Head-to-head · B2B data

Apollo.io vs Bright Data

Bright Data wins 10 of 19 decided metrics across 2 shared suites; the loser still leads where its column is highlighted. Same frozen test sets, same run; the better value in each row is highlighted.

Apollo.io

All-in-one GTM platform: B2B database, prospecting, enrichment, job-posting filters, sequences, dialer and sales automation.

★ 4.7 · 10,265 reviewsA

Access: MCP · CLI · API · CSV · Batch · Webhooks · Integrations

Bright Data live

Web-data infrastructure and company data feeds unifying 10+ sources, delivered to warehouses and files.

★ 4.7 · 413 reviewsA

Access: MCP · CLI · API · Dataset · CSV · Batch · Webhooks · Integrations

Email Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #3 of 29	Bright Data · not in suite
Match rate	90.0%	-
Valid email rate	64.8%	-
Latency p50	1,302ms	-
Cost / valid email	$0.043	-
Invalid rate	1.9%	-
Catch-all share	31.5%	-
Business email	100.0%	-
Right-person rate	94.4%	-
Decoy hit rate	0.0%	-
Catch-all detection	100.0%	-
Confidence-score quality	-	-
Geographic coverage	9	-

People Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #4 of 24	Bright Data · #20 of 24
Profile match rate	100.0%	89.8%
Identity accuracy	100.0%	97.7%
Latency p50	1,303ms	12,746ms
Price / matched profile	$0.025	$0.0013
Current employer accuracy	95.0%	84.1%
Move detection	88.5%	76.9%
Decoy hit rate	100.0%	0.0%
Job title accuracy	71.7%	0.0%
Seniority label accuracy	85.7%	-
Location accuracy	88.3%	95.5%
Work history completeness	6.7	-
Education completeness	0.0%	68.2%
Skills present	0.0%	0.0%
Social / profile URLs	81.7%	100.0%
Coverage by geo / function / seniority	100.0%	57.1%

Company Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #1 of 23	Bright Data · not measured
Domain-to-company match rate	100.0%	-
Company name accuracy	98.0%	-
Latency p50	906ms	-
Price / matched company	$0.025	-
Industry accuracy	76.0%	-
Employee count ±20%	73.0%	-
HQ / location accuracy	86.0%	-
Description present	100.0%	-
Founding year accuracy	76.0%	-
Domains / social profiles	97.0%	-
Coverage by country / size	100.0%	-

Live Profile Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-26

Metric	Apollo.io · not in suite	Bright Data · #5 of 5
Current-job accuracy	-	79.2%
Fetch success	-	91.1%
Latency p50	-	9,230ms
Cost / profile	-	$0.0013
Move detection	-	84.6%
Still at previous employer	-	5.0%
Control accuracy	-	73.5%
Work history completeness	-	-
Education completeness	-	68.5%

Jobs Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #2 of 6	Bright Data · #1 of 6
Employer coverage	96.7%	98.3%
Postings recall	78.0%	85.0%
Latency p50	3,896ms	-
Cost / job	$0.0023	$0.0017
Closed or unknown postings	29.9%	10.4%
Duplicate postings	15.0%	15.0%
Location accuracy	96.3%	95.5%
Posted-date accuracy	67.8%	24.5%
Description present	0.0%	100.0%
Coverage by country	92.9%	92.9%

Technographic Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #1 of 10	Bright Data · not measured
Coverage	100.0%	-
Detection accuracy	55.8%	-
Latency p50	906ms	-
Cost / lookup	$0.025	-
Live stack recall	61.8%	-
Technologies per domain	73	-
Dated results	0.0%	-
Coverage by geo / size	100.0%	-

Questions about Apollo.io vs Bright Data

Which is better, Apollo.io or Bright Data?

Bright Data wins 10 of the 19 metrics decided between them, across 2 benchmarks that measured both. Leaderboard ranks: People Data: Apollo.io #4 of 24, Bright Data #20 of 24; Jobs Data: Apollo.io #2 of 6, Bright Data #1 of 6.

Which is cheaper, Apollo.io or Bright Data?

Measured on the list price of each provider's central self-serve pack, divided by what it actually returned: People Data, price per matched profile: Apollo.io $0.025, Bright Data $0.0013; Jobs Data, cost per job: Apollo.io $0.0023, Bright Data $0.0017.

How do Apollo.io and Bright Data compare in user reviews?

Apollo.io holds 4.7 / 5 across 10,265 reviews on G2, Capterra and Product Hunt; Bright Data holds 4.7 / 5 across 413 reviews on G2, Capterra and Product Hunt. Ratings belong to their platforms and play no part in the benchmark grades.

How can you get data out of Apollo.io and Bright Data?

Apollo.io offers an MCP server, a command-line tool, an API, CSV export, batch endpoints, webhooks and native integrations; Bright Data offers an MCP server, a command-line tool, an API, dataset delivery, CSV export, batch endpoints, webhooks and native integrations. Both offer an MCP server, a command-line tool, an API, CSV export, batch endpoints, webhooks and native integrations.