lemlist vs Salesforge
We give lemlist and Salesforge the same GPA: 2.8 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
Salesforge
Cold email and LinkedIn sequences with AI-written messages
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAlemlistGood | 2.8GPASalesforgeGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | APro is one user, so five people need Growth, which has unlimited users: $80 a month billed annually, $16 a head. That's under 60% of the cheaper quarter's $32.50, though AI writing and LinkedIn actions draw on monthly credits. |
| 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. | CNo free plan. The 14-day trial gives 50 contacts, 100 emails and one LinkedIn profile, enough to see the AI writing but not a real campaign. |
| 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. | BThe whole job: email and LinkedIn sequences with profile views, requests and messages, unlimited mailboxes with warm-up and rotation, AI-written first emails and Primebox for replies. Multi-language sequences, A/B tests and AI reply drafts need Growth. |
| 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 App Store rating on record. Mailboxes and domains to connect, often bought from separate Forge products, and credits to keep an eye on before sending. |
| 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 only, with HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel, Clay, Make, folk and Claude, plus an API, an MCP server and a command-line tool on Growth. No phone or desktop app on record. |
| Best for | email and LinkedIn in one sequence | AI-written first emails from many mailboxes |
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 Salesforge. How we grade
Price against what you get
lemlist starts at $55 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Salesforge starts at $40 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Salesforge starts $15 a month lower. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than lemlist for less, and 1 scores higher than Salesforge 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
- lemlist starts at $55 per month for 50,000 emails, billed yearly ($69 monthly). Salesforge starts at $40 per month, billed annually ($48 billed monthly).
- Only lemlist lists a browser extension.
- lemlist also covers templates.
At a glance
| lemlist | Salesforge | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $55 per month for 50,000 emails, billed yearly ($69 monthly) | $40 per month, billed annually ($48 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Multichannel, no card required, with 200 credits and 50 emails a day | 14-day free trial with 50 contacts, 100 emails and one LinkedIn profile |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | lempire | Salesforge OU |
| Price read from | lemlist.com | salesforge.ai |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
lemlist
- Sales teams that combine cold email with LinkedIn and calls
- Teams sending email at volume with many users on one bill
- Senders who personalize each message with images or conditional text
Salesforge
- Senders running many mailboxes who want warm-up included
- Teams that want AI to write a different first email for each contact
- Agencies that need separate workspaces for each client
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.
Salesforge
- Pro is limited to 1 user and 1 LinkedIn profile; the API, A/B testing, CRM integrations and multi-language sequences need Growth.
- AI writing, email validation and LinkedIn actions use monthly credits; a Primebox AI draft costs 3, and extra credits are bought in the app.
- Agent Frank, the AI SDR, is a separate subscription from $499 a month billed annually ($599 billed quarterly), plus contacts, set up after a demo.
- Mailboxes and domains come from separate Forge products such as Mailforge and Infraforge, each with its own subscription.
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.
Salesforge
- Unlimited mailboxes and warm-up
- Connect as many mailboxes as you need, warm them all up at no extra cost, and let Salesforge rotate sending across mailboxes and IP addresses.
- AI-written first emails
- AI writes a unique opening email per contact from one source such as their LinkedIn profile (1 credit) or from every source in Overdrive mode (2 credits).
- Email and LinkedIn sequences
- Sequences mix emails with LinkedIn profile views, connection requests and messages, paid for with social action credits.
- Primebox
- Replies from every mailbox collect in one inbox, where AI tags each thread by sentiment; Primebox AI on Growth drafts the answers.
- Multi-language sequences
- On Growth, sequences and AI writing work in more than 20 languages, including Spanish, German, French, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese.
- API, MCP and CLI
- On Growth, an API, a command-line tool and an MCP server let Claude and other AI assistants add contacts and launch sequences.
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.
Salesforge
Pro$40
per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($48 monthly)
1 user, 1,000 active contacts in sequence, 5,000 emails a month, unlimited mailboxes and warm-up, 1 LinkedIn sender and 300 of each credit.
Growth$80
per month for up to 10,000 contacts, billed annually ($96 monthly)
Unlimited users and LinkedIn senders, 50,000 emails and 1,000 of each credit a month, plus the API, MCP, A/B tests and CRM integrations. More can be bought in the app.
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.
Salesforge
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Salesforge says a yearly subscription gives two months free: Pro is $40 a month billed annually against $48 monthly, and Growth $80 against $96.
