Folderly vs Warmbox (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Folderly grades higher than Warmbox: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Folderly grades higher on the free plan and features. Warmbox grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Folderly
Email deliverability tools: placement tests, fixes and monitoring
Which one is for you
Pick Folderly if
- Fits if you send B2B email from a handful of mailboxes and care where it lands
- Works for teams on Google Workspace or Outlook
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run many mailboxes: it's charged per mailbox, from $96
- Tight if you stay free: 2 placement tests a month
- Watch out: DMARC is a pilot and Mirror is in beta, so availability may be limited
- Not for you if you want a warm-up service, as the page says it isn't one
Pick Warmbox if
- Fits if you send cold email from one or two new mailboxes and want a warm-up run in the background
- Works for agencies that connect many client inboxes and will ask for a custom plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free try, because there is no trial or free plan
- Tight if you run more than 6 inboxes, as plans stop there and larger setups are custom
- Pricey if you add inboxes: $15 for 1 inbox becomes $69 for 3
- Watch out: the vendor says warm-up usually needs 15 to 30 days of uninterrupted running before results show
- Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say which billing period each of its two price sets applies to
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFolderlyFair | 1.8GPAWarmboxWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$96 per mailbox a month on yearly billing, falling to $56 at 25 or more. Five mailboxes would be $480, far past the category's $75 dearest-tenth line. | B$15 a month for 1 inbox is inside the cheapest quarter of cold outreach tools ($25), but the 3-inbox plan is $69 and 6 inboxes is $139. The page's other billing toggle shows $19. |
| Free plan and trial | CInbox Insights Free gives 2 placement tests a month, and Pulse alerts are $0. A small taste, not a working setup. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed. A free blacklist and DNS checker is the only free part. |
| Features | CPlacement tests, reputation upkeep, DNS and IP checks. DMARC is a pilot and Mirror is in beta, and it says it is not a standard warm-up service. | DIt warms inboxes with automated traffic, profiles and monitoring. It does not find leads or send campaigns, so it needs a sending tool next to it. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A web suite with several products and per-product plans to sort out. | CNo store rating on record. You connect each mailbox and pick a warm-up profile, which is a bit of setup per inbox. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Google Workspace, Outlook, SendGrid, AWS, Elastic Email and Slack. | BWeb only, but it works with Gmail, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Yahoo, SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES and Zoho inboxes. |
| Best for | inbox placement for B2B email senders | warming up a single cold-email inbox |
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: Folderly and Warmbox. How we grade
Price against what you get
Folderly starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Warmbox starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0.
Folderly scores higher, and starts $64 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 11 score higher than Folderly for less, and 1 scores higher than Warmbox 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
- Folderly also covers dMARC.
- Warmbox also covers inbox warm-up.
At a glance
| Folderly | Warmbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $79 per month (Inbox Insights); $96 per mailbox / month, billed yearly (Folderly) | $15 per month for 1 inbox (the page's other billing toggle shows $19) |
| Free plan | Inbox Insights Free: 2 placement tests a month. Pulse, which monitors placement and sends alerts, is listed at $0 a month. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Folderly Inc. | Warmbox |
| Price read from | folderly.com | warmbox.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Folderly
- Prices differ by product, and the page says plans and access vary by product.
- Folderly is priced per mailbox, with a minimum commitment, and monthly-billing prices are not shown on the page.
- DMARC is a pilot and Mirror is in beta, so availability may be limited.
- The page says Folderly is not a standard warm-up service.
Warmbox
- The pricing page does not state which billing period each of its two price sets applies to; the default view shows $15 for Solo and the other toggle shows $19.
- Plans are sized by the number of inboxes (1, 3 or 6) and by emails a day, so larger setups need a custom plan.
- The vendor says warm-up usually takes 15 to 30 days of uninterrupted warming before results show.
- It warms mailboxes only; it does not send campaigns or find leads.
Key features
Folderly
- Placement monitoring
- Daily test emails show where messages land across providers, with placement reports and technical and content triggers for Gmail and Outlook.
- Inbox Insights
- Tests inbox placement and reviews sending IPs and DNS records before a campaign.
- Pulse alerts
- Tracks placement over time and sends alerts by email, Slack, SMS and other channels; listed as free.
- DMARC pilot
- Folderly DMARC turns aggregate DMARC reports into a domain and source view; the page says it is available through a pilot.
- Lens, Mirror and Flash
- Lens checks DNS and blocklist signals, Mirror previews email HTML (beta), and Flash tests a real message.
- Folderly AI
- Drafts campaigns from an offer, audience and goal, then points to the checks the email needs.
Warmbox
- Automated warm-up traffic
- Sends and answers messages with a private inbox network, marks them as favorites and removes them from spam.
- Warm-up profiles
- Growth, flat or random volume patterns, a warm-up schedule and fully custom settings.
- Realistic content
- The page says replies are written to look human, using GPT-4 and a hybrid approach.
- Checks and monitoring
- A live email checker for DNS and blacklists, spam score monitoring and a reporting dashboard.
- Many inbox types
- Gmail and Google Workspace by OAuth, Microsoft 365, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL, Zoho, SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES and any SMTP mailbox.
- Agency use
- Multi-account support for agencies and team members on every plan.
Plans
Folderly
Inbox Insights Free$0
2 inbox placement tests a month, with IP and DNS checks.
Inbox Insights$79
per month for 100 tests
100 tests a month; $799 a year on yearly billing.
Folderly, 1-9 mailboxes$96
per mailbox / month, billed yearly
Sender reputation upkeep and placement monitoring; a minimum commitment applies.
Folderly, 10-24 mailboxes$72
per mailbox / month, billed yearly
Same product at a lower per-mailbox rate.
Folderly, 25-99 mailboxes$56
per mailbox / month, billed yearly
Same product at the lowest published per-mailbox rate.
Folderly, 100+ mailboxesCustom
Custom per-mailbox pricing, requested through a demo.
Warmbox
Solo$15
per month for 1 inbox, billing basis unclear
1 inbox warmed at up to 50 emails a day, 1 member and premium support. The page's other toggle lists $19.
Start-up$69
per month for 3 inboxes, billing basis unclear
3 inboxes at up to 250 emails a day, 3 team members and premium support. The other toggle lists $79.
Growth$139
per month for 6 inboxes, billing basis unclear
6 inboxes at up to 500 emails a day, 6 team members and enterprise support. The other toggle lists $159.
TeamCustom
Custom plans for larger sending volumes, quoted through the vendor's chat.
Ways to pay less
Folderly
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves 20% on Folderly
Folderly's pricing shows a 20% saving on yearly billing for the mailbox-based product, and 15% on yearly Inbox Insights ($799).
Warmbox
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Folderly or Warmbox?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Warmbox is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $79 a month for Folderly. Folderly starts at $79 per month (Inbox Insights); $96 per mailbox / month, billed yearly (Folderly), and Warmbox starts at $15 per month for 1 inbox (the page's other billing toggle shows $19).
Which has a free plan, Folderly or Warmbox?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Folderly has a free plan. Warmbox does not.
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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.
