Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) vs Apollo.io
Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) focuses on crm enrichment inside hubspot enterprise. Apollo.io is built for outbound prospecting and email sequences. Different tools, different use cases — here's how they compare.
Choose Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) if…
- You're already on HubSpot Marketing Hub Pro or Enterprise
- A single-vendor HubSpot-only stack is strategically preferred
- You need form shortening and buyer intent natively inside HubSpot
Choose Apollo.io if…
- You're building outbound lists from scratch using ICP filters
- You want email sequencing and prospecting in one platform
- You have a limited budget and need the most contacts for the price
Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) vs Apollo.io — Feature comparison
| Feature | Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) | Apollo.io |
|---|---|---|
| Category | CRM enrichment | Prospecting database |
| Primary use case | CRM enrichment inside HubSpot Enterprise | Outbound prospecting and email sequences |
| Data freshness | Database — periodic refresh | Database — periodic refresh |
| Data depth | High | High |
| GDPR compliance | Claimed , US infra | Claimed , US infra |
| Pricing tier | Bundled in HubSpot Pro ($890/month+) | Free tier + from $49/month |
| Free plan | No | Yes — limited |
Different tools for different jobs
Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) is built for crm enrichment inside hubspot enterprise. Clearbit was acquired by HubSpot and rebranded as Breeze Intelligence. It now exclusively enriches HubSpot contacts within Marketing Hub Pro/Enterprise tiers.
Apollo.io serves a different purpose: outbound prospecting and email sequences. Apollo.io is a B2B sales intelligence platform combining a 275M+ contact database with email sequencing, AI prospecting, and CRM integrations.
💶 Pricing comparison
Apollo.io (Free tier + from $49/month) is priced lower than Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) at Bundled in HubSpot Pro ($890/month+).
20–30% of B2B contacts change roles every year. Neither Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) nor Apollo.io is designed to continuously monitor your existing CRM for job changes and update records automatically — that's a different tool category.
🇪🇺 GDPR and data compliance
Neither Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) nor Apollo.io has a particularly strong GDPR documentation posture — both rely on US infrastructure.
For European teams or those with EU customers requiring documented sub-processor chains, the compliance posture of your enrichment vendor matters. Make sure to request a DPA and sub-processor list before committing.
Related comparisons
Enrich-CRM — real-time CRM enrichment for your existing contacts
Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence) and Apollo.io are both data tools. Enrich-CRM does something different: it enriches the contacts you already have in your CRM — in real-time, continuously, from the live web. Proprietary LLM on AWS EU Paris (no OpenAI, no Anthropic). 250+ company datapoints, 50+ contact datapoints, continuous job change detection, intent signals. Native HubSpot integration, plus Clay, Salesforce, Zapier, Make, n8n, CSV, and API.
From €29/month, 100 free credits, no annual contract. Full DPA and sub-processor documentation at our Trust Center.