Updated 11 November 2026
First published 2026-11-11 · Tool Comparison
Checked 11 November 2026. Every price below was read on the vendor’s own page that day and is quoted as printed. A vendor with no printed price says so; we did not fill the gap.
| Tool | Who it suits | One figure, as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Instantly | A team that sends high volume from many mailboxes and wants the lowest starting price of the two. | Growth: “Growth Plan $47/mo” |
| lemlist | A team that wants email and other channels such as LinkedIn in one sequence. | Email: “Email From $55 /mo Start free trial” |
A team that sends high volume from many mailboxes and wants the lowest starting price of the two.
A team that wants email and other channels such as LinkedIn in one sequence.
Our open score gives a tool up to 60 points from signals we can check: rupee pricing, GST invoice, UPI, data in India, a public price, a free plan and the number of alternatives. “Not recorded” means we have not found a vendor statement on that point, not that the answer is no. How the score is worked out.
| Tool | Open score | Prices in ₹ | GST invoice | UPI | Data in India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instantly | 20 of 60 (known 4 of 8 signals) | No | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| lemlist | 20 of 60 (known 5 of 8 signals) | No | Not recorded | Not recorded | No |
We asked three assistants the same 5 buyer questions about sales prospecting and outbound (9–10 Nov 2026), 15 answers in all. 4 of the 5 questions name no company; question 5 names Apollo. Named in how many: Instantly in 3, lemlist in 5. The names that came up most across all answers, the answers to question 5 included: ZoomInfo (10), Apollo.io (9), Lusha (9), LinkedIn Sales Navigator (7). How the Index is run.
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