Cadency against lemlist, Instantly, Smartlead, Saleshandy, Salesforge and EmailBison, priced for the same team: 5 to 50 LinkedIn senders and 100k to 2M emails a month. Every figure comes from the vendor's own pricing page or help center, read on 26 September 2026.
$699
Scale: 20 LinkedIn senders and 500k emails a month
$489 a month on annual billing.
$2,180
20 Multichannel seats at $109, the only other tool that includes LinkedIn at this size.
$25
Per additional LinkedIn sender on Scale
$39 on Small Team.
$109
Per additional LinkedIn account: a Multichannel seat connects one profile.
Included
LinkedIn on every plan
8 step types, one campaign rotated across every sender.
+$999
HeyReach Micro Agency, 25 senders for $999, to give Instantly, Smartlead, Saleshandy or EmailBison their LinkedIn senders.
2M
Emails a month on Scale at a published price
$999 a month with 20 LinkedIn senders.
500k
Where their published prices stop. Saleshandy stops at 200k, Salesforge at 50k.
Side by side
Billing unit, entry price, LinkedIn, email, then the monthly bill for five team sizes. Checked on 26 September 2026 against each vendor's public pages.
| Checked 26 September 2026 | Cadency | lemlist | EmailBison | Instantly | Smartlead | Saleshandy | Salesforge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | |||||||
| Bills by | Per plan: LinkedIn senders included, email by monthly volume | Per seat on Multichannel; the Email plan is per workspace by volume | One flat plan per account | Per workspace, by emails and uploaded contacts | Per workspace, by emails and active leads | Per workspace, by emails and prospects | Per workspace, by emails, contacts and LinkedIn credits |
| Starts at | $199 with 5 LinkedIn senders and 100k emails | $69 for 50k emails without LinkedIn; $109 per seat with LinkedIn | $599 with 500,000 emails, unlimited mailboxes | $47 for 5,000 emails and 1,000 contacts | $39 for 6,000 emails | $41 for 6,000 emails | $48 for 5,000 emails and 300 LinkedIn actions |
| Annual billing | 30% off | 20% off | Not published | 20% off | 17% off | 17 to 23% off | Two months free |
| Teammates | Unlimited, free | Paid per seat on Multichannel, 5 free guest seats | Unlimited | Unlimited from Hypergrowth; none on Growth | Unlimited | 1 on Starter, 10 on Pro, unlimited on Scale | 1 on Pro, unlimited on Growth |
| LinkedIn automation | Included on every plan, 8 step types, one campaign rotated across every sender | Multichannel only, one LinkedIn account per $109 seat | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered; HeyReach or Aimfox through integrations, billed by them | Manual tasks, or a relay into a paid HeyReach or Aimfox campaign | Native, metered by a monthly credit pool shared by all senders |
| One more LinkedIn sender | $39 on Small Team, $25 on Scale | $109, one more seat | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | $0 on Growth, but the 1,000 actions a month are shared |
| Mailboxes | Unlimited on both plans | 5 per seat, $9 a month per extra | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Highest published volume | 2M emails a month on Scale, $999 with 20 senders | No cap on Multichannel; Email plan tiers up to 1M at $659 | 500k; buckets above are quoted | 500k on Light Speed; Enterprise above | 500k on Unlimited Prime; custom above | 200k on Scale; custom above | 50,000 on Growth; nothing published above |
| Monthly bill for the same team, monthly billing | |||||||
| 5 LinkedIn senders, 100k emails a month | $199LinkedIn included | $545LinkedIn included | $599No LinkedIn | $97No LinkedIn | $174No LinkedIn | $99No LinkedIn | Customfrom $96LinkedIn by credits |
| 10 LinkedIn senders, 250k emails a month | $699LinkedIn included | $1,090LinkedIn included | $599No LinkedIn | $358No LinkedIn | $379No LinkedIn | Customfrom $189No LinkedIn | Customfrom $96LinkedIn by credits |
