NuReply vs Woodpecker (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Woodpecker grades higher than NuReply: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Woodpecker 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.
Woodpecker
Cold email priced by prospects contacted, with free team seats
Which one is for you
Pick NuReply if
- Fits if you send cold email from many mailboxes and want warm-up included
- Works for small teams that can start at $25 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need the API or Zapier on a cheap plan, since both start at Growth
- Not for you if you want a free plan, because there isn't one
- Tight if you outgrow 50 accounts, as every limit steps up with the plan
- Watch out: the 300 trial AI credits are for the trial only
Pick Woodpecker if
- Fits if you want the whole team on one account with no seat fees
- Works for small senders starting at $35 a month for 500 contacted prospects
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want LinkedIn too, at $29 a month for each LinkedIn account
- Tight if you contact the same person in two campaigns, as each one counts toward the limit
- Skip it if you need the API or CRM sync and don't want a $20 a month add-on
- Watch out: warm-ups past the plan's 2 cost $5 per email account a month
- Pricey if you're an agency, at $27 a month per active client plus $5 each for white labeling
How we grade them
| 2.4GPANuReplyFair | 2.6GPAWoodpeckerGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$25 a month billed monthly for 50 email accounts and 30,000 emails, in the cheapest quarter ($25). The plan jumps to $100 for the API and A/B testing. | BMembers are free, so five people share one plan. At 10,000 prospects a month it's $188, or about $125 billed yearly with the 33% saving the page lists: roughly $25 a head, inside the cheaper quarter. A small team can start at $35 a month for 500. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day free trial with no card and 300 AI credits. No free plan. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with every feature and no card. That's long enough to warm a mailbox up and see some real replies. |
| Features | CSequences, warm-up, AI personalization and 30,000 emails on Starter. But sentiment analysis, A/B testing, Zapier and API access start at Growth. | BBranching campaigns of up to 16 steps, A/B tests, warm-up, free verification, one inbox sorted by interest and a Lead Finder. With the add-on, cloud-run LinkedIn invites, messages and visits join the same campaign, so the whole job is covered. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Connect Gmail, Outlook or SMTP, then build campaigns and warm-up. | CNo App Store rating on record. You'll connect mailboxes, warm them up and build the conditions before sending, and LinkedIn means one more add-on to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Gmail, Outlook, HubSpot, Zapier and SMTP. The API needs Growth. | BWeb only, with HubSpot, Pipedrive, Clay, Calendly, Google Sheets, Zapier, Zoho and Aircall. The catch: the API, webhooks, MCP and the HubSpot and Pipedrive syncs are a $20 a month add-on. |
| Best for | cold email with built-in warm-up | cold email teams who hate per-seat bills |
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: NuReply and Woodpecker. How we grade
Price against what you get
NuReply starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Woodpecker starts at $35 a month and scores 2.7.
Woodpecker scores higher, and starts $10 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 NuReply for less, and 1 scores higher than Woodpecker 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
- NuReply also covers marketing automation and inbox warm-up.
At a glance
| NuReply | Woodpecker | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $25 per month, billed monthly ($199 per year billed yearly) | $35 per month for 500 contacted prospects, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on every plan, no credit card required | 14-day free trial with all features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | DuoCircle LLC | Woodpecker AI sp. z o.o. |
| Price read from | nureply.com | woodpecker.co |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
NuReply
- Pricing is by plan size, not by seat: email accounts, contacts, monthly emails and workspaces all step up together.
- Sentiment analysis, A/B testing, Zapier, API access and ESP routing start at the Growth plan; Starter and Launch have no API access.
- Unused AI credits roll over while the subscription is active. The trial includes 300 AI credits.
- There is no free plan; the trial needs no card and includes 300 AI credits.
Woodpecker
- A prospect counts once a month per campaign, but contacting the same person in two campaigns counts twice toward the limit.
- The API, webhooks, MCP and the HubSpot and Pipedrive syncs are a $20 a month add-on rather than part of the plan.
- LinkedIn steps cost $29 a month per connected LinkedIn account, and warm-ups beyond the plan's allowance cost $5 per email account a month.
- The Agency Panel costs $27 a month per active client, plus $5 per client for white labeling.
