Alore vs Mailshake (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alore and Mailshake share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money, where Alore grades higher, or platforms, where Mailshake does.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mailshake
Per-user cold email sequences with a dialer on the top plan
Which one is for you
Pick Alore if
- Fits if you want warm-up and sending from one low-priced tool
- Works for small senders under 5 domains and 5,000 emails a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you send more than 5,000 emails a month, as Starter stops there and Professional is $40
- Skip it if you want a trial, because none is stated
- Watch out: the page shows two price sets and the lower one is only read as annual
- Watch out: the home page says the email warmer is coming soon while the plans list it
- Pricey if you want done-for-you outreach, as Grow and Scale have no published price
Pick Mailshake if
- Fits if you want cold email sequences sent from your own mailbox
- Works for reps who call and email the same leads, with the dialer on Sales Engagement at $85 a user
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there's no trial or free plan and payment is up front
- Not for you if you want LinkedIn steps, which Mailshake doesn't do
- Tight if you're on Starter, at 1,500 sends a month, one address and no CRM integrations
- Pricey if you need calls, as the dialer needs Sales Engagement at $99 a user billed monthly, with free minutes for North America only
- Watch out: more Data Finder credits are an add-on from $17 a month billed yearly
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAloreWeak | 1.8GPAMailshakeWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$15 a month billed annually, which is inside the category's cheaper quarter ($25). Professional is $40 and Expert $120. | CStarter's 1,500 sends and one address per person won't carry a sales team, so five people need Email Outreach: $45 a user billed yearly, $45 a head. That's above the category's $40 middle, while most email rivals here charge one price for the whole team. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is stated on the pricing page. | FNothing free. There's no free plan and no trial, and Mailshake says it takes payment up front. You can cancel before renewal, but that isn't a trial. |
| Features | CWarm-up, drip campaigns, a shared inbox and email verification. The warmer is marked coming soon on the home page, though the plans list it. | CEmail sequences with follow-ups, A/B tests, spintax, warm-up and unlimited verification, plus a power dialer on Sales Engagement. The gaps: no LinkedIn steps on record, and rotation and the unified inbox need Email Outreach. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect domains and mailboxes and build campaigns. | CNo App Store rating on record. It sends from Gmail, Office 365 or any SMTP mailbox and the AI writer drafts copy, but you still connect accounts and set up your domain before the first send. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and the listing names no integrations. | BWeb and a browser extension, with Salesforce, Pipedrive, HubSpot and Zapier on Email Outreach and above. No phone or desktop app on record. |
| Best for | email warm-up and drip campaigns | per-user cold email, with a dialer on top |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Alore and Mailshake. How we grade
Price against what you get
Alore starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mailshake starts at $25 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Mailshake scores higher, and starts $10 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Alore for less, and 1 scores higher than Mailshake for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Alore also covers shared inbox, email verification and inbox warm-up.
- Mailshake also covers templates.
At a glance
| Alore | Mailshake | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $25 per user / month, billed yearly ($29 monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Alore | Mailshake, LLC |
| Price read from | alore.io | mailshake.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Alore
- The pricing page shows two price sets without labeling them; the lower is read as annual because it is 20% below the other.
- The homepage marks the email warmer card 'Coming soon', though pricing and plans list warmup.
- Grow and Scale are sold through sales with no published price.
- No free plan or free trial is stated on the pricing page.
Mailshake
- There is no free trial or free plan: Mailshake takes payment up front.
- Starter connects 1 email address and stops at 1,500 sends a month; rotation, the unified inbox and CRM integrations need Email Outreach.
- Calling needs Sales Engagement, $99 per user a month billed monthly, and its free minutes cover North American numbers only.
- More Data Finder credits are an add-on from $17 a month billed yearly ($19 monthly).
Key features
Alore
- Email warmer
- Warms up sending domains with engagement from a network of inboxes. Plans cap the number of domains: 5, 20 or unlimited under fair use.
- Drip campaigner
- Sends automated email sequences to uploaded contacts, with tracking and analytics. Every plan allows unlimited connected sending accounts.
- Collaborative inbox
- A shared inbox for managing several email addresses in one place, with assignment and reply tools for teams.
- Built-in email verification
- Free email verification is listed on every plan, for checking addresses before a campaign goes out.
- Done-for-you outreach
- The Grow program has Alore build prospect lists and run email and LinkedIn outreach. Its FAQ cites a 10 to 15 day onboarding.
- Training program
- The Scale program teaches a team to build lists, protect domain reputation and write templates, with a curated monthly prospect list.
Mailshake
- Sequences and follow-ups
- Automated email sequences with follow-ups, advanced scheduling and throttling, A/B tests and spintax to vary parts of each email.
- Deliverability tools
- Free warm-up, unlimited email verification and list cleaning, a spam-word copy analyzer and a domain setup assistant come with every plan.
- SHAKEspeare AI writer
- Generates several versions of email copy from a short description of your business, on every plan.
- Lead Catcher and analytics
- Engaged leads and replies are gathered in one place, and team dashboards track opens, replies, clicks and each rep's activity.
- Power dialer
- Sales Engagement adds browser calling with 5 phone numbers, phone scripts and unlimited free minutes to North American numbers.
- Data Finder
- Search for prospects' business contact details by role, location or company. Sales Engagement includes 2,500 credits; the other plans get 50.
Plans
Alore
Starter$15
per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
Up to 5 domains warmed, 1,000 uploaded contacts and 5,000 emails a month, with free email verification.
Professional$40
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Up to 20 domains warmed, 25,000 uploaded contacts and 100,000 emails a month, with free email verification.
Expert$120
per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
Unlimited domains under fair use, 100,000 uploaded contacts and 500,000 emails a month, plus expert guidance and an account manager.
Grow (done for you)Custom
Managed service: Alore builds lists and runs email and LinkedIn outreach. Includes 3 seats of the platform. Sold through sales.
Scale (build, train, transfer)Custom
Training program for your team, with 3 platform seats and a curated list of 1,500 prospects a month. Sold through sales.
Mailshake
Starter$25
per user / month, billed yearly ($29 monthly)
1 email address, 1,500 sends a month, unlimited contacts, warm-up and verification, A/B tests and the SHAKEspeare AI writer.
Email Outreach$45
per user / month, billed yearly ($49 monthly)
2 email addresses, unlimited sends, email rotation, a unified inbox, Salesforce, Pipedrive and HubSpot, Zapier and the browser extension.
Sales Engagement$85
per user / month, billed yearly ($99 monthly)
10 email addresses, 2,500 Data Finder credits, a power dialer with 5 numbers, phone scripts, lead temperature, tasks and a 1:1 onboarding call.
AgencyCustom
Everything in Sales Engagement with unlimited email addresses, sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Alore
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page has a Monthly and an Annual Billing toggle marked 20% off for annual billing.
Mailshake
- Annual discount
Lower per-user rates with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Starter is $25 per user a month instead of $29, Email Outreach $45 instead of $49 and Sales Engagement $85 instead of $99.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Alore or Mailshake?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alore starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly), and Mailshake starts at $25 per user / month, billed yearly ($29 monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Alore or Mailshake?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Alore nor Mailshake has a free plan.
Which platforms do Alore and Mailshake run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Mailshake lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.