Apollo vs Readwise Reader

Apollo and Readwise Reader sit in the same category. The verdict below is calculated for each role from the tasks, the role fit and the price.

Short answer

Readwise Reader wins for 14 of 20 roles in our data. Neither publishes a fixed monthly price, so both are quoted on request.

Role	Better choice	Why
Accountant	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0
Lawyer	Readwise Reader	covers 3 of this role's tasks against 0; built for this role
HR manager	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0
Finance manager	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0; built for this role
Manager	Readwise Reader	higher total score on tasks and fit
Marketer	Either one	even on tasks and price, your current tools decide
Sales manager	Either one	even on tasks and price, your current tools decide
Data analyst	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0; built for this role
Teacher	Readwise Reader	higher total score on tasks and fit
Executive assistant	Readwise Reader	higher total score on tasks and fit
Logistics manager	Either one	even on tasks and price, your current tools decide
Procurement manager	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0; built for this role
Secretary	Either one	even on tasks and price, your current tools decide
Recruiter	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0
HR administrator	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0
Tax consultant	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0
Auditor	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0
Economist	Readwise Reader	covers 2 of this role's tasks against 0; built for this role
Project manager	Either one	even on tasks and price, your current tools decide
Social media manager	Either one	even on tasks and price, your current tools decide

	Apollo	Readwise Reader
Vendor	Apollo.io	Readwise
Category	Research and search	Research and search
Free plan	Yes: A free plan with limited credits for contacts and emails	No
Cheapest paid plan	price on request	price on request
Top plan	price on request	price on request
Tasks covered	2	3

Apollo: B2B contact database with company search, emails and outreach sequences.

Readwise Reader: Reader app for articles, PDFs and newsletters with highlights and AI summaries.

Emailing EU contacts from the database falls under GDPR: write only on legitimate interest and with an easy way to unsubscribe
Bulk email from your main domain ruins its reputation and your client emails land in spam: use a separate domain
Job titles and contacts go stale: check the person on LinkedIn before writing

Documents are stored in the service's cloud: keep confidential client PDFs out
A summary of a long PDF skips tables and footnotes: take numbers from the document
Newsletters sent to the special address are forwarded automatically, and work emails can end up among them

In our data Readwise Reader is the better choice for 14 of 20 roles. The table above shows the reason for each role.

Neither publishes a fixed monthly price, so both are quoted on request.

Apollo: Yes. A free plan with limited credits for contacts and emails. Readwise Reader: No.