Growth
$47/mo
billed monthly
$37.60/mo
billed annually
5,000 emails a month, 1,000 uploaded contacts, unlimited mailboxes and warmup.
API included
Plan details
No webhooks. Billed monthly, or annually at $37.60 a month.
Comparison
Instantly vs Saleshandy
Saleshandy starts lower, at $41 a month or $34 billed annually, and bundles Lead Finder credits into every plan; API and MCP are on Starter and webhooks from Pro at $99. Instantly starts at $47 a month with API v2 on every paid plan, a documented 6,000 requests a minute, and webhooks from Hyper Growth at $97; its lead database is a separate credits plan.
Pick Instantly if
- You plan heavy API use: Instantly documents 6,000 requests a minute per workspace
- You want least-privilege keys: each Instantly key carries only the scopes you pick
Pick Saleshandy if
- You want the lowest entry price: Saleshandy Starter is $34 a month billed annually
- You want contact data included: every plan carries Lead Finder credits, 1 per verified email
Instantly
Sending, Sourcing
Saleshandy
Sending, Sourcing
At a glance
Instantly
- From
- $47/moGrowth monthly, $37.60 annual
- Free plan
- Yes14 days, no card
- Cost per unit
- $9/moSuperSearch 450M+, credits from
- MCP server
- Official
Saleshandy
- From
- $41/moStarter monthly, $34 annual
- Free plan
- Yes7 days, no card, 100 emails
- Cost per unit
- Lead Finder 852M+ contacts in every plan
- MCP server
- Official
Where they differ
15 points side by side. Open a value for the full detail.
| What | Instantly | Saleshandy |
|---|---|---|
| Growth $47/mo monthly, $37.60 annualGrowth $47 a month billed monthly, or $37.60 a month billed annually. Flat plans with unlimited mailboxes, priced by emails and uploaded contacts. Verified 2026-10-25. | Starter $41/mo monthly, $34 annualStarter $41 a month billed monthly, or $34 a month billed annually. Flat plans with unlimited email accounts; seats come with the plan (1 on Starter, 10 on Pro). Verified 2026-10-25. | |
| Growth, $47/mo monthlyGrowth, $47 a month billed monthly. API v2 is on every paid Outreach plan. | Starter, $41/mo monthlyStarter, $41 a month billed monthly. API, MCP and CLI are on every plan. | |
| Hyper Growth and up, 18 event typesHyper Growth ($97 a month) and up. 18 event types, including custom label events. | Pro ($99/mo) and up, retriedPro ($99 a month) and up. Events for sends, opens, clicks, replies, bounces, unsubscribes, outcomes and tasks, with failed deliveries retried and an email alert. | |
| 14 days, no card14 days, no card. In the app on 25 Oct 2026: 1,250 emails a month and 250 uploaded contacts, and API keys worked. | 7 days, no card, 100 emails7 days, no card, sending capped at 100 emails. In the app on 25 Oct 2026: 2,000 active prospects and 50 Lead Finder credits, and API keys worked. | |
| Bearer key with fixed scopesAuthorization: Bearer header. Each key gets scopes you pick from 128, fixed after creation. The key is shown once. | x-api-key headerx-api-key header. The key is shown once when you create it. | |
| 100/sec and 6,000/min per workspaceDocumented: 100 requests a second and 6,000 a minute per workspace, shared by all keys. | Not published (fair usage)No number published (fair usage). Responses on our trial carried a limit of 20 per minute window and a global limit of 300. Enrichment limits are separate: 60 a minute, 3,000 an hour and 50,000 a day on the trial. | |
| YesOfficial, streamable HTTP at mcp.instantly.ai. 199 tools on 25 Oct 2026. | YesOfficial, at mcp.saleshandy.com/mcp, with OAuth sign-in or an API key header. 67 tools on 25 Oct 2026, including sequences, inbox, Lead Finder and domain purchase. | |
| Up to 1,000 leads per callUp to 1,000 leads per POST /api/v2/leads/add call. | Async import; enrich 100 per callProspect import runs async: the call returns a requestId to poll. Enrichment takes up to 100 records per call. | |
| SuperSearch 450M+, credits from $9/moSuperSearch, 450M+ B2B leads, on a separate credits plan from $9 a month for 150 credits. | Lead Finder 852M+ contacts in every planLead Finder, 852M+ contacts and 42M+ companies, included in every plan: 1,500, 4,000 or 8,000 credits a month. A verified email costs 1 credit and a phone 6; credits do not roll over. | |
| Growth 5,000 emails/moGrowth 5,000 emails a month; Hyper Growth 125,000; Light Speed 500,000. | Starter 6,000 emails/moStarter 6,000 emails a month; Pro 100,000; Scale 200,000, with 300,000 and 600,000 tiers on Scale. | |
| Agency white-label; workspaces from Hyper GrowthAn Agency page with a white-label domain and client accounts, plus sub-workspaces. Adding workspaces and team members starts on Hyper Growth. | Client management; white-label on ScaleClient management in the app and client endpoints in the API. White-label and unlimited teams on Scale. | |
| 129 app tiles incl. Clay, HubSpot129 app tiles in the app, including Clay, HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive. | CRMs, Zapier, Make, n8n from ProSalesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, Zapier, Make and n8n from Pro. Not on Starter. | |
| 20% on Outreach plans | Starter $34 instead of $41Starter $34 instead of $41, Pro $76 instead of $99, Scale $149 instead of $189 a month, billed yearly. | |
| No certification statedNo certification stated on the pricing page, developer docs or help index we downloaded. | ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001:2022 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant, per its privacy policy. | |
| API access and scoped keys from $47/moSenders who want API access and scoped keys from $47 a month and plan heavy API use. | Sending plus contact database, low priceSmall teams that want sending and a contact database on one low-priced plan, and agencies that need white-label on Scale. |
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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
6 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, workspaces and team members.
