lemlist vs SalesGear (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick lemlist: it is first in our ranking of cold outreach tools, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 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
SalesGear
Prospect data and multichannel outreach, sold by credits
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 SalesGear if
- Fits if you want contact data and a sender in one account
- Works for a solo seller who only sends a few hundred emails a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 credits (or 50, the page says both) a month
- Skip it if you want one plan with both the big data pool and sending, since Data and Outreach are separate
- Watch out: credits do not roll over, and a phone number costs 10
- Pricey if you need more than 500 credits: Pro is $79 a seat
- Watch out: the pricing page opens on monthly figures; the annual price sits behind a toggle
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAlemlistGood | 2.2GPASalesGearFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$39 a seat on yearly billing ($49 monthly) for 500 credits and the sending tools. That is the middle of the cold-outreach category, though 500 credits is only 50 phone numbers. |
| 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 forever plan, but the card says 5 credits and the FAQ says 50. Either way you run out in a day. |
| 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. | CContact finder, research, sequences and CRM sync. The listing shows a split: Data plans cannot send and Outreach plans have fewer credits, because an account is on one family only. |
| 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. You connect mailboxes, LinkedIn and a CRM 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 and a browser extension, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, Zapier, Gmail and Slack. |
| Best for | email and LinkedIn in one sequence | finding prospect contacts and sending outreach from one tool |
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 SalesGear. 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. SalesGear starts at $39 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
lemlist scores higher, and starts $16 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than lemlist for less, and 6 score higher than SalesGear 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 also covers templates and AI agents.
- SalesGear also covers marketing automation, email verification and inbox warm-up.
At a glance
| lemlist | SalesGear | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $55 per month for 50,000 emails, billed yearly ($69 monthly) | $39 per seat / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Free plan with a small monthly credit allowance (5 on the plan card, 50 in the FAQ) for finding emails, phone numbers and research. |
| 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 | Aptare Technologies Pte. Ltd. |
| Price read from | lemlist.com | salesgear.io |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
SalesGear
- Data and Outreach are separate plan families, and an account can be on only one of them.
- Credits do not roll over: 1 email costs 1 credit, 1 phone number costs 10 and one deep research costs 10.
- The Free plan's credit allowance is shown as 5 on the plan card and as 50 in the FAQ.
- The pricing page opens on monthly billing; the annual figures come from the Annual toggle.
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.
SalesGear
- B2B contact finder
- Search for prospects with filters and pull emails and phone numbers, with an email finder and a Chrome extension that works from LinkedIn.
- Deep research per prospect
- A research step that gathers details about a prospect and company, used to write more specific messages. It costs 10 credits each.
- Multichannel sequences
- Sequences combine email, LinkedIn actions and calls, with a dialer, a meeting scheduler and A/B testing on Outreach plans.
- Deliverability tools
- Email warming and a domain health center, plus Gmail, Google Workspace and Office 365 sending, or any other mailbox through SMTP and IMAP.
- CRM sync and automation
- Connects to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho, and to other tools through Zapier. A copilot with MCP access for Claude and ChatGPT is listed.
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.
SalesGear
Free$0
A few monthly credits to try the finder and research. The plan card says 5 credits, the FAQ says 50.
Basic (Outreach)$39
per seat / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Outreach plan with 500 credits a month and the sending tools. The Data plan at the same price has 1,200 credits.
Pro (Outreach)$79
per seat / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Outreach plan with 2,000 credits a month. The Data plan at the same price has 4,000 credits and advanced filters.
Pro Plus (Data)$159
per seat / month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Data plan with 10,000 credits a month and advanced filters, for prospect lists without sending.
CustomCustom
Higher credit volumes and startup pricing are arranged with the sales team.
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.
SalesGear
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
The pricing page's Annual toggle shows 20% off the monthly price on every paid plan.
- Startups
Custom plans for startups
The FAQ says startups can email the sales team to ask about customized plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, lemlist or SalesGear?
As of Nov 13, 2026, lemlist starts at $55 per month for 50,000 emails, billed yearly ($69 monthly), and SalesGear starts at $39 per seat / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly). 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 SalesGear?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SalesGear 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.