lemlist vs Instantly.
lemlist runs email, LinkedIn and calls in one sequence, priced per user. For email only, both are priced by volume, and the cheaper one changes as you grow.
lemlist
Pick it if your team runs LinkedIn and calls in the same sequence, or many people send email.
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Pick it for email only, if you send under 5,000 a month or want one inbox for every reply.
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The question that decides it
Will your sellers run LinkedIn steps and calls in the same sequence as their emails? lemlist’s Multichannel plan lists each step: profile visits, invitations, messages, voice messages and InMail, plus calls and SMS. It costs $109 a month per user, or $87 billed yearly.
Instantly’s Outreach page says it runs email, LinkedIn and webhook sequences, but its pricing page doesn’t say which plans or steps that covers. For email only, compare the price at your volume with the calculator below.
Side by side
Read on both pricing pages on 30 October 2026. The row that decides it is highlighted.
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| Compared on | lemlist | Instantly |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Email: $69 a month, or $55 billed yearly. 50,000 emails a month, with unlimited users and contacts. | Growth: $47 a month, or $37.60 billed yearly. 5,000 emails a month to 1,000 contacts. |
| More email | The Email plan grows with volume: 100,000 emails for $89 a month, 200,000 for $159, 500,000 for $359 and 1,000,000 for $659. | Hypergrowth: $97 a month for 125,000 emails to 25,000 contacts. Light Speed: $358 for 500,000 emails to 100,000 contacts. |
| LinkedIn and calls | Multichannel: $109 a month per user, or $87 billed yearly. LinkedIn visits, invitations, messages, voice messages and InMail, plus calls and SMS. WhatsApp is an add-on. | Its Outreach page says it runs email, LinkedIn and webhook sequences. Its pricing page doesn’t say which plans include LinkedIn. |
| Senders | Unlimited on Email. 5 per user on Multichannel. | Unlimited email accounts on every plan |
| Team | Unlimited users on Email. Multichannel is priced per user. | Team invites from Hypergrowth |
| Shared inbox | On Multichannel and Enterprise | Preview only on Growth. Reply from it on Hypergrowth and above. |
| Finding leads | A 650M+ lead database with an email and phone finder. Lookups use credits. | A separate subscription, Instantly Credits, with 450M+ B2B contacts |
| Warm-up | lemwarm, on every plan | Unlimited warm-up on every plan |
| Free trial | 14 days, with Multichannel features except in-app calls, and 200 credits. The page doesn’t say if it needs a card. | 14 days, no card, with 250 contacts and 1,000 emails |
Prices in US dollars before VAT. Some visitors see lemlist’s prices in pounds, with the same numbers. Above 1,000,000 emails a month, lemlist sets a custom limit. Instantly’s plan card says Hypergrowth sends 125,000 emails a month, and its comparison table says 100,000.
Price both at your volume
Type how many emails you send a month and how many people are in your campaigns. It finds the cheapest email plan on each that covers both.
Email plans only, in US dollars before VAT, read on 30 October 2026. For LinkedIn and calls, lemlist’s Multichannel costs $109 a month per user. It runs in your browser and nothing is sent.
Where they differ
- LinkedIn and calls
- lemlist builds them into Multichannel, at $109 a month per user, and lists each LinkedIn step on its pricing page. Instantly says its sequences can include LinkedIn, but its pricing page doesn’t say on which plans, or which steps.
- Email prices
- Instantly costs less at up to 5,000 emails a month: $47 against $69. From there to 100,000, lemlist costs less: $69 for 50,000 and $89 for 100,000, against $97. Above that, the cheaper one changes, so use the calculator.
- Team and contacts
- lemlist’s Email plan has unlimited users and contacts. Instantly limits uploaded contacts on every plan, 1,000 on Growth, and adds team invites from Hypergrowth.
- Shared inbox
- On Instantly, you can reply from the shared inbox from Hypergrowth. On lemlist, the unified inbox comes with Multichannel.
- Trying first
- Both trials last 14 days. Instantly’s needs no card and includes 250 contacts and 1,000 emails. lemlist’s includes Multichannel features, except in-app calls, and 200 credits.
Which one to pick
Pick lemlist if
- Your sellers run LinkedIn and calls in the same sequence. Multichannel costs $109 a month per user.
- Your whole team sends email. The Email plan has unlimited users and contacts.
- You send 5,000 to 100,000 emails a month. Email costs $69 for 50,000 and $89 for 100,000.
Pick Instantly if
- You send up to 5,000 emails a month. Growth costs $47.
- You send email only and want every reply in one shared inbox. Hypergrowth includes it for $97.
- You want a trial that says no card is needed. Instantly’s lasts 14 days.
More on each: our lemlist review and Instantly review.
Sources
We read these pages on 30 October 2026. Prices change often, so check before you buy.
- lemlist pricing: plans, prices by email volume, users, senders, LinkedIn steps, the unified inbox, lemwarm, credits and the trial.
- Instantly pricing and its plain-text version: plans, limits, team invites, the shared inbox and the trial.
- Instantly Outreach: email, LinkedIn and webhook sequences.
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