The Valley Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Valley 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.
Valley
The Insider’s Guide
AI outbound platform for signal-based LinkedIn and email outreach
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among cold outreach tools, read from Valley’s own pages.
Made by Valley · checked Nov 13, 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 Valley’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Valley’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 18 of the 81 other cold outreach tools we grade
Valley is an outbound platform that finds prospects from buying signals such as hiring, job changes, funding and LinkedIn post engagement, researches them, writes personalized messages in your voice and sends them on LinkedIn and, on higher plans, email. Drafts can be reviewed before they go out, and replies land in a unified inbox. Plans are priced per seat.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Valley, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect LinkedIn, email and a CRM, and credits need managing.
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Best for signal-based LinkedIn outreach
Valley is an outbound platform that finds prospects from buyer signals and writes LinkedIn and email messages.
- 2
Paid plans start at $149 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $149 per seat / month, billed quarterly ($199 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day trial for eligible new subscribers; a payment method is required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
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Buyer signals
The site lists hiring signals, job-change alerts, funding rounds, and LinkedIn post and profile engagers, including those of competitors.
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Research and personalized messages
Valley researches each prospect and writes messages in your voice; drafts can be reviewed and edited before sending.
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LinkedIn and email sequences
LinkedIn campaigns and follow-ups run on every plan; email can be combined in the same sequence from a connected Gmail or Microsoft inbox.
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A 1.8 GPA, above 18 of 81
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 Valley you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Valley at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $149 per seat / month, billed quarterly ($199 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day trial for eligible new subscribers; a payment method is required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Valley
- Category
- Cold Outreach
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for signal-based LinkedIn outreach
Valley is an outbound platform that finds prospects from buyer signals and writes LinkedIn and email messages. Starter is LinkedIn only, email starts at $249 a seat, and a banner and the plan cards disagree about what Starter costs.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $149 a seat a month on quarterly billing for LinkedIn only, $249 once email is added. The category's dearest tenth starts at $120. |
| Free plan and trial | D | A 7-day trial that asks for a payment method. No free plan. |
| Features | C | Buyer signals, research, LinkedIn and email sequences and a shared inbox. Email sending is an add-on on Starter, and credits for finding and verifying prospects cost extra. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You connect LinkedIn, email and a CRM, and credits need managing. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with HubSpot, Claude, Gmail, Microsoft 365 and Slack plus an API and MCP. |
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 Valley is for
- Fits if you sell through LinkedIn first and email second
- Works for a team that wants buyer signals feeding the messages
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you add email, because Starter at $149 is LinkedIn only and Plus is $249 a seat
- Skip it if you will not hand over a payment method, since the 7-day trial needs one
- Watch out: a banner says Starter returns to $395 a seat from 9 November, yet the plan cards still showed $199 on 13 November
- Tight if you want credits, because prospect discovery and enrichment spend them and the credit price is not shown
- Not for you if you want a managed service, as the $1,499 a month Done-For-You plan had a waitlist
Good to know
Good for
- Sales teams and founders prospecting from buying signals
- Agencies and recruiters running LinkedIn outreach
- Teams that want to review AI drafts before they send
Worth knowing
- A banner on the pricing page says the $199 Starter price runs until 8 Nov and returns to $395 a seat from 9 Nov, yet the plan cards still showed $199 on 13 Nov.
- Credits pay for finding prospects, verifying emails and upgraded message writing; the credit price is not shown.
- Email sending is an optional add-on on Starter; Plus and Growth include 1,000 email messages a month.
- Valley Done-For-You, a managed service at $1,499 a month, was not accepting new users and had a waitlist.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$149
A month to start, for each person
Valley is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $149 per seat / month, billed quarterly ($199 billed monthly).
Starter
$149
per seat / month, billed quarterly ($199 billed monthly)
LinkedIn only: prospecting, research, messages in your voice, campaigns, unified inbox, ICP scoring and a copilot. Email sending is an add-on.
Plus
$249
per seat / month, billed quarterly ($299 billed monthly)
LinkedIn and email: 1,000 email messages a month, priority Slack support, an onboarding call, a customer success manager and email waterfall enrichment.
Growth
$499
per seat / month, billed monthly
Everything in Plus with $300 in extra credits every month for prospect discovery and enrichment. A quarterly price was not shown.
