Lusha vs Apollo, compared by ManyPILusha vs Apollo
A contact lookup tool against a database with sequences. Here's how they compare.
The short answer
Lusha is a lookup tool for emails and phone numbers, paid per credit. Apollo is a contact database with sequences and a dialer. ManyPI finds the companies and people from one brief, verifies the emails and sends, from $25 a seat.
Pick Lusha only if you
- need mobile numbers more than anything else
- prospect profile by profile from your browser
Pick Apollo only if you
- want sequences and a dialer next to the database
- need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 for a security review
Pick ManyPI if you want
- the right companies found for you, not just their contacts
- a 600M+ database plus live web research
- verification and sending in the seat
Key differences
The points that usually decide it, not a complete feature list. Competitor facts come from their own public pages, checked 30 September 2026, and are linked at the bottom of this page.
| Feature | Lusha | Apollo.io | ManyPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | LushaRevealing contact details, especially phone numbers | Apollo.ioFinding contacts in its database, with sequences | ManyPIFinding the leads and emailing them, in one seat |
| Phone numbers | LushaYes. 5 credits each | Apollo.ioYes. Paid for with credits | ManyPIPartly. Business phone numbers from public listings |
| Entry paid plan | Lusha$49.90 a month for 400 credits | Apollo.io$49 per user a month, billed annually | ManyPI$25 a seat a month (Starter) |
| Free plan | LushaPartly. 40 credits a month | Apollo.ioYes. No time limit, sequences included | ManyPIPartly. 10,000 AI credits, 60 crawls and 50 email checks a month |
Is Lusha cheaper than Apollo?
They start close together: Lusha Starter is $49.90 a month for 400 credits, and Apollo Basic is $49 a user a month billed annually.
Which has phone numbers, Lusha or Apollo?
Both, paid with credits. Lusha charges 5 credits per phone number; Apollo charges credits per number too, and adds a dialer from its Professional plan.
Questions
About this comparison
Written by ManyPI, which sells a competing product. We compared Lusha and Apollo.io using their own public pricing and documentation on 30 September 2026, and we recheck every month. ManyPI's figures come from our pricing page.
Plans change and we can get things wrong. If anything here is out of date or incorrect, write to ask@support.manypi.com and we'll fix it within two business days.
Sources, checked 30 September 2026
Lusha and Apollo.io are trademarks of their owners. ManyPI is not affiliated with or endorsed by them; the names are used only to identify their products.
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