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      "category": "lead-data",
      "summary": "People and company search over Apollo's database of about 240 million contacts and 30 million companies, person and company enrichment with email and mobile reveal, and the Apollo CRM and sequence objects.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo",
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      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/apollo.json",
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      "authNotes": "REST uses the `x-api-key` header. Keys can be limited to chosen endpoints, and a master key reaches everything. Partners use OAuth 2.0. The hosted MCP at mcp.apollo.io uses OAuth, and headless clients send a master key in `X-Api-Key`. Calls act as the workspace's longest-standing active admin, whoever made the key.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free plan, then Basic $49, Professional $79 and Organization $119 a user a month billed yearly ($59, $99 and $149 monthly; the Organization plan needs 3 seats). People search costs 0 credits. Person enrichment is 1 credit for email and demographics plus 8 for a mobile number, and waterfall lookups through third-party vendors can reach 20 or more credits for an email and 45 or more for a phone. Company enrichment is 1 credit per company, company search 1 credit per page of up to 100. The pricing FAQ says custom integrations need a Custom plan, while the API docs list rate limits for the Free through Organization plans (https://www.apollo.io/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$49 / seat-mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 mention in the API docs, MCP docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).",
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        "githubStars": 25,
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      "openapi": "https://docs.apollo.io/openapi/apollo-rest-api.json",
      "registryName": "io.github.apolloio/apollo-mcp",
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        "lead.enrichment",
        "email.finder",
        "data.company",
        "data.person"
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        "lead-search",
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        "hosted",
        "freemium",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "webhooks",
        "closed-source"
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        "categoryRank": 1,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "ergonomics": 65,
          "maintenance": 58,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 65,
          "schema": 87,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 75
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
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          "confidence": "medium",
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        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "People search costs 0 credits, up to 100 records a page and 50,000 a query. Headless MCP use needs a master key that reaches every endpoint.",
        "strengths": [
          "People search costs 0 credits, up to 100 records a page and 50,000 a query",
          "`error_details` carries a stable code, ordered fix suggestions and `retry_after_seconds`",
          "Scoped API keys limited to chosen endpoints, with regenerate and delete",
          "ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2, with a public subprocessor list in the trust centre",
          "Listed in the official MCP registry under io.github.apolloio"
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          "Headless MCP use needs a master key that reaches every endpoint",
          "MCP write actions include sending email, sequence enrolment and buying domains, with no read-only mode",
          "Status page has no API or MCP component, and logged background-job downtimes of 1 h 16 min and 2 h 49 min in the last 90 days",
          "Pricing FAQ says API access is on Custom plans, while the API docs list limits for Free through the Organization plan",
          "One changelog entry and no SLA found"
        ],
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          "Search people first at 0 credits, then enrich only the people you'll contact",
          "Branch on `error_details.code` and wait `retry_after_seconds` from the suggestions after a 429",
          "Limits are per team, so read the `x-minute-usage` and remaining headers before a bulk run",
          "Use a scoped key with only the endpoints the job needs. A master key reaches everything",
          "Get a person's approval before adding contacts to a sequence, since enrolment can start sending"
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          "kind": "remote",
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          "reliability": 65,
          "schema": 87,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 64
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        "http": "curl -X POST https://api.apollo.io/api/v1/mixed_people/api_search -H \"x-api-key: $APOLLO_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"person_titles\":[\"head of sales\"],\"per_page\":5}'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http apollo https://mcp.apollo.io/mcp"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.search",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/apollo"
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          "item": "Basic plan",
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          "usd": 49,
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        },
        {
          "item": "Professional plan",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 79,
          "note": "billed yearly, $99 monthly"
        },
        {
          "item": "Organization plan",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 119,
          "note": "billed yearly, $149 monthly, 3 seats minimum"
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        "legalEntity": "ZenLeads Inc. d/b/a Apollo.io",
        "domain": "apollo.io",
        "domainRegistered": "2018-01-09",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.apollo.io/terms",
        "privacy": "https://www.apollo.io/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.apollo.io",
        "changelog": "https://docs.apollo.io/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "Plan prices come from the pricing page's structured data and third-party reports. The plan table itself renders client-side"
        ],
        "score": 86
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          "target": "https://api.apollo.io/api/v1",
          "method": "get",
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              "date": "2026-10-02",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
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              "date": "2026-10-04",
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              "date": "2026-10-05",
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          "page": "https://status.apollo.io",
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          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
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          "url": "https://apollo.io/.well-known/security.txt",
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          "domain": "apollo.io",
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      "slug": "crustdata",
      "name": "Crustdata API + MCP",
      "vendor": "Crustdata",
      "vendorUrl": "https://crustdata.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "lead-data",
      "summary": "Company, person, job, web and social post search and enrichment, with live web lookups, batch jobs and watchers that push changes to a webhook.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crustdata",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crustdata.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crustdata.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/crustdata.json",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.crustdata.com",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "`authorization: Bearer` API key plus a pinned `x-api-version: 2025-11-01` header (without it you get the latest version, which may break). Hosted MCP at install.crustdata.com uses OAuth, or the API key as a bearer token for headless clients.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "Credit-based. Person and company search 0.03 credits a result plus 0.1 to 2.5 for premium filter or response fields, person enrich 1 to 7, company enrich 2 to 4, contact enrich (emails and phones) 1 to 5.5 per matched person on enterprise plans, identify and autocomplete free. Watchers run 0.5 to 150 credits per delivered record depending on refresh SLA. Purchased credits last 12 months. The pricing page lists no dollar figures and mentions a free trial and monthly or annual plans (https://crustdata.com/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "Pay per use",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 mention in the API docs, MCP docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