API included
Plan details
Billed monthly, or annually at $77.60 a month.
Light Speed
$358/mo
billed monthly
$286.30/mo
billed annually
500,000 emails a month, 100,000 uploaded contacts, private sending servers (SISR).
API included
Plan details
Billed monthly, or annually at $286.30 a month.
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 Outreach.
Growth Credits (lead database and AI)
$47/mo
billed monthly
$47/mo
monthly billing only
1,500 credits a month.
Saleshandy
5 plans · API reviewStarter
$41/mo
billed monthly
$34/mo
billed annually
1 user, 2,000 active prospects, 6,000 emails a month, 1,500 Lead Finder credits a month, unlimited email accounts.
API included
Plan details
API and MCP; no webhooks or integrations. Billed monthly, or annually at $34 a month ($408 a year).
Pro
$99/mo
billed monthly
$76/mo
billed annually
10 users, 30,000 active prospects, 100,000 emails a month, 4,000 Lead Finder credits a month.
API included
Plan details
Adds webhooks and CRM and no-code integrations. Billed monthly, or annually at $76 a month ($912 a year).
Scale (200K emails)
$189/mo
billed monthly
$149/mo
billed annually
Unlimited users and active prospects, 200,000 emails a month, 8,000 Lead Finder credits a month, white-label.
API included
Plan details
Billed monthly, or annually at $149 a month ($1,788 a year).
Scale (300K emails)
$299/mo
billed monthly
$239/mo
billed annually
As Scale with 300,000 emails a month.
API included
Plan details
Billed monthly, or annually at $239 a month.
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Scale (600K emails)
$599/mo
billed monthly
$479/mo
billed annually
As Scale with 600,000 emails a month.
API included
Plan details
Billed monthly, or annually at $479 a month. Custom tiers through sales.
Which one to pick
Choose Instantly if
- You plan heavy API use: Instantly documents 6,000 requests a minute per workspace.
- You want least-privilege keys: each Instantly key carries only the scopes you pick.
- You want a 14-day trial to test the API before paying.
- You want many native app connections: 129 tiles in the app.
- You want to send up to 125,000 emails a month on a $97 plan.
Choose Saleshandy if
- You want the lowest entry price: Saleshandy Starter is $34 a month billed annually.
- You want contact data included: every plan carries Lead Finder credits, 1 per verified email.
- You want the API and MCP on the cheapest plan, and can wait for Pro for webhooks.
- You run an agency and want white-label and unlimited users on Scale.
- You need ISO 27001 or SOC 2 Type II stated by the vendor.
If neither fits: Pick neither if LinkedIn is your main channel; a LinkedIn tool fits better. Whichever sender you pick, clean the list before upload so bounces stay low.
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Questions people ask
Is Saleshandy cheaper than Instantly?
At entry level, yes: Saleshandy Starter is $41 a month or $34 billed annually, against Instantly Growth at $47 or $37.60 billed annually. Saleshandy Starter also includes 1,500 Lead Finder credits a month, while Instantly's lead database is a separate credits plan from $9 a month. Prices verified 2026-10-25.
Which plan do I need for webhooks?
On Instantly, Hyper Growth at $97 a month. On Saleshandy, Pro at $99 a month. Both include the API on their cheapest paid plan, so you can read campaign data by polling before you upgrade.
What are the API rate limits for Instantly and Saleshandy?
Instantly documents 100 requests a second and 6,000 a minute per workspace. Saleshandy publishes no number; on our trial its responses showed a limit of 20 per minute window and a global limit of 300, with separate enrichment limits of 60 a minute.
Do Instantly and Saleshandy have MCP servers?
Yes. Instantly's is at mcp.instantly.ai and listed 199 tools on 25 Oct 2026. Saleshandy's is at mcp.saleshandy.com/mcp, with OAuth or an API key header, and listed 67 tools the same day.
How long are the free trials?
Instantly gives 14 days with no card. Saleshandy gives 7 days with no card and caps trial sending at 100 emails. API keys worked on both trials in our tests on 25 Oct 2026.
Related
Read from instantly.ai/pricing.md, saleshandy.com/pricing.md and each tool's API docs. Verified 25 Oct 2026.
