Smartlead Pricing Explained (2026): Plans, Mailbox Costs and Real Monthly Totals
Smartlead pricing, in short: four plans — Base $39, Pro $94, Unlimited Smart $174 and Unlimited Prime $379 a month, or $32, $78, $144 and $315 a month billed yearly (17% off). They allow 6,000, 90,000, 150,000 and 500,000 emails a month. Mailboxes bought through Smartlead cost from $3.99 to $9 each a month, plus $13 to $19 per domain a year.
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Smartlead is a cold email sending platform: you connect many mailboxes, it rotates sends across them, warms them up and gathers replies in one inbox. Its plans are priced by sending volume and contacts rather than by user, which is cheap for a team and confusing for a budget, because the infrastructure is billed separately. Here is every plan from the current page, the add-ons, and a worked monthly total.
Key takeaways
- Monthly: Base $39, Pro $94, Unlimited Smart $174, Unlimited Prime $379.
- Yearly (per month): $32, $78, $144 and $315.
- Volume: 6,000, 90,000, 150,000 and 500,000 emails a month; contacts 2,000 and 30,000 on Base and Pro, unlimited above.
- Verified prospect emails are a $59-a-month add-on on Base and Pro, included on the Unlimited plans.
- CRM access and API start on Pro; call access and private OAuth on Unlimited Smart.
- Mailboxes: $4.50 a month for fresh Google or Outlook, $9 pre-warmed, plus $13 to $19 a domain a year.
How much does Smartlead cost per month?
Smartlead costs $39, $94, $174 or $379 a month on monthly billing, and $32, $78, $144 or $315 a month billed yearly. The price is for the account, not per user, and depends on how many emails you send and how many contacts you store.
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (per month) | Emails / mo | Contacts | Verified prospect emails |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | $39 | $32 | 6,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 (+$59/mo add-on) |
| Pro | $94 | $78 | 90,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 (+$59/mo add-on) |
| Unlimited Smart | $174 | $144 | 150,000 | Unlimited | 50,000 included |
| Unlimited Prime | $379 | $315 | 500,000 | Unlimited | 170,000 included |
Prices checked on smartlead.ai/pricing on 25 October 2026, in US dollars, with the page switched between Monthly and Yearly. Feature rows are read from the page's comparison table. Smartlead changes its plans and promotions often — confirm before you buy.
“Unlimited” in the plan names refers to contact storage. Sending is still capped at 150,000 or 500,000 emails a month, so the name does not mean unlimited email.
What does each Smartlead plan include?
Base is a sending-only plan; Pro adds the CRM, API and webhooks; Unlimited Smart adds call access and private OAuth; Unlimited Prime adds included servers, client workspaces and dedicated support. The warm-up pool also improves by tier.
| Feature | Base | Pro | Unlimited Smart | Unlimited Prime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm-up pool | Foundation tier | Growth tier | Premium | Premium (eligible for Ultrapremium) |
| CRM access | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API and webhooks | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Call access | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Your own email network (private OAuth) | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Private infrastructure (SmartServers) | No | Add-on, $39 | Add-on, $39 | 3 included |
| Client workspaces | No | Add-on, $29 | Add-on, $29 | 3+ included |
| Dedicated manager and private Slack | No | No | No | Yes |
For agencies, the client workspace line matters most: Base has none, Pro and Unlimited Smart sell them as an add-on, and Prime includes three or more. If you are running outreach for several clients, price Pro plus workspaces against Prime before choosing.
What do Smartlead mailboxes and domains cost?
Mailboxes bought through Smartlead's SmartSenders cost $3.99 to $9 per mailbox a month, and domains $13 to $19 a year, depending on the provider and whether the mailbox comes pre-warmed. You can also connect mailboxes you already own.
| Mailbox type | Provider shown | Per mailbox / month | Per domain / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google, fresh | Zapmail | $4.50 | $13 |
| Outlook, fresh | Zapmail | $4.50 | $13 |
| Outlook, fresh | InfraInbox | $5 | $16 |
| SMTP, fresh | Mailreef | $3.99 | $19 |
| Google, pre-warmed | Zapmail | $9 | $18 |
| Outlook, pre-warmed | Zapmail | $9 | $18 |
What does Smartlead really cost per month?
A small team sending about 6,000 cold emails a month on Base pays roughly $90 a month once mailboxes and domains are included, more than twice the plan price. The arithmetic is below.
