# Apollo API + MCP vs Fuse MCP (slim)

> Apollo API + MCP scores 63.3 (B) on agent readiness against Fuse MCP's 47.9 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do lead search. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Apollo API + MCP scores 63.3 (B) on agent readiness against Fuse MCP's 47.9 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do lead search.

- Apollo API + MCP: B 63.3, rank #282 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.min.md
- Fuse MCP: D 47.9, rank #543 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fuse-mcp.min.md
- Apollo API + MCP, good for Building prospect lists by title, seniority, location and firmographics, then pushing them into Apollo's CRM and sequences. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 40; Schema & documentation, 87 against 72; Agent ergonomics, 65 against 57; Security & auth, 60 against 45; Maintenance & community, 58 against 35; Transparency & trust, 72 against 49.
- Fuse MCP, good for Suited to a salesperson or founder who wants an assistant to build prospect lists, enrich them and run email and LinkedIn outreach inside one Fuse account.

| Category | Apollo API + MCP | Fuse MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 72 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 57 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 45 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 58 | 35 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apollo API + MCP | Fuse MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Apollo.io | FuseAI, LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.apollo.io/api/v1` | `https://mcp.fuseai.com` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | none | Proprietary hosted service under FuseAI's terms of service. No public source repository found |
| Tools exposed | none | 290 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `io.github.apolloio/apollo-mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-10 | 2026-07-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-10 | 2026-07-01 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 25 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |