Automate Basics

lemlist vs Instantly vs Reply.io

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 21 October 2026.

Written head to head: Instantly vs lemlist · lemlist vs Reply.io, with when to choose each side.

Compared on
lemlist

Free trial · from $55/mo

Instantly

Free trial · from $37.60/mo

Reply.io

Free trial · from $49/user/mo

What it isMultichannel outreach across email, LinkedIn, calls and WhatsApp, with an email-only plan priced by volumeCold email platform with unlimited sending accounts and warmup, priced by emails sent and contacts uploadedMultichannel sales outreach with unlimited mailboxes on volume plans and Jason, an AI SDR
Free planNoNoNo
Cheapest paid plan$55/mo billed annually (Email)lemlist pricing$37.60/mo billed annually (Growth)Instantly pricing$49/user/mo billed annually (Email Volume)Reply.io pricing
What it covers50,000 emails a month with unlimited users and email senders; $62 a month on quarterly billing. Higher volumes cost $89 (100,000), $159 (200,000), $359 (500,000) and $659 (1,000,000) a month on monthly billing.Outreach plan: 5,000 emails a month, 1,000 uploaded contacts, unlimited email accounts and warmup. Lead data and AI agents need a separate Instantly Credits plan; the cheapest, Nano, is $9 a month for 150 credits.1,000 active contacts a month, unlimited emails, mailboxes (fair usage policy) and warmup, 50 live data credits. Tiers up to 5,000 contacts are per user; from 10,000 contacts ($179 a month, or $159 billed yearly) the price is flat with unlimited users.
Free trial14-day free trial with Multichannel features (except in-app calls) and 200 credits14-day free trial, no card needed, with 250 uploaded contacts and 1,000 emails14-day free trial with core features, including the B2B database, multichannel sequences, API and AI features
PlatformsWeb, Chrome extension, API, CLIWeb, APIWeb, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)58 integrations across 8 categories, including HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier, Make, n8n and ClayNot statedNative HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Copper, Zendesk Sell and Close integrations, plus Zapier, Make and 100+ integrations
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Running email and LinkedIn outreach in one sequence
  • Teams that want unlimited users on an email-only plan
  • Building campaigns from a written brief with an AI agent
  • Sending cold email from many mailboxes without per-inbox fees
  • Agencies running high-volume campaigns for several clients
  • Finding leads and writing sequences with AI in the same tool that sends them
  • Combining email, LinkedIn and calls in one sequence
  • Teams that want a flat price with unlimited users at 10,000+ contacts a month
  • Handing prospecting and first replies to an AI SDR
Watch out for
  • LinkedIn, SMS, calling and the Gmail and LinkedIn extensions are only on the per-user Multichannel plan
  • Lead finding and intent signals use credits sold as separate add-ons
  • WhatsApp steps cost an extra $20 per user a month
  • Growth caps sending at 5,000 emails and 1,000 uploaded contacts a month; going over a plan's volume means upgrading, not paying overage
  • Lead data and AI agents need a separate Instantly Credits subscription
  • Webhooks and full in-app Unibox replies start on Hypergrowth
  • Email Volume tiers up to 5,000 active contacts are billed per user
  • LinkedIn automation ($69 a month per account) and calls ($29 a month) cost extra on Email Volume
  • Unlimited mailboxes are subject to a fair usage policy tied to active contacts
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Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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