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        "npmWeekly": null,
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        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
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      "docsUrl": "https://docs.crustdata.com",
      "llmsTxt": "https://docs.crustdata.com/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://docs.crustdata.com/openapi-specs/2025-11-01/person.yaml",
      "capabilities": [
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        "lead.enrichment",
        "data.company",
        "data.person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "lead-search",
        "enrichment",
        "hosted",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "webhooks",
        "async-jobs",
        "closed-source"
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      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 53.5,
        "grade": "D",
        "agentReady": false,
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        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 8,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
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          "payments": 5,
          "reliability": 45,
          "schema": 89,
          "security": 56,
          "transparency": 56
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
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          "In September 2026 the changelog flags `config.refresh_frequency_days` as refused on indexed discovery watches, a breaking change shipped inside the pinned version 2025-11-01 with no advance notice found (https://docs.crustdata.com/openapi-specs/2025-11-01/changelog.md)"
        ],
        "verdict": "Per-field credit prices, readable per account from `/account/endpoints`, and `X-Credits-Used` on every response. No status page and no SLA.",
        "strengths": [
          "Per-field credit prices, readable per account from `/account/endpoints`, and `X-Credits-Used` on every response",
          "Per-key endpoint restrictions and monthly credit caps",
          "Eight OpenAPI files, llms.txt and a detailed dated changelog",
          "Rate-limit headers, typed 429 errors and back-off guidance",
          "Opt-out portal for data subjects with removal in 30 days"
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          "No status page and no SLA",
          "No public dollar price per credit, and the free trial is on request",
          "Breaking changes shipped inside the pinned version 2025-11-01",
          "Default limits of 15 to 30 requests a minute",
          "Terms cover website use only, and terms and privacy policy name different companies"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Always send `x-api-version: 2025-11-01`. Unpinned calls get the latest version",
          "Call `/account/endpoints` first to see what your plan enables and what each field costs",
          "Ask only for the premium field groups you need, since each one bills",
          "Poll `GET /batch/{id}` before submitting more batch jobs. Active jobs count against a cap of 5 to 30",
          "Read the `crustdata://catalog` resource before calling MCP tools"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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        "reviewCount": 2,
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "D",
            "methodology": "0.3",
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              "tasks"
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            "score": 53.5
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          "maintenance": 67,
          "payments": 5,
          "reliability": 45,
          "schema": 89,
          "security": 56,
          "transparency": 36
        },
        "provenanceScore": 76
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST https://api.crustdata.com/company/identify -H \"authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"content-type: application/json\" -H \"x-api-version: 2025-11-01\" -d '{\"domains\":[\"retool.com\"]}'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http crustdata https://install.crustdata.com/mcp"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.search",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/crustdata"
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      "area": "web-data",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Crustdata Inc.",
        "domain": "crustdata.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2019-03-18",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://crustdata.com/terms",
        "privacy": "https://crustdata.com/privacy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://docs.crustdata.com/openapi-specs/2025-11-01/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-01",
        "notes": [
          "The terms page is a generic website-use notice naming CrustData Inc. (California). We found no published API terms of service",
          "The privacy policy, last updated 19 May 2025, names Crustdata Technologies Inc.",
          "status.crustdata.com doesn't resolve"
        ],
        "score": 76
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crustdata.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "crustdata",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.crustdata.com",
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          "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:22.127687544Z",
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              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "probes": 35,
              "ok": 35
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 3,
              "ok": 3
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          ]
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://crustdata.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:43.381431206Z"
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        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://docs.crustdata.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:29.605883484Z"
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        "domain": {
          "domain": "crustdata.com",
          "registered": "2019-03-18",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/crustdata.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:45.082534374Z"
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            "url": "https://docs.crustdata.com/openapi-specs/2025-11-01/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:32.955834168Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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            "url": "https://crustdata.com/pricing",
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            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:14.605382342Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "43910ddb98b2"
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            "url": "https://crustdata.com/privacy",
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            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:16.656212887Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "9d0f34eff1e9"
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            "url": "https://crustdata.com/terms",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:18.651481283Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "3b112a0e6c77"
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        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:22.127687544Z"
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    "summary": "Apollo API + MCP has a score of 63.6 (B) against Crustdata API + MCP's 53.5 (D). Both do lead search. The largest gap is payments \u0026 pricing, 25 points."
