The Skylead Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Skylead in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Skylead
The Insider’s Guide
Cloud LinkedIn and email outreach with prospecting built in
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among cold outreach tools, read from Skylead’s own pages.
Made by Skylead Technologies Ltd · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Skylead’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Skylead’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 9 of the 47 other cold outreach tools we grade
Skylead is a cloud-based outreach tool that combines LinkedIn automation with cold email in one sequence. It adds account-based prospecting, a B2B database, an email finder and verifier, and email warm-up. An AI SDR and AI data enrichment are sold as add-ons, and agencies get a separate dashboard with white-label options.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Skylead, taken from its own pages and our grades.
LinkedIn and mailboxes to connect and sequences to build.
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Best for LinkedIn plus email in one sequence
AI SDR and AI data enrichment are paid add-ons, and the agency prices are first-year promotions.
- 2
Paid plans start at $100 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $100 per seat / month (billing period not stated on the page).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
LinkedIn automation
Cloud-based connection requests and messages, including paid and free InMails, in sequences that can branch.
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Email outreach and warm-up
Unlimited email accounts can be connected, with warm-up, scheduling and a built-in email finder and verifier.
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Prospecting
Account-based prospecting and a B2B database to build lead and company lists, plus post signals that surface people engaging with relevant topics.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 9 of 47
That is against the other cold outreach tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Skylead you would be making email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Skylead at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $100 per seat / month (billing period not stated on the page)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Skylead Technologies Ltd, since 2019
- Category
- Cold Outreach
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for LinkedIn plus email in one sequence
Skylead combines LinkedIn automation with cold email in one sequence, plus a B2B database, an email finder and warm-up. One seat is $100 a month, and the page doesn't say whether that is monthly or yearly. AI SDR and AI data enrichment are paid add-ons, and the agency prices are first-year promotions.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $100 a seat a month, billing period not stated, above the category's dearest-tenth line ($75). Agency is $999 for up to 25 seats, as a first-year promotion. |
| Free plan and trial | D | 7-day free trial, with no card rule stated and no free plan. |
| Features | B | LinkedIn and email in one sequence, a B2B database, email finder and verifier, warm-up, 100,000 emails a month. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. LinkedIn and mailboxes to connect and sequences to build. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with LinkedIn, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce and Sendspark. No apps. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Skylead is for
- Fits if you want LinkedIn and email steps in the same sequence
- Works for agencies that want white-label and a client inbox
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you're one person: $100 a seat is above the category's dearest tenth
- Watch out: the page doesn't say whether the $100 is billed monthly or yearly
- Not for you if you want AI SDR or enrichment included, since both are add-ons
- Watch out: Agency prices are a first-year promotion and the page doesn't show what follows
Good to know
Good for
- Teams that want LinkedIn and email steps in one sequence
- Agencies that need client dashboards and white labeling
- Senders who want unlimited mailboxes without a per-mailbox fee
Worth knowing
- The pricing page does not say whether the $100 seat price is billed monthly or annually.
- AI SDR and AI data enrichment are add-ons, not part of the All-in-one plan.
- Agency prices are marked as a first-year promotion, and the page does not show what follows.
- The 100,000 emails a month on All-in-one is a cap; the Agency plan lists a custom amount.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$100
A month to start, for each person
Skylead is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $100 per seat / month (billing period not stated on the page).
All-in-one
$100
per seat / month, billing period not stated
One seat with LinkedIn automation, unlimited email accounts and warm-up, 100,000 emails a month, a B2B database and an email finder. AI SDR and AI data enrichment are add-ons.
Agency
$999
per month for up to 25 seats, first-year promotion
Adds an agency dashboard, client inbox, roles and white label. Unlimited seats is $1,999 a month. Both are labeled first-year promotion prices.
Annual
Custom
For teams with a steady seat count: everything in All-in-one, with 10 months paid for 12. Quoted through sales.
Trying it first
7-day free trial
Read from skylead.io on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Other savings
Two months free on the Annual plan
The Annual plan, quoted through sales, charges for 10 months and gives 2 more free.
Stated on skylead.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Place it runs: Web
Cloud LinkedIn and email outreach with prospecting built in. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, templates, marketing automation, AI agents, email verification, inbox warm-up.
Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work.
- LinkedIn automation
- Cloud-based connection requests and messages, including paid and free InMails, in sequences that can branch.
