WHAT MAILSHAKE IS AND COSTS
COLD EMAIL AND OUTREACH4 comparisons · latest 2026-10-26

Mailshake alternatives

By Joris van Huët · each comparison from the vendors' own pricing and help pages, prices dated on the page

The short answer: 4 tools are compared with Mailshake on this site, and the line under each one is the verdict from its comparison: who should pick which, with the figures that decide it on the comparison itself. Read the one that names your job. What Mailshake costs and who it suits is in its entry, and how to use Mailshake walks through one job with it.

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lemlist

Choose lemlist if LinkedIn belongs in your sequences or a whole team needs to send email at volume on one flat plan. Choose Mailshake for a plain email tool at a low entry price, or calls to North American numbers with free dialer minutes on its top plan.

lemlist vs Mailshake: LinkedIn Steps or a Phone Dialer

Reply.io

Choose Mailshake for a small email tool with a flat price per user, bought without a trial. Choose Reply.io for LinkedIn, calls, SMS and WhatsApp in one conditional sequence, a 14-day trial first, or an AI SDR, priced by the number of new contacts you reach.

Mailshake vs Reply.io: Trial, Seats and the AI SDR

Instantly

If one person sends from two mailboxes to a list of more than 1,000 people, or your sellers want to phone North American prospects from the same tool, Mailshake fits: its $49 Email Outreach plan caps neither sends nor contacts, and the $99 Sales Engagement plan adds a power dialer.

Mailshake vs Instantly: Paid Seats or Unlimited Mailboxes

Mailchimp

The deciding question is where your list came from, not which tool sends better.

Mailshake vs Mailchimp: Cold Outreach or an Opted-In List

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