Hyperise vs Mailshake (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mailshake grades higher than Hyperise: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hyperise grades higher on the free plan. Mailshake grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hyperise
Personalized images, video and web pages for outreach
Mailshake
Per-user cold email sequences with a dialer on the top plan
Which one is for you
Pick Hyperise if
- Fits if your outreach tool takes image URLs and you want a custom picture per prospect
- Works for agencies, which have their own plans and white-label
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only need images, at $69 a seat a month
- Tight on views: 5,000 a month on Images, and over that you get the plain fallback
- Too light on its own, as it personalizes content but sends nothing
- Watch out: yearly plans lock in for 12 months and prices here are monthly billing
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only the 14-day trial
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
| 1.6GPAHyperiseWeak | 1.8GPAMailshakeWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$69 a seat a month for images only, with website personalization at $99 and video at $149. The dearest tenth of the category starts at $120, and a plain image plan has only 5 active images. | 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 | C14 days free with no card. There is no free plan. | 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 | DOne narrow job: personalizing images, video and pages. It sends no campaigns and finds no leads, so a separate sender is needed. | 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 design the image templates and wire them into your sender with merge tags. | 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, though images work in any tool that takes an image URL. | 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 | personalized images and video in outreach | 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: Hyperise and Mailshake. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hyperise starts at $69 a month for each person and scores 1.7 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 $44 a month lower. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 50 score higher than Hyperise 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
- Hyperise also covers marketing automation.
- Mailshake also covers templates.
At a glance
| Hyperise | Mailshake | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $69 per seat / month, billed monthly | $25 per user / month, billed yearly ($29 monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Hyperise | Mailshake, LLC |
| Price read from | hyperise.com | mailshake.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hyperise
- Usage is capped by views and active templates, which rise only by adding seats.
- When views run out, images go into draft mode and show the fallback version without personalization.
- Yearly plans lock in for 12 months; monthly plans have no lock-in.
- Hyperise personalizes content only; it does not send campaigns, so a separate sender is needed.
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
Hyperise
- Personalized images
- An editor adds dynamic layers such as logos, website screenshots, maps, QR codes, profile images and name or job-title text to an image.
- Works through image URLs
- Images can go into any platform that accepts an image by URL and supports merge tags, including email and LinkedIn messages.
- Video personalization
- Personalized layers can be added to video, with video landing pages on the +Videos plan. A view counts for each 10 seconds watched.
- Website personalization
- A JavaScript snippet, added directly or through Google Tag Manager, personalizes pages of an existing site without code.
- Agency and white-label plans
- Agency adds client sub-accounts with credit allowances, and White Label removes Hyperise branding for resale.
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
Hyperise
Images$69
per seat / month, billed monthly
Image editor, unlimited designs, up to 5 active images and 5,000 image views a month.
+Websites$99
per seat / month, billed monthly
Adds code-free website personalization, up to 10 active images and 10,000 image and website views.
+Videos$149
per seat / month, billed monthly
Adds video personalization and video sales landing pages, up to 15 active items and 15,000 views.
Agency$495
per month for 5 seats, billed monthly
The +Videos features with client sub-accounts, 10,000 views per seat, and $75 per extra seat.
White Label$1,620
per month for 20 seats, billed monthly
Resell under your own brand and domain with Hyperise branding removed. $50 per extra seat.
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
Hyperise
- Annual discount
Two months off on yearly plans
The pricing page says buying a yearly plan gives 2 months off, with a 12-month lock-in.
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, Hyperise or Mailshake?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mailshake is cheaper to start with: $25 a month for each person, against $69 a month for each person for Hyperise. Hyperise starts at $69 per seat / month, billed monthly, and Mailshake starts at $25 per user / month, billed yearly ($29 monthly).
Which has a free plan, Hyperise or Mailshake?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Hyperise nor Mailshake has a free plan. Hyperise has a free trial.
Which platforms do Hyperise 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.