Head-to-head · B2B data

Apollo.io vs Lusha

Apollo.io wins 21 of 30 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

Lusha

Sales intelligence with contact and company data, enrichment, signals and recommendations; extension and API v3.

★ 4.2 · 2,066 reviewsB

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

Email Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #3 of 29	Lusha · #18 of 29
Match rate	90.0%	71.7%
Valid email rate	64.8%	62.8%
Latency p50	1,302ms	847ms
Cost / valid email	$0.043	$0.486
Invalid rate	1.9%	4.7%
Catch-all share	31.5%	30.2%
Business email	100.0%	100.0%
Right-person rate	94.4%	97.7%
Decoy hit rate	0.0%	0.0%
Catch-all detection	100.0%	-
Confidence-score quality	-	-
Geographic coverage	9	6

Phone Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · not measured	Lusha · #6 of 24
Match rate	-	81.6%
Valid / reachable rate	-	87.5%
Latency p50	-	739ms
Cost / mobile number	-	$0.974
Right-person rate	-	90.5%
Mobile coverage	-	67.3%
Disconnected rate	-	0.0%
Low-activity share	-	12.5%
Landline / mobile classification	-	100.0%
Country accuracy	-	85.0%
Geographic coverage	-	10

People Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #4 of 24	Lusha · #23 of 24
Profile match rate	100.0%	89.8%
Identity accuracy	100.0%	97.7%
Latency p50	1,303ms	739ms
Price / matched profile	$0.025	$0.122
Current employer accuracy	95.0%	93.2%
Move detection	88.5%	-
Decoy hit rate	100.0%	-
Job title accuracy	71.7%	81.8%
Seniority label accuracy	85.7%	73.8%
Location accuracy	88.3%	95.5%
Work history completeness	6.7	0.8
Education completeness	0.0%	0.0%
Skills present	0.0%	0.0%
Social / profile URLs	81.7%	100.0%
Coverage by geo / function / seniority	100.0%	66.7%

Company Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #1 of 23	Lusha · #12 of 23
Domain-to-company match rate	100.0%	99.0%
Company name accuracy	98.0%	94.9%
Latency p50	906ms	778ms
Price / matched company	$0.025	$0.219
Industry accuracy	76.0%	42.4%
Employee count ±20%	73.0%	27.0%
HQ / location accuracy	86.0%	83.8%
Description present	100.0%	99.0%
Founding year accuracy	76.0%	71.7%
Domains / social profiles	97.0%	98.0%
Coverage by country / size	100.0%	95.0%

Jobs Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	Apollo.io · #2 of 6	Lusha · 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	Lusha · 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 Lusha

Which is better, Apollo.io or Lusha?

Apollo.io wins 21 of the 30 metrics decided between them, across 3 benchmarks that measured both. Leaderboard ranks: Email Data: Apollo.io #3 of 29, Lusha #18 of 29; People Data: Apollo.io #4 of 24, Lusha #23 of 24; Company Data: Apollo.io #1 of 23, Lusha #12 of 23.

Which is cheaper, Apollo.io or Lusha?

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, Lusha $0.486; People Data, price per matched profile: Apollo.io $0.025, Lusha $0.122; Company Data, price per matched company: Apollo.io $0.025, Lusha $0.219.

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

Apollo.io holds 4.7 / 5 across 10,265 reviews on G2, Capterra and Product Hunt; Lusha holds 4.2 / 5 across 2,066 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 Lusha?

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