/Compare · Apollo alternative
The Apollo alternative that runs on your own inboxes.
Apollo bundles a large B2B contact database with prospecting and sequences, so teams can find leads and email them without leaving the tool. It is an all-in-one for outbound built around its data.
AiOOutreach is not a database - it is the sending layer you point at leads you already have, from Apollo exports or anywhere else. The difference is control: you connect your own Mailjet, Mailgun, SendGrid, Brevo, Outlook, Gmail or SMTP accounts and send through those, with encrypted keys and per-client workspaces. Free while in beta.
/What Apollo is good at
Credit where it is due.
Apollo is known for a large B2B contact database with prospecting and outreach in one place. In particular:
A large built-in B2B contact database
Prospecting and outreach in one platform
A forever-free tier for finding contacts
/Why teams switch to AiOOutreach
Own your sending, not rent it.
Send from the inboxes you already own
Instead of sending through one platform's infrastructure, AiOOutreach connects your own Mailjet, Mailgun, SendGrid, Brevo, Outlook, Gmail or raw SMTP accounts. The reputation you build stays yours, and it moves with you if you ever leave.
No shared IP pool
Every email goes out through your own connected account, never a pool shared with strangers. When shared-IP senders get throttled by a bad neighbour, your placement is unaffected.
Your keys, end-to-end encrypted
Connect as many senders as you like. Every API key and SMTP password is encrypted at rest and verified with a live test the moment you add it, and keys are never shown back in the dashboard.
Built for agencies, driven by AI
Run each client as its own isolated workspace, and drive the whole thing from an AI assistant over MCP: create campaigns, import leads, schedule sends and pull delivery status in plain language. Free while AiOOutreach is in beta.
/AiOOutreach vs Apollo
Side by side.
Comparison reflects AiOOutreach's model; verify current details on each provider's site.
/FAQ
Apollo, answered.
Is AiOOutreach a good Apollo alternative?
If you want to run cold email from your own inboxes and ESP accounts rather than a single platform's infrastructure, yes. AiOOutreach focuses on connecting the senders you already own, keeping your reputation yours, and it is free while in beta.
Can I move my Apollo campaigns to AiOOutreach?
You import your leads as a CSV, connect a sender, paste in your sequence with merge variables, and start. There is no lock-in, since you send through accounts you control.
Does AiOOutreach use shared IPs like some tools do?
No. Every email sends through your own connected Mailjet, Mailgun, SendGrid, Brevo, Outlook, Gmail or SMTP account, so your sender reputation is never mixed with other users.
Try the Apollo alternative that keeps your reputation yours.
free while in beta