Head-to-head · B2B data

Apollo.io vs Captain Data

Apollo.io wins 9 of 10 decided metrics across 1 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

Captain Data live

Real-time people and company search / enrichment API over 750M+ profiles, strong on LinkedIn resolution and employee mapping.

★ 4.6 · 80 reviewsA

Access: MCP · API · Dataset

Email Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #3 of 29	Captain 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	Captain Data · not measured
Profile match rate	100.0%	-
Identity accuracy	100.0%	-
Latency p50	1,303ms	-
Price / matched profile	$0.025	-
Current employer accuracy	95.0%	-
Move detection	88.5%	-
Decoy hit rate	100.0%	-
Job title accuracy	71.7%	-
Seniority label accuracy	85.7%	-
Location accuracy	88.3%	-
Work history completeness	6.7	-
Education completeness	0.0%	-
Skills present	0.0%	-
Social / profile URLs	81.7%	-
Coverage by geo / function / seniority	100.0%	-

Company Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #1 of 23	Captain Data · #20 of 23
Domain-to-company match rate	100.0%	69.4%
Company name accuracy	98.0%	100.0%
Latency p50	906ms	7,017ms
Price / matched company	$0.025	$0.064
Industry accuracy	76.0%	72.0%
Employee count ±20%	73.0%	10.0%
HQ / location accuracy	86.0%	72.0%
Description present	100.0%	100.0%
Founding year accuracy	76.0%	32.0%
Domains / social profiles	97.0%	96.0%
Coverage by country / size	100.0%	42.9%

Jobs Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #2 of 6	Captain Data · not in suite
Employer coverage	96.7%	-
Postings recall	78.0%	-
Latency p50	3,896ms	-
Cost / job	$0.0023	-
Closed or unknown postings	29.9%	-
Duplicate postings	15.0%	-
Location accuracy	96.3%	-
Posted-date accuracy	67.8%	-
Description present	0.0%	-
Coverage by country	92.9%	-

Technographic Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #1 of 10	Captain Data · not in suite
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 Captain Data

Which is better, Apollo.io or Captain Data?

Apollo.io wins 9 of the 10 metrics decided between them, across 1 benchmark that measured both. Leaderboard ranks: Company Data: Apollo.io #1 of 23, Captain Data #20 of 23.

Which is cheaper, Apollo.io or Captain Data?

Measured on the list price of each provider's central self-serve pack, divided by what it actually returned: Company Data, price per matched company: Apollo.io $0.025, Captain Data $0.064.

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

Apollo.io holds 4.7 / 5 across 10,265 reviews on G2, Capterra and Product Hunt; Captain Data holds 4.6 / 5 across 80 reviews on G2 and Capterra. Ratings belong to their platforms and play no part in the benchmark grades.

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

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