Démarrage rapide

Ce guide couvre toutes les fonctionnalités d'Apollo :
- Commencer — Create your Apollo account and finish the basic settings
- Comment utiliser une base de données B2B — Search 275 million contacts by job title, company size, and industry
- Comment utiliser le scoring des leads — Rank qualified leads so reps call the hottest names first
- Comment utiliser le routeur de prospects entrants — Send new leads from your forms to the right rep in seconds
- Comment utiliser l'engagement des ventes — Run automated email campaigns across multiple channels from one place
- Comment utiliser le planificateur de réunions — Let prospects book time without the back-and-forth email thread
- Comment utiliser la gestion des transactions — Track every open deal and move it forward before it goes cold
- Comment utiliser l'intelligence conversationnelle — Turn call recordings into searchable notes and next steps
- Comment utiliser l'analyse des ventes — Watch key metrics like open rates and reply rates in real time
- Comment utiliser le coaching commercial — Coach reps with real call data instead of gut feeling
Temps nécessaire : 5 minutes par fonctionnalité
Vous trouverez également dans ce guide : Conseils de pro | Erreurs courantes | Dépannage | Tarification | Alternatives
Pourquoi faire confiance à ce guide ?
I have run Apollo daily for two years across cold outreach and inbound work.
Every step here comes from my own account, not a vendor demo reel.

Apollo is one of the most used lead generation platforms in B2B sales today.
Most people only touch search and stop there.
The platform packs powerful tools for finding and engaging ideal customers.
This guide on how to use Apollo shows you every major feature.
Étape par étape, avec captures d'écran et conseils de pro.
Tutoriel Apollo
This Apollo tutorial walks through each feature in order, from your first search to sales coaching.
Sales professionals and marketing managers both get value from the same account.

