ScaledMail alternatives: managed and self-serve options for Google, Outlook and SMTP
ScaledMail mixes Google, Outlook and SMTP inboxes, manages them with a Slack channel and leaves warm-up to your sequencer, with every fee non-refundable. Buyers look elsewhere for warm-up in the price, more sends per Outlook or SMTP mailbox, faster setup or an MCP server. We make Outreach2day and list it first.
- Warm-up and sending included
- $2.50 a mailbox, 12 minimum
- Month-to-month billing
ScaledMail at a glance
- Price per mailbox
- from $0.94 (SMTP, $3.75 per domain of 4)
- Smallest order
- No minimum stated; monthly billing, no long-term contract
- Mailbox types
- Google, Microsoft, SMTP
- Warm-up
- Runs in your sequencer; about 2 weeks recommended before scaling
- MCP server
- None found on the site or in the API docs
- Trustpilot
- 4.8 / 5 from 46 reviews
ScaledMail and 7 alternatives side by side
Lowest published per-mailbox price, smallest order, mailbox types, warm-up, API and MCP. Each cell links its source.
- Price per mailbox
- from $2.80 (1,250+ inboxes); $3.50 under 250 source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Smallest order
- None stated; Start Up begins at 1 inbox source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Mailbox types
- Google, Microsoft source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Warm-up
- Not includedNo source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- API
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- MCP
- Not includedNo source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Price per mailbox
- from $2.50 (Pro, yearly); $2.99 on monthly Pro source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Smallest order
- Starter: 10 mailboxes, $39 a month source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Mailbox types
- Google, Microsoft source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Warm-up
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- API
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- MCP
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Price per mailbox
- from $2.60 (SMTP, annual billing) source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Smallest order
- One inbox ($3); Google and Microsoft inboxes carry a one-month commitment source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Mailbox types
- Google, Microsoft, SMTP source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Warm-up
- Partly, or at extra costAdd-on or partial source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- API
- Partly, or at extra costAdd-on or partial source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- MCP
- Not includedNo source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
Hypertide
- Price per mailbox
- from $1.00 (Entra, $25 per domain of 25) source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Smallest order
- $500 credit deposit to start; then one Entra domain or one Google inbox source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Mailbox types
- Google, Microsoft source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Warm-up
- Not includedNo source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- API
- Partly, or at extra costAdd-on or partial source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- MCP
- Not includedNo source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Price per mailbox
- from $2.80 (1,000+ mailboxes); $3.50 under 100 source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Smallest order
- None stated; from 1 mailbox source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Mailbox types
- Google, Microsoft source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Warm-up
- Not published source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- API
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- MCP
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Price per mailbox
- from $0.49 on the 1,000 plan; $2.50 on the 30 plan source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Smallest order
- 30 mailboxes, $75 a month, on the standard plans source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Mailbox types
- SMTP source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Warm-up
- Not includedNo source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- API
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- MCP
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Price per mailbox
- from $0.94 (SMTP, $3.75 per domain of 4) source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Smallest order
- No minimum stated; monthly billing, no long-term contract source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Mailbox types
- Google, Microsoft, SMTP source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- Warm-up
- Not includedNo source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- API
- IncludedYes source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
- MCP
- Not includedNo source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
List prices from Outreach2day's pricing page, Premium Inboxes's pricing page, Zapmail's pricing page, Mailpool's pricing page, Hypertide's pricing page, Cheap Inboxes's pricing page, Maildoso's pricing page and ScaledMail's pricing page, checked . Taxes and card fees excluded.
Why each one is a ScaledMail alternative
1. Outreach2day: SMTP with warm-up and sending included
ScaledMail's SMTP mailboxes send up to 10 a day; ours send up to 25 cold emails a day at $2.50, with warm-up and a sending engine in that price. Setup is self-serve in minutes rather than 24 to 72 hours. We do not sell Google or Outlook accounts.