| 20 LinkedIn senders, 500k emails a month | $699LinkedIn included | $2,180LinkedIn included | $599No LinkedIn | $358No LinkedIn | $379No LinkedIn | Customfrom $189No LinkedIn | Customfrom $96LinkedIn by credits |
| 30 LinkedIn senders, 1M emails a month | $1,124LinkedIn included | $3,270LinkedIn included | Customfrom $599No LinkedIn | Customfrom $358No LinkedIn | Customfrom $379No LinkedIn | Customfrom $189No LinkedIn | Customfrom $96LinkedIn by credits |
| 50 LinkedIn senders, 2M emails a month | $1,749LinkedIn included | $5,450LinkedIn included | Customfrom $599No LinkedIn | Customfrom $358No LinkedIn | Customfrom $379No LinkedIn | Customfrom $189No LinkedIn | Customfrom $96LinkedIn by credits |
Cadency: Small Team $199 with 5 LinkedIn senders and 100k emails, $39 per extra sender; Scale $699 with 20 senders and 500k emails, $25 per extra sender, 1M for +$175, 2M for +$300; 30% off on annual billing. Competitor cells are the cheapest published configuration that covers the row, monthly billing, before tax. Custom means the vendor publishes no price for that volume.
Why the bills diverge
lemlist connects one LinkedIn profile per $109 Multichannel seat, so thirty accounts is thirty seats. Instantly, Smartlead, Saleshandy and EmailBison sell no LinkedIn sending at all. Salesforge meters it through a pool of 1,000 actions a month that two active profiles exhaust. Cadency includes a block of LinkedIn senders in the plan and adds one for $25.
The honest way to compare an email tool with a LinkedIn and email platform is to add the LinkedIn tool it recommends. HeyReach is $79 per sender a month, $59 from ten senders, $999 for twenty-five. That is why the calculator pairs email-only rows with HeyReach by default: without it, the rows do not do the same job.
Instantly, Smartlead and EmailBison publish prices up to 500,000 emails a month, Saleshandy up to 200,000, Salesforge up to 50,000. Past that, it is a quote. Cadency publishes 1M and 2M on Scale, at $874 and $999 a month with twenty senders.
Price your team
Monthly billing, cheapest published configuration per tool. Email-only tools can be paired with HeyReach so every row covers LinkedIn and email.
LinkedIn senders
Emails a month
This team on Cadency
$699
Scale, 20 senders and 500k emails included.
$658 a month less than Instantly, the next cheapest tool that covers both channels once HeyReach is added.
Light Speed, 500,000 emails and 100,000 uploaded contacts, plus HeyReach Micro Agency, 25 senders for $999.
Unlimited Prime, 500,000 emails a month, plus HeyReach Micro Agency, 25 senders for $999.
One plan, 500k emails included, plus HeyReach Micro Agency, 25 senders for $999.
Above 200,000 emails: custom quote, plus HeyReach Micro Agency, 25 senders for $999.
Where the others win
Cadency is built for teams that run several LinkedIn senders and send volume. Outside that, it often is not the cheapest option, and these are the cases.
Instantly Hypergrowth at $97 and Saleshandy Pro at $99 both cover 100,000 emails without LinkedIn. If LinkedIn is not part of the motion, either is half the price of Cadency Small Team.
Smartlead Unlimited Prime is $379 for 500,000 emails with unlimited mailboxes and three client workspaces. Against Cadency Scale at $699, that is $320 a month saved if you never send a LinkedIn message.
Salesforge Pro is $48 a month for 5,000 emails, one LinkedIn sender and 300 LinkedIn actions. Cadency starts at $199 because the plan is built around several senders and real volume.
EmailBison's $599 covers 500,000 emails on an isolated network with dedicated IPs, unlimited mailboxes, workspaces and teammates. For a pure email operation that wants its own network, the flat plan is simple.
