.99/month: no seats, no credits | Plans with a seat count, and credits as the currency for emails, phone numbers and more |
| What one lead costs | Nothing per lead. Free unlocks 50 leads a day; paid plans remove the cap | Credits: revealing contact details spends them |
| Do you see quality before you unlock? | Yes — a 0–100 score and a named data tier are printed on every locked lead | Not part of the model |
| Free plan | Yes — search everything, unlock 50 leads a day, a CRM for 100 records, no credit card | Yes, a Free plan for light use; check their site for current limits |
| Email outreach | Sequences from your own Gmail: AI-written, A/B versions, your days and hours, stop on reply. No monthly email cap on paid plans (200 a day per mailbox) | Email sequences and campaigns |
| Calling | No dialer | A Parallel Dialer, and call recording on its Professional plan |
| CRM | Built in on every plan: stages from New to Won, deal values, follow-ups and notes | Pipeline tools for deals, plus integrations with CRMs such as Salesforce and HubSpot |
| Invoices and SEO tools | Invoices from won deals, an SEO audit of any website, and a rank tracker from Pro | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Contract | None. Month-to-month, cancel anytime | Monthly or annual |
| Exports | One-click CSV from any list on Pro; unlocked leads are yours forever | Export caps apply on lower tiers |
| AI | AI chat that finds leads and writes whole email sequences, website analysis and an instant summary of any lead | AI features are part of the wider suite |
| Sweet spot | Founders, agencies and small teams who want leads, a CRM and outreach for one flat price | Sales teams that want a dialer and seats for every rep next to the database |
What actually changes if you switch
Feature checklists rarely decide anything. These are the differences that change what you pay and how you work, and the last one is how to find out cheaply.
One price per account, whatever you pull
Seat-based plans turn prospecting into a headcount decision, and credits cap how much of the database you can actually touch. LeadQuasar is priced per account: Pro is $9.99/month with unlimited unlocks, Plus $21.99/month and Max $29.99/month, with no seats, no credits and no per-lead charge. Pull 40 contacts this month or 4,000; the invoice reads the same.
You see what's in a lead before you open it
On most platforms a reveal is a reveal — a thin listing with a generic inbox looks identical to a verified direct email plus a mobile number until after you've spent on it. LeadQuasar scores every record 0–100 and labels it with a data tier (Lean → Premium) while it's still locked. The tier isn't a price — there is no per-lead price — it just tells you how much is actually in the record.
Outreach from your own Gmail, with no monthly cap
Sequences go from your own Gmail or Workspace address, so replies land in your normal inbox and in a Replies inbox that labels them for you. Pro keeps 3 sequences, Plus 10 across several mailboxes, Max as many as you like. Paid plans have no monthly email cap; each mailbox sends up to 200 a day and pauses itself if too many emails bounce.
AI that works on your market, not just your inbox
Pro includes AI chat that finds businesses in your niche from a plain-English description, website analysis that turns your own URL into a matching lead list, and an instant plain-English summary of any single lead, and it writes a whole email sequence from one sentence about your offer. No separate AI subscription and no per-message metering.
The free plan is the actual product
Search the full database free — no card, no sales call — and unlock 50 leads a day with the email and phone shown on screen. That's enough to check coverage on your own target market properly before you pay anything. Upgrade to $9.99/mo when you want the cap gone, and stay month-to-month for as long as you like.
What you see before you pay
The search is open without an account: filter to your market and every row shows its size band and 0–100 quality score while the contact is still locked.
Check coverage for your own market
Each industry page states how many contacts we hold, how many carry an email or a phone, and which states they are in, counted from the live database. Compare that with what Apollo shows you for the same niche before deciding.
When Apollo.io is the better choice
Apollo is a capable all-in-one platform, and for a large number of teams it is the right call. We’d rather tell you that than win a customer who churns in a month. Pick Apollo if any of these sound like you.
Still weighing the wider field? Our guide to the best Apollo.io alternatives covers Cognism, Lusha, RocketReach, Hunter and Clay too — including the cases where none of them is us.
