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lemlist vs SmartReach.io
SmartReach.io runs email, LinkedIn and calls for the whole team on one flat plan, $99 a month on Sales Engagement Plus with unlimited users. lemlist's Multichannel plan is $109 per user, and its Email plan prices by volume from $69 for 50,000 emails.
Five users on email, LinkedIn and calls pay $545 a month on lemlist Multichannel and $244 (excl. call charges) on SmartReach.io's Sales Engagement Plus plan.
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In short
- SmartReach.io is a cold email software with multichannel outreach capabilities via channels like email, LinkedIn, calls and WhatsApp.
- lemlist is a multichannel outreach platform sold on two self-serve plans. The Email plan has unlimited users and senders and prices by monthly email volume. The Multichannel plan adds LinkedIn, SMS and calling and is priced per user. Both include lemlist's lead database access, inbox rotation, in-app mailbox purchase and lemwarm warmup.
- All prices monthly. lemlist's Email plan is $69 for 50,000 emails, $89 for 100,000, $159 for 200,000, $359 for 500,000 and $659 for 1,000,000. SmartReach.io Email Outreach Plus is $89 with unlimited emails and unlimited users, and meters 50,000 prospects contacted a month instead of emails.
- For multichannel teams, lemlist Multichannel is $109 per user, so five users pay $545 a month. SmartReach.io's Sales Engagement Plus plan is $99 flat for unlimited users, with LinkedIn automation at $29/month per connected account, so the same five users with five LinkedIn accounts pay $244 (excl. call charges).
- lemlist's database covers 650M+ leads by its own count, with data on a $20 monthly add-on for 2,000 credits. SmartReach.io includes 300M+ contacts and 50M+ companies, with credits included from Plus.
- Both rate 4.6 on G2. SmartReach.io offers a 14-day free trial covering 200 prospects with no credit card; lemlist's trial is also 14 days, with Multichannel features except in-app calls and 200 credits.
lemlist vs SmartReach.io, who should pick which
Both are capable platforms. The honest answer depends on what you are optimising for.
Pick SmartReach.io if
- More than one person runs email, LinkedIn and calls, and you do not want a per-user bill
- You send more than 100,000 emails a month
- You want lead credits included rather than bought as an add-on
- You want calling from a lower entry price
Pick lemlist if
- A small team sending under 50,000 emails a month on email only
- LinkedIn voice messages are part of your sequence
- Your security review requires a SOC 2 report
Feature by feature
Grouped so you can read the part you care about. Rows where the two platforms genuinely do the same thing are marked parity rather than dressed up, and rows lemlist wins are marked as such.
Pricing and packaging
lemlist prices its Email plan by volume and its Multichannel plan per user. SmartReach.io prices every plan flat and meters prospects contacted a month.
| Capability | SmartReach.io | lemlist |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing unit | Flat per plan. Unlimited users from Plus We win this | Email plan flat by volume with unlimited users. Multichannel $109 per user |
| Emails per month | Unlimited above Basic. 10,000 on Basic We win this | Email plan 50,000 to 1,000,000 by tier, from $69 to $659. Unlimited on Multichannel |
| Prospects | 1,000 a month on Basic, 50,000 on Plus, 100,000 on Pro, 500,000 on Scale Parity | Unlimited contacts stored. On the Email plan, outreach is bounded by the email tier |
| Lead credits | Included from Plus, with top-ups in $20 or $50 packs We win this | Data add-on on every plan, $20 a month for 2,000 credits |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, 200 prospects, no credit card Parity | 14 days, Multichannel features except in-app calls, 200 credits |
Channels, and where each one lives
Both run email, LinkedIn and calls in one sequence. The difference is what it costs per person, and how deep the LinkedIn steps go.
