lemlist vs Mailmeteor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, lemlist grades higher than Mailmeteor: 2.8 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
lemlist grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on 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.
lemlist
Cold email and LinkedIn sequences with a built-in lead database
Mailmeteor
Mail merge, follow-ups and AI reply help for Gmail and Outlook
Which one is for you
Pick lemlist if
- Fits if your team mixes cold email with LinkedIn and calls in one sequence
- Works for an email-only team that can share the Email plan at $55 a month billed yearly
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want LinkedIn for five people, at $87 a user a month billed yearly or $109 monthly
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as Freemium can't launch campaigns and the trial leaves out lemwarm and calling
- Tight if you need lead data, which starts at $16 a month billed yearly for 2,000 credits
- Watch out: on Multichannel, WhatsApp is $20 a user, extra senders $9 each, and SMS a $15 number plus 6 credits a text
- Watch out: SSO, custom roles and lemlist inside your CRM are Enterprise only, at a price set by sales
Pick Mailmeteor if
- Fits if you send mail merges from Gmail to a few hundred people
- Works for people who keep their contacts in Google Sheets
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 50 emails a day and 3 campaigns
- Pricey if you want follow-ups or warmup, which need Premium at $17.99 a user
- Skip it if you want the assistant in Outlook, as it works only in Gmail
- Watch out: Pipelines is early access and team analytics is marked coming soon
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAlemlistGood | 2.2GPAMailmeteorFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFive people share the Email plan, which has unlimited users: $55 a month billed yearly for 50,000 emails, $11 a head, a third of the cheaper quarter. LinkedIn, calls and SMS are another story: Multichannel is $87 per user billed yearly, in this category's dearest tenth. | CStarter is $5.99 a user a month billed monthly ($53.99 a year), in the middle of the category. The follow-ups and warmup that people buy it for are on Premium at $17.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan you can send from, since Freemium can't launch campaigns. The 14-day Multichannel trial needs no card and gives 200 credits and 50 emails a day, but leaves out lemwarm and calling. | CA free Hobby plan with 500 emails a month, 50 a day, 3 campaigns and 1 sender. You'll hit the daily cap on any real mailing. |
| Features | BThe whole job: emails, LinkedIn invites, messages and voice notes, calls, SMS and WhatsApp in one sequence, with conditions and an automatic stop on a reply. Warm-up, a 650M-lead database and one inbox for every channel sit alongside. | CMail merge, tracking and follow-ups, email verification and warmup, an email assistant and lead tools. Gaps: follow-ups, warmup and the full assistant are Premium, and the assistant works only in Gmail. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. There's a fair bit to set up, from senders and warm-up to conditional steps and personalized images, so give it a few days before a sequence feels right. | CNo store rating on record. A browser extension and web app where you connect an inbox and a spreadsheet. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, plus a Chrome extension that runs lemlist from Gmail and LinkedIn on Multichannel. HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier, Make, n8n, Clay and Aircall connect, and there's a public API. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb and a browser extension, with Gmail, Outlook, Google Sheets, Docs, Excel and Zapier. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | email and LinkedIn in one sequence | mail merge for Gmail and Outlook |
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: lemlist and Mailmeteor. How we grade
Where they differ
- lemlist also covers AI agents.
- Mailmeteor also covers email verification and inbox warm-up.
At a glance
| lemlist | Mailmeteor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $55 per month for 50,000 emails, billed yearly ($69 monthly) | $5.99 per user / month (yearly: $53.99 per year) |
| Free plan | None | Hobby plan: 500 emails a month (50 a day), 3 campaigns, templates, an email tracker, scheduling and attachments. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Multichannel, no card required, with 200 credits and 50 emails a day | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | lempire | Mailmeteor |
| Price read from | lemlist.com | mailmeteor.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
lemlist
- No free plan for sending: after the trial, accounts drop to Freemium, which cannot launch campaigns. The trial itself leaves out lemwarm and calling.
- Lead data costs extra: the enrichment add-on is $16 a month billed yearly ($20 monthly) for 2,000 credits, and buying signals $21 ($29) for 100.
- On Multichannel, WhatsApp is $20 per user a month, extra email senders $9 each a month, and SMS needs a $15 a month number plus 6 credits a text.