2. Premium Inboxes: done-for-you Google and Microsoft
The closest service model: people build your inboxes, check DNS by hand, upload them to your sequencer and replace burned ones for free, with a Slack channel. $3.50 an inbox under 250, billed every four weeks.
3. Zapmail: self-serve Google and Microsoft with warm-up
If you mainly bought ScaledMail's Google inboxes, Zapmail sells Google and Microsoft in plans from $39 for 10, says it handles warm-up and runs an MCP server. Refunds are as rare as at ScaledMail.
4. Mailpool: SMTP, Google and Microsoft in one self-serve account
The same three mailbox types without the managed layer: $3 SMTP, $4 Google, $5 Microsoft an inbox, from a single inbox, plus dedicated IPs at $200. Warm-up is sold as slots.
5. Hypertide: Outlook priced per domain
ScaledMail's Outlook is $50 a domain for 25 inboxes; Hypertide's Entra is $25 a domain for 25, each domain in its own tenant. It asks for a $500 credit deposit to start.
6. Cheap Inboxes: Google and Microsoft with an API and MCP
For teams that provision by script or AI agent: 70+ API endpoints with webhooks and an MCP server, Google or Microsoft inboxes from $3.50 down to $2.80.
7. Maildoso: SMTP packs of 300 and 1,000
If ScaledMail's $3.75-a-domain SMTP is what you use, Maildoso's packs go to $0.75 at 300 and $0.49 at 1,000 mailboxes, up to 15 cold emails a day each.
ScaledMail itself
| Feature | ScaledMail |
|---|---|
| Smallest order | No minimum stated; monthly billing, no long-term contract source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) |
| Setup time | 24–72 hours on the pricing page; 2–4 business days on the home page source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) |
| Mailbox types | Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and SMTP, mixable in one package source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) |
| Sending limits | Google up to 25 emails per mailbox a day; Outlook and SMTP up to 10 source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) |
| Warm-up | Not includedRuns in your sequencer; about 2 weeks recommended before scaling source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) |
| Sequencers | Smartlead, Instantly, EmailBison, PlusVibe, Apollo, Lemlist, Saleshandy and others source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) |
| Refunds | All fees non-refundable, including after a block by Google or Microsoft; cancel for the end of the billing period source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) |
Smallest order
- ScaledMail
- No minimum stated; monthly billing, no long-term contract source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
Setup time
- ScaledMail
- 24–72 hours on the pricing page; 2–4 business days on the home page source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
Mailbox types
- ScaledMail
- Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and SMTP, mixable in one package source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
Sending limits
- ScaledMail
- Google up to 25 emails per mailbox a day; Outlook and SMTP up to 10 source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
Warm-up
- ScaledMail
- Not includedRuns in your sequencer; about 2 weeks recommended before scaling source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
Sequencers
- ScaledMail
- Smartlead, Instantly, EmailBison, PlusVibe, Apollo, Lemlist, Saleshandy and others source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
Refunds
- ScaledMail
- All fees non-refundable, including after a block by Google or Microsoft; cancel for the end of the billing period source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab)
Choosing
Price per daily email
ScaledMail's cheapest units send least: Outlook at $2 a mailbox and SMTP at $0.94 both cap at 10 emails a day, while Google at $3.50 allows 25. Per daily email that is $0.20, $0.09 and $0.14 a month.
Compare alternatives on the same basis. At 25 a day, our $2.50 mailbox is $0.10 per daily email, with warm-up and sending already in it.
Where to read more
The ScaledMail review lists every plan, add-on and term with its source. For the vendors above, each name in the table links to its own review.
Outreach2day as a ScaledMail alternative
We make Outreach2day and list it first. Where it fits and where it does not.
