Sales & CRM · Ranked by price to features
10 Best Sales Engagement Platforms of 2026
By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 12, 2026 · Next review December 27, 2026
Apollo.io is the best sales engagement platform for most sales teams in 2026: its Basic plan costs $49 per seat per month billed annually and bundles 30,000 contact data credits per seat per year with unlimited sequences. Saleshandy suits small outbound teams that want flat pricing from $34 a month, and Yesware is the cheapest verified seat at $15 per month billed annually, as of November 2026. Enterprise teams that need forecasting should request quotes from Outreach and Salesloft, which do not publish prices.
- Tools ranked
- 10
- With free plan
- 4
- Cheapest paid plan
- Yesware, $15
- per seat per month
By the numbers
- $299,071 millionGartner's November 2024 forecast put worldwide end-user spending on SaaS at $299,071 million in 2025, up 19.2% from 2024.Gartner
- $1 trillionIDC forecasts global public cloud spending above $1 trillion in 2026, up 21%, with SaaS the largest category at more than half of the total.IDC
- $55.7MOrganizations spend an average of $55.7 million a year on SaaS in 2026, an 8% increase, according to Zylo's SaaS Management Index.Zylo
- $11,800HubSpot's average subscription revenue per customer was $11,800 in the second quarter of 2026, up 4% as reported, across 306,446 customers.HubSpot
- 35%35% of companies in Litmus's 2025 State of Email survey of nearly 500 marketing professionals earn $10 to $36 for every $1 spent on email marketing.Litmus
Comparison table
| Tool | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo.io | 01 | 8.9 | 9.0 | $49per seat per month | Yes |
| Saleshandy | 02 | 8.6 | 9.2 | $34per month (flat plan) | No |
| Instantly | 03 | 8.5 | 8.9 | $47per month (flat plan) | No |
| lemlist | 04 | 8.5 | 8.8 | $55per month (Email plan, unlimited users) | No |
| Mixmax | 05 | 8.4 | 8.6 | $29per user per month | Yes |
| HubSpot Sales Hub | 06 | 8.2 | 7.4 | Free plan | Yes |
| Reply.io | 07 | 8.2 | 8.0 | $49per user per month | No |
| Yesware | 08 | 8.1 | 8.7 | $15per seat per month | Yes |
| Outreach | 09 | 7.4 | 5.8 | Check price | No |
| Salesloft | 10 | 7.4 | 5.8 | Check price | No |
Click a column to sort. Prices are the cheapest paid plan quoted from each vendor's US pricing page; "Check price" means the US price check is pending.
How this ranking works
One method for every tool. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not run hands-on tests. Value carries the most weight.
Full methodThis list is for sales leaders and founders comparing outreach tools by what each seat or plan costs. We compared documented features and published prices for 10 sales engagement platforms and ranked them by value first, then features, then ease of use. Prices are the cheapest paid plan in USD as shown on each vendor's page on November 12, 2026. Some vendors price per seat and others sell flat plans with unlimited users, so check the price unit on each entry. Where a page showed no USD price from our location, the price is marked pending and the tool is ranked on its documented features.
The verdict
Apollo.io takes first place because one $49 seat covers contact data, unlimited sequences, email warmup and a US dialer, so most teams do not need a separate data tool. Saleshandy is the cheapest full outbound setup at $34 a month for the whole plan, and lemlist's $55 Email plan includes unlimited users. Instantly is the pick for high-volume cold email across many mailboxes, Mixmax and Yesware suit sellers who live in their inbox, Reply.io is strongest for email plus LinkedIn and calls, and HubSpot Sales Hub fits teams already on HubSpot. Outreach and Salesloft have the broadest feature sets but publish no prices.
- 01Top value
Apollo.io
8.9/10A prospecting and sales engagement platform that combines a B2B contact database with sequences, a dialer and deal management.
