Switch from Instantly to Woodpecker

Cold Email That Works — Without the Hidden Costs

  • Free warm-up & catch-all verification included
  • A/B testing, conditions & adaptive sending — all plans
  • 98% inbox delivery — rotation & monitor included
  • Real human support for every customer

A focused, reliable Instantly alternative for teams who need predictable pricing and real deliverability. Trusted by 50,000+ business teams worldwide.

  • Free 14-day trial
  • No credit card required
  • Set up in under 5 mins
  • All features unlocked

Woodpecker has been a fantastic alternative for me, both for prospecting and for use on jobs that require me to connect and follow up with a number of people at a time

Why Teams Choose Woodpecker Over Instantly

❌ In Instantly: A/B testing & Unibox — higher plans only

❌ Team members locked behind higher plans

❌ Credit system for AI & validation adds up fast

❌ No deliverability monitor

✔ In Woodpecker: A/B testing & centralized inbox — all plans

✔ Unlimited team members at no extra cost, always

✔ Unlimited email validation — no credits, no top-ups

✔ Deliverability monitor included

 

Side-by-side: Woodpecker vs. Instantly

Automated emails Woodpecker Instantly
A/B test on higher plans
Condition-based campaigns
Follow-ups in one thread
Built-in email validation (unlimited and free) additional cost
Timezone detection
Deliverability
Warm-up
Inbox rotation
Adaptive sending
Deliverability monitor
CRM integrations
Salesforce via Zapier
Hubspot
Pipedrive
Close via Zapier via Zapier
Zoho via Zapier
Inbox integrations
Sendgrid
Mailgun
Gmail
Microsoft 365
Microsoft Exchange
Integrations
Google Sheets via Zapier
Calendly via Zapier
Uplead via Zapier
Leadfuze via Zapier
Leadpresso
Hunter via Zapier
Bouncer
Zoom via Zapier via Zapier
InvoiceBerry via Zapier
Teamwork & security
Centralized inbox on higher plans
GDPR compliance
Duplicate detection
Empty custom fields detection
Team colaboration (unlimited) on higher plans
Shared contacts & campaigns on higher plans
API aggregators
Wordpress
Zapier
LeadsBridge
Make

Instantly wasn’t built for optimal cold emailing.
Woodpecker was.

from $24 / month

Features included:

  • Unlimited users
  • Unlimited email accounts
  • Unlimited email list validation
  • A/B testing
  • Centralized inbox
  • Inbox rotation
  • Free warm-up
  • Lead Finder (100 credits)
  • Adaptive sending
  • Account-based sending
  • AI email assistant
  • Spintax
  • Condition-based campaigns

Add-ons:

  • Agency panel
  • Integrations
  • Lead Finder credits
  • White-label reporting app
  • Pre-configured domains and email addresses
  • LinkedIn outreach automation
Instantly
starts at $37 / month for 1 user

Features included:

  • Email warm-up
  • Unlimited email accounts

You have to pay extra for:

  • Email list validation
  • A/B testing
  • Centralized inbox
  • Team member access
  • Global block list
  • Integrations and API access

No other product on the market allows you to scale one-to-one conversations with prospects and customers in such a personalized way.

Start with Woodpecker in 4 simple steps

  • Get domains and inboxes
  • Warm-up before sending
  • Find B2B emails to contact
  • Write your emails and send