Apollo's small-team pricing has climbed and the platform's reliability complaints — surfaced repeatedly on Reddit through 2026 — pushed many teams to evaluate alternatives. The right replacement depends on whether you need a full B2B database, a contact enrichment API, or just a way to find prospects programmatically. We ranked five.
Top Pick
Scavio gives you SERP plus Reddit plus public LinkedIn-via-SERP, which covers the discovery and signal portion of what Apollo provided. Pair with a focused emails-only vendor and you get the same outcome at a fraction of the cost.
Full Ranking
#1Our Pick
Scavio
Discovery, signal, public profile lookups
Pros
- SERP + Reddit + YouTube
- Typed JSON
- Cheap per query
- MCP-ready
Cons
- No verified emails
- No prebuilt sequencer
#2
Clay
Tabular waterfall enrichment
Pros
- Multi-vendor waterfalls
- Prototype-friendly
Cons
- Per-action pricing climbs fast
- $5K+/mo at scale
#3
Smartlead + open-source enrichment
Sequencer plus DIY enrichment
Pros
- Cheap sequencer
- Flexible
Cons
- DIY enrichment glue
#4
Instantly + RB2B + DIY
Inbound de-anonymization + sequencer
Pros
- Inbound + outbound bundle
Cons
- Multiple tools to manage
#5
ZoomInfo SalesOS
Enterprise B2B database
Pros
- Deep B2B DB
- Verified emails
Cons
- Way too expensive for small teams
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Criteria | Scavio | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $30/mo | $37/mo | $185/mo |
| SERP + Reddit signal | Yes | No | Via vendors |
| Verified emails | No | Add separately | Via vendors |
| Public LinkedIn lookup | Yes (via SERP) | No | Via vendors |
| MCP-ready | Yes | No | No |
| Best for | Discovery + signal | Sequencing | Waterfalls |
Why Scavio Wins
- Apollo bundled three jobs: data discovery, contact enrichment, and outbound sequencing. The cost-conscious 2026 stack splits those: Scavio for discovery and Reddit/SERP signal, a focused emails-only vendor for verified contacts, and a cheap sequencer like Smartlead. Total stays under $100/mo for a small team that was paying Apollo $200+/mo.
- Public-LinkedIn-via-SERP gives 70% of what Apollo's profile data covers. The agent searches `site:linkedin.com/in` plus the prospect's name and pulls the public profile excerpt. For most outbound research, that snippet is enough to write a personalized opener without paying for a profile-data API.
- Reddit signal is the missing piece in most B2B stacks. Apollo never had it. Scavio's Reddit endpoint surfaces buying signal — companies asking for tools, comparing vendors, complaining about competitors — that converts at higher rates than cold-list emails.
- MCP-ready means the same API plugs into a Claude Code or Cursor agent that runs the discovery loop conversationally. Apollo's API never had an MCP layer. The agent-first stack feels different and produces fewer dead-emails per cycle.
- Per-query cost predictability matters because Apollo's per-credit model surprises teams. Scavio's $30/mo for 7,000 credits is flat, fast tier is $0.003 per query, no upgrade gates on key features. Easy to forecast for a small operator.