- LinkedIn, SMS and calling need the per-user Multichannel plan; SSO, custom roles and CRM-embedded use are Enterprise only.
Mailmeteor
- Limits are strict: 50 emails a day on the free plan, 250 on Starter and up to 2,000 on Professional.
- Follow-ups, email warmup and the full email assistant need the Premium plan at $17.99 per user / month.
- The email assistant works only in Gmail; the sending features also cover Outlook and SMTP providers.
- Pipelines is marked early access and team analytics is marked as coming soon on the pricing page.
Key features
lemlist
- Multichannel sequences
- Campaigns mix emails with LinkedIn visits, invites, messages and voice notes, calls, SMS and WhatsApp, with conditional next steps and an automatic stop.
- lemwarm and deliverability tools
- Warm-up, inbox rotation, rotating IPs, custom tracking domains, sending limits and a deliverability hub with alerts are included on every plan.
- Lead database and finders
- Search more than 650 million leads and find emails and phone numbers through 25+ data providers, paid for with credits: $1 covers 20 emails or 5 phone numbers.
- Personalization
- Liquid syntax for conditional content, custom variables, personalized images and AI-written lines tailored to each lead.
- lemAgent and AI agents
- lemAgent plus signal, enrichment and messaging agents research leads and write outreach. AI also flags reply intent and out-of-office replies and drafts answers.
- Unified inbox and extension
- Replies from every channel land in one inbox, and on Multichannel a Chrome extension runs lemlist from Gmail and LinkedIn.
Mailmeteor
- Mail merge campaigns
- Send personalized emails from Gmail, Outlook, Google Sheets, Google Docs or Excel, using variables and per-recipient attachments.
- Tracking and follow-ups
- An email tracker shows opens, and the Premium plan adds automatic follow-ups and Sheet automations for outreach sequences.
- Email verification and warmup
- Starter adds verification of addresses before sending, and Premium adds email warmup and a custom tracking domain.
- Email assistant for Gmail
- Sorts incoming mail with labels, drafts replies in the user's tone and rewrites messages. The full assistant starts on Premium and works only in Gmail.
- Lead tools
- Free tools for finding and checking email addresses sit alongside the sending tools for building a prospect list.
Plans
lemlist
Email$55
per month for 50,000 emails, billed yearly ($69 monthly)
Unlimited users and email senders, lemwarm, the lead database and AI agents. Price rises with volume: $71 a month at 100,000 emails, billed yearly.
Multichannel$87
per user / month, billed yearly ($109 monthly)
Unlimited emails and messages, 5 email senders per user, LinkedIn and SMS steps, a call dialer, and lemlist inside Gmail and LinkedIn.
EnterpriseCustom
Multichannel plus lemlist inside your CRM, custom roles, SSO and SAML, custom terms and a dedicated account manager.
Mailmeteor
Hobby$0
500 emails a month, 50 a day, 3 campaigns and 1 sender, with templates, tracking and scheduling.
Starter$5.99
per user / month, billed monthly
5,000 emails a month, 250 a day, unlimited campaigns, Autopilot, email verification and reply detection.
Premium$17.99
per user / month, billed monthly
30,000 emails a month, 1,000 a day, 5 senders, follow-ups, Sheet automations, email warmup and AI drafts.
Professional$35.99
per user / month, billed monthly
60,000 emails a month, 2,000 a day, 10 senders, inbox rotation, Pipelines (early access) and priority support.
Ways to pay less
lemlist
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
lemlist lists a 20% saving for yearly billing and 10% for quarterly: Email at 50,000 emails is $55 a month yearly, $62 quarterly and $69 monthly.
Mailmeteor
- Annual discount
Yearly billing, 3 months free
Yearly billing is $53.99 for Starter, $161.99 for Premium and $323.99 for Professional per user, which the page describes as 3 months free.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, lemlist or Mailmeteor?
As of Nov 12, 2026, lemlist starts at $55 per month for 50,000 emails, billed yearly ($69 monthly), and Mailmeteor starts at $5.99 per user / month (yearly: $53.99 per year). 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, lemlist or Mailmeteor?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Mailmeteor has a free plan. lemlist does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.