Head-to-head · B2B data

Apollo.io vs Forager

Apollo.io wins 13 of 24 decided metrics across 3 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

Forager

People, organisation and job-post APIs for sourcing and talent intelligence, with contact reveal.

★ 5.0 · 1 reviewsA

Access: API · Dataset · Batch · Webhooks · Integrations

Email Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #3 of 29	Forager · #28 of 29
Match rate	90.0%	4.1%
Valid email rate	64.8%	50.0%
Latency p50	1,302ms	-
Cost / valid email	$0.043	$0.190
Invalid rate	1.9%	0.0%
Catch-all share	31.5%	50.0%
Business email	100.0%	100.0%
Right-person rate	94.4%	100.0%
Decoy hit rate	0.0%	-
Catch-all detection	100.0%	-
Confidence-score quality	-	-
Geographic coverage	9	1

Phone Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · not measured	Forager · #19 of 24
Match rate	-	42.9%
Valid / reachable rate	-	90.5%
Latency p50	-	-
Cost / mobile number	-	$0.316
Right-person rate	-	100.0%
Mobile coverage	-	38.8%
Disconnected rate	-	0.0%
Low-activity share	-	9.5%
Landline / mobile classification	-	-
Country accuracy	-	90.5%
Geographic coverage	-	7

People Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #4 of 24	Forager · #8 of 24
Profile match rate	100.0%	95.9%
Identity accuracy	100.0%	97.9%
Latency p50	1,303ms	-
Price / matched profile	$0.025	$0.020
Current employer accuracy	95.0%	91.5%
Move detection	88.5%	-
Decoy hit rate	100.0%	-
Job title accuracy	71.7%	85.1%
Seniority label accuracy	85.7%	-
Location accuracy	88.3%	95.7%
Work history completeness	6.7	8.6
Education completeness	0.0%	100.0%
Skills present	0.0%	91.5%
Social / profile URLs	81.7%	100.0%
Coverage by geo / function / seniority	100.0%	83.3%

Company Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #1 of 23	Forager · 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%	-

Jobs Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #2 of 6	Forager · not measured
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	Forager · #5 of 10
Coverage	100.0%	95.0%
Detection accuracy	55.8%	63.5%
Latency p50	906ms	-
Cost / lookup	$0.025	$0.020
Live stack recall	61.8%	44.0%
Technologies per domain	73	64
Dated results	0.0%	0.0%
Coverage by geo / size	100.0%	85.0%

Questions about Apollo.io vs Forager

Which is better, Apollo.io or Forager?

Apollo.io wins 13 of the 24 metrics decided between them, across 3 benchmarks that measured both. Leaderboard ranks: Email Data: Apollo.io #3 of 29, Forager #28 of 29; People Data: Apollo.io #4 of 24, Forager #8 of 24; Technographic Data: Apollo.io #1 of 10, Forager #5 of 10.

Which is cheaper, Apollo.io or Forager?

Measured on the list price of each provider's central self-serve pack, divided by what it actually returned: Email Data, cost per valid email: Apollo.io $0.043, Forager $0.190; People Data, price per matched profile: Apollo.io $0.025, Forager $0.020; Technographic Data, cost per lookup: Apollo.io $0.025, Forager $0.020.

How do Apollo.io and Forager compare in user reviews?

Apollo.io holds 4.7 / 5 across 10,265 reviews on G2, Capterra and Product Hunt; Forager holds 5.0 / 5 across 1 reviews on G2. Ratings belong to their platforms and play no part in the benchmark grades.

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

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