LeadIQ vs Apollo for prospecting. After testing both here is my take
peterjsales · 2026-01-26 · 1,450 views
LeadIQ and Apollo both serve different cold email use cases.
LeadIQ: Best for capturing leads while browsing LinkedIn. Chrome extension is incredibly smooth. Better for sales reps who prospect manually on LinkedIn and need quick email capture.
Apollo: Best for bulk prospecting and building large lead lists. Better filters. Built-in sequencing. Generous free tier. Better for teams running volume cold email campaigns.
My recommendation: use Apollo for bulk list building and campaign work. Use LeadIQ as a supplement for targeted LinkedIn prospecting. Both feed into PuzzleInbox inboxes via your sending platform of choice.
Comments (2)
nickgrowth · 2026-01-27
LeadIQ chrome extension is smooth but I keep coming back to Apollo for the bulk export. when you need 500 contacts for a campaign, Apollo just makes it faster. LeadIQ is more of a one-by-one LinkedIn tool
growthguy · 2026-01-28
hot take: just use Apollo for everything. the LinkedIn extension is good enough now and you save the $100+/month LeadIQ subscription. put that money toward more inboxes instead