Smartlead vs lemlist: $39 vs $69 to start, and what each costs at volume

Smartlead prices by sends and stored contacts from $39 for 6,000 sends; lemlist's Email plan prices by emails alone from $69 for 50,000, with unlimited users and senders. With Outreach2day mailboxes on both, lemlist is $15 a month lower at 5,000 emails a day ($502 against $717) and Smartlead is $131 lower at 10,000. The mailboxes each one sells move the bill more: $4.50 in Smartlead, from $10 in lemlist.

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  • Warmup and sending included
  • $2.50 a mailbox, 12 minimum
  • Month-to-month billing

5,000 a day · 110,000 a month · 200 mailboxes · USD a month

  1. Smartlead + our mailboxesSmartlead + our mailboxes: $517.33
  2. lemlist + our mailboxeslemlist + our mailboxes: $502.33
  3. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $343.33

Smartlead

lemlist

Entry price
$39 a month (Base, 6,000 sends)$69 a month (Email plan, 50,000 emails)
Priced by
By sends a month and stored contacts; mailboxes unlimited, no per-seat priceEmail plan by emails a month with unlimited users and senders; Multichannel per user, 5 senders each
Warmup
Unlimited warmup on every plan; the pool tier rises with the planlemwarm included in all plans for every sending address; not in the free trial
At 5,000 a day, all lines
$517.33$502.33

All lines: the sequencer plan, mailboxes and domains at list prices, monthly billing. Every line is in the cost table below.

Side by side

Smartlead vs lemlist, line by line

Each cell links to the vendor's page it comes from.

Prices

Smartlead and lemlist prices

Smartlead

lemlist

List prices from Smartlead's pricing page and lemlist's pricing page, checked . Taxes and card fees excluded.

Full cost

Full monthly cost at 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 emails a day

Each sequencer plan the volume needs, with the same mailboxes and domains on both sides.

1,000 a day · 22,000 a month40 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxesSmartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes: $202.67
  2. lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxeslemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: $177.67
  3. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $108.67
5,000 a day · 110,000 a month200 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxesSmartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes: $517.33
  2. lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxeslemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: $502.33
  3. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $343.33
10,000 a day · 220,000 a month400 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxesSmartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes: $914.67
  2. lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxeslemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: $1,045.67
  3. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $686.67

  • Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes

    Keep the sequencer, buy the mailboxes from us

    1,000 a day · 22,000 a month (40 mailboxes)

    $202.67 / mo

    5,000 a day · 110,000 a month (200 mailboxes)

    $517.33 / mo

    10,000 a day · 220,000 a month (400 mailboxes)

    $914.67 / mo

  • lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes

    Keep the sequencer, buy the mailboxes from us

    1,000 a day · 22,000 a month (40 mailboxes)

    $177.67 / mo

    5,000 a day · 110,000 a month (200 mailboxes)

    $502.33 / mo

    10,000 a day · 220,000 a month (400 mailboxes)

    $1,045.67 / mo

  • Outreach2day all-in

    Mailboxes, warmup and the sequencer in one bill

    1,000 a day · 22,000 a month (40 mailboxes)

    $108.67 / mo

    • 40 mailboxes at $2.50, warmup and sequencer included: $100
    • 8 domains at $13 a year: $8.67
    5,000 a day · 110,000 a month (200 mailboxes)

    $343.33 / mo

    • 200 mailboxes at $1.50 (volume price from 100), warmup and sequencer included: $300
    • 40 domains at $13 a year: $43.33
    10,000 a day · 220,000 a month (400 mailboxes)

    $686.67 / mo

    • 400 mailboxes at $1.50 (volume price from 100), warmup and sequencer included: $600
    • 80 domains at $13 a year: $86.67

25 cold emails per mailbox a day and 5 mailboxes per domain: 1,000 a day = 40 mailboxes and 8 domains; 5,000 a day = 200 mailboxes and 40 domains; 10,000 a day = 400 mailboxes and 80 domains. A month is 22 sending days, so emails a month = emails a day × 22. Monthly list prices on monthly billing; .com domains at $13 a year spread over 12 months. Outreach2day mailboxes on comparison pages: $2.50 a mailbox up to 99, $1.50 from 100, $0.50 from 1,000, warmup and the sequencer included.

New · Outreach2day volume pricing

The mailbox price falls from 100 and again from 1,000 mailboxes

Warmup, the sequencer and the replies inbox included at every tier

  1. Up to 99 mailboxes$2.50a mailbox a month
  2. From 100 mailboxes$1.50a mailbox a month
  3. From 1,000 mailboxes$0.50a mailbox a month

Enterprise plan. Better prices for larger volumes.

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With Outreach2day mailboxes on both: $203 on Smartlead and $178 on lemlist at 1,000 a day, $717 and $502 at 5,000, $915 and $1,046 at 10,000. At 220,000 emails a month lemlist needs its 500k tier ($359), while Smartlead's plan slider has a 240,000-send step at $228.

