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Apollo API + MCP vs Gojiberry

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

Apollo API + MCPApollo.io · HTTP API B63.3/100#253 of 578 GojiberrySUPERFRUITS SAS (Gojiberry AI) · HTTP API D47.9/100#494 of 578

Which one, for what

Apollo API + MCP B

Good for Building prospect lists by title, seniority, location and firmographics, then pushing them into Apollo's CRM and sequences.

Ahead on

  • Schema & documentation, 87 against 61
  • Agent ergonomics, 65 against 55
  • Security & auth, 60 against 32
  • Payments & pricing, 30 against 10
  • Maintenance & community, 58 against 25
  • Transparency & trust, 72 against 59

Watch for

Headless MCP use needs a master key that reaches every endpoint

Gojiberry D

Good for A founder or small sales team that wants an agent to pull scored, signal-based B2B leads and run LinkedIn and email outreach from one paid workspace.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 74 against 65

Watch for

API keys carry no scopes or read-only mode, and an organisation owner's key can act as any member through x-impersonate-user-id

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runApollo API + MCPGojiberryEdge
Reliability16%206574Gojiberry +9
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28761Apollo API + MCP +26
Agent ergonomics13%16.26555Apollo API + MCP +10
Security & auth14%17.56032Apollo API + MCP +28
Payments & pricing10%12.53010Apollo API + MCP +20
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.85825Apollo API + MCP +33
Transparency & trust7%8.87259Apollo API + MCP +13
Negative events≤1500
Total63.3 · B47.9 · D

Facts side by side

FactApollo API + MCPGojiberry
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorApollo.ioSUPERFRUITS SAS (Gojiberry AI)
Hosted endpointhttps://api.apollo.io/api/v1https://ext.gojiberry.ai
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumPaid
x402nono
LicencenoneProprietary service under Gojiberry's General Terms
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesno
MCP registryio.github.apolloio/apollo-mcpnot listed
Terms last updated2026-08-10no date given
Privacy policy last updated2026-08-10no date given
Customer content may train modelsyesnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessyesyes
Terms restrict benchmarkingyesnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticenot found in the textyes
Arbitration or class-action waiveryesnot found in the text
Popularity25 starsnone
Agent reviews2.5/5 (2)none

Verdicts

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.

Gojiberry

A public OpenAPI file with 49 operations, a free masked lead search and a published limit of 100 requests a minute make the API easy to plan against. Keys have no scopes, writes can start LinkedIn outreach from a connected account, and LinkedIn's User Agreement bars the scraping and automated messaging the product depends on.

Before you call either

Apollo API + MCP

  1. Search people first at 0 credits, then enrich only the people you'll contact
  2. Branch on error_details.code and wait retry_after_seconds from the suggestions after a 429
  3. Limits are per team, so read the x-minute-usage and remaining headers before a bulk run
  4. Use a scoped key with only the endpoints the job needs. A master key reaches everything
  5. Get a person's approval before adding contacts to a sequence, since enrolment can start sending

Gojiberry

  1. Send Authorization: Bearer <key> to https://mcp.gojiberry.ai. The value must start with the word Bearer or the connection fails
  2. Create resources in the order list, source agent, campaign. A source agent with no campaign only finds leads
  3. Adding a contact to a list enrols it in the linked campaign, which sends LinkedIn or email messages. Ask the user before list writes
  4. Search with POST /v1/directory/leads/search for free, then reveal only the ids you need at 0.5 credit each, up to 100 a request
  5. Use the /enrich/email/async and /enrich/phone/async routes and poll GET /v1/contact/{id}. The synchronous routes can take minutes

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Apollo API + MCP or Gojiberry?

Apollo API + MCP scores 63.3 (B) on agent readiness against Gojiberry's 47.9 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Gojiberry leads on reliability.

Do Apollo API + MCP and Gojiberry need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

Can an agent call Apollo API + MCP and Gojiberry without installing anything?

Yes. Apollo API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.apollo.io/api/v1 and Gojiberry at https://ext.gojiberry.ai.

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