Tools / Cold email and sequencing
Smartlead
Unlimited mailboxes at the lowest published entry price.
At a glance
- Starting price
- From $39/month, Base plan
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Pricing and plans 3
Smartlead's Base plan includes 2,000 contacts and 6,000 email sends per month.
Their exact words
A lead credit is a unique email address (prospect) stored in your account, counted toward your contacts limit. An email credit is each individual email sent across any campaign. For example, the Base plan includes 2,000 contacts and 6,000 email sends per month. These are separate counters.
Smartlead offers four plans: Base at $39/month, Pro at $94/month, Unlimited Smart at $174/month, and Unlimited Prime at $379/month, with 17% off on annual billing.
Their exact words
Smartlead offers four plans: Base at $39/month, Pro at $94/month, Unlimited Smart at $174/month (most popular), and Unlimited Prime at $379/month. Annual billing saves 17% across all plans. All plans come with a free trial and no credit card is required to get started.
Smartlead includes unlimited email accounts on all plans at no extra cost.
Their exact words
No. All Smartlead plans include unlimited email accounts at no extra cost. You can connect as many mailboxes as you need and scale your outbound without paying per account, which is a significant cost advantage over most outbound tools.
Deliverability 5
Smartlead states that its cold email API has inbox rotation built in, rotating sends across multiple sending accounts automatically.
Their exact words
rotates across multiple sending accounts automatically
Smartlead automatically rotates sending across all connected mailboxes within a campaign to distribute volume and protect sender reputation.
Their exact words
Smartlead automatically rotates sending across all connected mailboxes within a campaign. This distributes send volume evenly, protects individual sender reputation, and improves deliverability by avoiding high-volume spikes from a single address.
Smartlead's SmartDelivery is described as a deliverability testing tool built around a placement-rate benchmark.
Their exact words
SmartDelivery is Smartlead’s email deliverability testing tool that will give you the most accurate depiction of your emails’ deliverability with an expert-vetted industry benchmark - Placement Rate. You can run both manual and automated tests powered by advanced algorithms to ensure your emails reach the inbox - boosting engagement and performance.
Smartlead recommends warming up an existing account for at least 2 weeks, and 1-2 months for a new domain.
Their exact words
It is recommended to warmup your existing email account for at least 2 weeks. And if you are starting with a new domain, the ideal warmup period is 1-2 months.
Smartlead describes its warmup network as a private, curated pool that only admits vetted senders.
Their exact words
Only vetted senders make it into our private pool, no public sign‑ups or bad actors, so your reputation isn’t diluted
Integrations and API 3
Smartlead's SmartDialer integrates with Smartlead's own CRM and with HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive.
Their exact words
SmartDialer integrates with Smartlead’s CRM and popular tools like HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive for seamless workflows.
Smartlead allows up to 25 named admin API keys that can be managed independently.
Their exact words
Up to 25 named API keys. Manage each independently.
Smartlead describes its integrations as connecting sales, CRM, communication, automation, and productivity tools to automate outreach and sync data.
Their exact words
Smartlead integrations help you connect effortlessly with your favourite sales, CRM, communication, automation, and productivity tools, so you can automate faster, convert smarter, and scale without limits.
Data and coverage 1
Smartlead sells SmartDialer, an AI power dialer for outbound sales that dials prospects and automates post-call tasks.
Their exact words
SmartDialer AI power dialer for outbound sales Dial more prospects, automate post-call tasks, and let AI turn conversations into conversions.
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