Tool by tool
The five team sizes from the table, then each vendor's pricing in plain words, with the figures a buyer needs and nothing rounded in our favour.
| Tool | 5 LinkedIn senders100k emails a month | 10 LinkedIn senders250k emails a month | 20 LinkedIn senders500k emails a month | 30 LinkedIn senders1M emails a month | 50 LinkedIn senders2M emails a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadency | $199Small Team, 5 senders and 100k emails included | $699Scale, 20 senders and 500k emails included | $699Scale, 20 senders and 500k emails included | $1,124Scale, 20 senders and 500k emails included, plus 10 senders at $25, plus the 1M upgrade at $175 | $1,749Scale, 20 senders and 500k emails included, plus 30 senders at $25, plus the 2M upgrade at $300 |
| lemlist | $5455 Multichannel seats at $109, one LinkedIn account per seat | $1,09010 Multichannel seats at $109, one LinkedIn account per seat | $2,18020 Multichannel seats at $109, one LinkedIn account per seat | $3,27030 Multichannel seats at $109, one LinkedIn account per seat | $5,45050 Multichannel seats at $109, one LinkedIn account per seat |
| EmailBison | $599One plan, 500k emails included | $599One plan, 500k emails included | $599One plan, 500k emails included | Custom from $599Above 500k: extra buckets, price on request | Custom from $599Above 500k: extra buckets, price on request |
| Instantly | $97Hypergrowth, 125,000 emails and 25,000 uploaded contacts | $358Light Speed, 500,000 emails and 100,000 uploaded contacts | $358Light Speed, 500,000 emails and 100,000 uploaded contacts | Custom from $358Above 500,000 emails: Enterprise, price on request | Custom from $358Above 500,000 emails: Enterprise, price on request |
| Smartlead | $174Unlimited Smart, 150,000 emails a month | $379Unlimited Prime, 500,000 emails a month | $379Unlimited Prime, 500,000 emails a month | Custom from $379Above 500,000 emails: custom quote | Custom from $379Above 500,000 emails: custom quote |
| Saleshandy | $99Pro, 100,000 emails a month | Custom from $189Above 200,000 emails: custom quote | Custom from $189Above 200,000 emails: custom quote | Custom from $189Above 200,000 emails: custom quote | Custom from $189Above 200,000 emails: custom quote |
| Salesforge | Custom from $96Above 50,000 emails: not on a published plan | Custom from $96Above 50,000 emails: not on a published plan | Custom from $96Above 50,000 emails: not on a published plan | Custom from $96Above 50,000 emails: not on a published plan | Custom from $96Above 50,000 emails: not on a published plan |
| HeyReachLinkedIn only, add to email tools | +$395Growth, 5 senders at $79 | +$590Growth, 10 senders at $59 | +$999Micro Agency, 25 senders for $999 | +$1,399Agency, 50 senders for $1,399 | +$1,399Agency, 50 senders for $1,399 |
LinkedIn lives on Multichannel at $109 per seat a month, $87 on annual billing, and a seat connects one LinkedIn profile. The bill is therefore the number of LinkedIn accounts times $109: $545 for five, $2,180 for twenty, $5,450 for fifty, with no monthly email cap and five sending mailboxes per seat, $9 a month per extra. The Email plan, $69 for 50,000 emails up to $659 for 1M, is per workspace and cheaper, but carries no LinkedIn.
Cadency vs lemlistOne plan at $599 a month for 500,000 emails, unlimited mailboxes, workspaces and teammates, on an isolated network with dedicated IPs. Above 500,000, extra buckets are negotiated with sales and no price is published. There is no LinkedIn channel, so a team that wants LinkedIn adds a second tool: with HeyReach, twenty senders and 500k emails come to $1,598 a month.
Cadency vs EmailBisonGrowth is $47 for 5,000 emails and 1,000 uploaded contacts on a single user; Hypergrowth $97 for 125,000 emails and 25,000 contacts; Light Speed $358 for 500,000 emails and 100,000 contacts, with 20% off on annual billing. Contacts are a cumulative cap on every lead uploaded to the workspace. Lead credits, CRM and inbox placement are separate subscriptions from $47 each. Above 500,000 emails is Enterprise, and there is no LinkedIn.
