The Apollo alternative built for cross-border sales
Apollo gives you a US contact database. Rinda finds verified buyers in 200+ countries and contacts them in their language
TL;DR
Apollo.io is a strong US-centric contact database with English sequencing; Rinda is an AI sales agent for exporters that finds buyers worldwide, writes outreach in 20+ languages, and manages replies through to meetings.
If you sell only into English-speaking markets, Apollo is cheaper at $49 per seat per month (billed annually). If you sell into multiple countries, Rinda's $129/month (VAT excluded) includes the multilingual execution Apollo leaves to you.
Measured between October 2025 and August 2026, 22 of the 23 Rinda customers who sent 3,000+ emails received an interested reply or a meeting request.
Many teams run both: Apollo for North America, Rinda for everywhere that doesn't speak English.
Apollo.io vs Rinda at a glance
| Feature | Rinda | Apollo.io |
|---|---|---|
| AI buyer discovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multilingual outreach writing | 20+ languages | English-centric |
| Data coverage | Global (200+ countries) | US-centric |
| Verified international buyer data | ✓ | Limited |
| Built for cross-border / export sales | ✓ | - |
| Automated follow-up sequences | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reply sorting & meeting support | ✓ | Limited |
| Starting price (monthly) | $129 workspace (VAT excluded) | $49/seat (billed annually) |
| Free trial | 2 weeks, no credit card | Free plan available |
Why choose Rinda over Apollo.io for international B2B outreach?
Selling to overseas buyers is structurally different from domestic sales: language, culture, buying conventions, time zones, and local trade networks all have to line up before a first meeting happens. North-America-centric tools like Apollo.io offer a huge contact database and strong automation, but exporters outside the English-speaking world are left to fill in translation, localization, and buyer verification themselves. Rinda was designed to fill exactly those gaps.
Rinda screens 800M+ global company and contact records and filters for active buyers matched to your product. It then automates cold email writing, sending, response tracking, and follow-up sequences in 20+ languages — building a pipeline that ends in first meetings, not a contact list. Where Apollo assumes one language and US sales conventions, Rinda assumes cross-border complexity from the start, including export-specific context like trade programs and local certifications.
Rinda fits teams like these: manufacturers and brands with one to three people covering many countries at once, teams without spare capacity for translation and tone-checking, and companies that need a partner accountable through buyer meetings — not just a database. Apollo is excellent for teams already established in North America; for teams going global from anywhere else, Rinda is the shorter path.
What makes Rinda different
Built for exporters
Cross-border assumptions from day one: buyer fit by export category, trade-program awareness, and support in your language.
Writing in 20+ languages
AI writes personalized outreach in each buyer's language — covering Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Japan in one workspace.
Meetings, not just lists
Discovery, sending, and reply sorting run on AI; when a buyer shows interest, trade experts help land the meeting.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Apollo.io if
Your target market is the US or other English-speaking countries only
You already have SDRs and need a database plus sending tool
You want to start light on per-seat pricing (a free plan exists)
Choose Rinda if
You target several countries at once — Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East
Nobody on the team can write native-quality outreach in each market's language
You need buyer replies and meetings, not just a bigger contact list
You want export-specific context — buyer fit by product category, trade programs
2026 pricing: Apollo.io vs Rinda
Apollo.io has a free plan; paid plans run $49 (Basic) to $79 (Professional) per seat per month billed annually in 2026. Costs grow with seats and data credits, and copywriting, translation, and localization for non-English markets stay your job.
Rinda Pro is $129/month (VAT excluded) per workspace — not per seat — and includes 1,000 sourced buyers per month, 5,000 emails per month, and writing in 20+ languages. No contract, and a 2-week free trial with no credit card.
Rinda results, measured
22 of 23
Customers who sent 3,000+ emails and received an interested reply or meeting request (95.7%)
396,426
Sales emails delivered to buyers during the window
288
Positive buyer replies
95
Meetings requested by buyers
Measured across 230 customers sending with Rinda between October 30, 2025 and August 5, 2026.
"With Rinda we booked a meeting with a major Singapore department store in a single week. Direct outreach would have taken us six months."
Iktus · bedding brand
How to switch from Apollo.io to Rinda
Already on Apollo? Bring your data and switch in three steps.
- 1
Export your data
Export contacts and accounts from Apollo as CSV. Rinda imports CSV directly.
- 2
Describe your product
Give Rinda a one-line product description. AI re-screens 800M+ global company records for buyers that fit.
- 3
Launch multilingual campaigns
Set up your first campaign with 1:1 onboarding — AI writes in each buyer's language and starts sending.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest difference between Apollo.io and Rinda?
Apollo is a US-centric contact database with English sequencing; Rinda is an AI sales agent that finds buyers worldwide, writes outreach in 20+ languages, and manages replies through to meetings. Apollo supplies raw material — Rinda delivers outcomes.
Rinda costs more than Apollo. Is it worth it?
The pricing models differ. Apollo starts at $49 per seat, then data credits, extra seats, translation, and localization stack on top. Rinda's $129/month (VAT excluded) is a workspace price covering sourcing, 20+ language writing, sending, and reply sorting. For teams selling beyond English-speaking markets, total cost and hours usually favor Rinda.
Can I move my data from Apollo.io to Rinda?
Yes. Export contacts and accounts from Apollo as CSV and import them into Rinda. Onboarding support walks through the migration with you.
Can I run Apollo and Rinda together?
Yes. Some teams keep Apollo for North American outbound and run Rinda for multilingual markets. Separate sending domains keep the two programs from affecting each other.
Which languages does Rinda support?
Outreach is written and sent in 20+ languages, including English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Thai. Buyer replies come back summarized and sorted.
How is Rinda's buyer data different from Apollo's?
Apollo's strength is North American contact records. Rinda works from 800M+ global company and contact records and screens them by product fit and activity, so what you receive is buyers likely to purchase your product now — filtered by export category from the start.
Can I try it free?
Yes — 2 weeks free, no credit card. Apollo also has a free plan, so try both. Rinda's trial includes a sample list of buyers matched to your product.
What if it doesn't work for us?
Rinda runs an interested-reply guarantee: authenticate your sending domain, send 3,000+ Rinda-written emails, and if no buyer shows interest you don't pay until one does. Measured to date, 22 of 23 customers past that threshold received interested replies or meeting requests.
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