Scale
Custom
Custom pricing for teams of five seats or more, through sales.
Trying it first
7-day trial for eligible new subscribers; a payment method is required
Read from joinvalley.co on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save with quarterly billing
Starter drops from $199 to $149 a seat a month and Plus from $299 to $249 when billed quarterly.
Stated on joinvalley.co
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI outbound platform for signal-based LinkedIn and email outreach. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, shared inbox, AI agents, reports.
Buyer signals, research, LinkedIn and email sequences and a shared inbox.
- Buyer signals
- The site lists hiring signals, job-change alerts, funding rounds, and LinkedIn post and profile engagers, including those of competitors.
- Research and personalized messages
- Valley researches each prospect and writes messages in your voice; drafts can be reviewed and edited before sending.
- LinkedIn and email sequences
- LinkedIn campaigns and follow-ups run on every plan; email can be combined in the same sequence from a connected Gmail or Microsoft inbox.
- Unified inbox and analytics
- Replies are managed in one inbox, with campaign analytics, ICP scoring and a copilot called Scout.
- CRM, API and MCP
- Integrations include HubSpot and Claude through MCP, plus an API.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- HubSpot
- Claude
- Gmail
- Microsoft 365
- Slack
Valley is made by Valley.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
18/81
Other cold outreach tools it is graded above
Valley's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 18 of the 81 other cold outreach tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 17 of 81) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $149 a month for each person, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 67 of the 73 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 82 cold outreach tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Valley’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 81
- DFree plan and trialAbove 27 of 81
- CFeaturesAbove 20 of 81
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 81
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 17 of 81
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 74 cold outreach tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Valley 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 Valley you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. 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: 53 of the 81 other cold outreach tools grade higher. It costs $1,788 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- One mailbox that several people work at once.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, HubSpot, Claude and Gmail among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Valley’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
Gojiberry, Kakiyo, HeyReach, Amplemarket and AiSDR
The 5 tools Valley is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Gojiberry
Free trial · from $99/mo
AI prospecting agent that finds buyers from signals and contacts them.
- Only Gojiberry lists a browser extension.
- Valley also covers reports.
- Gojiberry also covers email campaigns.
- 1.6GPA
Kakiyo
Free trial · from €125/mo
AI agent that runs LinkedIn outreach conversations.
- Valley also covers shared inbox and reports.
- 2.2GPA
HeyReach
Free trial · from $64/mo
LinkedIn outreach across many sender accounts, billed per sender.
- Valley also covers AI agents and reports.
- 2.2GPA
Amplemarket
Free trial · from $600/mo
Sales platform with a B2B database, AI copilot and outreach sequences.
- Only Amplemarket lists a browser extension.
- Valley also covers shared inbox and reports.
- Amplemarket also covers email campaigns.
- 2.0GPA
AiSDR
Paid
AI sales agent that finds leads and runs email and LinkedIn outreach.
- Valley also covers shared inbox and reports.
- AiSDR also covers email campaigns.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
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 Valley free?
No, Valley is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day trial for eligible new subscribers; a payment method is required.
How much does Valley cost?
Valley lists 4 plans. Starter: $149 per seat / month, billed quarterly ($199 billed monthly).
What platforms does Valley work on?
Valley is available on Web.
Does Valley offer any discounts?
Valley publicly lists the following: Save with quarterly billing.
Does Valley have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Valley is listed for Web.
Does Valley have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Valley is listed for Web.
Is Valley open source?
Valley is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Valley have an API?
Yes. Valley offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Valley integrate with?
Valley's listing names HubSpot, Claude, Gmail, Microsoft 365 and Slack.
Who makes Valley?
Valley is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Valley?
The closest alternatives to Valley in our directory are Gojiberry, Kakiyo, HeyReach, Amplemarket and AiSDR.
How does Valley compare with other cold outreach tools?
Valley's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 18 of the 81 other cold outreach tools we grade, and level with 10.
Is Valley good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Valley D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $149 a month for each person, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 67 of the 73 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Valley?
To replace Valley you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Valley’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Valley's own pages on 13 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 Valley. Prices change, so check joinvalley.co before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
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
- Valley, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/valley
- 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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