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Attio vs Pipedrive vs Apollo.io

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.

Compared on
Attio

Free plan · from $35/user/mo

Pipedrive

Free trial · from $14/seat/mo

Apollo.io

Free plan · from $49/seat/mo

What it isCustomisable CRM with email sync, enrichment, workflows and AI agentsPipeline-based sales CRM for tracking leads and dealsSales prospecting database with email sequences, dialer and deal tracking
Free planUp to 3 seats, 50,000 records, up to 3 objects, 100 seat credits per user/month, 250 workspace credits/month, 1 synced email account per user, 200 emails/monthNo900 credits per seat per year (granted monthly), 2 sequences, AI Assistant limited to 5 chats, record selection limit of 25
Cheapest paid plan$35/user/mo billed annually (Plus)Attio pricing$14/seat/mo billed annually (Lite)Pipedrive pricing$49/seat/mo billed annually (Basic)Apollo.io pricing
What it coversUp to 10 seats; 500 seat credits per user/month and 1,500 workspace credits/month.Annual option is one payment of US$168 per seat per year.Monthly: 2,500 credits per seat per month; annual: 30,000 credits per seat per year, granted upfront.
Free trial14-day trial of the Pro plan14-day free trial, no credit card required14-day trial of Basic or Professional (trial includes 50 credits and 5 mobile credits)
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, APIWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not stated500+ integrationsNot stated
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Managing a startup's sales pipeline with contacts synced from email
  • Shaping the CRM with custom objects that match how a team works
  • Automating follow-ups with workflows and email sequences
  • Tracking a small team's deals from first contact to close
  • Automating follow-up emails and activity reminders
  • Forecasting revenue from the sales pipeline
  • 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
Watch out for
  • Free plan: up to 3 seats, 50,000 records, 3 objects and 200 emails a month
  • Plus is capped at 10 seats
  • Call intelligence, sequences, permission controls and advanced reporting require Pro
  • No free plan; a 14-day free trial is offered
  • Lite has no automations, sequences or two-way email sync
  • Leads and deals are capped per seat (Lite: 2,500 per seat, up to 300,000 per company)
  • 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
Made byAttio Ltd.Pipedrive Inc.Apollo.io

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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