Every tier is in Smartlead pricing and lemlist pricing.

With each vendor's own mailboxes the order changes: 200 SmartSenders Google mailboxes are $900 a month plus $13 a domain a year, and 200 Google mailboxes bought in lemlist are $2,000 before domains, whose price lemlist does not publish. The 5,000-a-day setup comes to $1,117 on Smartlead and at least $2,159 on lemlist.

At scale

From 25,000 to 1,000,000 cold emails a day

The same setups at larger daily volumes. A vendor without a published price at a size reads “Custom pricing (not published)” and has no bar.

25,000 a day · 550,000 a month1,000 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxesSmartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes: $1,176.67
  2. lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxeslemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: $1,375.67
  3. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $716.67
50,000 a day · 1,100,000 a month2,000 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxesSmartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes: $2,173.33
  2. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $1,433.33
lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: no published price at this volume, so no bar.
100,000 a day · 2,200,000 a month4,000 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxesSmartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes: $4,322.67
  2. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $2,866.67
lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: no published price at this volume, so no bar.
250,000 a day · 5,500,000 a month10,000 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $7,166.67
Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes, lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: no published price at this volume, so no bar.
500,000 a day · 11,000,000 a month20,000 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $14,333.33
Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes, lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: no published price at this volume, so no bar.
1,000,000 a day · 22,000,000 a month40,000 mailboxes · USD a month
  1. Outreach2day all-inOutreach2day all-in: $28,666.67
Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes, lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes: no published price at this volume, so no bar.
Monthly cost of Smartlead and lemlist setups from 25,000 to 1,000,000 cold emails a day
Setup25,000 a day550,000 a month1,000 mailboxes50,000 a day1,100,000 a month2,000 mailboxes100,000 a day2,200,000 a month4,000 mailboxes250,000 a day5,500,000 a month10,000 mailboxes500,000 a day11,000,000 a month20,000 mailboxes1,000,000 a day22,000,000 a month40,000 mailboxes
Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes$1,176.67$460 more$2,173.33$740 more$4,322.67$1,456 moreCustom pricing (not published)Custom pricing (not published)Custom pricing (not published)
lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes$1,375.67$659 moreCustom pricing (not published)Custom pricing (not published)Custom pricing (not published)Custom pricing (not published)Custom pricing (not published)
Outreach2day all-in$716.67$1,433.33$2,866.67$7,166.67$14,333.33$28,666.67

25 cold emails per mailbox a day and 5 mailboxes per domain: 25,000 a day = 1,000 mailboxes and 200 domains; 50,000 a day = 2,000 mailboxes and 400 domains; 100,000 a day = 4,000 mailboxes and 800 domains; 250,000 a day = 10,000 mailboxes and 2,000 domains; 500,000 a day = 20,000 mailboxes and 4,000 domains; 1,000,000 a day = 40,000 mailboxes and 8,000 domains. A month is 22 sending days, so emails a month = emails a day × 22. Each tool at the published plan that covers the volume; where the vendor publishes no price at that size (a top plan that stops below it, or "contact sales"), the cell says so and the chart leaves it out. Domains at $13 a year, spread over 12 months, are in every total.

Every line at scale

  • Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes, 25,000 a day: Smartlead Smart, 630K step ($460) source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) + 1,000 Outreach2day mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000) ($500) + 200 domains at $13 a year ($216.67) = $1,176.67
  • Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes, 50,000 a day: Smartlead Smart, 1.11M step ($740) source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) + 2,000 Outreach2day mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000) ($1,000) + 400 domains at $13 a year ($433.33) = $2,173.33
  • Smartlead + Outreach2day mailboxes, 100,000 a day: Smartlead Smart, 2.37M step ($1,456) source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) + 4,000 Outreach2day mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000) ($2,000) + 800 domains at $13 a year ($866.67) = $4,322.67
  • lemlist + Outreach2day mailboxes, 25,000 a day: lemlist Email 1M ($659) source (opens the vendor's page in a new tab) + 1,000 Outreach2day mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000) ($500) + 200 domains at $13 a year ($216.67) = $1,375.67
  • Outreach2day all-in, 25,000 a day: 1,000 mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000), warmup and sequencer included ($500) + 200 domains at $13 a year ($216.67) = $716.67
  • Outreach2day all-in, 50,000 a day: 2,000 mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000), warmup and sequencer included ($1,000) + 400 domains at $13 a year ($433.33) = $1,433.33
  • Outreach2day all-in, 100,000 a day: 4,000 mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000), warmup and sequencer included ($2,000) + 800 domains at $13 a year ($866.67) = $2,866.67
  • Outreach2day all-in, 250,000 a day: 10,000 mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000), warmup and sequencer included ($5,000) + 2,000 domains at $13 a year ($2,166.67) = $7,166.67
  • Outreach2day all-in, 500,000 a day: 20,000 mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000), warmup and sequencer included ($10,000) + 4,000 domains at $13 a year ($4,333.33) = $14,333.33
  • Outreach2day all-in, 1,000,000 a day: 40,000 mailboxes at $0.50 (volume price from 1,000), warmup and sequencer included ($20,000) + 8,000 domains at $13 a year ($8,666.67) = $28,666.67

Why each plan at scale

Where they differ

What each plan counts

Smartlead counts sends and stored contacts: Pro has 90,000 sends and 30,000 contacts, and the Unlimited plans drop the contact cap from $174. lemlist's Email plan counts only emails a month; users, senders and contacts are unlimited at every tier from 50,000 to a million.

