Apollo.io vs Saleshandy

Apollo.io is a sales intelligence and engagement platform from San Francisco that combines a B2B database of more than 270 million contacts and tens of millions of companies with the tools to reach them. Many startups use it as their prospecting data source, outbound tool and, at first, a lightweight CRM, all in one subscription.

Prospecting starts with filters for title, seniority, industry, headcount, technologies, funding and buying intent, and a Chrome extension surfaces emails and phone numbers on LinkedIn and company websites. Contacts flow into sequences that mix automated emails, call tasks and LinkedIn steps, with a built-in dialer, call recording, meeting scheduler, enrichment of existing CRM records and AI that researches accounts and drafts personalized messages. Usage runs on credits for emails, mobile numbers and exports. The free plan is unusually generous for a data vendor, and paid plans are priced per user per month, rising through Basic and Professional tiers to a Custom plan for larger teams.

Apollo fits startups, SMB sales teams and founders doing outbound who need data and sequencing at a fraction of ZoomInfo's price. Email accuracy is generally good, mobile numbers are weaker, and teams must manage sending limits and domain health to protect deliverability. ZoomInfo offers deeper enterprise data, Clay is better for multi-source enrichment and research workflows, and Instantly or lemlist focus on outreach volume and personalization. Coverage of Turkish companies exists but is thinner than for the US and Western Europe.

Saleshandy is a cold email outreach platform built by Ikigai Infotech, a company based in Ahmedabad, India, and co-founded by Dhruv Patel and Piyush Patel around 2015. It began as a Gmail tracking extension and grew into a full outbound tool used by agencies, founders and SDR teams. The core job is sending personalized cold email sequences at volume while keeping deliverability under control.

Key pieces are unlimited connected email accounts with sender rotation, automatic warm-up, a unified inbox with a simple deal pipeline, multichannel sequences that add LinkedIn, calls and WhatsApp tasks, and a B2B Lead Finder that claims 852M+ contacts across 42M+ companies. AI Sequence Copilot drafts copy and follow-ups. Plans are priced by active prospects and monthly email volume rather than per seat, and every plan includes lead finder credits.

Saleshandy suits agencies running outbound for several clients and small teams that want many mailboxes without per-inbox fees. Instantly and Smartlead follow the same unlimited-inbox model, with Instantly stronger in its own lead database and Smartlead in agency white-labeling. Lemlist offers richer multichannel personalization, and Apollo bundles a larger database with a CRM. Saleshandy's weak spots are a smaller integration catalog and basic reporting.

A practical tip: annual billing cuts the Starter price from $41 to $34 per month and delivers a full year of lead finder credits upfront (18,000 on Starter). The 7-day trial is short, so connect your domains and warm-up on day one.