| Capability | SmartReach.io | lemlist |
|---|---|---|
| Channels in one sequence | Email, LinkedIn and calls, with WhatsApp and SMS semi-automated Parity | Email on the Email plan. LinkedIn, calls and SMS on Multichannel, WhatsApp as a $20 per user add-on |
| Where multichannel starts | Sales Engagement Basic, $39, with a calling seat and its number included. Unlimited users from Plus at $99 We win this | Multichannel, $109 per user |
| LinkedIn automation | Native and automated inside the same conditional sequence, $29/month per connected account They win this | Native on Multichannel, including LinkedIn voice messages and AI voice notes |
| Calling | Calling seats with one number each, call charges paid from prepaid calling credits. Extra seats $19 Parity | In-app calling and a power dialer on Multichannel, with 400 calling minutes per user a month, plus Aircall and Ringover integrations |
Email infrastructure and deliverability
Both rotate senders, warm mailboxes for free, sell mailboxes in-platform and test inbox placement. On this group the two are level.
| Capability | SmartReach.io | lemlist |
|---|---|---|
| Inbox rotation | Included from Plus, across every mailbox you connect Parity | On every plan, with rotating IPs. On Multichannel, rotation runs across the 5 senders each user gets |
| Mailboxes bought in-platform | Google and Microsoft 365 mailboxes at $4 a mailbox plus $5 a domain, or an Azure tenant of 50 mailboxes plus a domain for $35 a month Parity | Domains and Gmail, Outlook or SMTP mailboxes bought in-app, on every plan |
| Warmup | Free on every plan: 10 accounts on Basic, 25 on Plus, 75 on Pro, unlimited on Scale Parity | lemwarm included on every plan |
| Inbox placement testing | Periodic inbox placement tests, with users notified when a test fails Parity | Placement tests across Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo, spam-rate monitoring and alerts |
Data, reviews and security
Where lemlist is ahead, and where the two are level.
| Capability | SmartReach.io | lemlist |
|---|---|---|
| Lead database | 300M+ contacts and 50M+ companies, with credits included from Plus They win this | 650M+ leads by its own count, with data on a $20 monthly add-on |
| G2 rating | 4.6 on G2 Parity | lemlist rates 4.6 on G2 |
| Security certification | GDPR and CAN-SPAM compliant, with 2FA and encryption They win this | A SOC 2 report, by its own statement |
lemlist vs SmartReach.io pricing
Every price on this page is the monthly rate on both sides, so nothing here can disagree with our own pricing page. An email-only buyer and a multichannel buyer get different answers, so both are priced separately rather than averaged into one.
A team, email only
Several senders on email outreach, monthly billing on both sides. lemlist's Email plan, which has unlimited users and prices by monthly email volume, against SmartReach.io Email Outreach Plus, which does not meter emails
| Line | SmartReach.io | lemlist |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Email Outreach Plus, $89/mo Parity | Email plan, $69 to $659/mo by volume |
| Users | Unlimited Parity | Unlimited |
| Emails per month | Unlimited We win this | 50,000 at $69, 100,000 at $89, 200,000 at $159, 500,000 at $359 |
| Prospects contacted | 50,000 a month Parity | No separate cap. The email tier is the limit |
| Lead credits | Included from Plus We win this | Data add-on, $20 a month for 2,000 credits |
| Monthly | $89 | $69 at 50,000 emails, $89 at 100,000, $159 at 200,000 |
lemlist is $20 cheaper for a team sending up to 50,000 emails a month, and level at 100,000. Above that the gap turns: $159 for 200,000 emails and $359 for 500,000 on lemlist, against $89 with no email ceiling on SmartReach.io, where Plus meters 50,000 prospects contacted a month instead.
A team of five on email, LinkedIn and calls
Five users running email, LinkedIn and calling in one motion, monthly billing. lemlist Multichannel, priced per user, against the SmartReach.io Sales Engagement Plus plan with one LinkedIn account per user
| Line | SmartReach.io | lemlist |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Sales Engagement Plus, $99/mo, unlimited users We win this | Multichannel, $109 per user, 5 users |
| LinkedIn steps | Automated in the same sequence, $29/month per connected account, 5 accounts Parity | Included in the per-user price |
| Calling | Calling seats in the plan, one number per seat. Call charges paid from prepaid calling credits Parity | In-app calling and a power dialer in the per-user price, with 400 calling minutes per user a month |
| Emails per month | Unlimited Parity | Unlimited emails and messages |
| Monthly | $244 (excl. call charges) | $545 (incl. 400 call minutes per user) |
$301 less a month for five users, and the gap grows with every hire: ten users cost $1,090 on lemlist and $389 (excl. call charges) on SmartReach.io with ten LinkedIn accounts. lemlist's per-user price includes LinkedIn, its dialer and 400 calling minutes per user, and its LinkedIn steps go further, with voice messages.