Price
$49per seat per month
Free plan; Basic from $49 per seat per month billed annually, Professional $79, Organization $119 (minimum 3 seats)
“$49 per seat per month, billed annually” Quoted from the pricing page, November 12, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 9.0
- Features (35%)
- 9.3
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.2
Best forSales teams that want contact data and outreach sequences under one seat price
Apollo.io ranks first because one seat buys both the leads and the tools to contact them. The Basic plan costs $49 per seat per month on annual billing and includes unlimited sequences, 30,000 data credits per seat per year, a deliverability suite with email warmup, domain and mailbox purchasing, CRM integrations and five automated workflows. Professional at $79 adds A/Z testing, AI lead scoring, unlimited lead scoring and 4,000 minutes of call recordings with AI insights. The free plan is more than a trial: it includes 900 credits per seat per year, two sequences and the Gmail and Salesforce extensions, and Apollo says accounts can move to it with no time limit after a trial ends. The limits show up at the edges. Free accounts can only connect Gmail, the Organization plan needs at least three seats at $119, and the advanced dialer costs $119 per team per month extra. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Contact data credits are bundled into the seat price instead of sold separately
- ✓Permanent free plan for light use, plus a 14-day trial of paid plans
- ✓Email campaigns are included on every account, including free
- ✕Free plans can connect Gmail accounts only; Microsoft and other mailboxes need a paid plan
- ✕Organization requires at least 3 seats at $119 each
- ✕The advanced dialer is an add-on at $119 per team per month billed annually
- Free plan:
- Yes, 900 credits per seat per year
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Basic, $49 per seat per month billed annually
- Plans:
- Free, Basic, Professional, Organization
- Free trial:
- 14 days
Bottom line: Apollo.io is the best sales engagement platform for teams that need contact data and sequences together, because Basic at $49 per seat includes 30,000 credits per seat per year and unlimited sequences. Start on the free plan to test the data before buying seats.
- 02
Saleshandy
8.6/10A cold email and multichannel sequencing tool sold as flat monthly plans with unlimited mailboxes and a built-in lead finder.
Price
$34per month (flat plan)
Starter $34 per month billed annually ($41 monthly), Pro $76, Scale $149
“starter $ 34 /month billed annually at $ 408 /year” Quoted from the pricing page, November 12, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7 days
- Value (40%)
- 9.2
- Features (35%)
- 8.0
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.4
Best forSmall outbound teams that want flat pricing instead of per-seat fees
Saleshandy is the budget pick for teams that dislike per-seat bills. Its pricing page leads with "no per-seat surprises", and plans are priced per month rather than per user: Starter is $34 per month on annual billing ($408 a year) or $41 monthly, Pro is $76 and Scale is $149. Starter covers 2,000 active prospects, 6,000 emails a month, unlimited connected mailboxes and 1,500 lead finder credits per month. Sequences can mix email, calls, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and manual tasks, and subsequences trigger follow-ups based on how a prospect responds. The B2B database lists 852M+ contacts and 42M+ companies, and one credit pays for a verified email checked across several data providers. The trade-offs are volume caps on the entry plan and the lack of a free plan; the trial lasts seven days. Teams sending more than 6,000 emails a month should price Pro at $76. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Lowest flat starting price on this list at $34 a month billed annually
- ✓Prospect storage is unlimited; the active limit applies only to contacts in live sequences
- ✓Email lookups run through a multi-provider waterfall for one credit
- ✕No permanent free plan, only a 7-day trial
- ✕Starter caps sending at 6,000 emails a month
- ✕Monthly billing raises Starter to $41 and Pro to $99
- Free plan:
- No, 7-day free trial
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $34 per month billed annually
- Plans:
- Starter, Pro, Scale
- Email accounts:
- Unlimited
Bottom line: Saleshandy is the best choice for small outbound teams on a budget because Starter costs $34 a month billed annually with unlimited email accounts. Move to Pro once you need more than 2,000 active prospects.
- 03
Instantly
8.5/10A high-volume cold email platform with unlimited email accounts and warmup, plus a separate B2B lead database sold as credits.
