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Apollo.io
Combines a massive 270M+ B2B contact database with cold email sequencing, call logging, and pipeline tracking....
vs
Brevo
Delivers email marketing campaigns, SMS, live chat, transactional emails, and marketing automation workflows....
B2B prospecting and outbound sequences vs inbound marketing and transactional mail?
The outbound sales database meeting the multichannel marketing suite.
Apollo is built from the ground up for finding B2B leads and running cold sales emails, whereas Brevo excels at inbound marketing, newsletters, and transactional messaging.
For a Malta-based B2B company looking to scale revenue, choosing between these two comes down to whether your primary motion is cold outbound prospecting or nurturing inbound subscribers and customer lists.
ROUND 01
What it actually does
Core purpose
Combines a massive 270M+ B2B contact database with cold email sequencing, call logging, and pipeline tracking.
Delivers email marketing campaigns, SMS, live chat, transactional emails, and marketing automation workflows.
Apollo wins for outbound sales prospecting; Brevo wins for inbound marketing and mass communication.
ROUND 02
Skin in the Game
Who carries the risk
Built explicitly to support cold email outreach, offering guidance and structures for active sales prospecting.
Enforces strict opt-in compliance and anti-spam policies tailored for permission-based marketing, making raw cold outbound risky.
Apollo protects your outbound operations better, as Brevo’s strict opt-in thresholds can flag cold campaigns.
ROUND 03
The real cost
Price vs total cost
Generous free tier with paid tiers starting around $49/user/month, bundling data search and sequencing.
Volume-based email pricing with free tiers, scaling affordably based on email sends rather than per-user seats.
Different pricing models: Apollo charges per user seat; Brevo charges by email volume.
ROUND 04
The Malta angle
Local reality
Essential for Malta tech startups and agencies actively hunting for international B2B clients across Europe and the US.
Popular among Malta e-commerce operators and local businesses managing customer newsletters and inbound notifications.
For Malta B2B outbound teams, Apollo is the direct tool for the job.
The Verdict
Apollo wins for outbound sales; Brevo wins for inbound marketing and transactional mail.
Choose if you're
Apollo.io
You need to source new B2B leads from a database and run outbound cold sales sequences.
Start with Apollo.io →
Choose if you're
Brevo
You manage inbound newsletters, customer lifecycle automation, SMS marketing, and transactional alerts.
Start with Brevo →
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