- Email outreach and warm-up
- Unlimited email accounts can be connected, with warm-up, scheduling and a built-in email finder and verifier.
- Prospecting
- Account-based prospecting and a B2B database to build lead and company lists, plus post signals that surface people engaging with relevant topics.
- Personalization
- Custom variables, spintax, Liquid syntax and image or GIF personalization in messages.
- AI SDR add-on
- An optional AI assistant that handles replies and steers interested prospects toward a meeting, in automatic or semi-automatic mode.
- CRM sync and API
- Real-time sync with HubSpot, Pipedrive and Salesforce, plus webhooks and an API.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- HubSpot
- Pipedrive
- Salesforce
- Sendspark
Skylead is made by Skylead Technologies Ltd, and has been around since 2019.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
9/47
Other cold outreach tools it is graded above
Skylead's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 9 of the 47 other cold outreach tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on features (B, above 32 of 47) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $100 a month for each person, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 42 of the 43 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 48 cold outreach tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Skylead’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 47
- DFree plan and trialAbove 11 of 47
- BFeaturesAbove 32 of 47
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 47
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 47
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 44 cold outreach tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Skylead is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Skylead you would be making email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 31 of the 47 other cold outreach tools grade higher. It costs $1,200 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
- A network of real inboxes that open and answer your emails.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Checking that an address exists without writing to it.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, LinkedIn, HubSpot and Pipedrive among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Skylead’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Meet Alfred, Expandi, Waalaxy, HeyReach and Dripify
The 5 tools Skylead is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Meet Alfred
Free trial · from $39/mo
Cloud LinkedIn automation with email and X outreach added.
- Skylead also covers AI agents, email verification and inbox warm-up.
- Meet Alfred also covers workflow automation and reports.
- 2.0GPA
Expandi
Free trial · from $79/mo
Cloud-based LinkedIn outreach sequences with email follow-ups.
- Skylead also covers marketing automation, AI agents, email verification and inbox warm-up.
- 2.8GPA
Waalaxy
Free trial · from €19/mo
LinkedIn invitations and follow-ups, with cold email on Business.
- Only Waalaxy lists a browser extension.
- Skylead also covers marketing automation, AI agents, email verification and inbox warm-up.
- Waalaxy also covers email campaigns.
- 2.2GPA
HeyReach
Free trial · from $64/mo
LinkedIn outreach across many sender accounts, billed per sender.
- Skylead also covers templates, marketing automation, AI agents, email verification and inbox warm-up.
- HeyReach also covers shared inbox.
- 2.2GPA
Dripify
Free trial · from $59/mo
LinkedIn automation with email steps, run from the cloud.
- Skylead also covers templates, marketing automation, AI agents, email verification and inbox warm-up.
- Dripify also covers email campaigns.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Skylead free?
No, Skylead is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial.
How much does Skylead cost?
Skylead lists 3 plans. All-in-one: $100 per seat / month, billing period not stated.
What platforms does Skylead work on?
Skylead is available on Web.
Does Skylead offer any discounts?
Skylead publicly lists the following: Two months free on the Annual plan.
Does Skylead have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Skylead is listed for Web.
Does Skylead have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Skylead is listed for Web.
Is Skylead open source?
Skylead is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Skylead have an API?
Yes. Skylead offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Skylead integrate with?
Skylead's listing names LinkedIn, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce and Sendspark.
Who makes Skylead?
Skylead is made by Skylead Technologies Ltd. It dates from 2019.
What are the alternatives to Skylead?
The closest alternatives to Skylead in our directory are Meet Alfred, Expandi, Waalaxy, HeyReach and Dripify.
How does Skylead compare with other cold outreach tools?
Skylead's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 9 of the 47 other cold outreach tools we grade, and level with 7.
Is Skylead good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Skylead D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $100 a month for each person, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 42 of the 43 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Skylead?
To replace Skylead you would be making email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Skylead’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Skylead's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Skylead Technologies Ltd. Prices change, so check skylead.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Skylead, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/skylead
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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See our other guides
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- Cold Outreach Insider's GuideEvery one of the 48 cold outreach tools we grade, compared
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- Saleshandy Insider's GuideCold email sequences with a B2B lead database in every plan2.8 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Skylead’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Skylead is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Skylead Technologies Ltd. Prices and plans change: check skylead.io before you buy.