Best cold email software for small businesses
Cold email tools a small business or a first sales hire can start on for $50 a month or less, with a free plan or free trial and self-serve signup. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page; most price by emails sent or by plan rather than per seat, which suits small teams.
For small teams: see every small team friendly sales tool (free plan or free trial, self-serve, $50/mo or less) and your first sales tool stack for under $100/month.
How this list works: Ordered by lowest listed monthly entry price; ties alphabetical. Pricing verified against vendor pages (latest check ). No placement here is paid. Methodology.
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| Tool | What it is | Price (vendor-published) | Free plan | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailmeteor | Mail merge and email outreach for Gmail and Google Sheets, with follow-ups and inbox rotation on higher plans. | Free (500 emails/mo); Starter $5.99, Premium $17.99, Pro $35.99 per user/mo as displayed; yearly billing advertised as 3 months free | Yes | |
| YAMM (Yet Another Mail Merge) | Mail merge add-on for Gmail and Google Sheets with open, click and response tracking. | Free plan; Pro for @gmail.com accounts $6/mo ($72 billed annually); Pro for Google Workspace accounts $12/mo ($144 billed annually); prices vary by billing country and exclude taxes | Yes | |
| SmartReach.io Visit SmartReach.io ↗ | Cold email and multichannel outreach with unlimited inboxes, inbox rotation and built-in deliverability. | Email Outreach: Basic $29/mo, Plus $89/mo, Pro $199/mo (shown reduced from $279), Scale $499/mo; Sales Engagement (adds calling seats): Basic $39/mo, Plus $99/mo, Pro $249/mo (shown reduced from $349), Scale $599/mo; LinkedIn automation $29/mo per account; no per-seat pricing; yearly billing saves up to 11% | — | email, linkedin, phone |
| Saleshandy Visit Saleshandy ↗ | Cold email outreach platform. | Billed annually: Starter $34/mo, Pro $76/mo, Scale $149/mo; monthly billing $41, $99 and $189; 7-day free trial | — | |
| Emelia | All-in-one B2B prospecting tool for cold email and LinkedIn outreach, with lead finding, enrichment and a unified inbox. | Start $37/mo ($31/mo billed yearly), Grow $97/mo ($81), Scale $297/mo ($248); unlimited sending and warmup; extra LinkedIn accounts $29/mo; optional credits $19 per 1,000 (emails found, AI actions, verification); 7-day free trial, no card | — | email, linkedin |
| Smartlead Visit Smartlead ↗ | Cold email platform with unlimited mailboxes, AI warmups and a master inbox. | Base $39/mo, Pro $94/mo, Unlimited Smart $174/mo, Unlimited Prime $379/mo billed monthly; annual billing saves 17% ($32, $78, $144 and $315 per month); unlimited email accounts on all plans; mailboxes via partners from $3.99–$5/mailbox/mo | — | |
| Snov.io Visit Snov.io ↗ | Email finder, verifier and drip campaigns. | Free plan; Starter $39/mo, Pro S $99, Pro M $189, Pro L $369, Ultra $738 (25% off annually); LinkedIn automation slots $69/mo each | Yes | email, linkedin |
| Woodpecker Visit Woodpecker ↗ | Cold email and LinkedIn outreach for B2B outbound. | Priced by emails sent: Email $39/mo billed monthly or $26/mo billed annually (save 33%) for 5,000 emails, then monthly tiers $79 (50K), $119 (100K), $219 (250K), $499 (500K), $999 (1M); Multichannel (email + LinkedIn) $68/mo monthly or $55/mo annually; LinkedIn-only $29/mo per account; Scale (higher limits) custom; add-ons (Lead Finder, warm-up, integrations/API/MCP, Agency Panel) listed at $0; free trial for 14 days or 500 cold emails, whichever comes first, no card | — | email, linkedin |
| QuickMail | Cold email outreach with unlimited senders. | Starter $49/mo (5,000 emails/mo), Growth $99/mo (100,000 emails/mo), Agency $299/mo; unlimited senders and users; 14-day free trial | — | email, linkedin |
| Reply.io Visit Reply.io ↗ | Sales engagement platform with an AI SDR offering. | Email Volume from $49/user/mo billed annually ($59 monthly); Multichannel from $89/user/mo annual ($99 monthly); Jason AI SDR from $500/mo | — | email, linkedin, phone, sms |
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FAQ
What is the cheapest cold email software for a small business?
Gmail mail merge add-ons are the cheapest start: Mailmeteor Starter $5.99/user/mo and YAMM Pro $6/mo for Gmail accounts, both with free plans. Among full cold email platforms, SmartReach.io Email Outreach Basic is $29/mo, Saleshandy Starter $34/mo billed annually, Emelia Start $37/mo ($31 billed yearly), Smartlead Base $39/mo monthly ($32 annual) and Woodpecker Email $39/mo for 5,000 emails.
Which cold email tools include LinkedIn steps for small teams?
Woodpecker Multichannel (email + LinkedIn) is $68/mo and LinkedIn-only $29/mo per account; SmartReach.io sells LinkedIn automation at $29/mo per account; Emelia adds extra LinkedIn accounts at $29/mo.
Do I need separate mailboxes for cold email?
Yes. Send cold email from separate domains and mailboxes, not your main business inbox, and warm them up first. See our cold email infrastructure and email warmup pricing pages.
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