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Scrubby vs Apollo.io

Apollo.io + Scrubby: Double Your Leads

Apollo.io finds your prospects. Scrubby validates the 40% that Apollo marks as risky, potentially doubling your usable lead list from every export.

Feature Comparison

How They Compare

Apollo.io is a sales intelligence platform while Scrubby is an email validation specialist. They serve different but complementary roles in your sales stack.

Feature
Apollo.io
Scrubby
Primary Focus
Sales intelligence & lead discovery
Risky / catch-all email validation
Contact Database
265M+ verified contacts
Validates your existing contacts
Accuracy Rate
91% (7-step verification)
98.7% deliverability on risky emails
Processing Speed
Real-time prospect discovery
48-72 hours (deep inbox-level checks)
Risky Email Segment
Avg. 40% of lists marked risky
Validates risky emails individually
Pricing
Free tier + paid plans from $49/mo
Starting at $27/mo, 100 free credits
Core Strength
Prospect discovery & engagement
Recovering risky/catch-all leads
Best For
Building & enriching lead lists
Validating Apollo's risky segment
Key Differences

What Sets Them Apart

Apollo.io and Scrubby are different tools that work powerfully together. Understanding their strengths helps you maximize every lead.

Discovery vs Validation

Apollo.io is a sales intelligence platform built for finding prospects with 265M+ contacts. Scrubby is a validation specialist that takes Apollo's risky email segment (often 40% of lists) and determines which addresses are actually deliverable.

The 40% Opportunity

Apollo's 7-step verification catches most invalid emails, but averages 40% of list contacts as "risky." Scrubby specializes in exactly this segment, potentially doubling your usable lead list from every Apollo export.

Platform vs Specialist

Apollo provides a full sales engagement suite with sequences, calling, and analytics. Scrubby focuses exclusively on email validation accuracy, making it the perfect complement to Apollo's broad capabilities.

Recommended Workflow

Use Them Together

Apollo.io builds your prospect lists. Scrubby validates the risky segment. Together, they maximize every lead opportunity.

01

Build Lists in Apollo

Use Apollo's powerful search and filters to build targeted prospect lists from their 265M+ contact database.

02

Export Risky Segment

Filter your Apollo export for contacts marked as "risky" or unverified. This typically represents 40% of your list.

03

Validate with Scrubby

Upload the risky segment to Scrubby for deep inbox-level validation. Within 48-72 hours, get definitive results.

04

Double Your Leads

Merge Scrubby-validated emails back into Apollo. Potentially recover up to half of the risky segment as verified, usable leads.

Get Started

Try Scrubby Free

Start with 100 free credits. Upload your Apollo risky segment and see how many additional verified leads you can recover.

100 Free Credits
No Credit Card Required
98.7% Accuracy