Price
$47per month (flat plan)
Outreach Growth $47 per month billed monthly; Hypergrowth $107; Light Speed $358
“growth $47 /monthly get started unlimited email accounts unlimited email warmup 1000 uploaded contacts 5000 emails monthly” Quoted from the pricing page, November 12, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 8.9
- Features (35%)
- 7.9
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.6
Best forCold email senders who run many mailboxes on a flat monthly fee
Instantly is built for teams whose outreach is mostly cold email across many mailboxes. The Outreach Growth plan costs $47 per month on monthly billing and includes unlimited email accounts, unlimited email warmup, 1,000 uploaded contacts and 5,000 emails monthly with chat support. Hypergrowth at $107 raises the limits to 25,000 contacts and 125,000 emails and adds premium live support and a built-in CRM tied to the Unibox reply inbox. Light Speed at $358 adds 500,000 emails monthly and the SISR system, which Instantly says assigns dedicated server and IP blocks and swaps out flagged IPs. Lead data is a separate product: credits plans start at $47 per month for 1,500 credits against a database of 450M+ B2B leads, and bundles that combine both start at $94 per month. Instantly ranks below lemlist because data, AI reply agents and multichannel steps cost extra or need higher bundles. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Flat monthly plans, not per seat, starting at $47
- ✓Unlimited sending accounts and warmup even on the entry plan
- ✓Starter, Scale and Agency bundles combine outreach and data credits at a 10% discount on annual billing
- ✕Lead data is a separate credits purchase from $47 per month
- ✕Growth caps sending at 5,000 emails monthly
- ✕Fewer calling and LinkedIn steps than multichannel suites such as Reply.io
- Free plan:
- No
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Outreach Growth, $47 per month billed monthly
- Plans:
- Growth, Hypergrowth, Light Speed, Enterprise
- Email accounts:
- Unlimited
Bottom line: Instantly is the best choice for cold email senders who manage many inboxes because every plan includes unlimited email accounts and warmup from $47 a month. Teams that need calls and LinkedIn in the same sequence should look at Reply.io or Apollo.io.
- 04
lemlist
8.5/10An outbound platform for email, LinkedIn, SMS and WhatsApp sequences with a built-in lead database and AI agents.
Price
$55per month (Email plan, unlimited users)
Email plan from $55 per month billed yearly ($69 monthly) with unlimited users; Multichannel from $87 per user per month billed yearly
“email from $55 /mo” Quoted from the pricing page, November 12, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 8.8
- Features (35%)
- 8.4
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.3
Best forTeams that want unlimited users on an email plan and multichannel steps later
lemlist ranks third because its Email plan removes the seat count from the bill. It costs $55 per month on yearly billing, or $69 monthly, and includes unlimited users and email senders, 50,000 emails per month, the 650M+ lead database, an email and phone number finder, email warm-up, a deliverability hub, CRM integrations, API access and lemlist's AI agents. Teams that also prospect on LinkedIn need the Multichannel plan, which is priced per user at $87 per month on yearly billing and adds LinkedIn, SMS and WhatsApp automation with five senders per user and unlimited emails and messages. Data is sold separately: lead enrichment starts at $16 per month for 2,000 credits, and buying intent signals at $21 for 100 signals, both on yearly billing. That makes lemlist cheap for an email-only team and closer to Reply.io once every seller needs LinkedIn steps. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Email plan is priced per account, not per user, with unlimited users
- ✓Yearly billing saves 20% over monthly
- ✓Lead enrichment add-on starts at $16 per month for 2,000 credits on yearly billing
- ✕LinkedIn, SMS and WhatsApp steps need the Multichannel plan at $87 per user
- ✕Calling uses a built-in dialer add-on rather than being included
- ✕No permanent free plan
- Free plan:
- No, free trial available
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Email, $55 per month billed yearly
- Plans:
- Email, Multichannel, Enterprise
- Users on Email plan:
- Unlimited
Bottom line: lemlist is the best choice for growing email teams because the $55 Email plan includes unlimited users and 50,000 emails a month. Budget $87 per user if your sellers need LinkedIn automation.
- 05
Mixmax
8.4/10A Gmail-based sales engagement tool for sequences, email tracking, scheduling and CRM sync, priced by recipients per user.
Price
$29per user per month
Free plan for 50 recipients a month; paid from $29 per user per month billed yearly for 100 recipients
“which starts at $29/month billed yearly” Quoted from the pricing page, November 12, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 8.6
- Features (35%)
- 7.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.8
Best forGmail-based sellers who want sequences and tracking inside their inbox
Mixmax works inside Gmail and prices by how many people each seller adds to sequences each month. The smallest paid tier costs $29 per user per month on yearly billing for 100 recipients, 1,500 recipients costs $89, and 3,000 recipients costs $129. Every paid tier includes the same features: sequences with email, call, task and LinkedIn steps, unlimited open, click and reply tracking, booking pages, AI meeting notes, templates and polls, CRM sync and delegated sending. That makes the bill easy to predict for account executives who follow up on a few deals, while full-time SDRs pay more. Mixmax says annual plans save 15 to 25% depending on the tier. Recipients are bought per user and cannot be pooled, unused recipients do not roll over, and custom branding, advanced workspace rules and Salesforce insights each cost $9 per member a month on annual billing. A free plan covers 50 recipients a month with limited features. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓All features are included on every paid plan; price changes only with recipient volume
- ✓Free plan for 50 recipients a month after the 14-day trial
- ✓No credit card needed for the trial
- ✕Recipients are purchased per user and cannot be pooled across a team
- ✕Unused recipients do not roll over
- ✕Custom branding, workspace rules and Salesforce insights are $9 per member add-ons
- Free plan:
- Yes, 50 recipients a month with limited features
- Cheapest paid plan:
- $29 per user per month billed yearly, 100 recipients
- Pricing basis:
- Recipients per user per month
- Free trial:
- 14 days, no credit card
Bottom line: Mixmax is the best choice for Gmail users who follow up on a modest number of prospects because $29 per user buys every feature for 100 recipients a month. High-volume SDR teams will pay less per contact with Saleshandy or Instantly.
