Choose Apollo when
- You already know the account list and need people at scale
- Your motion is general B2B, not product-import discovery
- You want a large contact graph as the primary system of record
Portaxo vs Apollo
Apollo finds people. Portaxo finds importers.
Apollo finds people to sequence. Portaxo finds US importers from shipment records — then unlocks contacts at the accounts worth sequencing.
Side by side
Portaxo vs Apollo
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Find the right buyers
US customs & shipment data
who actually imports your product
Active importers first
ranked from real import activity
Product fit ranking
shipment match, activity, size bands
Reach decision-makers
Contact unlock
after you shortlist importers
Outreach & workspace
Email sequences
Discover → contact → sequence
one trade workspace
Empty / cached search free
Price & security
Cheaper to start
free tier + $49/mo Plus
Multi-tenant company account
one org, shared seats & credits
Higher plans
Admin RBAC
control modules, credits, export
Higher plans
Masked lead contacts
staff can work accounts without seeing PII
Choose Portaxo when
- You sell a physical product and need importers, not random companies
- You want shipment evidence before spending credits on contacts
- You want discovery, ranking, and outreach in one trade workspace
- Admins need to limit what junior staff can see on leads
Questions
Straight answers
Is Portaxo a replacement for Apollo?
Not usually. Many teams keep a general sales tool for contacts and use Portaxo to build the importer shortlist first. Portaxo is the trade-evidence layer; Apollo is the broad sales database.
Can Portaxo find contacts like Apollo?
Yes — contact unlock is part of the product — but the point is sequence: find active importers from customs data, then unlock people at the accounts you keep. You are not charged to browse what you have already found.
Can admins hide customer contacts from some employees?
Yes on Enterprise. Multi-tenant company accounts use roles and module access. Admins can also mask lead names and emails so staff still see the company and fit — and can run outreach where allowed — without holding the full contact list.
Does Portaxo work for software or services?
Coverage is strongest for physical goods entering the US by sea. If your offer never shows up on a bill of lading, customs-based discovery is the wrong tool.
Not sure yet?
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