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Bright Data vs Apollo.io pricing

Both are in data enrichment apis. Bright Data is billed per 1,000 records ($2.50 cpm), plans/commits; Apollo.io is billed per credit (email 1, phone 8). Numbers below are copied from each vendor's pricing page.

Bright Data vs Apollo.io pricing side by side
Bright DataFree tier or trial
Free tier
Free dataset samples; new-account credits (unconfirmed for datasets)
Billed
Per 1,000 records ($2.50 CPM), plans/commits
Best for
Bulk public people and company datasets for data teams
Verified
Oct 7, 2026
Apollo.ioFree tier or trial
Free tier
10k credits/mo (verified corporate domain) or 100/mo
Billed
Per credit (email 1, phone 8)
Best for
Sales engagement plus enrichment
Verified
Jun 27, 2026

Bright Data plans

PlanPriceWhat it covers
Dataset Marketplace (one-time)$250 for 100K records$2.50 per 1,000 records; 500K, 1M, 5M, 20M and complete-dataset tiers.
Dataset subscriptionDiscounted refreshBiannual 25%, quarterly 50%, monthly 80% savings (promotional).
Scraper API (pay-as-you-go)About $1.50 per 1,000 recordsThird-party figure; falls to about $1.00 on the $1,999/mo Scale tier.
EnterpriseCustomCustom SLA and dedicated capacity.

Source: https://brightdata.com/pricing/datasets

Apollo.io plans

PlanPriceWhat it covers
Free$0Limited API access, ~100 credits/month, ~600 requests/day rate cap; core prospecting features.
Basic$49/user/mo (annual)~5,000 email credits; notably NO API access at this tier; ~2,000 requests/day.
Professional$79/user/mo (annual)API access included; higher credit allowances and advanced enrichment/sequencing features.
Organization$119/user/mo (annual)Highest tier; expanded API rate limits, advanced security/admin controls (5-seat minimum typical).
Overage credits$0.20 / creditPay-as-you-go top-ups with a 250-credit minimum purchase; monthly billing adds ~15–25% over annual.

Source: https://docs.apollo.io/docs/api-pricing

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