- 06
HubSpot Sales Hub
8.2/10HubSpot's sales software on its CRM platform, with a free tier and paid seats that add sequences, calling and automation.
Price
Free plan
Free plan; see vendor pricing (USD check pending)
US price check pending. Vendor pricing page
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 7.4
- Features (35%)
- 8.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.5
Best forTeams that want sales engagement built into their CRM
HubSpot Sales Hub is the pick for teams that would rather extend their CRM than add a separate outreach tool. The free tier covers up to two users and includes contacts, companies, deals, activity tracking, two-way data sync with dozens of apps and the Breeze assistant. Starter supports up to ten users and adds email and in-app chat support, AI that keeps CRM records up to date, simple automation, targeted email campaigns, inbound and outbound calls and AI meeting recording and transcription, with 5,000 HubSpot credits a month. Professional adds advanced automation, AI deal tools and AI-powered quotes, and Enterprise adds sandboxes, field-level permissions and multi-account management. HubSpot's pricing page showed only euro prices from our location on the check date, so we mark the USD price as pending and rank HubSpot on documented features; that also keeps its value score below vendors with verified prices. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Contacts, deals and outreach live in the same CRM
- ✓A permanent free tier for up to 2 users
- ✓Starter supports up to 10 users
- ✕The pricing page showed euros from our location, so the USD price is pending
- ✕Professional and Enterprise are big steps up from Starter
- ✕Fewer cold email volume features than dedicated outbound tools
- Free plan:
- Yes, up to 2 users
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter (USD price pending)
- Plans:
- Free, Starter, Professional, Enterprise
- Starter user limit:
- Up to 10 users
Bottom line: HubSpot Sales Hub is the best choice for teams already on HubSpot CRM because outreach, calls and meeting notes are logged to the same records. Confirm the current USD seat price on HubSpot's site before comparing it with Apollo.io.
- 07
Reply.io
8.2/10A multichannel sales engagement platform for email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS and WhatsApp, with an optional AI SDR.
Price
$49per user per month
Email Volume from $49 per user per month billed annually; Multichannel from $89 per user; Jason AI SDR from $500 per month
“starts from $ 49 per user /month billed annually” Quoted from the pricing page, November 12, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 8.0
- Features (35%)
- 8.7
- Ease of use (25%)
- 7.8
Best forSDR teams that run email, LinkedIn and calls in one sequence
Reply.io is the most complete multichannel option among the vendors that publish seat prices. The Multichannel plan costs $89 per user per month on annual billing and covers email with 10 mailboxes, LinkedIn automation, calls and SMS, WhatsApp semi-automation and any channel through a Zapier step, with unlimited active contacts, email warmup and onboarding from the customer success team. The Email Volume plan starts at $49 per user and allows unlimited mailboxes but caps outreach at 1,000 active contacts a month; LinkedIn adds $69 and calls and SMS add $29 per account per month. Jason AI SDR is a separate service from $500 per month that searches contacts, uses intent signals and writes responses. Reply.io ranks behind Apollo.io and lemlist on value because only 50 live data credits a month are included and its entry seat costs as much as Apollo's Basic. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Multichannel bundles LinkedIn and calling instead of selling them per account
- ✓Unlimited active contacts on Multichannel
- ✓Onboarding with the CSM team on Multichannel
- ✕On Email Volume, LinkedIn costs $69 and calls and SMS $29 per account per month extra
- ✕Email Volume is capped at 1,000 active contacts a month
- ✕Only 50 live data credits a month are included
- Free plan:
- No
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Email Volume, $49 per user per month billed annually
- Plans:
- Email Volume, Multichannel, Jason AI SDR
- Free trial:
- 14 days on Multichannel
Bottom line: Reply.io is the best choice for SDR teams that sequence email, LinkedIn and calls together because Multichannel bundles all three for $89 per user billed annually. Email-only teams get more for less from lemlist or Saleshandy.
