Pick Instantly if
outbound teams who will buy inboxes and stay inside Instantly’s warmup pool.
Read the Instantly pageInstantly vs Smartlead
Our take
Pick Instantly if outbound teams who will buy inboxes and stay inside Instantly’s warmup pool. Pick Smartlead if agencies who will attach many inboxes and pay for the send cap. Skip Instantly if reps who need the contact graph first (Apollo). Skip Smartlead if one-seat reps who want a built-in 200M contact graph (Apollo).
Best for
Instantly Send from many mailboxes
Smartlead Agency-scale inbox rotation
Free plan
Instantly No free plan
Smartlead No free plan
Lowest paid
Instantly Growth $47/mo
Smartlead Base $39/mo
Next step up
Instantly Outbound add-on $87/mo
Smartlead Pro $94/mo
Coding agent
Instantly AI Reply / Sales agents
Smartlead
Watch out
Instantly Sends and contacts are two caps
Smartlead Sends are the meter
Last checked
Instantly 2026-10-22 · help.instantly.ai
Smartlead 2026-10-22 · smartlead.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Smartlead if
agencies who will attach many inboxes and pay for the send cap.
Read the Smartlead page