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Side-by-side comparison · Sales & Customer Support

Apollo.io vs Decagon vs Yoodli

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Apollo.io

4.0

From $49/seat/mo

Decagon

3.9

Free to start

Best overall

Yoodli

4.1

From $8/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Founders, small sales teams and marketers who need to find B2B contacts and email them.

Pick it if: Large companies with big support teams that want AI to handle most customer chats, emails and calls.

Best overall

Pick it if: Professionals, founders and sales teams who want to practise pitches, presentations and hard conversations out loud.

Overview

AttributeApollo.ioDecagonYoodli
In one lineB2B contact database with emails and phone numbers, plus sequences to reach them.AI agents that answer customer chats, emails and phone calls for large companies.AI speaking coach: role-play pitches and hard conversations and get feedback on delivery.
Pricing modelFreemiumPaidFreemium
Starting price$49/seat/moSee website$8/mo
Free plan Yes No Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes No No

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeApollo.ioDecagonYoodli
Overall rating4.03.94.1Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.5
3.0
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
3.0
4.5
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
3.0
4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.5
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeApollo.ioDecagonYoodli
Access & platform
Free plan Yes No Yes
Mobile app Yes No–
Desktop app– No–
Browser extension Yes No–
API access Yes––
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files– Yes Yes
Understands images–––
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code– No No
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes–
Learns your brand or style– Yes–
Works in many languages– Yes Yes
Capabilities score8/ 177/ 176/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeApollo.ioDecagonYoodli
Plans

Free

Free

Founders testing outbound.

EnterpriseOur pick

Custom

Large companies with high support volume.

Starter

Free

Trying it once or twice.

Basic

$49/seat/mo billed yearly

Individual sellers doing regular outbound.

ProOur pick

$8/mo billed yearly

Individuals practising most weeks.

ProfessionalOur pick

$79/seat/mo billed yearly

Full-time reps.

Advanced

$20/mo billed yearly

Heavy individual users who want privacy.

Organization

$119/seat/mo billed yearly (min 3 seats)

Sales teams wanting advanced controls.

Business

Custom per seat, billed yearly

Sales and training teams.

Enterprise

Custom

Very large organisations.

Which plan to pickStart on Free to check the data covers your market. Basic suits one person prospecting; Professional is worth it if you also call prospects or want AI scoring. Monthly billing costs noticeably more than the yearly prices shown.There's only one way to buy it: book a demo and get a custom quote. It only makes sense once you handle tens of thousands of support conversations a month.Individuals should take Pro on the yearly plan; it is cheap and ten sessions a week is plenty. Teams wanting their own sales scenarios need Business.

Key features

AttributeApollo.ioDecagonYoodli
Standout features
  • Contact database
  • Email sequences
  • Chrome extension
  • Dialer and call recording
  • AI research and scoring
  • Enrichment
  • Chat, email and voice
  • Agent Operating Procedures
  • Real actions
  • Testing and A/B tests
  • Quality checks
  • Customer insights
  • AI role-plays
  • Delivery feedback
  • Upload real recordings
  • Custom rubrics
  • Manager dashboards

Pros and cons

AttributeApollo.ioDecagonYoodli
Pros
  • Generous free plan for getting started
  • Database and outreach in one tool
  • Much cheaper than ZoomInfo
  • Easy to learn for non-technical users
  • Takes real actions in customer accounts, not only answers
  • Support teams can change how the agent behaves without engineers
  • Strong testing and quality tools before changes go live
  • Handles chat, email and phone in one agent
  • Big-name customers report high resolution rates
  • Very easy to start: just talk
  • Cheap personal plans
  • Covers pitches, interviews and hard conversations, not only sales
  • Feedback on real recordings, not just practice
Cons
  • Bounce rates and out-of-date contacts are common complaints
  • Weaker phone and contact data outside the US
  • Credits run out fast and do not roll over
  • Billing disputes and slow support on lower plans
  • Large companies only, with no public pricing, trial or self-serve plan
  • Contracts are reported to start well above $100,000 a year
  • Setup takes weeks and needs your systems connected
  • Most performance figures come from Decagon and its customers
  • Free plan is only five sessions in total
  • Delivery feedback is general unless you build custom rubrics
  • Team pricing is not public

Who each one is for

AttributeApollo.ioDecagonYoodli
Best for
  • Finding business emails and phone numbers
  • Building B2B lead lists
  • Simple cold email sequences
  • Cheaper alternative to ZoomInfo
  • Automating support at a large consumer brand
  • AI agents that take real actions in customer accounts
  • Answering phone calls with AI in many languages
  • Support teams that want to change the AI without engineers
  • Rehearsing a pitch or presentation
  • Cutting filler words and rambling
  • Practising tough conversations
  • Sales and onboarding role-plays for teams
You'll find it used by
  • Founders
  • Sales development reps
  • Account executives
  • Marketers
  • Recruiters
  • Large consumer brands
  • Fintech companies
  • Travel companies
  • Enterprise support teams
  • Sales teams
  • Founders
  • Job seekers
  • Managers
  • Learning and development teams

Questions people ask

Which is better, Apollo.io, Decagon or Yoodli?

Yoodli scores highest overall in our ratings (Apollo.io 4.0/5, Decagon 3.9/5 and Yoodli 4.1/5). Apollo.io is best for finding business emails and phone numbers and Building B2B lead lists. Decagon is best for automating support at a large consumer brand and AI agents that take real actions in customer accounts. Yoodli is best for rehearsing a pitch or presentation and cutting filler words and rambling.

Which is cheaper, Apollo.io, Decagon or Yoodli?

Apollo.io: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $49/seat/mo. Decagon: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote. Yoodli: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $8/mo.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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