Apollo.io vs Dripify

Summary

Apollo.io is a sales-intelligence platform repurposed for recruiting. It gives you 275M+ contacts with emails, phone numbers, and company data, then lets you run multi-step outreach sequences. Recruiters use it to find passive candidates outside job boards and reach them directly via email or InMail alternatives. The Chrome extension overlays contact data on LinkedIn profiles, and intent signals flag when someone might be job-hunting. It's built for volume: staffing agencies sourcing 50+ hires a month, corporate TA teams running evergreen pipelines, tech recruiters who need verified contact info fast. Dripify automates LinkedIn outreach through drip campaigns: connection requests, personalized messages, follow-ups. It's LinkedIn-native automation, not a contact database. You define a Boolean search in LinkedIn Recruiter or Sales Navigator, feed it to Dripify, and it sends sequences on your behalf. The AI candidate search helps refine targeting, but the core value is saving hours of manual connection clicks and message copy-paste. Agency recruiters use it to stay top-of-mind with passive talent over weeks. It doesn't give you new contacts Apollo-style; it automates engagement with contacts you already identified. The real split: Apollo finds people and gives you their info. Dripify automates talking to people you've already found on LinkedIn. Apollo works across email, phone, and LinkedIn. Dripify lives entirely inside LinkedIn's ecosystem. If you need contact data beyond LinkedIn or run multichannel outreach, Apollo wins. If you're LinkedIn-heavy and drowning in manual follow-ups, Dripify wins. Pricing is murky for Dripify (no public tiers), while Apollo starts at $49/month with a free plan for testing.