Apollo vs Dux-Soup: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Apollo and Dux-Soup to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
Apollo
6.5/10
Apollo is a sales intelligence and engagement platform that combines a B2B contact database, email sequencing, a dialer and deal tracking for outbound sales teams.
Dux-Soup
5.6/10
LinkedIn prospecting automation tool, now sold as STACKED, that runs visit, connect and message campaigns and syncs leads to sales teams' CRMs.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6.5/10 | 5.6/10 |
| Customization | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Integration | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 5/10 |
| Security | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Cost | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $49/user/mo Basic | $55/user/mo STACKED Local |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | $550/mo STACKED Local |
| Features | ||
| Built-in Calling | ||
| Collaboration | ||
| Contact Management | ||
| Integrations | ||
| Lead Management | ||
| Reporting & Analytics | ||
| Sales Automation | ||
| Customer Support Management | Not listed | |
| Opportunity Management | Not listed | |
Apollo vs Dux-Soup cost by team size
Apollo costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Apollo | Dux-Soup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | $55/moSTACKED Local |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $275/moSTACKED Local |
| 10 users | FreeFree | $550/moSTACKED Local |
| 25 users | FreeFree | $1,375/moSTACKED Local |
| 50 users | FreeFree | $2,750/moSTACKED Local |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Apollo
- Has a free plan (Dux-Soup does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $550/mo
- Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Analytics score (6/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (5/10 vs 3/10)
Why choose Dux-Soup
- Higher Support score (5/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for freelancers (8/10 vs 5/10)
Pros & Cons
Apollo
Pros
- Prospect database, email sequencing, dialer and enrichment come in one subscription, so teams buy fewer tools.
- The free plan has no time limit and lets a team try the full prospecting workflow.
- Reviewers rate ease of use highly, and G2 shows about 4.7 out of 5 from roughly 9,700 reviews.
- Admins can pool credits across the team and set per-user caps.
Cons
- Many reviews report inaccurate data, especially mobile numbers and contacts outside North America.
- Credits expire each cycle, phone reveals cost about eight times as much as an email, and credits are spent even on bad records.
- Support is the lowest-rated G2 subcategory, and Trustpilot shows a TrustScore of about 3.1.
- API access and SSO require the top Custom plan, and every seat must be on the same plan.
Dux-Soup
Pros
- The Local plan's annual price of $41.25 per seat per month is low compared with cloud-first LinkedIn automation tools.
- Native CRM syncing with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Freshsales, SharpSpring and HighLevel, plus Zapier and Make.
- Both plans allow unlimited concurrent campaigns.
- The Cloud plan keeps campaigns running without a computer left on.
- Long track record: running since 2015 and reports more than 300,000 users.
Cons
- Campaigns on the Local plan stop when the computer sleeps or shuts down.
- Sequences are linear only, with no if-then branching.
- No email or phone enrichment, so synced CRM records hold only LinkedIn data.
- Several reviews describe the interface as dated and confusing for new users.
- LinkedIn automation always carries a risk of account restrictions.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Apollo scores higher on our CRM criteria: 6.5/10 against 5.6/10 for Dux-Soup. The largest gap is in Ease of Use: 8/10 for Apollo and 5/10 for Dux-Soup.
Apollo costs less for 10 users: free on its Free plan, against about $550/mo on its STACKED Local plan for Dux-Soup, billed monthly.
Apollo has a free plan; Dux-Soup does not list one.
Dux-Soup is the better fit for freelancers: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 5/10 for Apollo.
Apollo has Built-in Calling, which Dux-Soup lacks.
