
Apollo killed the “cheap data hack” and now it kinda sucks
Back in the day, Apollo.io people search endpoint (api) would charge just 1 credit for 100+ contacts, and you’d get solid data like first name, last name, and company website.
Then you could plug that into tools like MatchKraft or Icypeas to find and validate emails. It was insanely cost-effective — you could build huge lists for almost nothing.
But it looks like Apollo caught on. Now they don’t charge that single credit the same way, and they’ve started obscuring last names and removing company websites altogether.
Honestly, it makes the data way less useful. At this point, even LinkedIn Sales Navigator gives better info.
Just wanted to vent a bit because this is frustrating 😅
The days of getting high-quality Apollo data for pennies are probably over.