Key features
NuReply
- AI email writing
- Generates an individual email for each prospect from their role, company and public information. The Cold Email Writer is on every plan and uses AI credits.
- Email warm-up
- Warm-up runs automatically to build sender reputation. Unlimited warm-up is included on all plans.
- Multi-step sequences
- Campaigns can have several steps with delays, conditions and follow-ups. Sequences are unlimited on every plan.
- Mailbox connections
- Connects Gmail, Outlook or any SMTP mailbox, and leads can be imported from a CSV or pasted from a CRM.
- Sentiment analysis and A/B testing
- Sentiment analysis and multi-variant testing are listed from the Growth plan up.
- API, Zapier and ESP routing
- A REST API, webhooks, Zapier and ESP routing are listed from the Growth plan up.
Woodpecker
- Condition-based campaigns
- Campaigns of up to 16 steps branch on conditions, with A/B tests of up to 5 versions, spintax, snippets and sending in each prospect's time zone.
- Deliverability tools
- Free warm-up, inbox rotation, adaptive sending, matching of Google and Microsoft senders to recipients, a deliverability monitor and an SPF and DKIM audit.
- Free email verification
- Prospect addresses are checked for expired, fake and misspelled emails, catch-all addresses included, through Bouncer at no extra cost.
- Centralized inbox
- Replies from every mailbox land in one inbox, sorted by AI-detected interest level, with out-of-office replies filtered out.
- Lead Finder
- A built-in lead and company database paid for with credits. Each plan step includes some free credits, and more start at 500 credits for $10.
- LinkedIn and call steps
- With the LinkedIn add-on, campaigns mix emails with cloud-run LinkedIn invites, messages and profile visits, plus manual call and SMS tasks.
Plans
NuReply
Starter$25
per month for up to 50 email accounts, billed monthly
500 AI credits, 10,000 contacts, 30,000 monthly emails, 1 workspace, the Cold Email Writer and email support. $199 a year if billed yearly.
Launch$50
per month for up to 100 email accounts, billed monthly
1,200 AI credits, 25,000 contacts, 80,000 monthly emails and 2 workspaces. The plan comparison lists email support and self-service onboarding.
Growth$100
per month for up to 250 email accounts, billed monthly
3,000 AI credits, 50,000 contacts, 160,000 monthly emails, 3 workspaces, sentiment analysis, A/B testing, Zapier, API and ESP routing. $999 a year if billed yearly.
Scale$200
per month for up to 500 email accounts, billed monthly
5,000 AI credits, 100,000 contacts, 350,000 monthly emails, 4 workspaces, priority support and 1 hour of onboarding. $1,999 a year if billed yearly.
Pro$300
per month for up to 800 email accounts, billed monthly
7,000 AI credits, 175,000 contacts, 700,000 monthly emails, 6 workspaces and a dedicated customer success manager.
Enterprise$400
per month for up to 1,500 email accounts, billed monthly
9,000 AI credits, 250,000 contacts, 1,000,000 monthly emails, 10 workspaces, a dedicated customer success manager and custom onboarding. $3,999 a year if billed yearly.
Woodpecker
Cold Email$35
per month for 500 contacted prospects, billed monthly
8,000 emails a month, 2,000 stored prospects, 2 free warm-ups and 100 Lead Finder credits. Price rises with volume: $188 a month at 10,000 prospects.
Ways to pay less
NuReply
- Annual discount
About 34% off with yearly billing
The pricing page shows yearly totals of $199 (Starter), $999 (Growth), $1,999 (Scale) and $3,999 (Enterprise), and says yearly billing saves about 34% compared with monthly.
Woodpecker
- Annual discount
Save 33% with annual billing
Paid annually, the 500-prospect step costs $280 a year instead of $35 a month; the pricing page puts the saving at 33%.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, NuReply or Woodpecker?
As of Nov 12, 2026, NuReply is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $35 a month for Woodpecker. NuReply starts at $25 per month, billed monthly ($199 per year billed yearly), and Woodpecker starts at $35 per month for 500 contacted prospects, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, NuReply or Woodpecker?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither NuReply nor Woodpecker has a free plan. Both have 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.
