Growth
$47/mo
billed monthly
$37.60/mo
billed annually
5,000 emails a month, 1,000 uploaded contacts, unlimited mailboxes and warmup, API v2.
API included
Plan details
No webhooks; replies can only be previewed in Unibox.
Comparison
Instantly vs QuickMail
Instantly puts its REST API on every paid plan from $47 a month and webhooks from $97, with a documented 6,000 requests a minute. QuickMail adds LinkedIn steps and unlimited users to email, but its GraphQL API starts on Growth at $99 a month, webhooks need Agency at $299, and the API allows 10 requests per 10 seconds. Both have an official MCP server.
Pick Instantly if
- You want API access on the cheapest paid plan: Growth at $47 a month
- You plan heavy API use: the documented limit is 6,000 requests a minute per workspace
Pick QuickMail if
- You want email and LinkedIn steps in the same sequence
- You want unlimited users on every plan at a flat price
Instantly
Sending, Sourcing
QuickMail
Sending
At a glance
Instantly
- From
- $47/moGrowth, monthly, $37.60 annual
- Free plan
- Yes14 days, no card
- Pricing model
- Usage-based
- MCP server
- Official
QuickMail
- From
- $49/moStarter ; API from Growth, $99/mo
- Free plan
- Yes14 days, card required
- Pricing model
- Flat monthly plans
- MCP server
- Official
Where they differ
14 points side by side. Open a value for the full detail.
| What | Instantly | QuickMail |
|---|---|---|
| Cold email sender with REST API v2A cold email sender with unlimited mailboxes and warmup, a unified inbox, a separate B2B lead database on its own credits plan, and a REST API v2. | Cold email and LinkedIn sequencer, GraphQL APIA cold email and LinkedIn sequencer with unlimited email senders, LinkedIn accounts and users on every plan, Deliverability AI and a GraphQL API. | |
| Growth, $47/mo monthly, $37.60 annualGrowth, $47 a month billed monthly or $37.60 billed annually. API v2 is on every paid Outreach plan. Verified 2026-10-25. | Starter $49/mo; API from Growth, $99/moGrowth, $99 a month. The $49 Starter plan has no API and no MCP. No annual price is published. Verified 2026-10-25. | |
| Flat plans by emails and contactsFlat monthly plans by emails sent and contacts uploaded, with 20% off on annual billing. The lead database and AI run on a separate credits subscription. | Flat plans by emails, contacts, workspacesFlat monthly plans by emails sent, contacts uploaded and workspaces. Extra workspaces on Agency cost $49 a month each. No contract; changes are prorated. | |
| 14 days, no card14 days, no card. The pricing page lists 1,000 emails and 250 uploaded contacts; the trial account on 25 Oct 2026 showed 1,250 emails a month, and API keys worked. The help center says 1,000 emails and no API. | 14 days, card required14 days with all features, capped at 100 imported leads and 100 emails a day. A card is required, but the trial does not turn into a subscription on its own. Signup is Google, Microsoft or LinkedIn sign-on only. | |
| Bearer key with fixed scopesAuthorization: Bearer header. You create each key and pick from 128 scopes, which cannot be changed later. The key is shown once. | Raw key in Authorization headerThe raw key in the Authorization header, with no Bearer prefix (adding Bearer breaks auth). GraphQL only, at https://api.quickmail.com/v2/graphql. | |
| 100/sec and 6,000/min per workspace100 requests a second and 6,000 a minute per workspace, shared by all keys and by v1 and v2. GET /api/v2/emails is capped at 20 a minute. | 10 requests per 10 seconds per agency10 requests per 10 seconds per agency, shared with the MCP server. Every response carries X-RateLimit headers; 429 when exceeded. | |
| Hyper Growth and up, 18 event typesHyper Growth ($97 a month) and up. 18 event types, including custom label events. A failing webhook is disabled; no retry schedule is published. | Agency plan only, unsignedAgency plan ($299 a month) only. 13 events such as opens, clicks, replies, bounces and opportunity status, set at organization level. Requests carry no signing secret. In-sequence webhook steps are a separate feature. | |
| YesOfficial, streamable HTTP at mcp.instantly.ai, 199 tools on 25 Oct 2026. The key-in-path URL worked; the header-auth form returned HTTP 504 on that date. | YesOfficial, at https://api.quickmail.com/mcp, Streamable HTTP with OAuth sign-in. QuickMail says everything in its API is available through MCP. Not on Starter. | |
| Up to 1,000 leads per callUp to 1,000 leads per POST /api/v2/leads/add call. Lead moves and warmup toggles run as background jobs. | 1 to 100 ids per callLead mutations take 1 to 100 ids per call, with cursor pagination. | |
| Growth 5,000 emails, 1,000 contactsGrowth 5,000 emails and 1,000 contacts; Hyper Growth 125,000 emails and 25,000 contacts; Light Speed 500,000 emails and 100,000 contacts. Unlimited mailboxes and warmup. | Starter 5,000 emails, 1,000 contactsStarter 5,000 emails and 1,000 contacts; Growth 100,000 emails and 25,000 contacts; Agency 500,000 emails and 100,000 contacts. Unlimited email senders, LinkedIn accounts and users, with free warmup. | |
