Outgrowing Apollo? 4 reasons why Amplemarket is the smarter AI sales platform

Apollo is great… until it isn't.

If you're a small team or a founder-led business, Apollo offers a budget-friendly way to get started with prospecting.

But as your team scales, cracks start to show. Outdated data, rigid workflows, and missing automation slow down your growth and create frustration.

That's where Amplemarket comes in.

Built for teams serious about outbound, Amplemarket's all-in-one AI sales platform combines high-quality data, AI-powered automation, and real-time buying signals to help you scale efficiently without the usual growing pains.

Here's how they compare.👇

Duo AI Copilot vs. Apollo's AI Powerups - The AI that actually saves you time

Apollo offers AI-powered Powerups to help with prospecting, data categorization, and email writing.

But here's the catch: setting them up is time-consuming and requires technical know-how.

Users have to manually build prompts, define segmentation, and configure each powerup before seeing any results.

Here's a quick breakdown of Apollo's AI power-ups:

• AI Search Engine – Scours the web for prospect research
• AI Text Generator – Categorizes and summarizes existing data
• AI Copywriter – Creates messaging for emails, LinkedIn, and calls

Sounds useful until you realize you're spending more time configuring AI than actually selling.

Duo, Amplemarket's Copilot, on the other hand is an AI that works for you, not the other way around.

Instead of complex setups, Duo automates the entire outbound sales workflow. It scouts the web for insights, surfaces buying signals, and generates fully personalized email sequences without any manual typing.

What truly sets Duo apart is its specialized AI agents working together within the Copilot:

• Prospecting Agent: Automatically gathers relevant prospect information from across the web
• Research Agent: Identifies key buying signals and pulls contextual insights on each contact
• Sequence Agent: Builds tailored multichannel sequences based on prospect data

No prompts, no extra steps, just intelligent agents working together to deliver instant, ready-to-send outreach.

With Duo AI Copilot, you get:

• Real-time buying signals: No need to research manually; Duo finds the best leads for you.
• Dynamic personalization: Emails adapt to each prospect automatically, including relevant insights.
• Multi-channel automation: Duo integrates into your existing sequences, layering AI-powered LinkedIn and email outreach effortlessly.
• Instant time savings: While Apollo users are busy setting up prompts, Amplemarket users are already booking meetings.

The result?

Teams save 2.5 hours per day and reach 2x more prospects with outreach that actually lands. Troy Sultan, CEO & Co-Founder of Guide says

“Duo Copilot is saving me at least two hours per week, and I'm still in the 'feel it out' phase.”

Database built for quality, not just quantity

Data quality isn't just a nice-to-have. It's the foundation of effective outbound sales prospecting.

And for teams that have outgrown Apollo, inconsistent data, high bounce rates, and missing phone numbers become dealbreakers.

So what makes Amplemarket the better choice for sales intelligence?

Let's break it down. 👇

Apollo advertises a 275M+ contact database with 65+ filters to help you find your ICP, but the reality is different.

Applying just one filter, 'Verified Emails,' drops the number down to 96M contacts, significantly reducing your reach.

Users also report bounce rates over 10%, making email outreach unreliable.

And in a recent test by Clay, Apollo could only provide phone numbers for 12% of enriched contacts, limiting multi-channel outreach.

Amplemarket takes a different approach to B2B data.

With 300M+ verified contacts and 70M+ updates every week, you always have access to the most accurate and up-to-date data.

Our multi-step verification process ensures high accuracy, and with bounce rates under 3%, your emails actually reach inboxes.

When it comes to quality and reliability, Amplemarket gives you the confidence to scale outreach without second-guessing your data.

What customers who switched to Amplemarket say about Apollo's phone data quality:

“Amplemarket averaged at least 30 to 40% better accuracy compared to other providers. I’ve used the likes of ZoomInfo, Salesloft,
Outreach, Seamless, and Apollo in the past, but only Amplemarket had great quality AI 
features and really streamlined integration.”

Read the full case study to see how Covlant AI 5x’d meeting bookings with AI signals

Real buying intent, not just broad signals

Apollo's intent data comes from Bombora and LeadSift, providing broad company-level insights.

While useful for top-of-funnel activities like knowing which companies are researching "CRM software," it lacks precision.

