# Apollo MCP alternative

> Search companies and people, read full profiles and find verified work emails from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Apollo’s company and people data, paid per lookup, with no Apollo seat.

## Connect

One server URL for every client: `https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp`, streamable HTTP, with OAuth or an API key as a bearer token. Every workspace starts with 500 free credits and no card.

- [Claude](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude): Go to Settings, then Connectors, and add a custom connector. Paste the URL and sign in.
- [Claude Code](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/claude-code): Run this, then /mcp to sign in. `claude mcp add --transport http manifold https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp`
- [ChatGPT](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/chatgpt): Turn on developer mode. Go to Settings, then Apps & Connectors, and choose Create. Paste the URL.
- [Codex](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/codex): Run this, then codex mcp login manifold to sign in. `codex mcp add manifold --url https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp`
- [Cursor](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/cursor): One click, or paste the URL in the MCP section of Cursor Settings.
- [Gemini CLI](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/gemini): Run this, then /mcp auth manifold to sign in. `gemini mcp add --transport http manifold https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp`
- [Grok](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/grok): Go to Settings, then Connectors, and add a connector. Paste the URL and sign in.
- [Grok Bot](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/grok-bot): Paste this to the bot. It adds Manifold and asks you to sign in. `Add the Manifold MCP server as a plugin: https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp.`
- [OpenCode](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/opencode): Run opencode mcp add, choose Remote and paste the URL.
- [Any other client](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients/other): Add it as a remote MCP server in any other client.

## The tools your agent gets

- [`leads_search_companies`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads#leads_search_companies): Search companies. Companies matching a name, keywords, location or headcount, as stubs. From 10 credits.
- [`leads_get_company`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads#leads_get_company): Get a company profile. The full firmographic record of one company, by domain. From 10 credits.
- [`leads_search_people`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads#leads_search_people): Search people. People matching title, seniority and company filters, as stubs. From 1 credit.
- [`leads_get_person`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads#leads_get_person): Get a person profile. The full record of one person: real name, title, seniority, company, location, LinkedIn and employment history. From 10 credits.
- [`leads_get_email`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads#leads_get_email): Find a person's work email. Find and verify the work email of one named person. From 6 credits.
- [`leads_get_email_status`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads#leads_get_email_status): Verify an email address. Whether an email address the user already has will deliver. From 1 credit.
- [`leads_get_domain_emails`](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads#leads_get_domain_emails): Get a domain's email addresses. Email addresses known for a website's domain, with name, role, confidence and where each was seen. From 2 credits.

Every parameter and return field: [People and company tools in the docs](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads.md).

## Apollo’s data without an Apollo seat

Apollo’s own MCP server runs on your Apollo account, free or paid, and spends that plan’s credits. Manifold searches the same company and people data, finds emails through several sources, and charges per lookup from one balance.

| | Apollo’s own MCP | Apollo’s API | Manifold |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Needs an Apollo account | Yes, free or paid | Yes | No |
| Company and people search | Yes | Yes | Yes, on Apollo |
| Where emails come from | Apollo | Apollo | Several sources, verified |
| Sign up with a personal email | No search or enrichment | Depends on plan | Yes |
| LinkedIn, SEO and social beside it | No | No | Yes |
| Setup | Paste a URL | Your own code | Paste one URL |

## Things to ask

- Find heads of marketing at Series A fintechs in London.
- Get the work email for Jane Doe at acme.com.
- Enrich these 50 domains with headcount and industry.
- Is this email address safe to send to? [email]
- Who at this company would buy a CRM, and what are their emails? [company.com]
- Find every email address known for this domain. [domain]

## Pay per call

- Search companies: From 10 credits
- Get a company profile: From 10 credits
- Search people: From 1 credit
- The same answer again, from the cache: 25% or less

Details: [pricing](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/pricing.md) and [how credits work](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/credits.md).

## Questions about the Apollo MCP alternative

### Is this Apollo’s data?

For companies and people, yes: those searches run on Apollo. A work email is found through a waterfall of Findymail, Hunter and Icypeas, and verified before it reaches your agent.

### Do I need an Apollo account?

No. Manifold holds the provider accounts; you spend credits from one balance for every source.

### What does an email cost?

A found, verified email is 6 credits; a miss is 1 credit. Searching people is 1 credit a page and never reveals an email by itself. [People and company tools in the docs](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/tools/leads.md).

### Which clients does it work with?

Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Grok, OpenCode and any other client that connects to a remote MCP server. Sign in with OAuth, or use an API key from the dashboard for scripts. [Setup guides for every client](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/docs/clients.md).

### Can it add contacts to a sequence or CRM?

No. Every tool is read-only, so your agent finds and checks people and hands you the list. Sending stays with your own tools.

## On the same server

- [Clay MCP alternative](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/clay.md): Enrichment and waterfall emails in your agent.
- [LinkedIn MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/linkedin.md): Posts, profiles and company pages.
- [X (Twitter) MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/twitter.md): Accounts, recent posts and replies.
- [SEO MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/seo.md): Keywords, rankings, backlinks and audits.
- [AI visibility MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/ai-visibility.md): What ChatGPT, Gemini and others say and cite.
- [Reddit MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/reddit.md): Threads, comments and subreddits.
- [Facebook MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/facebook.md): Pages, posts, groups and comments.
- [YouTube MCP](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/youtube.md): Videos, channels, comments and transcripts.
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