| SuperSearch 450M+, credits from $9/moSuperSearch: 450M+ B2B leads in the app, on a separate credits plan from $9 a month for 150 credits. | No contact databaseNo contact database; it is a sequencer only. | |
| 129 app tiles incl. Clay, HubSpot129 app tiles in the app, including Clay, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Slack and HeyReach. | HubSpot and Pipedrive two-way syncTwo-way sync with HubSpot and Pipedrive; Salesforce by BCC logging. Also Zapier, Calendly and Twilio, with Make and n8n as webhook targets. | |
| Agency white-label; workspaces from Hyper GrowthAn Agency page with a white-label domain and client accounts, plus sub-workspaces. Adding a workspace and inviting team members start on Hyper Growth. | Agency: 2 workspaces, $49 each extraAgency plan: 2 workspaces plus $49 each extra, an organization dashboard and org-wide webhooks. Unlimited users on every plan. | |
| GDPR and CCPA statements; no SOC 2 claimNo SOC 2 or ISO 27001 claim (its llms.txt says they are not publicly claimed) and instantly.ai/security returned 404 on 25 Oct 2026. Its privacy policy covers the EU and UK GDPR and names EU and UK GDPR representatives; its llms.txt lists GDPR and CCPA/CPRA support. | GDPR DPA with SCCs; no SOC 2A published DPA says it processes personal data under the GDPR and relies on EU Standard Contractual Clauses. No SOC 2 or CCPA statement. |
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Pricing, plan by plan
US dollars as each vendor's page showed them on 25 Oct 2026. One panel per tool; switch each between monthly and annual billing (an annual price is the monthly rate when you pay for the year up front).
Instantly
5 plans · API reviewHyper Growth
$97/mo
billed monthly
$77.60/mo
billed annually
125,000 emails a month, 25,000 uploaded contacts, webhooks, reply from Unibox, subsequences, workspaces and team members.
API included
Light Speed
$358/mo
billed monthly
$286.30/mo
billed annually
500,000 emails a month, 100,000 uploaded contacts, private sending servers.
API included
Enterprise
Custom quote
500,000+ emails and 100,000+ contacts.
API included
Plan details
Price on request.
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Credits Nano (lead database and AI)
$9/mo
billed monthly
$9/mo
monthly billing only
150 credits a month, a separate subscription from the sending plans.
Plan details
Annual billing saves 10% in the app.
QuickMail
3 plans · API reviewStarter
$49/mo
billed monthly
1 workspace, 1,000 uploaded contacts, 5,000 emails a month, unlimited email senders, LinkedIn accounts and users, free warmup, Zapier.
No API
Plan details
No API, no MCP, no webhooks.
Growth
$99/mo
billed monthly
1 workspace, 25,000 uploaded contacts, 100,000 emails a month, API and MCP, priority support.
API included
Plan details
No event webhooks.
Agency
$299/mo
billed monthly
2 workspaces (+$49 a month each extra), 100,000 uploaded contacts, 500,000 emails a month, API, MCP and webhooks.
API included
Which one to pick
Choose Instantly if
- You want API access on the cheapest paid plan: Growth at $47 a month.
- You plan heavy API use: the documented limit is 6,000 requests a minute per workspace.
- You want webhooks without an agency plan: Hyper Growth at $97 a month.
- You want a lead database in the same app, on a separate credits plan.
- You want to trial with no card.
Choose QuickMail if
- You want email and LinkedIn steps in the same sequence.
- You want unlimited users on every plan at a flat price.
- You run an agency and want org-wide webhooks across client workspaces (Agency, $299 a month).
- Your stack already works with GraphQL and needs only light API traffic.
If neither fits: Whichever sender you pick, clean the list before upload, because bounces hurt every mailbox you send from.
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Questions people ask
Is there a free platform for cold email outreach?
Neither has a free plan. Both offer a 14-day trial. Instantly's needs no card; its pricing page lists 1,000 emails and 250 contacts (our trial account showed 1,250 emails a month). QuickMail's needs a card, does not convert on its own, and caps you at 100 leads and 100 emails a day. Paid plans start at $47 (Instantly) and $49 (QuickMail) a month.
Does QuickMail have an API on the Starter plan?
No. QuickMail's API and MCP are not available on Starter ($49 a month); they start on Growth at $99 a month. Event webhooks need the $299 Agency plan. Instantly includes API v2 on every paid plan from $47 a month. Verified 2026-10-25.
Can I send LinkedIn steps from Instantly or QuickMail?
QuickMail includes unlimited LinkedIn accounts on every plan, and its API can build connection, InMail, message and profile-visit steps. Instantly's pricing lists email sending; HeyReach, a LinkedIn tool, is among its app integrations.
How fast can I call each API?
Instantly documents 100 requests a second and 6,000 a minute per workspace. QuickMail allows 10 requests per 10 seconds per agency, and MCP calls draw on the same limit, so batch lead changes (1 to 100 ids per call) where you can.
Related
Read from instantly.ai/pricing.md, quickmail.com/pricing and each tool's API docs. Verified 25 Oct 2026.