- You call prospects every day, and want a dialer next to the database and the sequences in one login.
- You've standardised your outbound motion on Apollo's workflow and the switching cost — sequences, templates, reporting, rep habits — outweighs the savings.
- Several reps work the same account and each needs their own seat; LeadQuasar has no team seats.
- Your team is large enough that per-seat licensing is already budgeted, and consolidating tools matters more to you than keeping the spend small.
Choose LeadQuasar if…
- You want leads, a CRM and email sequences from your own Gmail for one flat monthly price.
- You're a founder, agency or small team where a seat licence per person makes no sense.
- You want to see how complete a lead is — a 0–100 score and a data tier — before you unlock it.
- You sell to local businesses: filter for ones with no website, audit their site, and invoice the work when you win it.
- You refuse to sign an annual contract for data you might use for one campaign.
Choose Apollo.io if…
- You call prospects every day and want a dialer next to the database and the sequences.
- Your outbound process is already built on Apollo's sequences and reporting.
- Several reps work the same account, each with their own seat.
- Per-seat licensing is already in your budget and your team is big enough to justify it.
Pricing, plans and limits are set by Apollo and change over time — check their site for the current details before you decide.
LeadQuasar vs Apollo.io — frequently asked questions
Is LeadQuasar a good Apollo.io alternative?
For most small teams, yes. LeadQuasar is a B2B lead database with 9.6 million+ verified decision-makers across 170+ industries, with a built-in CRM and email sequences from your own Gmail. It's free to use with no credit card — you can search the whole database and unlock 50 leads a day, email and phone included — and Pro is $9.99/month for unlimited unlocks, CSV export and the AI assistant. Every locked lead shows a 0–100 quality score first, and there are no seats, no credits and no annual contract. If you need a dialer or a seat for every rep, Apollo covers that and LeadQuasar doesn't.
What is the main difference between LeadQuasar and Apollo.io?
How it's priced, and what sits around the data. Apollo's plans count seats and use credits as the currency for emails, phone numbers and more, and it adds a dialer. LeadQuasar is priced per account on four flat plans (free, Pro $9.99/month, Plus $21.99/month, Max $29.99/month) with unlimited unlocks on paid plans and no credits, and it adds invoices, website analytics and SEO audits. LeadQuasar also prints a 0–100 quality score and a data tier on a locked lead, so you judge the record before you open it rather than after.
Is LeadQuasar cheaper than Apollo.io?
For most small teams, yes, but it depends on how you use the tool, and you should check Apollo's current pricing yourself because it changes. The structural reason LeadQuasar tends to cost less is that you aren't paying per seat or spending credits: unlimited unlocks cost $9.99/month, the free plan unlocks 50 leads a day without a card, and paid plans send email from your own Gmail with no monthly cap. If your team needs the dialer, Apollo's bundle can close that gap.
Can I get leads from LeadQuasar into my CRM?
Yes. Every plan has a built-in CRM, so many teams never need another one. On Pro ($9.99/month) any list exports as a clean, deduped CSV, including files formatted for HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive, and Max ($29.99/month) sends lists straight to HubSpot, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel or Zoho CRM, with stage changes synced back. Leads you've unlocked are yours permanently — no penalty for taking them elsewhere.
When should I choose Apollo.io instead of LeadQuasar?
When calling is part of your process, or you need a seat for every rep. Apollo has a dialer and plans built around seats, so a team that calls and emails every day gets one workflow. It's also the safer choice if you've already built your outbound around Apollo's sequences and reporting, since the switching cost can outweigh the savings. LeadQuasar is the better fit when you want leads, a CRM and sequences from your own Gmail for one flat price, without seats or credits.
Can I use LeadQuasar and Apollo together?
Plenty of teams do. Because LeadQuasar Pro exports a clean, deduped CSV, it slots in front of whatever engagement stack you already run — including Apollo's. A common pattern is to run both for a month, compare coverage and data quality on your own target market, and then keep whichever is pulling its weight.
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