Automate Basics

Apollo.io vs HubSpot

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 23 September 2026.

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Apollo.io

Free plan · from $49/seat/mo

HubSpot

Free plan · from $7/seat/mo

What it isSales prospecting database with email sequences, dialer and deal trackingCRM platform with free tools plus paid marketing, sales and service hubs
Free plan900 credits per seat per year (granted monthly), 2 sequences, AI Assistant limited to 5 chats, record selection limit of 25Up to 2 users, 1,000 contacts, 1 million records across other standard objects; no time limit; no credit card required
Cheapest paid plan$49/seat/mo billed annually (Basic)Apollo.io pricing$7/seat/mo (Starter Customer Platform)HubSpot pricing
What it coversMonthly: 2,500 credits per seat per month; annual: 30,000 credits per seat per year, granted upfront.'Starts at' price offered for a limited time to new customers, with the $20/mo/seat list price struck through (shown for both monthly and annual billing); includes 500 HubSpot Credits.
Free trial14-day trial of Basic or Professional (trial includes 50 credits and 5 mobile credits)None stated
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedOver 2,000 apps and web services
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Finding contact details for prospects at target companies
  • Running automated email outreach sequences for a small sales team
  • Enriching CRM records with company and contact data
  • Keeping a free shared contact database for a very small team
  • Running email marketing and lead capture for a small business
  • Keeping sales, marketing and support records in one system
Watch out for
  • Free plan: 900 credits per seat per year and 2 sequences
  • Organization requires at least 3 seats and annual billing
  • Record selection limit of 25 on Free and 1,000 on Basic
  • Free tools are limited to 2 users and 1,000 contacts
  • Professional and Enterprise need a one-time onboarding fee (Marketing Hub: $3,000 and $7,000)
  • The $7/seat Starter price is a limited-time offer for new customers; the list price shown is $20/seat/month
Made byApollo.ioHubSpot, Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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