Sales teams still need to manually identify the right contact, adding extra steps and often leading to generic outreach that misses the mark.

Amplemarket takes intent tracking further with advanced sales intelligence.

By monitoring competitor activity on Google and LinkedIn, including ads, posts, sales interactions, and events, we surface real-time buying signals at the contact level.

That means you can reach out to the exact decision-maker engaging with your competitor, making your pitch more relevant and increasing the chances of conversion.

Victor Schwenoha, GTM Operations at Vanta, shares:

“Amplemarket gives us prospect insights we can’t get anywhere else. We’ve seen a 9x ROI from their buying intent signals.”

Turn LinkedIn into your best prospecting channel

Apollo provides basic LinkedIn actions like "View profile," "Interact with post," "Send connection request," and "Send message."

While helpful for manual engagement, it lacks full automation, requiring users to complete tasks one by one.

It also doesn't support bulk lead exports, making LinkedIn prospecting a slow, manual process.

Amplemarket takes LinkedIn automation further.

With the Chrome extension, you can export up to 2,500 leads from posts, groups, and events in seconds with no manual clicking needed. 

This saves 1-2 hours per day on prospecting tasks. According to research on LinkedIn automation tools, manually exporting hundreds of profiles can take several hours, while automated solutions complete the task in minutes.

Plus, Amplemarket fully automates LinkedIn outreach, allowing you to sequence multiple outreach steps seamlessly.

On top of that, Amplemarket offers video and voice messages as part of its sequences, ensuring your outreach stands out in crowded inboxes.

“I noticed that a lot of the other competitors’ capabilities with LinkedIn were not quite there in terms of integrating with LinkedIn, having all of the analytics, and the on-platform capabilities like being able to export leads on specific posts and stuff like that. That was definitely a differentiator for Amplemarket.”

Shares, Andreas George, Senior AI Solutions Specialist at Centaur 

Email deliverability: Built for scale, not just a quick fix

Apollo recently announced "automatic IP rotation" in their email infrastructure, claiming it improved open rates by 30% on average.

Their system rotates IPs constantly and can "quickly isolate bad senders" while spinning up fresh IPs to maintain sending reputation.

While this infrastructure update might help with basic deliverability, it's just one piece of the complex email deliverability puzzle.

Apollo's focus on IP rotation alone overlooks the holistic nature of email deliverability.

Their solution still requires users to manually configure multiple tracking domains and constantly monitor their sending reputation to achieve optimal results.

Amplemarket takes a more comprehensive approach to deliverability with our integrated Domain Health Center:

• Complete domain health monitoring: Continuous checks for proper SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration with clear guidance on fixing issues
• Deliverability Booster: Optimizes sending patterns and email content to maximize inbox placement
• Email Spam Checker: Proactively identifies potential spam triggers before sending
• Mailbox Rotation: Intelligently distributes sending volume to maintain consistent deliverability

While Apollo focuses on backend infrastructure improvements, Amplemarket provides an integrated suite of deliverability tools that work together to protect your sending reputation and ensure your messages actually reach decision-makers.

 For a deeper dive into email deliverability best practices, check out our Ultimate Email Deliverability Guide and 10 Key Steps to Enhance Sales Email Deliverability.

Why teams outgrow Apollo: the bottom line

When you're just starting out, Apollo's basic prospecting capabilities might seem sufficient.

But as your team scales and your outbound strategy matures, the limitations become clear:

• Data quality issues create inefficiencies and damage your brand with high bounce rates
• Manual AI setup consumes valuable selling time instead of enhancing productivity
• Rigid workflows fail to adapt to your team's evolving needs
• Basic deliverability features put your domain reputation at risk as volume increases
• Limited buying signals miss critical engagement opportunities

Amplemarket is purpose-built for teams serious about scaling outbound efficiently. Our all-in-one AI sales platform combines high-quality data, AI-powered automation, and sophisticated deliverability infrastructure to help you reach more prospects with messages that actually convert.

The difference is clear: Apollo requires constant workarounds and manual intervention as you scale, while Amplemarket grows seamlessly with your team. 

This saves time, improves results, and eliminates the technical headaches that hold back your growth.

Ready to stop struggling with Apollo's limitations? 

Get your free Amplemarket trial today and see how our all-in-one AI sales platform can help your team book 2X more meetings while saving hours of manual work every day.

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