Apollo alternative

The Apollo alternative for teams that need signals, not more contacts

Apollo is an AI sales platform that combines a B2B contact database with sequences and outreach tools. Fluum is the alternative for teams selling into traditional industries that want the research done for them: pre-signals from our researchers and our network, delivered inside the CRM you already use.

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10,000+ public and commercial sources
real time
Fluum network
top decision makers
Pre-signals
stacks of micro-insights, before the announcement
Your CRM and Slack
HubSpot, Salesforce, Attio, Pipedrive
10,000+
public and commercial sources monitored in real time
25,000
custom buying signals monitored for Fluum clients in the last 90 days
12 to 6 months
Fluum spots tenders before they are announced

Where Apollo stops short

Apollo helps you find contacts and run outreach. Knowing which companies are about to buy, before it is announced, is research your team still has to do.

With Apollo

You search a large contact database to build your lists
Outreach tooling starts once you have picked the accounts
Account research depends on the agents and workflows you set up
Industry-specific events, like a tender or a capital project, are for your team to track

With Fluum

Fluum's researchers and monitoring pick the accounts for you
Pre-signals from the Fluum network, before the announcement
Tenders spotted 12 to 6 months before they are announced
Delivered into your CRM and Slack with the people who decide and their verified contacts, phone numbers included

What you get with Fluum

Market Listening

Fluum watches the events that mean a company is about to buy: a capital project approved, a tender published, a plant expanded, a new site registered, a key hire.

Deep Research

A recurring service that researches and updates your entire CRM database and keeps monitoring it for signals worth an SDR calling right now.

Pre-signals from the Fluum network

Insights collected at scale from top decision makers worldwide, cross-referenced with open-source intelligence, stack into pre-signals that point to a future buying signal.

Delivered where you already work

Signals land in HubSpot, Salesforce, Attio or Pipedrive and in Slack, and reach other systems through the API.

The people who decide, with verified contacts

Every hot account alert and Deep Research update names the people who have to agree to the purchase, with verified contacts: emails verified, phone numbers validated and flagged if Do Not Call.

Your own signals

Customers can create their own custom buying signals, and a team of expert researchers works to keep the quality of insights high.

Side by side

Apollo
Fluum
Primary job
An AI sales platform: contact data, sequences, dialer
Custom buying signals and Deep Research for traditional industries
What you get
A B2B contact and company database (about 240M contacts, per Apollo's site) plus outreach tools
Pre-signals: stacks of micro-insights that point to a future buying signal
Who does the research
Your team, with Apollo's AI agents if you set them up
Fluum's researchers and monitoring do it
Tenders and projects
Your team tracks them
Tenders spotted 12 to 6 months before they are announced
Contact details
A contact database with enrichment
Verified contacts: emails verified, phone numbers validated and flagged if Do Not Call, in every hot account alert and Deep Research update
Where it lands
Apollo's platform
Directly in HubSpot, Salesforce, Attio, Pipedrive and Slack
Pricing
Free sign-up; plan prices on Apollo's pricing page
Custom, from $649 per month

Comparison reflects Fluum's reading of each product's public description. Check the vendor's own site for current details.

Questions

What is the best Apollo alternative for buying signals in traditional industries?

Fluum is a custom buying-signal service for B2B teams selling into traditional industries. Instead of searching a contact database, your team gets signals found by Fluum's researchers and monitoring, delivered into your CRM, with tenders spotted 12 to 6 months before they are announced.

What is the difference between Fluum and Apollo?

Apollo describes itself as an AI sales platform combining data, intelligence and execution. Fluum focuses on the step before outreach: finding which companies are about to buy and who has to agree to the purchase.

Can I use Fluum and Apollo together?

Yes. Fluum tells your team which accounts to act on and why now; a sales platform can still handle the outreach to them.

How does Apollo pricing compare to Fluum?

Apollo offers a free sign-up and lists plan prices on its pricing page. Fluum does not publish prices because they are custom and depend on the signals monitored and the service used, from $649 per month.

Does Fluum provide verified contact details as well as signals?

Yes. Fluum is a full product, not just alerts: insights plus enrichment. Hot account alerts and Deep Research include verified contacts for the people who decide: emails verified, phone numbers validated and flagged if Do Not Call, delivered into your CRM.

How much does Fluum cost?

Fluum does not publish prices, because they are custom. They depend on the signals monitored and the service used. Pricing starts from $649 per month. To get a quote for your market, book a call with us.

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Custom pricing, from $649 per month.

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