APOLLO ALTERNATIVE
The Apollo alternative built for builders — global B2B data in a single API
TradeWind unifies Apollo, Hunter, Snov.io, RocketReach, customs and social data — 100+ sources behind one endpoint, with waterfall and agent modes. Pay only for valid records, bring your own Apollo key, land at roughly 40% of Apollo's list price.
- China-based team · bilingual support · RMB invoicing
- BYOK — plug in your own Apollo key
- Sub-second waterfall, long-running agents
- Billed per valid record
TradeWind API vs Apollo.io
| Dimension | TradeWind API | Apollo.io |
|---|---|---|
API-first Apollo's API is seat-locked with limited surface | ||
Data sources | 100+ orchestrated | Single first-party DB |
Customs / trade data | ||
Email verification | ||
AI agent (async deep research) | ||
Billing model | Per valid record; misses are free | Per seat + credit packs |
BYOK (bring your own vendor keys) | ||
China team & Chinese support | ||
Reference price (contact enrich) | ~40% of Apollo | List price baseline |
Why builders pick TradeWind API
Apollo ships its own database. TradeWind blends Apollo, Snov.io, RocketReach, Hunter, customs and social behind a single endpoint.
Give the agent a natural-language brief; it searches, cleans and dedupes across sources in the background — something Apollo simply doesn't do.
Billed per valid record — misses are free. Far more predictable than Apollo's seat plus credit-pack model.
Already on Apollo? Bind your key and TradeWind only charges for orchestration and its own sources — no double billing.
Chinese-language onboarding, local entity setup and RMB invoicing — coverage Apollo can't offer from the US.
Waterfall returns filtered results in seconds; the agent endpoint runs deep research and delivers tens of thousands of rows within minutes.
Typical use cases
Enrich companies, contacts, emails and tech stack in a single call, then pipe straight into Smartlead, Instantly or Lemlist.
Get Clay-style orchestration and Apollo-grade data in one API you embed in your own product.
Combine customs shipments, case studies and hiring signals to map exactly who your competitors sell to.
Drop TradeWind into your CRM, outbound tool or recruiting product. One endpoint replaces five vendors.
Pricing & billing
- 1 USD = 40 credits, prepaid
- Contact enrich lands at ~40% of Apollo's price
- Email verify: 0.1 credits per record
- Customs record: 0.14 credits per record
- Agent task: 0.54 credits per valid record
- BYOK cuts orchestration fees in half
FAQ
›Are you an Apollo partner?
Yes — TradeWind is Apollo's official partner in China, and can handle Chinese-language onboarding, workspace setup and RMB invoicing.
›I already use Apollo — do I still need TradeWind?
If you need customs data, cross-source fusion, async deep research, or unified orchestration and caching on top of your existing Apollo key, TradeWind fills the gap.
›Where do the emails come from?
A tiered waterfall across Apollo, Snov.io, Hunter and RocketReach, plus our own inference and verification. Choose stop-on-hit or aggregate-and-dedupe.
›How does billing work?
Credits are drawn per valid record (1 USD = 40 credits). Misses and cache hits are free. BYOK cuts orchestration fees in half.
›Is there a free trial?
Yes — every new account gets trial credits on signup, no card required, enough to run a full integration test.