lemlist Review
AI-driven cold outreach platform for email, LinkedIn, calls, and SMS
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lemlist is an outbound sales platform built around cold email, with LinkedIn automation, calling, SMS, and WhatsApp layered on top of its Multichannel plan. It ships with a 650-million-contact lead database, an email and phone finder, and lemwarm-style deliverability tools bundled into every plan.
lempire, the company behind lemlist, has folded in AI features under the lemAgent name for lead research and campaign personalization, and lets teams call directly inside the app instead of connecting a separate dialer like Aircall.
Who it's for
- ✓ Sales teams that want cold email plus LinkedIn and calling in one tool
- ✓ Teams that need a built-in lead database instead of buying data separately
- ✓ Agencies and SDR teams sending multichannel sequences at volume
Who should look elsewhere
- ✗ Solo founders who only need basic cold email and don't want to pay for unused seats
- ✗ Teams that need WhatsApp automation, verified phone numbers, or intent-signal data included in the base price rather than as a paid add-on or credits
Pros
- + Combines email, LinkedIn, calling, and lead data in one subscription instead of stitching together separate tools
- + 14-day trial gives full access to the Multichannel plan with no credit card required
- + Deliverability tools and warm-up are included in every plan rather than sold separately
Cons
- – Multichannel plan is priced per seat, so cost scales fast with team size
- – WhatsApp automation is a separate paid add-on, and phone numbers, email verification, and intent signals are extra pay-per-success credits on top of the subscription
- – Enterprise pricing is quote-only, so teams over 5 users can't see real numbers before talking to sales
lemlist pricing
What you pay for
The Email plan is a flat $55 a month for unlimited users, billed annually. Multichannel is priced per seat at $87 a month, with 5 senders per seat, and unlocks LinkedIn, SMS, and calling on top of email. There's no free tier, but lemlist gives full access to the Multichannel plan for a 14-day trial with no credit card. Email and Multichannel prices are public; Enterprise pricing is quote-only.
At about $55/month to start, it sits mid-pack on price in Sales Engagement & Outbound.
| Plan | Price | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| $55/mo | Flat price for unlimited users, billed annually ($69/month billed monthly) · 50,000 emails/month · Email and phone finder, 650M+ lead database · lemAgent AI, unified inbox, deliverability hub | |
| Multichannel | $87/seat/mo | Billed annually ($109/month billed monthly) · Charged per seat, 5 senders per seat · Unlimited emails and messages/month · Adds LinkedIn automation, SMS automation, in-app call dialer, task management · WhatsApp automation available as a separate paid add-on |
| Enterprise | Custom | 5+ users, 5+ senders per user · Custom roles, SSO/SAML · Dedicated account manager, 1:1 onboarding |
Email is a flat price for unlimited users ($55/month billed annually, $69/month billed monthly). Multichannel is priced per seat with 5 senders per seat ($87/month billed annually, $109/month billed monthly). WhatsApp automation is a separate paid add-on, and lemlist sells pay-per-success credits for email verification, phone numbers, and intent signals starting at $10 for 1,000 credits.
Pricing verified July 6, 2026 · source
How lemlist's pricing compares
lemlist next to its closest alternatives on entry price, billing, and whether pricing is public.
| Tool | Starting price | Billing | Free option | Pricing disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lemlist | $55/mo | tiered | Trial (14 days on the Multichannel plan, no credit card required) | Partly public |
| HeyReach | $79/seat/mo | tiered | Trial (14 days, no credit card, 3 LinkedIn accounts on the Growth plan) | Partly public |
| Instantly | $47/mo | tiered | No | Partly public |
| Smartlead | $32.5/seat/mo | tiered | Trial (14 days, no credit card required) | Public |
| La Growth Machine | EUR 60/seat/mo | per-seat | Trial (14 days, all features except custom sequences, no card required) | Partly public |
Is lemlist still actively developed?
Last significant update: June 2026. Marked one year of in-app calling by expanding coverage from 30 to 90+ countries and raising monthly call minutes per user (Multichannel: 100 to 400 min, Enterprise: 300 to 800 min), after the feature handled 2 million calls.
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lemlist FAQ
Does lemlist have a free plan?+
No. lemlist only offers a 14-day free trial with full access to the Multichannel plan. There's no forever-free tier.
How much does lemlist cost?+
The Email plan is a flat $55 a month for unlimited users, billed annually ($69 billed monthly). The Multichannel plan starts at $87 per seat per month billed annually ($109 billed monthly). Enterprise pricing is custom.
Is calling included in lemlist's price?+
The call dialer is part of the Multichannel plan, but extras like verified phone numbers are billed separately as pay-per-success credits starting at $10 for 1,000 credits.