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Five cold email tools, side by side.

Prices, sending limits, warm-up and free trials, read on each tool’s own pricing page. Answer three questions and we’ll point you to one.

  • Checked 30 October 2026
  • Prices in US dollars
  • Contains ads

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Start with Saleshandy.

Warm-up and unlimited email accounts from $41 a month, with 1,500 lead finder credits and a 7-day free trial.

Close second: Smartlead Base has the same limits and warm-up for $39 a month. Its trial length isn’t stated, and finding leads costs extra.

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The full comparison

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Five cold email tools compared on their cheapest paid plan. Prices in US dollars before VAT, read on each tool’s own pricing page on 30 October 2026.
Compared on Your pickInstantlyLots of inboxes, high volume Your pickSmartleadClient work as an agency Your pickSaleshandyA simple start Your pickSnov.ioFinding the emails too Your picklemlistEmail and LinkedIn together
Cheapest plan Growth Base Starter Starter Email
Billed monthly $47 a month $39 a month $41 a month $39 a month $69 a month, unlimited users
Billed yearly $37.60 a month $32 a month $34 a month $29.25 a month $55 a month
Sending on that plan 5,000 emails a month to 1,000 contacts 6,000 emails a month to 2,000 contacts 6,000 emails a month to 2,000 active prospects, plus 1,500 lead finder credits 5,000 recipients a month, plus 1,000 credits to find and verify emails 50,000 emails a month
Email accounts Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited senders Unlimited senders
Warm-up Included, unlimited Included (Foundation tier on Base) Included, unlimited 3 warm-ups on Starter Included (lemwarm)
Free trial 14 days, no card needed Free trial, no card needed. The page doesn’t say how long. 7 days, no card needed Free plan with 50 credits and 100 recipients a month 14 days
Stands out for Unlimited accounts and warm-up on every plan. Hypergrowth sends 100,000 or more emails a month for $97. Client workspaces from the Pro plan ($94), and white-label for $29 a month per client. Warm-up, lead finder credits and a 7-day free trial on every plan. Find and verify addresses, then send, in one tool. Email, LinkedIn and calls in one sequence on the Multichannel plan ($109 a month per user).
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  • Prices are for the cheapest paid plan, in US dollars before VAT. We read them on each tool’s own pricing page on 30 October 2026. Prices change often, so check before you buy.
  • lemlist’s Email plan includes unlimited users. Its Multichannel plan, which adds LinkedIn and calls, is priced per user.
  • Some pricing pages show different numbers in different places. We used the plan cards and say so when a page is unclear.

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  • We read each tool’s own pricing page and write down the date.
  • We earn a commission from all five. Rates differ, so we never rank by commission.
  • When a page is unclear, we say so instead of guessing.

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