Instantly vs SalesBlink (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Instantly if

• Fits if you send from lots of mailboxes and don't want to pay per inbox or per seat
• Works for teams that want warm-up included rather than bought per mailbox

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want LinkedIn steps in the same sequence, as Instantly is email only
• Tight if you stay on Growth, with 1,000 contacts in total, a read-only inbox and no webhooks
• Pricey if you need lead data too, since credits start at $9 a month for 150, and on Growth the CRM is only a 14-day trial
• Watch out: the contact limit is a running total, not monthly, and 25,000 more cost $87 a month
• Watch out: there's no free plan, and the trial stops at 250 contacts and 1,000 emails

Pick SalesBlink if

• Fits if you want unlimited mailboxes and warm-up on one plan
• Works for people starting at 10,000 emails a month

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need the API or integrations on the cheap plan, since both start at Growth
• Tight if you send over 10,000 emails a month on Starter
• Watch out: extra verification credits are one-time buys, from $29 for 10,000
• Not for you if you want mailbox setup included, as that is priced separately

Instantly

• There is no free plan; the 14-day trial stops at 250 uploaded contacts and 1,000 emails.
• The uploaded-contact limit is a total across all campaigns, not a monthly one. On Hypergrowth and up, 25,000 more contacts cost $87 a month.
• Lead data and the AI agents need an Instantly Credits plan, from $9 a month for 150 credits; on Growth the CRM is only a 14-day trial.
• Replying from Unibox, webhooks, the CRM and full A/Z testing need Hypergrowth, $107 a month billed monthly.

SalesBlink

• Starter caps sending at 10,000 emails a month; unlimited sending starts on Growth at $79.
• The API, integrations and meeting scheduler need Growth or higher, and Outreach Tasks and team reports need Business.
• Agency plans are a separate set of prices based on client workspaces, shown on a separate tab whose prices are not in the page text.
• Extra email verification credits are one-time purchases, from $29 for 10,000, and done-for-you mailbox setup is priced separately.

Instantly

Unlimited sending accounts and warmup

Every Outreach plan connects and warms up any number of email accounts from any provider; the plan limits emails sent and contacts uploaded instead.

Sequences and A/Z testing

Multi-step campaigns with sending schedules, a global block list and bounce detection. Growth gets basic A/Z testing; Hypergrowth and above test up to 26 variants.

Unibox

Replies from every connected account land in one inbox. It is preview-only on Growth; replying in the app and custom reply labels start at Hypergrowth.

SuperSearch lead database

Search more than 450 million B2B contacts and enrich them through several email providers, paid for with Instantly Credits, a separate subscription.

AI Sales Agent and AI Reply Agent

Agents that find and contact leads or draft answers to replies. Each lead or reply generated costs 5 credits from the credits plan.

Automations

A visual trigger-and-action builder routes and tags leads when they reply, visit your site or book a meeting, and is included on every Outreach plan.

SalesBlink

Visual sequence builder

A drag-and-drop canvas for emails, waits, conditions and tasks, with if/else branching on opens, clicks and replies.

Unlimited mailboxes with warm-up

Gmail, Outlook or SMTP senders can be connected without a per-mailbox fee, each with warm-up from a 100,000-plus inbox pool.

AI writing and replies

An outreach agent writes a unique email per lead and a reply agent tags and answers responses, drawing on monthly AI credits.

AI agent access

An MCP server for Claude and other assistants, a ChatGPT app, an agent skill, a CLI and a REST API.

Deliverability tools

Inbox placement tests, health scores, email verification and sender rotation with daily limits.

A/Z testing

Up to 26 versions of an email can be tested, with the winner sent automatically.

Instantly

• Growth$37.6

  per month for 5,000 emails, billed yearly ($47 monthly)

  1,000 uploaded contacts, unlimited email accounts and warmup, basic A/Z testing and a preview-only Unibox.

• Hypergrowth$85.58

  per month for 125,000 emails, billed yearly ($107 monthly)

  25,000 uploaded contacts, the built-in CRM, replying from Unibox, webhooks, A/Z tests of up to 26 variants and premium live support.

• Light Speed$286.3

  per month for 500,000 emails, billed yearly ($358 monthly)

  100,000 uploaded contacts, the CRM, and SISR, which rotates dedicated servers and IP addresses for sending.

• EnterpriseCustom

  More than 500,000 emails a month, a private deliverability network and a dedicated account manager.

SalesBlink

• Starter$25

  per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  Up to 10,000 emails a month, unlimited contacts, mailboxes and warm-up, a unified inbox, automated follow-ups and 1,000 AI credits.

• Growth$79

  per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  Unlimited sends, up to 3 team members, a meeting scheduler, integrations, API, CLI and 5,000 AI credits.

• Business$179

  per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)

  Unlimited team members, outreach tasks, team reports and 20,000 AI credits.

Instantly

• Annual discount

  About 20% off with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, Growth is $37.6 a month instead of $47, Hypergrowth $85.58 instead of $107 and Light Speed $286.3 instead of $358.

SalesBlink

• Annual discount

  Save 15% on yearly billing

  The pricing page labels yearly billing as saving 15% compared with monthly.