6,000 emails over 22 working days is about 270 a day. At a careful 30 emails per mailbox per day, that needs nine or ten mailboxes; with no more than three mailboxes on each domain, four domains.
| Line item (Base, monthly billing) | Monthly | Year one |
|---|---|---|
| Base plan | $39 | $468 |
| 10 fresh Google mailboxes at $4.50 | $45 | $540 |
| 4 domains at $13 a year | about $4 | $52 |
| Total | about $88 | $1,060 |
Add the $59 verified-email add-on and the total is about $147 a month. Pay yearly and the plan line drops to $32. Using pre-warmed mailboxes doubles the mailbox line to $90 a month but skips most of the warm-up wait. The mailbox maths behind these numbers is in how many cold emails to send per day per inbox.
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Is Smartlead cheaper than Instantly?
At entry level, yes: Smartlead Base is $39 a month for 6,000 emails and 2,000 contacts, against Instantly Growth at $47 for 5,000 emails and 1,000 contacts. At the next tier they are close: Smartlead Pro $94 for 90,000 emails, Instantly Hypergrowth $97 for 125,000.
| Tool | Entry plan | Next plan | Priced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smartlead | Base $39 (6,000 emails) | Pro $94 (90,000 emails) | Volume and contacts |
| Instantly | Growth $47 (5,000 emails) | Hypergrowth $97 (125,000 emails) | Volume and contacts |
| lemlist | Email $69 (50,000 emails) | Multichannel $109 per user | Volume, then per user |
| Saleshandy | Starter $41 (6,000 emails) | Pro $99 (100,000 emails) | Volume and prospects |
All prices are monthly billing. The head-to-head is in Instantly vs Smartlead, and the wider list in Smartlead alternatives.
Base's 6,000 emails covers 2,000 contacts with three emails each. Add a fourth step and you are over the limit. Price the plan from contacts multiplied by sequence steps, then compare with the plan's monthly email allowance.
What does Smartlead not include?
Smartlead does not include a full CRM on Base, a sales pipeline for deals, booking pages or landing pages, and its lead verification is an add-on below the Unlimited plans. It is built to send, rotate and warm mailboxes well.
- Where replies go: its unified inbox gathers them, but deals, notes and follow-up usually live in a separate CRM.
- Compliance is yours: unsubscribe handling, a postal address and honest headers are required by law; see whether cold email is legal.
- Data: Smartlead's verified prospect emails are a $59 add-on on Base and Pro.
Scalry, which publishes this guide, includes cold email sequences in its $29, $79 and $199 plans alongside the CRM, so replies land on the same contact record as the deal. You connect your own mailboxes, each with its own daily cap, and a CAN-SPAM footer and unsubscribe suppression are applied automatically. It does not sell mailboxes the way Smartlead does.
Questions to ask before you commit
Whichever way you are leaning, these are the questions that change the answer. Work through them against your own numbers rather than anyone's feature matrix — including this one.
- Contacts times steps: how many emails a month will your sequences send?
- How many mailboxes? Budget $4.50 to $9 each a month if you buy them.
- Do you need lead data? On Base and Pro it is a $59 add-on.
- Are you an agency? Price client workspaces at $29 each or compare Prime.
- Can you pay yearly? It saves 17%.
If you cannot answer the first three, you are not ready to choose between Scalry and Smartlead yet — you are still deciding what you need, which is a cheaper problem to solve first.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Smartlead cost per month?
Base $39, Pro $94, Unlimited Smart $174 and Unlimited Prime $379 on monthly billing, or $32, $78, $144 and $315 a month billed yearly, as listed on smartlead.ai/pricing in October 2026.
Is Smartlead's Unlimited plan really unlimited?
Contacts are unlimited; sending is not. Unlimited Smart allows 150,000 emails a month and Unlimited Prime 500,000.
Does Smartlead charge per mailbox?
Connecting your own mailboxes does not add a per-mailbox fee. Mailboxes bought through Smartlead cost $3.99 to $9 each a month, plus $13 to $19 a year per domain.
Does Smartlead have a free trial?
Yes. Smartlead's FAQ says every plan comes with a free trial and no credit card is required.
Which Smartlead plan includes the CRM and API?
Pro and above. Base is sending only; call access and private OAuth start on Unlimited Smart.
How many emails can I send on Smartlead Base?
6,000 emails a month to up to 2,000 contacts, with 2,000 verified prospect emails available as a $59-a-month add-on.
How sequences, per-mailbox caps and unsubscribes work in Scalry is described on the cold email page.
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