It fits if
- You run 1,000+ mailboxes: we quote a volume price below every vendor list price in our comparisons, warm-up and sending included
- You use ScaledMail's SMTP or Outlook mailboxes and want more sends per mailbox
- You want warm-up and sending in the same subscription
- You want self-serve setup in minutes
It does not fit if
- You need Google Workspace accounts
- You want a managed team in a Slack channel
- You need fewer than 12 mailboxes
ScaledMail alternatives: questions
What is a good ScaledMail alternative?
Premium Inboxes for a similar done-for-you service, Zapmail for self-serve Google and Microsoft, Mailpool for all three types self-serve, and Outreach2day for SMTP with warm-up and sending included.
Which alternative is cheapest for Outlook?
Hypertide's Entra at $25 a domain for 25 inboxes, against ScaledMail's $50.
Which ScaledMail alternatives include warm-up?
Outreach2day includes it, and Zapmail says it handles it. Mailpool sells warm-up slots.
Do any alternatives give refunds?
Few. Maildoso's 30-day guarantee covers outages only, and most others refund nothing, ScaledMail included. Outreach2day bills month to month, so you can stop at the end of any month.
Deliverability call
Talk to our deliverability team
Book a call with the people who run our mailbox infrastructure. We look at your current setup and tell you what to change. Running 1,000+ mailboxes? We also quote a volume price below every vendor list price in our comparisons, warm-up and sending included.
- Review your domains, DNS records and current inbox placement
- Size the setup: domains, mailboxes per domain and daily volume per mailbox
- Plan warm-up and the move from your current provider or sequencer
- 1,000+ mailboxes: a volume price per mailbox for your setup
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- ScaledMail reviewPlans, limits, warm-up, API and MCP, support and refunds, with sources
- ScaledMail pricing 2026Every plan and what it costs at 25, 100 and 400 mailboxes
- Microsoft 365 and Outlook Sending LimitsBlog
- Mailboxes for Cold Email: A Buyer's ChecklistBlog
Sources
Each vendor's own pages. Vendors change prices and plans; if something here is out of date, write to support@outreach2day.com and we will fix it.
Premium Inboxes
Zapmail
- zapmail.ai
- docs.zapmail.ai/unified-provider-launch-oct-13-2026-2467594m0.md
- help.zapmail.ai/en/articles/9541225-subscriptions-plans-everything-you-need-to-know
- zapmail.ai/features/zapshield
- help.zapmail.ai/en/articles/13358418-pre-warmed-mailboxes-in-zapmail-complete-guide
- help.zapmail.ai/en/articles/10225033-supported-platforms-for-third-party-mailbox-exports
- docs.zapmail.ai/llms.txt
- docs.zapmail.ai/mcp-2408514m0
- help.zapmail.ai/en/articles/9759194-refund-policy-for-zapmail-ai
- zapmail.ai/features/placement-test
- trustpilot.com/review/zapmail.ai
- g2.com/products/zapmail/reviews
Mailpool
- docs.mailpool.ai/en/articles/10485875-what-is-mailpool
- docs.google.com/document/d/1jgA_6pdZT4E0YZVGtP1OE5mqn4YUKo1HuGVGK5D0JUY/edit?usp=sharing
- mailpool.ai/pricing
- mailpool.ai/solutions/google-workspace-inboxes
- docs.mailpool.ai/en/articles/10761699-billing
- docs.mailpool.ai/en/articles/17297335-purchase-email-warm-up-slots
- mailpool.ai
- docs.mailpool.ai/en/articles/10486435-choosing-the-right-inbox-type-for-your-cold-email-infrastructure
- docs.mailpool.ai/en/articles/10697517-purchase-domains
- docs.mailpool.ai/en/collections/11547781-export-inboxes
- docs.mailpool.ai/en/articles/10759176-request-api-access
- mailpool.ai/about-us
- trustpilot.com/review/mailpool.ai
- g2.com/products/mailpool/reviews
Hypertide
Cheap Inboxes
Maildoso
First cold emails on day 14, full volume on day 21
Add domains, create mailboxes and turn on warm-up. You see every mailbox's warm-up numbers from day one.