Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Instantly.ai
Instantly.ai clearly comes out ahead of Smartlead on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Neither lists a free tier. Paid plans start at $39/mo for Smartlead and $47/mo for Instantly.ai.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Smartlead | Instantly |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | MarketingAI & Machine LearningSales & CRM | MarketingAI & Machine LearningSales & CRM |
| Categories | email-marketingmarketing-automation | email-marketingmarketing-automation |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | smartlead | instantlyai |
|---|---|---|
| 150,000 Email Sends | ||
| 100 000 Emails Monthly | ||
| 170,000 Verified Emails | ||
| 100 000+ Uploaded Contacts | ||
| 2,000 Contacts | ||
| 1000 Uploaded Contacts | ||
| 2,000 Verified Emails | ||
| 25 000 Uploaded Contacts | ||
| 3 Smartservers + Oauth 3+ Included | ||
| 500 000+ Emails Monthly | ||
| 30,000 Contacts | ||
| 5000 Emails Monthly | ||
| 30,000 Verified Emails | ||
| Chat Support | ||
| 50,000 Verified Emails | ||
| Dedicated Account Manager | ||
| 500,000 Email Sends | ||
| Everything In Hyper Growth | ||
| 6,000 Email Sends | ||
| Everything In Light Speed | ||
| 90,000 Email Sends | ||
| Premium Live Support | ||
| Unlimited Contacts | ||
| Private Deliverability Network | ||
| Shared Slack Channel | ||
| Sisr System | ||
| Unlimited Email Accounts | ||
| Unlimited Email Warmup |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Instantly.ai comes out ahead overall, though Smartlead can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Smartlead's paid plans start at $39/mo and Instantly.ai's start at $47/mo, so Smartlead is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
