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$94/mo
Saves $36/yr vs Instantly.ai
Cold email agencies managing isolated client sub-accounts and webhook pipelines.
Instantly.ai pricing calculator: hidden fees & tier break-even
Scaling cold email outbound with unlimited warmup inboxes and zero per-seat penalties.
- Prices checked against Instantly.ai's official pricing page.
Cheapest plan at 10,000 uploaded contacts/mo
$97/mo
Hypergrowth (25k contacts, 125k emails/mo)
Hidden overage in that bill
$0/mo
0.0% of the total
Effective unit cost
$9.70
per 1k uploaded contacts
Cheaper than Instantly.ai at 10,000 uploaded contacts/mo
Priced at 10,000 uploaded contacts/mo, 1 seat, monthly billing.
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Cheapest plan: Hypergrowth (25k contacts, 125k emails/mo)
$97/mo
$1,164/yr · $9.70 per 1k uploaded contacts
- Plan price
- $97 (100.0%)
- Usage above plan
- $0 (0.0%)
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$184
$271
$445
$532
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Volume in uploaded contacts/mo. Labels mark the cheaper tool at each point; hover a bar for its exact cost.
| Volume | Instantly.ai |
|---|---|
| 15,000 | $97 |
| 37,500 | $184 |
| 75,000 | $271 |
| 112,500 | $445 |
| 150,000 | $532 |
Hidden billing gotchas
- Uploaded contacts are a running total, not a monthly allowance: every contact in any campaign counts until you delete it, whatever the campaign's status.
- Extra capacity is an $87/mo add-on (+25k contacts and +125k emails) on Hypergrowth and Light Speed only. Growth must upgrade, can't invite team members, and add-ons can only be removed through support.
- Lead data (Data Credits, from $9/mo) and the CRM ($47 or $97/mo) are separate subscriptions on top of the outreach plan.
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Instantly.ai plans & overage rates
| Tier | Monthly | Annual (per mo) | Included | Overage | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth (1k contacts, 5k emails/mo) | $47 | $37.60−20.0% | 1,000 | Capped | 1 |
| Hypergrowth (25k contacts, 125k emails/mo) | $97 | $77.60−20.0% | 25,000 | $87 per 25,000 | 999 |
| Light Speed (100k contacts, 500k emails/mo) | $358 | $286.30−20.0% | 100,000 | $87 per 25,000 | 999 |
Units: uploaded contacts. Overage is billed per started block of 25,000 units above the tier allowance; capped tiers stop at their allowance. Each tier's seat limit is a hard ceiling — bigger teams must move up a plan.
Tier break-even points
- 2,000 uploaded contacts/moGrowth (1k contacts, 5k emails/mo) → Hypergrowth (25k contacts, 125k emails/mo) becomes cheapest at $97/mo