Apollon
Find verified contacts and book more meetings from one platform. Apollo gives sales teams a database of 275 million contacts plus sequences, a dialer, and deal tracking. Start free — no credit card needed.
Premiers pas avec Apollo
Before any feature works, finish this one-time setup.
Cela prend environ trois minutes.
Here is my walkthrough of the platform first:
Maintenant, décomposons chaque étape.
Étape 1 : Créez votre compte
Go to apollo.io and click Sign Up.
Sign in with your work email, not a personal one.
Apollo reads your domain to suggest an ideal customer profile straight away.
✓ Point de contrôle: Vérifiez votre boîte de réception pour l'e-mail de confirmation.
Step 2: Connect Your Mailbox and CRM
Open Settings and connect Google Workspace or Outlook.
Then connect Salesforce or HubSpot so records sync both ways.
This one move keeps your tech stack clean from day one.
Two-way sync helps streamline your workflow so nothing gets typed twice.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: Your mailbox shows a green connected badge.
Step 3: Finish the Basic Settings
Set your sending window, daily limit, and time zone.
Import an existing list from a csv file if you have one.
These basic settings required at the start protect email deliverability later.
✅ Terminé : Your Apollo account is live and ready for every feature below.
Comment utiliser la base de données Apollo B2B
Base de données B2B lets you find ideal prospects inside a pool of 275 million contacts and 73 million companies.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Open People Search
Click People in the left sidebar.
Apollo loads the search screen with saved filter groups on the left.
Étape 2 : Appliquer les filtres de recherche avancés
Pick job title, company size, location, and technology used.
Layer buying intent signals on top to surface accounts already shopping.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: Your result count drops as each filter narrows the pool.
Step 3: Reveal and Export
Select the rows you want and click Save to a list.
Credits only burn when you reveal work emails or phone numbers.
✅ Résultat : You have a clean list of potential customers matched to your ideal customer profile.
💡 Conseil de pro : Données accuracy runs near 80-88% in the US. Outside it, accuracy drops to roughly 60%, so verify rows before you send emails.
Comment utiliser le système de notation des pistes Apollo
Score de plomb ranks every contact so your sales teams work the best names first.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Open Scoring Settings
Go to Engage, then Lead Scoring.
Apollo starts you with a default model you can edit.
Step 2: Weight Your Signals
Add points for job title match, company size, and website visits.
Subtract points for students, interns, and free email domains.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: Each contact now shows a coloured score chip beside the name.
Step 3: Sort Your List
Sort any list by score and work top down.
✅ Résultat : Your reps stop guessing and spend the day on qualified leads only.
💡 Conseil de pro : Rebuild your model every quarter using closed-won data instead of opinion.
Comment utiliser Apollo Inbound Lead Router
Routeur de prospects entrants sends new leads from your forms straight to the right rep.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Connect Your Form
Open Inbound Router and link your form or website tool.
Apollo does not build landing pages, so keep using your current constructeur.
Step 2: Write the Routing Rule
Route by territory, company size, or industry.
Add a fallback owner so nothing lands in an empty queue.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: A test submission appears under the rep you assigned.
Step 3: Turn On Instant Alerts
Push a Slack ping the moment a lead arrives.
✅ Résultat : Speed to lead drops from hours to under a minute.
💡 Conseil de pro : Route demo requests to a live calendar link, not an email queue.
Comment utiliser Apollo Sales Engagement
Engagement commercial runs automated email campaigns and calls across multiple channels from one screen.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Build a Sequence
Click Sequences, then Create.
This is where sales outreach stops being manual and starts repeating itself.
Pick your content type for each step: email, call task, or LinkedIn touche.
Step 2: Write and Personalise
Start from pre built templates and edit the opening line.
L'IA écrit assistant drafts personalized messages from each contact record.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: The sequence preview shows every step on a timeline.
Step 3: Add Follow Up Emails
Space three or four follow up emails across two weeks.
Personalized outreach campaigns beat generic blasts on every metric I track.
✅ Résultat : Sending personalized outreach now runs on autopilot while you sleep.
💡 Conseil de pro : Cap each mailbox at 50 sends a day. Warm any new domain for two weeks first.
Comment utiliser Apollo Meetings Scheduler
Planificateur de réunions removes the back-and-forth when a prospect says yes.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Sync Your Calendar
Connect Google or Outlook calendar under Meetings.
Apollo blocks anything already booked.
Step 2: Set Availability Rules
Choisir réunion length, buffer time, and daily caps.
Add a short qualifying question to the booking form.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: A test booking lands on your calendar with the invite attached.
Step 3: Drop the Link in Sequences
Insert your booking link as a merge field.
✅ Résultat : Meetings book themselves while you focus on the next conversation.
💡 Conseil de pro : Offer only three slots per day — scarcity books faster than an open week.
Comment utiliser Apollo Deal Management
Gestion des transactions tracks every open opportunity so nothing quietly dies.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Ouvrir le tableau des offres
Click Deals and pick the pipeline view.
Drag stages to match your real sales process.
Step 2: Add Deal Rules
Set required fields per stage and a rotting alert after seven idle days.
Apollo flags any deal with no activity.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: Every deal card shows owner, value, and last touch.
Step 3: Review Weekly
Filter by close date and clear the stale rows.
✅ Résultat : You can manage the whole pipeline without a spreadsheet. Converting leads into more deals gets easier.
💡 Conseil de pro : A sales director should review rotting deals every Monday before forecast calls.
Comment utiliser Apollo Conversation Intelligence
Intelligence conversationnelle turns call recordings into searchable notes and next steps.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Activer l’enregistrement
Switch on recording inside the built-in dialer settings.
Local presence dialing lifts pickup rates in most regions.
Step 2: Review the AI Summary
Apollo writes a summary, action items, and objection tags after each call.
Search any keyword across months of calls in seconds.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: Each call row shows a transcript and a short summary.
Step 3: Share the Clip
Clip the best 30 seconds and post it to your team channel.
✅ Résultat : Your notes write themselves and the valuable insights stay searchable.
💡 Conseil de pro : Check local recording consent laws before you switch this on.
Comment utiliser Apollo Sales Analytics
Analyse des ventes shows what is working with specific data instead of guesswork.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Ouvrez l’onglet Rapports
Click Analytics and pick Sequence Performance.
Apollo loads open rates, reply rates, and meeting counts.
Step 2: Compare Two Sequences
Run an A/B test on subject lines and read the split after 200 sends.
Companies report roughly 3x higher reply rates after tuning this way.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: Your dashboard shows a live chart per sequence.
Step 3: Build a Saved Report
Pin your key metrics to a dashboard your team sees daily.
Review your outreach efforts every Friday and cut what is not working.
✅ Résultat : You make data driven decisions instead of arguing about gut feel.
💡 Conseil de pro : Judge subject lines on replies, not opens — Apple Mail inflates open rates badly.
Comment utiliser le coaching de vente Apollo
Coaching commercial helps managers grow reps using real call data.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Pick a Scorecard
Open Coaching and choose or build a scorecard.
Score discovery, objection handling, and next-step clarity.
Step 2: Grade Real Calls
Score two calls per rep each week.
Attach a timestamped comment so feedback lands on the exact moment.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :

✓ Point de contrôle: Every rep has a scorecard history you can open.
Step 3: Track the Trend
Watch each rep’s score curve month over month.
✅ Résultat : Coaching becomes a habit, not a quarterly scramble.
💡 Conseil de pro : Share one winning call clip weekly — sales professionals copy peers faster than playbooks.
Astuces et raccourcis pour les pros d'Apollo
After two years inside the platform, these are the habits that save time.
For example, effective outreach usually starts with a smaller list, not a bigger one.
Raccourcis clavier
| Action | Raccourci |
|---|---|
| Recherche mondiale | / |
| Enregistrer la recherche actuelle | Ctrl + S |
| Next contact in list | J |
| Log a call outcome | 1 to 5 |
Fonctionnalités cachées que la plupart des gens ignorent
- Extension Chrome : Add prospects to a list straight from a LinkedIn profile.
- Recherches enregistrées : Create saved searches once, then quickly access fresh matches every morning.
- Copilote sortant : Apollo builds a target list from your closed-won accounts, a real game changer for lean teams.
- Workflow builder: Chain a score change to a sequence enrolment with no manual step.
Here is what my own account looks like after a year of use:

Erreurs courantes à éviter chez Apollo
Mistake #1: Blasting a raw list on day one
❌ Faux : Exporting 5,000 contacts and sending cold emails from a brand new domain.
✅ À droite : Warm the domain for two weeks, then ramp sends slowly to protect your sender reputation.
Mistake #2: Ignoring credits until they run out
❌ Faux : Revealing mobile numbers for every row while browsing.
✅ À droite : Reveal contacts only after a lead clears your scoring threshold.
Mistake #3: Treating Apollo as a database only
❌ Faux : Pulling lists out and running outbound sales somewhere else.
✅ À droite : Keep search, sequences, and deals in one platform so reporting stays honest.
Dépannage Apollo
Problème : Les e-mails atterrissent dans les spams
Cause: A cold domain, missing authentication, or too many sends per day.
Réparer: Add SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records, then cut daily volume by half for a week.
Problem: Search returns almost nothing
Cause: Too many advanced search filters stacked at once.
Réparer: Remove technology and revenue filters first, then rebuild your search one filter at a time.
Problème: CRM records are not syncing
Cause: Field mapping broke or the connected user lost permissions.
Réparer: Reauthorise the connection, then remap custom fields under Integrations.
📌 Note: Si aucune de ces solutions ne résout votre problème, contactez le support Apollo.
Qu'est-ce qu'Apollo ?
Apollon is a lead generation and sales engagement platform that finds contacts and runs outreach in one place.
Think of it as a phone book and an outreach engine bolted together.
Every Apollo client works from the same database, whatever plan they pay for.
Regardez ce bref aperçu :
Il comprend les fonctionnalités clés suivantes :
- Base de données B2B : Search 275 million contacts by job title, company size, and industry
- Score principal : Rank qualified leads so reps call the hottest names first
- Routeur de prospects entrants : Send new leads from your forms to the right rep in seconds
- Engagement commercial : Run automated email campaigns across multiple channels from one place
- Planificateur de réunions : Let prospects book time without the back-and-forth email thread
- Gestion des transactions : Track every open deal and move it forward before it goes cold
- Intelligence conversationnelle : Turn call recordings into searchable notes and next steps
- Analyse des ventes : Watch key metrics like open rates and reply rates in real time
- Coaching commercial : Coach reps with real call data instead of gut feeling
Pour une analyse complète, consultez notre Revue Apollo.

Tarification d'Apollo
Voici le coût d'Apollo en 2026 :
| Plan | Prix | Idéal pour |
|---|---|---|
| Gratuit | $0 | Testing search before you commit |
| Basique | 49 $/mois | Solo founders running cold outreach |
| Professionnel | 79 $/mois | Small sales teams sending sequences daily |
| Organisation | 119 $/mois | Larger teams that need coaching and analytics |
Essai gratuit : Yes — the Free plan never expires and no card is needed to sign up.
Garantie de remboursement : No refund policy is published, so start monthly before going annual.