Smartlead keeps the API, webhooks and team members off Base. lemlist has its REST API on every plan, the $69 Email 50k included.

LinkedIn, calls and lead data

lemlist's Multichannel Expert ($109 per user a month) adds LinkedIn steps, in-app calling with 400 minutes a user and 400 enrichment credits, with up to 5 sending addresses per user. Its 650M+ lead database runs on credits from $20 a month on any plan.

Smartlead describes email, LinkedIn and calling in one platform; calling is the paid SmartDialer from $9 a month, and no LinkedIn price is published. Verified prospect emails are a $59 add-on on Base and Pro and included on the Unlimited plans.

Refunds, trials and MCP

Smartlead refunds a new subscription in full within 7 days. lemlist refunds no month or year already begun, and mailboxes and domains bought in either tool are non-refundable.

Smartlead's 14-day trial includes 2,500 sends and unlimited mailboxes. lemlist's 14-day trial is of Multichannel, capped at 50 emails a day without lemwarm; the Email plan has no trial of its own.

Both run official MCP servers: Smartlead's over SSE with an API key, lemlist's with OAuth or an API key. Smartlead MCP and lemlist MCP set each one against ours.

Fit

Which one to pick

Smartlead

Pick Smartlead if

  • You want a refund window on a new subscription
  • You send about 10,000 a day and want the 240,000-send step at $228
  • You want dedicated IPs (SmartServers) or white-label client workspaces

lemlist

Pick lemlist if

  • You want users, senders and contacts unlimited on an email-only plan
  • You want LinkedIn, calls and email in one sequence (Multichannel)
  • You want the API on the entry plan and a lead database on credits

Outreach2day

Where Outreach2day fits

Outreach2day is a third option: mailboxes, warmup and a sequencer in one subscription. It is ours, so it has its own section.

Outreach2day mailboxes connect to Smartlead with an API key, which adds them to your account warm, and to lemlist through the SMTP/IMAP logins in our CSV export. At $2.50 a month each they cost just over half a SmartSenders mailbox and a quarter of a Google mailbox bought in lemlist.

For email-only campaigns, Outreach2day all-in covers mailboxes, warmup and its own sequencer for $343 a month at 5,000 a day with domains. It has no LinkedIn steps, lead database or dedicated IPs, the usual reasons to pick lemlist or Smartlead.

Outreach2day mailboxes are $2.50 a mailbox up to 99, $1.50 from 100, $0.50 from 1,000, with warmup, the sequencer and the replies inbox included at every tier. For larger volumes and better prices there is the Enterprise plan: book a call and we size it with you.

Outreach2day

  • Warmup and sending included
  • $2.50 a mailbox, 12 minimum
  • Month-to-month billing
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FAQ

Smartlead vs lemlist: questions

Is Smartlead cheaper than lemlist?

It depends on volume. With the same Outreach2day mailboxes, lemlist is lower at 1,000 and 5,000 emails a day ($178 and $502 against $203 and $717) and Smartlead at 10,000 ($915 against $1,046). With each vendor's own mailboxes Smartlead is lower at every volume, because SmartSenders cost $4.50 against lemlist's $10.

Do Smartlead and lemlist include warmup?

Both do. Smartlead includes unlimited warmup on every plan, with a higher pool tier on higher plans; lemwarm is in every lemlist plan for every sending address, though not in the trial.

Does Smartlead or lemlist automate LinkedIn?

lemlist does, on Multichannel Expert at $109 per user a month. Smartlead lists LinkedIn among its channels without a published price.

Can I take mailboxes bought in Smartlead or lemlist to another tool?

SmartSenders mailboxes can't be used outside Smartlead and end with their 1-year domain term. lemlist locks a purchased domain for a year and refunds no mailboxes. Mailboxes on domains you own connect to both.

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Book a call with the people who run our mailbox infrastructure. We look at your current setup and tell you what to change. Mailboxes are $1.50 from 100 and $0.50 from 1,000; for larger volumes we size an Enterprise plan with you.

  • Review your domains, DNS records and current inbox placement
  • Size the setup: domains, mailboxes per domain and daily volume per mailbox
  • Plan warmup and the move from your current provider or sequencer
  • Larger volumes: the Enterprise plan and its price for your setup

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