Smartlead is cold email automation with unlimited mailboxes, warm-up, mailbox rotation, a unified inbox and white-label client workspaces for agencies. lemlist is multichannel outbound (email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS, WhatsApp) with a 650M+ lead database, deliverability tools and AI agents.
you send cold email at volume across many mailboxes: Base is $39/mo and Pro $94/mo billed monthly ($32 and $78 billed yearly), every plan includes unlimited email accounts, and agencies can add white-label client workspaces.
PricingBase $39/mo, Pro $94/mo, Smart $174/mo, Prime $379/mo billed monthly ($32, $78, $144, $315/mo billed yearly); add-ons extra
Visit Smartlead See pricingyou want email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS and WhatsApp in one sequence plus a built-in lead database: Email is $69/mo and Multichannel $109/mo billed monthly ($55 and $87 billed yearly).
PricingEmail $69/mo, Multichannel $109/mo billed monthly ($55 and $87/mo billed yearly); Enterprise: talk to sales; data and intent add-ons from $20/mo
Visit lemlist See pricingBoth have a free trial and integrate with HubSpot and Salesforce. Smartlead is the cheaper, email-only choice built for sending volume and agency client workspaces; lemlist costs more but adds LinkedIn and calling steps and its own lead data. If cold email is your only channel, start with Smartlead; if you sequence across channels, start with lemlist.
"Unknown" means we could not confirm it on the vendor's site, not that it is unavailable.
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| Compare by | Visit Smartlead | Visit lemlist |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Cold email automation with unlimited mailboxes, warmup, mailbox rotation, unified inbox, and a white-label client workspace for agencies. | Multichannel outbound (email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS, WhatsApp) with a 650M+ lead database, deliverability tools and AI agents for signals, enrichment and messaging. |
| Pricing | Base $39/mo, Pro $94/mo, Smart $174/mo, Prime $379/mo billed monthly ($32, $78, $144, $315/mo billed yearly); add-ons extra | Email $69/mo, Multichannel $109/mo billed monthly ($55 and $87/mo billed yearly); Enterprise: talk to sales; data and intent add-ons from $20/mo |
| Pricing model | Public pricing | Public pricing |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| HubSpot | Yes | Yes |
| Salesforce | Yes | Yes |
| Last checked | 2026-10-27 | 2026-10-26 |
| Source | smartlead.ai | lemlist.com |
Prices as shown on each vendor's site on the "Last checked" date above. Vendors change prices often, so confirm before you buy.
Smartlead: Buy for sending at volume. Its API and webhooks make it easy to route replies and sync activity to the CRM with n8n.
lemlist: Buy the sequencer and deliverability. Its API and MCP make n8n a good fit for routing replies and syncing outcomes to the CRM.
Read the full build-vs-buy guide for Outbound & SequencingThe n8n Community Edition is free to self-host, and n8n has HubSpot, Salesforce and AI Agent nodes.
Both have a free trial and integrate with HubSpot and Salesforce. Smartlead is the cheaper, email-only choice built for sending volume and agency client workspaces; lemlist costs more but adds LinkedIn and calling steps and its own lead data. If cold email is your only channel, start with Smartlead; if you sequence across channels, start with lemlist.
Smartlead: yes. Base $39/mo, Pro $94/mo, Smart $174/mo, Prime $379/mo billed monthly ($32, $78, $144, $315/mo billed yearly); add-ons extra. lemlist: yes. Email $69/mo, Multichannel $109/mo billed monthly ($55 and $87/mo billed yearly); Enterprise: talk to sales; data and intent add-ons from $20/mo. Checked 2026-10-27 on the vendors' pricing pages.
Smartlead: HubSpot yes, Salesforce yes. lemlist: HubSpot yes, Salesforce yes. "Unknown" means we could not confirm it on the vendor's site.
Smartlead: No. lemlist: No.
Smartlead: Buy for sending at volume. Its API and webhooks make it easy to route replies and sync activity to the CRM with n8n. lemlist: Buy the sequencer and deliverability. Its API and MCP make n8n a good fit for routing replies and syncing outcomes to the CRM.
Cold email automation with unlimited mailboxes, warmup, mailbox rotation, unified inbox, and a white-label client workspace for agencies.
Multichannel outbound (email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS, WhatsApp) with a 650M+ lead database, deliverability tools and AI agents for signals, enrichment and messaging.
