The quick answer: lemlist or Instantly
- Main difference
- lemlist does email, LinkedIn and calls. Instantly focuses on sending a lot of cold email from many mailboxes, with no LinkedIn automation.
- Price
- For about 44,000 emails a month (50 mailboxes): $97/month at Emelia (Grow), with 3 LinkedIn accounts, warm-up and the finder included; $69/month at lemlist (Email plan, 50,000 emails, no LinkedIn) and $97/month at Instantly (Hypergrowth, no LinkedIn).
- Emelia
- Email and LinkedIn in the same sequences: volume set by your mailboxes (3 / 50 / unlimited), from $37/month.
- lemlist
- Email with LinkedIn, calls and personalised images, LinkedIn on the per-user Multichannel plan.
- Instantly
- Cold email only, built to spread sending volume across many mailboxes.
Sending volume, mailboxes and LinkedIn: lemlist vs Instantly vs Emelia
Prices billed monthly. Instantly has no euro price list: everything is in US dollars.
Price and volume
50 mailboxes (≈ 44,000 emails/month), email only
≈ 100,000 emails/month, email only
Email mailboxes
Pricing model
Channels and data
LinkedIn automation
Calls and SMS
Lead database
Email warm-up
Trial
Free trial
Excluding VAT. Checked on each vendor's pricing page and help center on October 6, 2026.
The key differences
Philosophy
Instantly is built for one thing: sending large volumes of cold email from many mailboxes, with warm-up included. lemlist is broader: email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS and a database in one place.
This is the biggest gap. lemlist automates LinkedIn (visits, invitations, messages) on its Multichannel plan. Instantly has no LinkedIn steps in its sequences; in its CRM, a separate subscription, the only LinkedIn feature its help center documents is a "Connect" button that opens the contact’s profile.
Modular pricing at Instantly
Instantly's sending plans do not include the lead database, the AI agents or the CRM: each is a separate subscription (credits from $9/month, CRM from $47/month). The full stack can end up costing more than the entry price suggests.
Volume
lemlist's Email plan starts with 50,000 emails per month for $69. Instantly starts lower (5,000 emails for $47) and goes up to 500,000 emails for $358.
lemlist, Instantly and Emelia: what each one is built for
Emelia
- Email and LinkedIn in the same sequences.
- Sending, warm-up and finder in one price.
- Up to 50 mailboxes (Grow) or unlimited (Scale), without paying per seat.
lemlist
- LinkedIn and calls next to email, on the per-user Multichannel plan.
- Personalised images and landing pages.
- A built-in database, paid in credits.
Instantly
- Cold email only, no LinkedIn steps.
- Many mailboxes per workspace, a common setup for agencies.
- Modules sold separately: lead data, CRM, placement tests.
Common questions on lemlist vs Instantly
Instantly's entry plan is cheaper ($47/month) but limited to 5,000 emails per month. For 50,000 emails, lemlist's Email plan costs $69/month and Instantly's next plan $97/month.
Not in its sequences: in its CRM, sold separately, the only LinkedIn feature its help center documents is a "Connect" button that opens the contact’s profile. lemlist and Emelia automate LinkedIn in sequences.
Emelia covers both channels for agencies: unlimited mailboxes and 10 LinkedIn accounts on Scale, 50 mailboxes and 3 accounts on Grow, never per user. Instantly also connects unlimited mailboxes but sends email only, and lemlist adds LinkedIn per user on its Multichannel plan.
Yes, both offer 14 days without a credit card, with sending limits during the trial.
Emelia: cold email and LinkedIn automation on every plan, with the volume set by your mailboxes, from $37/month for the whole account.
Emelia features: Multichannel outreach · Cold email · LinkedIn automation · Emelia pricing
Emelia is a lemlist competitor. We have tried to stay fair: every figure about lemlist comes from its own website or public review sites.
