Mailforge vs Salesforge (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Salesforge grades higher than Mailforge: 2.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Salesforge grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mailforge
Shared-IP domains and mailboxes built for cold email sending
Salesforge
Cold email and LinkedIn sequences with AI-written messages
Which one is for you
Pick Mailforge if
- Fits if you want cheap mailboxes for a sequencer you already pay for
- Works for small senders happy on shared IPs
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a tool that sends campaigns, as it doesn't
- Not for you if you want a trial, since there isn't one
- Watch out: slots are charged whether or not a mailbox is created
- Pricey if you add domains and masking: .com is $14 a year and masking is $2 per domain a month
Pick Salesforge if
- Fits if you want AI to write a different first email for each contact
- Works for small teams that can share Growth, which has no per-person charge
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Pro, with 1 user, 1 LinkedIn profile and no API, A/B tests or CRM integrations
- Pricey if you want the AI SDR, which is $499 a month billed annually on top, set up after a demo
- Skip it if you want mailboxes and domains on the same bill, as they're separate Forge products
- Watch out: AI writing, validation and LinkedIn actions use monthly credits, and a Primebox AI draft costs 3
- Tight if you're on the trial, at 50 contacts, 100 emails and one LinkedIn profile
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAMailforgeWeak | 2.8GPASalesforgeGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$3 a slot a month billed monthly, with a 10-slot minimum, so $30 at the floor. Just above the category's cheaper quarter ($25), before domains. | 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 | FNo free plan or trial. You can look around after signing up, but sending means buying domains and mailboxes. | 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 | DDomains, mailboxes and DNS only. It needs a separate sender to be useful, and shared IPs share a reputation. | 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 store rating on record. DNS is automated, but domains, slots and a sender all have to be put together. | 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 with an API, and Salesforge, Infraforge, Warmforge and Primeforge from the same maker. | 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 | bulk mailboxes for cold email on shared IPs | 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: Mailforge and Salesforge. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mailforge starts at $3 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Salesforge starts at $40 a month and scores 2.7.
Salesforge scores higher, and starts $37 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, none scores higher than Mailforge 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
- Mailforge also covers inbox warm-up and dMARC.
- Salesforge also covers AI agents and email campaigns.
At a glance
| Mailforge | Salesforge | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $3 per mailbox slot / month, billed monthly, with a 10-slot minimum | $40 per month, billed annually ($48 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with 50 contacts, 100 emails and one LinkedIn profile |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Mailforge | Salesforge OU |
| Price read from | mailforge.ai | salesforge.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mailforge
- Slots are billed whether or not a mailbox is created in them, and the minimum purchase is 10.
- Domains are bought separately; the calculator prices .com at $14 a year, charged once, with no annual discount on domains.
- There is no free trial; the app can be explored after sign-up, but domains and mailboxes must be purchased to send.
- Each Forge product is a separate subscription, and SSL and domain masking costs $2 per domain a month.
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
Mailforge
- Automated DNS setup
- Each domain added gets DMARC, SPF, DKIM and custom domain tracking configured, with bulk DNS updates in the app.
- Shared IP pool
- Mailboxes are spread across a shared IP pool, in contrast with Infraforge's dedicated servers.
- Pre-warmed domains and mailboxes
- The page says domains and mailboxes can be bought pre-warmed so sequences can start right away.
- Workspaces and domain transfers
- Projects can have their own workspaces, and domains can be transferred in or out.
- Works with any sending tool
- Mailboxes connect to any sending software, including Salesforge from the same vendor.
- SSL and domain masking
- An add-on that redirects securely while masking the domain behind a branded website.
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
Mailforge
Mailbox slots$3
per mailbox slot / month, billed monthly, 10-slot minimum
Slots are the capacity to create mailboxes and are charged whether used or not. The calculator shows 25 slots at $75 a month, or $60 a month billed yearly.
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
Mailforge
- Annual discount
Two months free on annual mailbox billing
The FAQ says annual billing for mailboxes gets 2 months free automatically; there is no discount on domains.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mailforge or Salesforge?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mailforge is cheaper to start with: $3 a month, against $40 a month for Salesforge. Mailforge starts at $3 per mailbox slot / month, billed monthly, with a 10-slot minimum, and Salesforge starts at $40 per month, billed annually ($48 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Mailforge or Salesforge?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Mailforge nor Salesforge has a free plan. Salesforge 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.