B2BProfile API vs Apollo.io API · Proxycurl · Lusha API
$0.20 vs $25.00+
per 1,000 searched leads.
Apollo.io's API enforces strict per-minute/hourly rate limits tied to human sales seats and restricts programmatic bulk enrichment. B2BProfile API is purpose-built for automated pipelines with up to 600 RPM concurrency and $0.08–$0.20 per 1,000 decision-maker search results.
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Cost per 1,000 enriched B2B profiles / companies
Pro & Business packages add +40% to +65% bonus credits, bringing effective enrichment cost down to $0.40–$0.575 per 1,000 profiles (and $0.08 per 1,000 decision-maker search items).
Side-by-side comparison.
| Capability | B2BProfile API | apollo.io | Proxycurl | Lusha API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programmatic burst concurrency | Up to 600 RPM (no seat ties) | Strict per-minute / hourly seat caps | 300 RPM | Low per-seat limits |
| Cost per 1,000 people search items | $0.08–$0.20 | Consumes export credits ($20–$50+) | $30.00+ | $80.00+ |
| Executive recent posts & social-selling feed | Included (/v1/profile/posts) | Not available in API | Add-on | Not available |
| Never-expiring Pay-As-You-Go option | Yes ($25 / $89 / $249 PAYG) | Monthly/Annual seat subscription | Credit packs expire on low tiers | Annual contract |
Competitor pricing verified from public pricing pages as of November 2026 (Proxycurl credit tables, ScrapIn.io trial & PAYG packs, Clearbit / HubSpot Breeze Intelligence tiers, Apollo.io API credit docs, People Data Labs pricing, and Coresignal API plans). Actual costs may vary based on plan tier and volume commitments. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Transparent Unit Economics · $1.00 = 10,000 Credits
Exact B2BProfile API tier pricing & per-endpoint rate card.
1,200 full person or company enrichments
25,000 full person or company profiles ($0.76 / 1K)
120,000 full profiles or companies ($0.575 / 1K)
500,000 full profiles or companies ($0.40 / 1K)
| Data Category | Endpoint & Drop-In Aliases | Credits | Effective Cost / 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B2B Person Profile & Career History Enrichment | /v1/profile (aliases: /v1/people/profile, /v1/person, /api/v2/linkedin) | 10 Credits / profile | $1.00 / 1K base ($0.40 / 1K on Business) |
| Company Firmographics, Headcount & Domain Enrichment | /v1/company (aliases: /v1/companies/profile, /v1/companies/detail) | 10 Credits / company | $1.00 / 1K base ($0.40 / 1K on Business) |
| Decision-Maker & Company Employee People Search | /v1/people/search (aliases: /v1/company/employees, /v1/people) | 2 Credits / person (min 10 Credits on hit) | $0.20 / 1K people ($0.08 / 1K on Business) |
| Executive & Company Thought-Leadership Activity Feeds | /v1/profile/posts, /v1/company/posts | 10 Credits / call | $1.00 / 1K calls ($0.40 / 1K on Business) |
| B2B Content Search & Company Hiring Signals (Active Jobs) | /v1/posts/search, /v1/jobs/search (alias: /v1/company/jobs) | 2 Credits / item (min 10 Credits on hit) | $0.20 / 1K items ($0.08 / 1K on Business) |
Why engineering teams switch from Apollo.io API.
No Sales-Seat Licensing Tax for Backend Engineers
Stop paying for unused human CRM seats just to unlock API rate limits. B2BProfile API bills purely on unified data credits.
Combine Lead Discovery with Live Executive Post Activity
Find VPs and Founders via `/v1/people/search`, then immediately fetch their latest public posts via `/v1/profile/posts` to craft hyper-relevant AI outbound messages.
Search Company Decision-Makers Without Per-Seat Caps
Query `/v1/people/search` by company, title, and country code:
import requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.apollo.io/v1/mixed_people/search",
json={"q_organization_domains": "stripe.com", "person_titles": ["VP Engineering"]},
headers={"X-Api-Key": "apollo_key"},
)import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://api.b2bprofileapi.com/v1/people/search",
params={"company": "stripe", "title": "VP", "country_code": "US"},
headers={"x-api-key": "b2b_live_your_api_key"},
timeout=20,
)curl -sS "https://api.b2bprofileapi.com/v1/profile?username=satyanadella" \
-H "X-API-Key: b2b_live_your_api_key"
# Corporate Domain -> LinkedIn Company Firmographics (10 Credits = $0.001 base / $0.0004 Business)
curl -sS "https://api.b2bprofileapi.com/v1/company?domain=stripe.com" \
-H "X-API-Key: b2b_live_your_api_key"{
"status": "ok",
"data": {
"username": "satyanadella",
"member_id": "urn:li:member:19186432",
"full_name": "Satya Nadella",
"headline": "Chairman and CEO at Microsoft",
"current_title": "Chairman and CEO",
"current_company": "Microsoft",
"company_slug": "microsoft",
"location": "Redmond, Washington, United States",
"country": "US",
"followers_count": 11420890,
"experience": [
{
"title": "Chairman and CEO",
"company": "Microsoft",
"company_slug": "microsoft",
"start_date": "2014-02",
"end_date": null,
"is_current": true
}
],
"skills": ["Cloud Computing", "Enterprise Software", "Artificial Intelligence"]
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "9f82c4d1-7b21-4e9a-8a10-3e5120f8c112",
"endpoint": "/v1/profile",
"credits_charged": 10,
"latency_ms": 14,
"cache_hit": true
}
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does `/v1/people/search` cost per lead?
- Decision-maker search costs 2 Credits per returned person ($0.20 per 1,000 leads base, or $0.08 per 1,000 leads on the Business plan), with a minimum floor of 10 Credits on non-empty responses and 0 Credits when empty.
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