Cadency vs InstantlyBase $39 for 6,000 emails and 2,000 active leads, Pro $94 for 90,000, Unlimited Smart $174 for 150,000, Unlimited Prime $379 for 500,000. Unlimited refers to the lead count, not the sends. Client workspaces are $29 each and dedicated servers $39. LinkedIn steps are handed to HeyReach or Aimfox through integrations and billed per sender by them: 500k emails with twenty HeyReach senders is $1,378 a month.
Cadency vs SmartleadStarter $41 for 6,000 emails, Pro $99 for 100,000 emails, 30,000 prospects and ten users, Scale $189 for 200,000 emails with unlimited prospects and users. Above 200,000 emails there is no published price. LinkedIn steps are manual tasks assigned to a rep, or a relay into a campaign you already pay for on HeyReach or Aimfox.
Cadency vs SaleshandyPro is $48 a month, $40 on annual billing: 5,000 emails, one LinkedIn sender, 300 social action credits. Growth is $96, $80 annual: 50,000 emails, 10,000 active contacts, unlimited LinkedIn senders sharing 1,000 credits a month, one credit per LinkedIn action and roughly 400 to 500 per active profile. Growth therefore carries about two profiles at full pace, and nothing self-serve exists above 50,000 emails.
Cadency vs SalesforgeThe LinkedIn tool the email platforms point to. $79 per LinkedIn sender a month, $59 per sender from ten, $999 for twenty-five senders on Micro Agency, $1,399 for fifty on Agency, $2,999 for Unlimited with a 300-seat fair-use pool. LinkedIn only: email steps run through Instantly or Smartlead integrations, so the email bill stays.
FAQ
On published monthly prices, Cadency Scale at $699 with 20 LinkedIn senders and 500,000 emails included. lemlist needs 20 Multichannel seats at $109, so $2,180. Smartlead Unlimited Prime is $379 and EmailBison $599 for the email alone; adding HeyReach for the LinkedIn senders costs $999 more. Saleshandy and Instantly publish no price for 500,000 emails with LinkedIn. Prices checked on 26 September 2026.
Because the tools bill different units. lemlist bills a seat per LinkedIn account. Instantly, Smartlead, Saleshandy and EmailBison bill email volume and contacts but sell no LinkedIn, so a LinkedIn tool is added per sender. Salesforge meters LinkedIn through a monthly credit pool. Cadency includes LinkedIn senders in the plan and prices email by monthly volume, with unlimited mailboxes and users.
No. Instantly and EmailBison have no LinkedIn channel. Smartlead and Saleshandy hand LinkedIn steps to HeyReach or Aimfox through integrations, each billed by that vendor per LinkedIn sender; Saleshandy can also create manual LinkedIn tasks for a rep.
$109 per Multichannel seat a month, $87 on annual billing, and one LinkedIn account per seat. Five accounts is $545 a month, ten is $1,090, twenty is $2,180. Email volume is not capped on Multichannel.
For each tool we take the cheapest published configuration that legitimately covers the team on monthly billing: the right tier for the email volume, one seat per LinkedIn account where seats are the unit, and the plan's own overage or upgrade prices. Where a volume is only sold on a custom quote we show Custom and the last published price below it. Every vendor page was read on 26 September 2026.
Rarely. Annual discounts run from 17% at Smartlead to 30% at Cadency, with lemlist and Instantly at 20%, Saleshandy at 17 to 23% and Salesforge at two months free. The gaps come from the billing unit, not the discount, so the order holds on annual billing too.
Below the plans. A solo sender doing 5,000 emails a month pays $47 at Instantly or $48 at Salesforge, and an email-only team has cheaper options everywhere up to 500,000 emails. Cadency starts at $199 because the plan is built around several LinkedIn senders and real email volume.
Tell us who you sell to and how many senders you have. If Cadency is the wrong tool for it, we will say so.
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