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Datanyze vs Apollo
A cheap browser lookup against an all-in-one platform. They cost about the same on paper and buy completely different things.
Reviewed by Théo Pascard, Co-founder · Updated September 2026
Quick answer
Datanyze sits in your browser, hands you a contact at a time and tells you what a company runs, under a hard monthly credit cap. Apollo is the database plus the sequencer plus the dialer, sold per seat, with a free tier to test the data first. Pick Datanyze if you look people up occasionally and care about technographics. Pick Apollo if outbound is a motion rather than an occasional errand, which is almost always the real answer.
Side by side
| Datanyze | Apollo | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Budget contact data with technographics | All-in-one B2B database, sequencer and dialer |
| Category | B2B Databases | B2B Databases |
| Pricing model | Credits | Per seat, annual |
| Starting price | From $29/mo | From $49/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Real cost per work email | $0.36 | $0.20 |
| Real cost per mobile | $0.36 | $1.60 |
| What you buy | Browser-based lookups with technographic signals | Database, sequencing and dialer in one platform |
| Volume | Tight monthly credit caps, no bulk workflow | Built for list building and bulk enrichment |
| Public evidence | 445 G2 reviews at 4.1 | 9,660 G2 reviews at 4.7 |
| Market rating | 4.1/5 (445 reviews) | 4.7/5 (9,660 reviews) |
| Enjyn Score | 8.2/10 | 9.2/10 |
| Our experience | Tested | Operated |
Cost per result from our Credit Cost Comparator, prices checked June 2026. Market rating is the public review average; the Enjyn Score is our own grading.
Pick Datanyze if
- You look up contacts one at a time rather than building lists
- Knowing a company's tech stack is the reason you are buying
- You want a browser tool, not a platform to adopt
Where it breaks. The database is smaller and shallower than ZoomInfo or Apollo, and the tight monthly credit caps make it impractical for building large lists or bulk enrichment. Coverage thins out for smaller companies and non-US markets.
Full Datanyze review →Pick Apollo if
- You want the data and the way to use it under one subscription
- Your prospecting is US-heavy and runs at volume
- It is your first outbound motion and you would rather test on a free tier
Where it breaks. On deliverability if you send natively, and on FR/EU data depth. Treat it as a source, not a sender.
Full Apollo review →Our take. The price gap is not the decision here. Datanyze's credit caps mean that the moment you start building lists, the cheap plan stops being cheap and starts being a blocker, and its database is shallower than Apollo's outside the US. Apollo is the safer default for an SMB team, with one caveat we apply to our own stack: treat it as a data source, not a sending tool. Its native sending is where teams quietly wreck their deliverability. If technographics are genuinely the reason you are shopping, Datanyze earns a seat next to a database rather than instead of one.
Frequently asked questions
Is Datanyze cheaper than Apollo?
On the sticker, yes: its paid plans start at $29/mo against $49/seat for Apollo. In practice the credit caps decide it. If you exhaust them every month, you are comparing a capped lookup tool with a platform, not two prices.
Can Datanyze replace Apollo?
Not for a team running outbound. There is no sequencer, no dialer, and no bulk workflow. It replaces the lookup part of Apollo, nothing else.
Which is better for European data?
Neither is strong there. Both thin out quickly outside the United States; for EMEA-heavy lists our benchmark is Cognism.
Should I send from Apollo?
We would not. Apollo is a good source and a mediocre sender: its native sending shares infrastructure you do not control. Use it for the data and send from a tool built for deliverability.
Still torn between the two?
We run outbound stacks for B2B teams and pick tools by what they cost per result, not by the pitch.
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