# Apollo API + MCP vs RocketReach API (slim)

> Apollo scores 63.3 (B) to RocketReach's 51.2 (D) for lead search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Apollo API + MCP scores 63.3 (B) on agent readiness against RocketReach API's 51.2 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. RocketReach API leads on agent ergonomics. Both do lead search.

- Apollo API + MCP: B 63.3, rank #398 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.min.md
- RocketReach API: D 51.2, rank #755 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rocketreach.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 Schema & documentation, 87 against 72; Security & auth, 60 against 34; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10; Maintenance & community, 58 against 31; Transparency & trust, 72 against 58.
- RocketReach API, good for Teams that already hold a RocketReach plan and want an agent to search people and companies, reveal emails and phones, and verify single addresses over MCP. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 72 against 65.

| Category | Apollo API + MCP | RocketReach API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 64 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 72 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 34 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 58 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apollo API + MCP | RocketReach API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Apollo.io | RocketReach, LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.apollo.io/api/v1` | `https://api.rocketreach.co/api/v2` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under RocketReach's Terms of Service. The Python SDK on GitHub is MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 9 |
| MCP registry | `io.github.apolloio/apollo-mcp` | not listed |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-10 | 2024-01-31 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-30 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 25 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |