Both help you find B2B leads — but they solve different problems. VideoOS Radar finds companies that are actively buying video and advertising, from public tenders, IPO filings and ad libraries — free, legal, no scraping. Apollo is a paid B2B contact database built for high-volume outbound. Here's an honest, side-by-side look so you pick the right tool.
| VideoOS Radar | Apollo | |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Find who is buying video now — demand discovery | Contact database for B2B outbound at scale |
| Data type | Public demand signals: tenders, contracts, IPO filings, ad libraries | Contact records: emails, phone numbers, firmographics |
| Video focus | Yes — every signal is about video / ad demand | No — general B2B, any industry |
| Price | Free public sources (free account); optional API keys | Freemium + paid plans |
| Method | Public records + each platform's official API. No scraping. | Proprietary contact database + enrichment |
| Outreach | Warm — you craft a tailored pitch to a real, current need | High-volume sequences / cold outbound |
| Best for | Video agencies, producers, motion studios, content marketers | General sales / SDR teams doing volume outbound |
| Data transparency | Full source list published (CC-BY) at /radar/open-data | Proprietary |
Use Radar when you sell video and want to know who needs it right now — a city that just tendered a tourism film, a startup that just filed to IPO, a brand already pouring money into video ads. Use Apollo when you need a large contact database to run broad B2B outbound across any industry. Use both: find the warm, video-specific signal with Radar, then enrich or reach the contact with your database of choice.