💰 Meilleur rapport qualité-prix : Professional at $79/month. It unlocks the dialer and sequence limits most sales professionals need.
Apollo contre les alternatives
How does Apollo compare against the rest of the market?
| Outil | Idéal pour | Prix | Notation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollon | All-in-one data plus outreach | 49 $/mois | ⭐ 4,5 |
| Immédiatement | Courriels non sollicités en masse | 37 $/mois | ⭐ 4,6 |
| Snov.io | prospection budgétaire | 39 $/mois | ⭐ 4,5 |
| Chasseur.io | Email finding and verifying | 34 $/mois | ⭐ 4,4 |
| Réponse.io | Séquences multicanaux | 59 $/mois | ⭐ 4,4 |
| UpLead | Exactitude des données | 99 $/mois | ⭐ 4,7 |
| Mailshake | Campagnes simples | 45 $/mois | ⭐ 4,3 |
| Liste de Lem | Personalised images and video | 69 $/mois | ⭐ 4,5 |
Sélection rapide :
- Meilleur résultat global : Apollo — data and engagement tools live in one subscription.
- Meilleur budget : Hunter.io — cheapest way to verify work emails at small volume.
- Idéal pour les débutants : Mailshake — the simplest campaign builder on this list.
- Idéal pour un volume important d'emails de prospection : Instantly — unlimited mailboxes and built-in réchauffer.
🎯 Alternatives à Apollo
Vous cherchez des alternatives à Apollo ? Voici les meilleures options :
- 🚀 Immédiatement: Unlimited sending accounts and warmup built in for heavy cold email volume.
- 💰 Snov.io : Cheap credits, a decent finder, and drip campaigns for small teams.
- 🎯 Hunter.io : Best-in-class email finder and verifier with a generous free tier.
- ⚡ Reply.io : Strong multichannel sequences mixing email, calls, and LinkedIn steps.
- 🌟 UpLead : Real-time verification and a 95% accuracy promise on every contact.
- 👶 Mailshake : Easiest setup here, ideal for a first outreach strategy.
- 🎨 Liste de lems : Personalised images and video thumbnails that lift reply rates.
- 🔧 Pic: Agency-friendly with smart sending limits and clean reporting.
- 🔥 Smartlead: Rotates inboxes automatically to keep deliverability high at scale.
- 📊 Saleshandy: Sequence analytics and unified inbox at a low monthly price.
- 💼 Klenty : Deep CRM sync for teams already living inside HubSpot or Pipedrive.
- 🔒 Boîte chaude: Dedicated inbox warming to keep messages out of the spam folder.
- 🏢 Maildoso: Managed domains and inboxes set up for you in minutes.
- 🧠 Manyreach: Pay-per-use pricing with no seat fees for lean teams.
- ⭐ Chaleureux: Automated warmup with a clear deliverability score you can track.
Pour la liste complète, consultez notre Alternatives à Apollo guide.
⚔️ Comparaison avec Apollo
Here’s how Apollo stacks up head to head:
- Apollon contre Instantanément: Instantly wins on raw sending scale. Apollo wins because it also gives you the contact data.
- Apollo contre Snov.io : Snov.io is cheaper. Apollo has far more contacts and real pipeline tracking.
- Apollon contre Hunter.io : Hunter finds emails better. Apollo actually sends them for you.
- Apollon contre Réponse.io : Close on sequences. Apollo bundles the database, so it costs less overall.
- Apollo contre UpLead: UpLead data is cleaner. Apollo covers more records and adds engagement tools.
- Apollo contre Mailshake: Mailshake is friendlier for beginners. Apollo scales much further.
- Apollo contre Lemlist: Lemlist wins on creative personalisation. Apollo wins on data and reporting depth.
- Apollon contre le pic-vert: Woodpecker suits agencies. Apollo suits in-house teams that need prospect data.
- Apollo contre Smartlead: Smartlead handles inbox rotation better. Apollo handles the whole sales process.
- Apollo contre Saleshandy: Saleshandy is cheaper per seat. Apollo replaces three separate tools.
- Apollon contre Klenty: Klenty syncs deeper with legacy CRMs. Apollo needs fewer third party platforms.
- Apollo contre Warmbox: Warmbox only warms inboxes. Apollo runs the full campaign around them.
- Apollon contre Maildoso: Maildoso sells infrastructure. Apollo sells the data and the sequences.
- Apollo contre Manyreach: Manyreach suits low volume budgets. Apollo suits growing sales teams.
- Apollon contre Warmy: Warmy is a deliverability add-on. Apollo is the platform you plug it into.
Commencez à utiliser Apollo dès maintenant
You now know how to use Apollo end to end:
- ✅ Base de données B2B
- ✅ Notation des prospects
- ✅ Routeur de prospects entrants
- ✅ Engagement commercial
- ✅ Planificateur de réunions
- ✅ Gestion des transactions
- ✅ Intelligence conversationnelle
- ✅ Analyse des ventes
- ✅ Coaching commercial
Étape suivante : Pick one feature and try it today.
Most people start with the B2B Database.
Cela prend moins de cinq minutes.
Foire aux questions
Qu'est-ce qu'Apollo et comment ça fonctionne ?
Apollo is a sales platform that combines a B2B contact database with outreach tools. You search for prospects, save them to lists, then run sequences that email and call them automatically.
How to use Apollo.io to find emails?
Open People search, filter by job title, company size, and industry, then click Access Email on any row. Apollo spends a credit and reveals the verified work address.
Combien coûte Apollo.io par mois ?
Apollo pricing starts at $0 on the Free plan. Basic is $49 per month, Professional is $79 per month, and Organization is $119 per month.
Can I use Apollo.io for free?
Yes. The free plan gives limited monthly credits, basic search, and sequence access. It is enough to test the data quality before you pay anything.
Apollo est-il facile à utiliser ?
Mostly yes. Search and sequences feel simple within an hour. Deal management and analytics take longer because there are many settings to learn first.













