Humanlinker vs Apollo.io
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Apollo.io? Here's how Humanlinker compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Humanlinker. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
AI sales copilot for prospecting and personalized outreach
B2B sales intelligence and engagement platform for lead generation and outreach automation.
Headquarters
🇫🇷 FR
🇺🇸 US · 2015
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Not offeredNo EU/German data residency is offered.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Price from
€69/user/mo
$49/user/mo
Free plan
No
Yes
Open Source
No
No
Integrations
HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, noCRM, Outlook Email +9
Salesforce, HubSpot, LinkedIn, Slack, Microsoft Teams +2
Where each one wins
Humanlinker
Strengths
- +AI-generated messages tailored to prospect roles, LinkedIn activity, or company changes
- +DISC-based suggestions to adapt outreach tone
- +Intuitive interface combining prospecting, contact enrichment, and LinkedIn/email outreach
- +Useful CRM integrations, particularly with HubSpot
- +Reported improvements in engagement or reply rates with personalized messages
- +Responsive support team and regular feature updates
- +Relatively easy setup and administration
Limitations
- −Credit system for enrichment and AI generation runs out quickly
- −Missing or inaccurate contact details, especially outside France and Western Europe
- −AI-generated messages often require manual review to avoid generic or off-tone content
Apollo.io
Strengths
- +Extensive and accurate B2B contact database
- +Strong automation for outreach sequences
- +Good CRM integrations
- +Useful analytics for campaign performance
Limitations
- −No EU data residency option
- −Credit system can become costly at scale
- −Steep learning curve for advanced features
- −Limited customization in lower-tier plans
Data residency & compliance
Humanlinker
Apollo.io
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Not offeredNo EU/German data residency is offered.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
not established
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Pricing
Humanlinker
- Pro €69 per user / month200 AI credits / year · 800 contact recommendations / month · Unlimited multichannel campaigns
- Business Custom pricing on requestCustom quotas for AI credits, enrichment, inboxes and contact recommendations · Premium support and training with a dedicated account manager · Advanced CRM integration setup
- Enterprise Custom pricing on requestCustom quotas for AI credits, enrichment, inboxes and contact recommendations · VIP support and training with a dedicated account manager · Deployment of dedicated LLM models and fine-tuning
Annual billing available with -20% discount using code HL20. 14-day free trial with limited access.
Apollo.io
- Free Free ForeverUp to 50 credits/month · Basic contact data · Limited email sequences
- Basic $49 per user/month200 credits/month · Full contact and company data · Email and LinkedIn automation
- Professional $79 per user/month500 credits/month · Advanced analytics and reporting · Custom integrations
- Organization $99 per user/month1,000 credits/month · Team collaboration features · Dedicated support
Pricing is billed annually. Credits are used for data exports, contact lookups, and engagement actions.
Features
Humanlinker
- Multichannel engagement
- Automated prospecting across email and LinkedIn, Campaigns run on behalf of colleagues or executives, AI detection of out-of-office replies with automatic follow-up rescheduling
- AI sales copywriting
- Personalized sales message generation for outreach
- Lead recommendations
- AI-driven identification of prospective customers from a 700M+ contact database, Exclusion of existing CRM contacts or prospects assigned to teammates
- Email and phone enrichment
- Enrichment and verification of lead details, Native FullEnrich integration for verified email enrichment, Paid phone-number enrichment via FullEnrich partnership
- Deliverability and unified inbox
- Deliverability support for campaigns, Centralized campaign replies in a shared inbox, including interactions from campaigns run on behalf of others
Apollo.io
- Data & Intelligence
- Contact and company data enrichment, Intent data and buying signals, Technographics and firmographics, Custom audience segmentation
- Engagement Tools
- Email sequencing and automation, Multi-channel outreach (email, LinkedIn, calls), Personalized templates and snippets, A/B testing for campaigns
- Compliance & Security
- GDPR compliance settings, Data deletion and opt-out controls, Encryption at rest and in transit, DPA availability
- Integrations
- CRM sync (Salesforce, HubSpot, etc.), Chrome extension for LinkedIn, API access for custom workflows, Slack and Microsoft Teams notifications
- Analytics & Reporting
- Campaign performance tracking, Lead scoring and prioritization, Activity and engagement metrics, Custom dashboards