- 08
Yesware
8.1/10An email tracking and campaign add-on for Gmail and Outlook, with a free plan and low per-seat pricing.
Price
$15per seat per month
Free plan; Pro $15 per seat per month billed annually ($19 monthly), Premium $35, Enterprise $65
“pro $15 seat / month billed annually” Quoted from the pricing page, November 12, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 8.7
- Features (35%)
- 6.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 9.0
Best forIndividual sellers who mainly need email tracking at a low seat price
Yesware has the lowest verified seat price here, but it is closer to an inbox productivity tool than a full outbound platform. Pro costs $15 per seat per month billed annually, or $19 monthly, and adds unlimited open, link and attachment tracking, a personal activity report, a recipient engagement report and email and phone support. Campaigns are tightly limited on that tier at 20 recipients a month. Premium at $35 per seat removes Yesware branding and adds unlimited campaigns, unlimited teams, shared templates and team reporting. Enterprise at $65 adds the Salesforce inbox sidebar, email and calendar sync to Salesforce, bi-directional activity sync and Salesforce single sign-on. The free plan keeps basic open and attachment tracking, a meeting scheduler and 10 campaign recipients a month. Yesware ranks eighth because features score lower than tools with data, dialers and multichannel steps, even though its price is the easiest to justify for one seller. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Lowest verified paid seat on this list at $15 per month billed annually
- ✓Free plan stays available
- ✓Email and phone support from the Pro plan
- ✕Pro allows only 20 campaign recipients a month
- ✕Removing Yesware branding requires Premium at $35
- ✕Deep Salesforce sync is limited to Enterprise at $65
- Free plan:
- Yes, 10 campaign recipients a month
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Pro, $15 per seat per month billed annually
- Plans:
- Free, Pro, Premium, Enterprise
- Monthly billing:
- Pro $19, Premium $45, Enterprise $85
Bottom line: Yesware is the best choice for individual sellers who want email tracking at the lowest seat price because Pro costs $15 per seat billed annually. Teams that run real outbound campaigns will need Premium at $35 or another tool.
- 09
Outreach
7.4/10An enterprise sales execution platform covering prospecting, deal management, conversation intelligence and forecasting.
Price
Check price
Pricing on request; per user, no platform fees (USD check pending)
US price check pending. Vendor pricing page
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 5.8
- Features (35%)
- 9.6
- Ease of use (25%)
- 7.0
Best forLarge sales organizations that want engagement, deals and forecasting in one contract
Outreach is one of the two enterprise standards in sales engagement, and it scores highest on features here. Its platform covers sequences for prospecting, deal management with mutual action plans, conversation intelligence, rep coaching, deal insights, pipeline management and sales forecasting. The pricing page says packages are priced per user with no platform fees and support included, and that AI credits scale with adoption so you pay for what you use. What the page does not show is a number: every package requires a pricing request. Because this list is ranked with value weighted at 40%, an unpublished price pulls Outreach down to ninth even though its feature set is broader than the outbound tools above it. It fits companies with SDR, AE and revenue operations teams that want one vendor for execution and forecasting, and that will run a procurement process anyway. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Covers prospecting through forecasting in one platform
- ✓Per-user pricing with no platform fees, according to Outreach
- ✓Support included in the package
- ✕No published prices; you must request a quote
- ✕AI usage is metered through credits
- ✕Built for larger teams more than small outbound groups
- Free plan:
- No
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Not published, request pricing
- Pricing basis:
- Per user, no platform fees
- Scope:
- Engagement, deals, conversation intelligence, forecasting
Bottom line: Outreach is the best choice for large sales organizations that want engagement, deal management and forecasting from one vendor. Smaller teams that need a published seat price should start with Apollo.io or Reply.io.
- 10
Salesloft
7.4/10A revenue platform built around Cadence sequences, with conversation intelligence, deals and Clari forecasting.
