Instantly vs Saleshandy
We give Instantly a 2.6 GPA and Saleshandy a 2.8, out of 4.0. Saleshandy grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Instantly
Cold email from unlimited inboxes, priced by emails and contacts
Saleshandy
Cold email sequences with a B2B lead database in every plan
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAInstantlyGood | 2.8GPASaleshandyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AA team of five needs Hypergrowth, since Growth's 1,000-contact total and read-only inbox won't stretch that far: $77.60 a month billed yearly for everyone, about $15.52 a head. That's under 60% of the cheaper quarter's $32.50 in this category. | AStarter is one user, so five people need Pro: $76 a month billed yearly for up to 10 users, about $15.20 a head. That's under 60% of the cheaper quarter's $32.50, and it includes 4,000 Lead Finder credits a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card. It stops at 250 uploaded contacts and 1,000 emails, which is enough to warm up and send a small first campaign, and not much more. | CNo free plan. The 7-day trial needs no card but caps sending at 100 emails, so it's a look around rather than a real campaign. |
| Features | CThe email side is complete: unlimited inboxes and warm-up, multi-step campaigns, A/Z tests, one inbox for replies and automations. But there are no LinkedIn steps at all, and lead search and the AI agents need a separate credits plan from $9 a month. | BThe whole job: unlimited mailboxes with warm-up and rotation, sequences mixing email with call, LinkedIn and WhatsApp steps, subsequences that start on a prospect's response, AI writing, A-Z tests, a shared inbox and an 852M-contact Lead Finder. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. You'll be connecting mailboxes and waiting on warm-up before the first real send, and actually replying from the Unibox needs Hypergrowth. | CNo App Store rating on record. Mailboxes to connect and warm up, and sequences and subsequences to build, so there's a learning curve, though the AI can draft a sequence for you. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but with HubSpot, Slack, Zapier, Findymail, RB2B and ChatGPT links, webhooks from Hypergrowth and a public API. No phone or desktop app on record. | BWeb only, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, Zapier, Make, n8n and Claude, plus webhooks from Pro. No phone or desktop app on record. |
| Best for | cold email from as many inboxes as you like | cold email with lead data on the same bill |
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: Instantly and Saleshandy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Instantly starts at $37.60 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Saleshandy starts at $34 a month and scores 2.7.
Saleshandy scores higher and starts $3.60 a month lower. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Instantly for less, and 1 scores higher than Saleshandy 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
- Instantly starts at $37.6 per month for 5,000 emails, billed yearly ($47 monthly). Saleshandy starts at $34 per month for 6,000 emails, billed yearly ($41 monthly).
- Instantly also covers workflow automation and AI agents.
- Saleshandy also covers shared inbox.
At a glance
| Instantly | Saleshandy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $37.6 per month for 5,000 emails, billed yearly ($47 monthly) | $34 per month for 6,000 emails, billed yearly ($41 monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no card required, with 250 uploaded contacts and 1,000 emails | 7-day free trial, no credit card required, with sending capped at 100 emails |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Foo Monk, LLC (Instantly) | Ikigai Infotech |
| Price read from | instantly.ai | saleshandy.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Instantly
- Agencies and teams spreading volume across many mailboxes
- Senders who want warmup included rather than bought per inbox
- Buyers who want a lead database and sending in one account
Saleshandy
- Small teams that want lead data and sending on one bill
- Agencies running outreach for many clients from one account
- Senders who rotate volume across many mailboxes
Worth knowing
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; the CRM is a separate add-on from $47 a month.
- Replying from Unibox, webhooks and full A/Z testing need Hypergrowth, $97 a month billed monthly.
Saleshandy
- Starter has 1 user and 2,000 active prospects; CRM integrations and webhooks start at Pro.
- The dialer is a paid add-on from $23 a month billed annually, and US or Canadian numbers cost $3.81 each per quarter.
- Mailboxes bought through Saleshandy cost $2.99 to $3.99 per mailbox a month, plus $14 a year per domain.
- The trial caps sending at 100 emails, and unlimited active prospects on Scale are subject to a fair usage policy.
Key features
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.
Saleshandy
- Unlimited mailboxes with sender rotation
- Connect and warm up any number of mailboxes; sequences rotate sends across 10 accounts on Starter, 100 on Pro and 1,000 on Scale.
- Multichannel sequences and subsequences
- Sequences combine emails with call, LinkedIn and WhatsApp steps and manual tasks, and subsequences start automatically based on how a prospect responds.
- Lead Finder
- Search 852M+ contacts and 42M+ companies. One credit reveals a verified email through several data providers, six reveal a phone number, and failed lookups cost nothing.
- AI writing and A-Z testing
- AI drafts whole sequences and email variants, and multivariant tests compare many subject lines and versions; spintax varies each send.
- Unified inbox and built-in CRM
- Replies from every mailbox land in one shared inbox, and an unlimited number of prospects can be stored and organized in the built-in CRM.
- Agency workspaces
- Every plan allows unlimited teams or workspaces, and the account can run outreach for an unlimited number of clients.
Plans
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$77.6
per month for 125,000 emails, billed yearly ($97 monthly)
25,000 uploaded contacts, 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 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.
Saleshandy
Starter$34
per month for 6,000 emails, billed yearly ($41 monthly)
1 user, 2,000 active prospects, unlimited mailboxes and warm-up, rotation across 10 email accounts and 1,500 Lead Finder credits a month.
Pro$76
per month for 100,000 emails, billed yearly ($99 monthly)
10 users, 30,000 active prospects, 4,000 Lead Finder credits a month, CRM integrations, webhooks and live chat support.
Scale$149
per month for 200,000 emails, billed yearly ($189 monthly)
Unlimited users and active prospects under a fair usage policy, 8,000 Lead Finder credits a month, priority support and 1:1 onboarding.
EnterpriseCustom
Scale plus single sign-on, white labeling for agencies, and sending limits and data credits sized to the customer.
Ways to pay less
Instantly
- Annual discount
About 20% off with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Growth is $37.6 a month instead of $47, Hypergrowth $77.6 instead of $97 and Light Speed $286.3 instead of $358.
Saleshandy
- Annual discount
Lower rates with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Starter is $408 a year ($34 a month) instead of $41 monthly, Pro $912 ($76) instead of $99 and Scale $1,788 ($149) instead of $189.
