Best Mailshake alternatives: cold email tools compared

Mailshake is billed per user: Starter $29/mo ($25 yearly) with 1 mailbox and 1,500 sends/mo, Email Outreach $49/mo ($45 yearly) with unlimited sends, and Sales Engagement $99/mo ($85 yearly), which adds a power dialer. These cold email platforms also send sequences from your own mailboxes; several list unlimited sender accounts on every plan, and some add LinkedIn or calling steps.

How this list works: Ordered by lowest listed monthly entry price (billing basis differs: some prices are annual-billing rates). Only standalone cold email sending tools are included, not Gmail add-ons. Pricing verified against vendor pages (latest check 2026-11-02). No placement here is paid. Methodology.

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Tool	What it is	Price (vendor-published)	Free plan	Channels
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
SalesBlink	Cold email outreach platform with AI sequences, unlimited sender accounts, warmup and an AI agent mode.	Starter $29/mo monthly ($25 billed annually, up to 10,000 emails); Growth $99/mo ($79 annual); Business $199/mo ($179 annual); all plans include unlimited email accounts and warmup; 14-day free trial, no card	—	email
ReachInbox	Cold email platform with unlimited sender accounts, AI warmup, lead finder and inbox placement tests.	Free plan (3 email accounts, 250 emails/mo); Starter $30/mo billed yearly (unlimited email accounts, 10,000 emails/mo); Growth $75/mo billed yearly; 7-day money-back guarantee	Yes	email
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	—	email
PlusVibe	Cold email platform (formerly Pipl.ai; pipl.ai now redirects to plusvibe.ai) with unlimited campaigns, warmup, enrichment credits and AI personalization.	Monthly: $37/mo (25,000 emails, 1,000 enrichment credits, basic warmup), $77/mo tier (150,000 emails, advanced warmup); yearly $30.8 and $64.2 per month; Agency from $497/mo monthly ($415/mo yearly); 14-day free trial	—	email
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	—	email
Woodpecker	Cold email and LinkedIn outreach for B2B outbound.	Priced by emails sent: Email $39/mo (5,000 emails), then $79 (50K), $119 (100K), $219 (250K), $499 (500K), $999 (1M) billed monthly; annual billing saves 33% (Email 5K $312/yr, about $26/mo); Multichannel (email + LinkedIn) $68/mo; LinkedIn-only $29/mo per account; add-ons listed at $0; 14-day free trial, no card	—	email, linkedin
Salesforge Visit Salesforge ↗	AI SDR platform featuring Agent Frank and multi-sender outreach.	Pro $40/mo billed annually ($48 billed monthly), unlimited email senders and 1 LinkedIn sender; Growth $80/mo billed annually ($96 monthly) with unlimited email and LinkedIn senders; 14-day free trial	—	email, linkedin
Instantly	Cold email outreach, B2B lead database and CRM in one platform.	Outreach (sending) plans: Growth $47/mo, Hypergrowth $97/mo, Light Speed $358/mo; Instantly Credits (lead database and enrichment) plans sold separately: Growth $47/mo (1,500–2,000 credits), Supersonic $97/mo, Hyper Credits from $197/mo; Bundles (outreach plus credits) also listed: Starter $94/mo, Scale $194/mo, Agency $555/mo billed monthly ($85, $175 and $500/mo billed yearly); Enterprise custom	—	email
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
SuperSend	Multichannel outbound platform for cold email and LinkedIn sequences, with every feature on every plan and pricing by email volume.	Billed monthly: Starter $59/mo (15,000 emails, 1 LinkedIn sender), Growth $99/mo (50,000 emails, 2 senders), Scale $319/mo (200,000 emails, 5 senders); yearly saves 15%; extra LinkedIn senders $29/mo; inboxes $5/mo; unlimited contacts; 7-day free trial when you launch	—	email, linkedin
lemlist Visit lemlist ↗	All-in-one outbound platform for email and multichannel outreach.	Email $69/mo monthly ($55/mo yearly), unlimited users, 50,000 emails/mo; Multichannel $109/mo monthly ($87/mo yearly); data and signals add-ons from $20/mo	—	email, linkedin
Manyreach	Cold email platform with pay-as-you-go or monthly plans.	$79/mo (150,000 sends); pay-as-you-go 100,000 credits for $199	—	email

FAQ

Which Mailshake alternatives cost about the same or less?

Mailshake's Starter is $29/mo ($25 yearly) for 1 mailbox and 1,500 sends/mo. At a similar entry price in our data: SmartReach Email Outreach Basic $29/mo, SalesBlink Starter $29/mo ($25 billed annually, up to 10,000 emails), ReachInbox Starter $30/mo billed yearly (10,000 emails/mo) and Saleshandy Starter $34/mo billed annually ($41 monthly). ReachInbox also lists a free plan (3 email accounts, 250 emails/mo). Sending limits and mailbox counts differ, so compare those as well as price.

Which alternatives add calling or LinkedIn, like Mailshake's Sales Engagement plan?

Mailshake's Sales Engagement plan ($99/mo, $85 yearly) adds a power dialer and 5 phone numbers. SmartReach's Sales Engagement plans (from $39/mo) add calling seats, and Reply.io covers email, LinkedIn, phone and SMS, with Multichannel from $89/user/mo billed annually ($99 monthly). For LinkedIn steps: Woodpecker Multichannel $68/mo, SuperSend Starter $59/mo (1 LinkedIn sender), Salesforge Pro $40/mo billed annually (1 LinkedIn sender), Emelia (extra LinkedIn accounts $29/mo) and lemlist Multichannel $109/mo ($87 yearly).

Does Mailshake have a free trial?

No. Mailshake's pricing page (checked 2026-10-26) says it collects payment up front and offers onboarding and deliverability training instead. Alternatives that list a free trial include SalesBlink and Woodpecker (14 days, no card), PlusVibe, QuickMail and Salesforge (14 days), and Saleshandy and Emelia (7 days).

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