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 5.8
- Features (35%)
- 9.4
- Ease of use (25%)
- 7.2
Best forEnterprise teams that want cadences tied to forecasting and deal inspection
Salesloft sits alongside Outreach as an enterprise sales engagement platform. Its core is Cadence for building and nurturing pipeline, joined by conversation intelligence, Deals for managing opportunities and Rhythm for prioritizing each seller's work. For revenue leaders it adds Clari Forecast, Inspect for spotting pipeline risk and analytics, all running on a shared revenue data layer with AI agents and an MCP connection for other systems. Salesloft also sells consulting services for implementation, onboarding and optimization. The pricing page is a talk-to-sales form with no plan names or prices, so we mark the price as pending. With value weighted at 40% on this site, that places Salesloft last, a hair behind Outreach on features rather than a judgment that it is weak. Teams already standardizing on Clari for forecasting have the strongest reason to shortlist it. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run a trial account.
- ✓Engagement, conversation intelligence and forecasting in one platform
- ✓Self-guided product tour available before talking to sales
- ✓Consulting services for implementation and onboarding
- ✕No published prices; the pricing page routes to sales
- ✕Forecasting depends on the Clari products in the platform
- ✕More platform than a small outbound team needs
- Free plan:
- No
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Not published, talk to sales
- Core products:
- Cadence, Conversation Intelligence, Deals, Rhythm, Clari Forecast
- Setup help:
- Consulting services available
Bottom line: Salesloft is the best choice for enterprise teams that want cadences connected to Clari forecasting and deal inspection. Get quotes from both Salesloft and Outreach, since neither publishes seat prices.
What to check before you pay
Decide between per-seat and flat pricing
Apollo.io, Reply.io, Mixmax and Yesware charge per user, while Saleshandy, Instantly and lemlist's Email plan charge one price for the plan. A five-person team pays $2,940 a year on Apollo Basic at $49 per seat, compared with $408 a year for Saleshandy Starter if its volume limits fit.
Check what data is included
Contact data is often the hidden second bill. Apollo Basic includes 30,000 credits per seat per year and Saleshandy Starter 1,500 lead finder credits a month, while Instantly sells data credits separately from $47 a month and lemlist enrichment starts at $16 a month on yearly billing.
Count the channels your sellers use
Email-only tools are cheaper. If reps also prospect on LinkedIn or by phone, compare Reply.io Multichannel at $89 per user and lemlist Multichannel at $87 per user, which include those steps, against tools that sell them as add-ons.
Watch volume caps on entry plans
Low prices come with sending limits. Instantly Growth allows 5,000 emails a month, Saleshandy Starter 6,000 emails and 2,000 active prospects, Reply.io Email Volume 1,000 active contacts and Mixmax's $29 tier 100 recipients per user.
Compare annual and monthly billing
Most prices here assume annual billing. Saleshandy Starter rises from $34 to $41 on monthly billing, lemlist Email from $55 to $69 and Yesware Pro from $15 to $19, so a monthly trial run costs about 20% more.
FAQ
What is the best sales engagement platform?
Apollo.io is the best sales engagement platform for most teams in 2026. Its Basic plan costs $49 per seat per month billed annually and includes unlimited sequences, email warmup and 30,000 data credits per seat per year.
What is the cheapest sales engagement software?
Yesware Pro is the cheapest verified seat at $15 per seat per month billed annually. For a whole team, Saleshandy Starter costs $34 per month billed annually as a flat plan, and Apollo.io, Mixmax and Yesware also have free plans.
How much does Outreach cost per user?
Outreach does not publish prices. Its pricing page says packages are priced per user with no platform fees and support included, and you must request a quote.
Is Apollo.io better than Outreach?
Apollo.io is better value for small and mid-size teams because it publishes seat prices from $49 and bundles contact data. Outreach covers more of the enterprise sales process, including deal management, conversation intelligence and forecasting, but prices are only available on request.
Is there a free sales engagement tool?
Yes. Apollo.io's free plan includes 2 sequences and 900 credits per seat per year, Mixmax's covers 50 recipients a month, Yesware's covers 10 campaign recipients a month, and HubSpot's free tier covers up to 2 users.
Which sales engagement tool includes LinkedIn automation?
Reply.io and lemlist include LinkedIn automation on their Multichannel plans at $89 and $87 per user per month billed annually. Saleshandy also lists LinkedIn steps in its sequences, and Reply.io sells LinkedIn as a $69 per account add-on on Email Volume.
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