CRM & Sales · head to head
Freshsales vs Mailshake

Mailshake
Sales Enablement
Email outreach and sales engagement software for cold email and multichannel sequences
- From
- $25/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Freshsales contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price; Mailshake no free trial is offered, unlike some competing outreach tools.
- They diverge on capability: Freshsales covers Contact management, Mailshake covers Automated Email Sequences.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Freshsales and Mailshake actually diverge.
| Attribute | Freshsales | Mailshake |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/month | $25/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | web |
| Category | CRM & Sales | Sales Enablement |
| Founded | 2010 | 2015 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Freshsales
- Contact management
- Lead scoring
- Sales pipeline
- Activity tracking
- Email sync
- AI insights
- Workflow automation
- Gmail
Only in Mailshake
- Automated Email Sequences
- Email Warmup & Verification
- Data Finder
- Unified Inbox
- Power Phone Dialer
- CRM Integrations
- A/B Testing
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Freshsales
- Sales CRM with built in email, phone and chatnot Mailshake
- Managing deals, pipelines and sales sequencesnot Mailshake
Mailshake
- Running cold email outreach campaigns for sales prospectingnot Freshsales
- Automating multi-step follow-up sequences with A/B testingnot Freshsales
- Finding and verifying prospect contact data before outreachnot Freshsales
- Combining email and phone dialing in one outbound workflownot Freshsales
- Managing agency client outreach across separate billing teamsnot Freshsales
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Freshsales
- Contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
- Forecasting insights, custom modules, sandbox and audit logs are Enterprise only at $59 per user per month
- Every published price requires annual billing
- The Freddy AI agent is billed separately at $49 per 100 sessions
- Branded documents are a further $19 per user add on
- No contact limits are stated for any tier on the pricing page
Mailshake
- No free trial is offered, unlike some competing outreach tools.
- The phone dialer and larger data finder credit allotments are only available on the higher-priced Sales Engagement plan.
- Pricing scales per user/email address, which can become costly for larger outbound teams.
- CRM integrations (Salesforce, Pipedrive, HubSpot) are limited to the Email Outreach plan and above, unavailable on Starter.
Pricing, plan by plan
Freshsales
$19/month- Starter$19/month
- Contact & account management
- Pipeline management
- Growth$39/month
- Everything in Starter
- Sales automation
- Territory management
- Pro$65/month
- Everything in Growth
- Forecasting
- Advanced customization
Mailshake
$25/month- Starter$25/month
- 1 email address per account
- 1,500 email sends per month
- Unlimited uploaded contacts and campaigns
- Email Outreach$45/month
- 2 email addresses per account
- Unlimited email sends and campaigns
- 50 free data finder credits
- Sales Engagement$85/month
- 10 email addresses per account
- 2,500 free data finder credits
- 5 phone numbers with unlimited North America dialer minutes
- Agency$undefined/month
- Unlimited email addresses
- All Sales Engagement features
- Custom pricing for agencies
Which should you pick?
Choose Freshsales if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want lead scoring.
Choose Mailshake if
- You need automated email sequences.
- You work on web.
- You also want email warmup & verification.
Questions people ask
- Is Freshsales or Mailshake better?
- Neither clearly leads. Freshsales starts at $19/month and Mailshake at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Freshsales or Mailshake?
- Freshsales starts at $19/month and Mailshake at $25/month.
- Does Freshsales or Mailshake run on more platforms?
- Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android. Mailshake runs on web.
- What is Freshsales best used for?
- Freshsales is most often used for sales crm with built in email, phone and chat, managing deals, pipelines and sales sequences. Of those, sales crm with built in email, phone and chat and managing deals, pipelines and sales sequences are not what Mailshake is typically brought in for.
- What can Freshsales do that Mailshake cannot?
- Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking. Mailshake covers Automated Email Sequences, Email Warmup & Verification, Data Finder, Unified Inbox.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Mailshake: How am I charged for Mailshake?
Billing is paid by the team and based on the number of users purchased. Each user allows one connected mail account, so a 3-user plan enables 3 connected mailboxes.
SourceMailshake: Is there a free trial for Mailshake?
No free trial is offered. Instead, Mailshake provides concierge onboarding, deliverability training, and support resources to new customers.
SourceMailshake: Can I cancel my Mailshake subscription at any time?
Yes, subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal date without additional charges, aside from any outstanding prorated costs.
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