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  "markdown": "Apollo API + MCP has a score of 63.6 (B) against Crustdata API + MCP's 53.5 (D). Both do lead search. The largest gap is payments \u0026 pricing, 25 points.\n\n- Apollo API + MCP: grade B, 63.6/100, rank #199 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/apollo.json\n- Crustdata API + MCP: grade D, 53.5/100, rank #331 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crustdata.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/crustdata.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Apollo API + MCP for reliability (+20), payments \u0026 pricing (+25), transparency \u0026 trust (+19).\n\nPick Crustdata API + MCP for agent ergonomics (+8), maintenance \u0026 community (+9).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Apollo API + MCP | Crustdata API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 65 | 45 | Apollo API + MCP +20 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 89 | Crustdata API + MCP +2 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 73 | Crustdata API + MCP +8 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 56 | Apollo API + MCP +4 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 5 | Apollo API + MCP +25 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 67 | Crustdata API + MCP +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 56 | Apollo API + MCP +19 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.6 · B** | **53.5 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Apollo API + MCP | Crustdata API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Apollo.io | Crustdata |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.apollo.io/api/v1` | `https://api.crustdata.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.apolloio/apollo-mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | none | none |\n| Popularity | 25 stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Apollo API + MCP.** People search costs 0 credits, up to 100 records a page and 50,000 a query. Headless MCP use needs a master key that reaches every endpoint.\n\n**Crustdata API + MCP.** Per-field credit prices, readable per account from `/account/endpoints`, and `X-Credits-Used` on every response. No status page and no SLA.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Apollo API + MCP\n\n1. Search people first at 0 credits, then enrich only the people you'll contact\n2. Branch on `error_details.code` and wait `retry_after_seconds` from the suggestions after a 429\n3. Limits are per team, so read the `x-minute-usage` and remaining headers before a bulk run\n4. Use a scoped key with only the endpoints the job needs. A master key reaches everything\n5. Get a person's approval before adding contacts to a sequence, since enrolment can start sending\n\n### Crustdata API + MCP\n\n1. Always send `x-api-version: 2025-11-01`. Unpinned calls get the latest version\n2. Call `/account/endpoints` first to see what your plan enables and what each field costs\n3. Ask only for the premium field groups you need, since each one bills\n4. Poll `GET /batch/{id}` before submitting more batch jobs. Active jobs count against a cap of 5 to 30\n5. Read the `crustdata://catalog` resource before calling MCP tools\n\n## Other comparisons with Apollo API + MCP or Crustdata API + MCP\n\n- [Apollo API + MCP vs Coresignal API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-coresignal.md)\n- [Apollo API + MCP vs Enrich Layer API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-enrich-layer.md)\n- [Apollo API + MCP vs FullEnrich API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-fullenrich.md)\n- [Apollo API + MCP vs Hunter API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-hunter.md)\n- [Apollo API + MCP vs LeadMagic API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-leadmagic.md)\n- [Apollo API + MCP vs Lusha API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-lusha.md)\n- [Apollo API + MCP vs Prospeo API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-prospeo.md)\n- [Coresignal API + MCP vs Crustdata API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/coresignal-vs-crustdata.md)\n- [Crustdata API + MCP vs Enrich Layer API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crustdata-vs-enrich-layer.md)\n- [Crustdata API + MCP vs FullEnrich API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crustdata-vs-fullenrich.md)\n- [Crustdata API + MCP vs Hunter API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crustdata-vs-hunter.md)\n- [Crustdata API + MCP vs LeadMagic API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crustdata-vs-leadmagic.md)\n- [Crustdata API + MCP vs Lusha API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crustdata-vs-lusha.md)\n- [Crustdata API + MCP vs Prospeo API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crustdata-vs-prospeo.md)\n- [Apollo API + MCP vs Dropcontact API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-dropcontact.md)\n- [Crustdata API + MCP vs Dropcontact API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/crustdata-vs-dropcontact.md)\n",
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