Shortlist

Cold email tools you can try free.

You want to test a tool on your own domains before paying. Every tool here is confirmed from the vendor’s own pages. Alphabetical, not ranked.

Short answer Apollo, Instantly, lemlist, Saleshandy, Smartlead and Woodpecker document this.

Apollo

Lead database with outreach · Entry price: Free plan; paid plans not verified

A B2B contact database (240M+ contacts) with sequencing, a dialer and a free plan; pricing is per user with credits.

What the vendor says: Trial includes credits and most features of the chosen plan

Full Apollo review

Instantly

Cold email sending platform · Entry price: $47/mo

A sending platform priced by contacts and emails, not by mailbox: its Growth and Hypergrowth plans list unlimited email accounts and warm-up.

What the vendor says: “Start for free”, “No credit card required”; trial length not stated

Full Instantly review

lemlist

Multichannel outreach platform · Entry price: $69/mo per user

Per-user pricing, built-in lemwarm warm-up on every plan, and LinkedIn automation on the Multichannel plan.

What the vendor says: 14 days and 200 credits per the FAQ; a banner offered 30 days on the day we checked

Full lemlist review

Saleshandy

Cold email sending platform · Entry price: $41/mo

Prospect-and-volume pricing with unlimited email accounts, warm-up and API access on every self-serve plan, and a 7-day trial.

What the vendor says: 7-day free trial

Full Saleshandy review

Smartlead

Cold email sending platform · Entry price: $39/mo

A sending platform with unlimited email accounts on every plan and paid client workspaces, which makes it a common pick for agencies.

What the vendor says: “All plans come with a free trial and no credit card is required”; length not stated

Full Smartlead review

Woodpecker

Cold email and LinkedIn outreach platform · Entry price: Not verified

Outreach tool priced by emails sent, with unlimited email accounts, three warm-ups included and LinkedIn on the Multichannel plan.

What the vendor says: 14 days or 500 cold emails, whichever comes first

Full Woodpecker review

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