Competitor pricing checked 2026-10-26. Prices change often, so check the vendor's own pricing page before planning a migration around one. lemlist pricing. SmartReach.io figures come from our pricing page, which is the source of truth for them. No per-seat pricing. Plans scale by active prospects, and every plan above Basic includes unlimited users and unlimited sending email accounts.
Where SmartReach.io is the better choice
Six places the difference is real rather than marketing, each one checkable against the two pricing pages.
One flat price for the whole team
lemlist bills Multichannel per user, $109 each, so the bill grows with every hire. SmartReach.io's Sales Engagement Plus plan is $99 a month for unlimited users, with LinkedIn at $29/month per connected account. Five users with five LinkedIn accounts pay $244 against $545, and ten pay $389 against $1,090, both SmartReach.io figures excluding call charges.
No email ceiling above Basic
lemlist's Email plan climbs with volume, to $159 for 200,000 emails and $359 for 500,000. SmartReach.io Email Outreach Plus is $89 with unlimited emails and unlimited users, and meters 50,000 prospects contacted a month instead, so long sequences do not push you up a tier.
Lead credits come with the plan
lemlist sells its data as an add-on, $20 a month for 2,000 credits on top of either plan. SmartReach.io includes SmartReach credits from Plus, with access to 300M+ contacts and free email verification, so finding and checking leads does not start a second bill.
Calling from a lower entry point
On lemlist, calling starts with Multichannel at $109 per user. SmartReach.io's Sales Engagement plans include calling from $39 a month, with a calling seat and its number in the plan and call charges paid from prepaid calling credits.
Where lemlist is the better choice
Every comparison page on the internet says its author wins. Here is where this one does not, so you can weigh the parts that matter to you rather than take our word for the whole thing.
Cheaper for a small email team
lemlist's Email plan is $69 a month for 50,000 emails with unlimited users. SmartReach.io's first unlimited-user plan, Email Outreach Plus, is $89. A team that stays under 50,000 emails a month pays $20 less on lemlist, and the two are level at 100,000.
A larger lead database
lemlist says its database covers 650M+ leads, with waterfall enrichment across several providers. SmartReach.io includes 300M+ contacts. If bulk data is most of the job, lemlist has more of it, sold through its data add-on.
Deeper LinkedIn steps
lemlist Multichannel sends LinkedIn voice messages, recorded once or generated by AI for each lead, alongside visits, invitations and messages. SmartReach.io automates the standard LinkedIn steps inside the sequence but does not send voice messages.
A SOC 2 report
lemlist says it holds a SOC 2 report. SmartReach.io is GDPR compliant with 2FA and encryption but holds no SOC 2 report, so a buyer whose security review requires one should weigh that.
What teams who switched say
Verbatim quotes from published SmartReach.io case studies. Every one links to the full story with the numbers behind it.
4.7
on Capterra
4.6
on G2
5,000+
sales teams and agencies
99.99%
platform uptime
“SmartReach is the engine that keeps our clients happy.”
Emmett ArmstrongFounder, OnRamp Data
“SmartReach.io significantly reduced manual work, allowing us to focus on managing mailboxes.”
Paz PolettaSales COR
“This software is focused on the end receiver as much as the user.”
Matt McQuinCo-founder, Coldlytics
Switching in an afternoon
Nothing here needs a migration project or a call with sales.
Bring your contacts across
Export your lemlist leads as CSV and import them directly, or move them through the API. Field mapping is saved after the first run.
Reconnect your mailboxes
Connect the same Google, Microsoft 365 or SMTP mailboxes you send from today. Reputation follows the domain, not the platform, so nothing resets.
Rebuild sequences, with every user on one plan
Sequences are rebuilt in the editor rather than imported, usually in an afternoon. LinkedIn steps and, on Sales Engagement plans, call steps go into the same sequence as the emails, and adding a teammate does not add a seat fee.
Protect deliverability through the switch
Run free warmup on your mailboxes, turn on inbox rotation and use soft start so volume ramps. The 14-day free trial lets you run both in parallel before cancelling anything.
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