Is lemlist or Freshsales better?

Neither clearly leads. lemlist starts at $55/month and Freshsales at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, lemlist or Freshsales?

lemlist starts at $55/month and Freshsales at $19/month.

Does lemlist or Freshsales run on more platforms?

lemlist runs on web, api. Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android.

What is lemlist best used for?

lemlist is most often used for running multichannel outbound campaigns across email and linkedin, finding verified emails and phone numbers for prospects, protecting sender reputation with automated inbox warm-up, combining calling and messaging into a single outreach sequence. Of those, running multichannel outbound campaigns across email and linkedin and finding verified emails and phone numbers for prospects are not what Freshsales is typically brought in for.

What can lemlist do that Freshsales cannot?

lemlist covers Multichannel sequences, Lead database, Deliverability hub, AI agents. Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking.

CRM & Sales · head to head

lemlist vs Freshsales

lemlist

CRM & Sales

Multichannel cold outreach platform for email, LinkedIn, SMS and calling

From: $55/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Freshsales

CRM & Sales

Smart CRM for growing businesses

From: $19/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: lemlist no standalone free plan, only a 14-day trial after which new campaigns cannot be launched without upgrading.; 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
They diverge on capability: lemlist covers Multichannel sequences, Freshsales covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which lemlist and Freshsales actually diverge.

Attributes where lemlist and Freshsales differ
Attribute	lemlist	Freshsales
Starting price	$55/month	$19/month
Platforms	web, api	Web, Ios, Android
Founded	2018	2010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM & Sales).

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 lemlist

Multichannel sequences
Lead database
Deliverability hub
AI agents
CRM integrations
API, CLI and MCP access

Only in Freshsales

Contact management
Lead scoring
Sales pipeline
Activity tracking
Email sync
AI insights
Workflow automation
Gmail

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

lemlist

Running multichannel outbound campaigns across email and LinkedInnot Freshsales
Finding verified emails and phone numbers for prospectsnot Freshsales
Protecting sender reputation with automated inbox warm-upnot Freshsales
Combining calling and messaging into a single outreach sequencenot Freshsales

Freshsales

Sales CRM with built in email, phone and chatnot lemlist
Managing deals, pipelines and sales sequencesnot lemlist

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

lemlist

No standalone free plan, only a 14-day trial after which new campaigns cannot be launched without upgrading.
Multichannel plan pricing scales per sender/user, which can get costly for larger teams.
Enterprise features like SSO/SAML require a custom-priced plan and a 5-user minimum.
Advanced AI agent capabilities are newer and less proven than long-established outreach features.

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

Pricing, plan by plan

lemlist

$55/month

Email$55/month
- 50,000 emails/month
- Unlimited users
- Email and phone finder
Multichannel$87/month
- Unlimited emails and messages
- 5 senders per user
- LinkedIn, SMS and WhatsApp automation
Enterprise$undefined/mo
- 5+ users minimum
- Dedicated account manager
- SSO/SAML security

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

Which should you pick?

Choose lemlist if

You need multichannel sequences.
You work on web, api.
You also want lead database.

lemlist review

Choose Freshsales if

You need contact management.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want lead scoring.

Freshsales review

Questions people ask

Is lemlist or Freshsales better?: Neither clearly leads. lemlist starts at $55/month and Freshsales at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, lemlist or Freshsales?: lemlist starts at $55/month and Freshsales at $19/month.
Does lemlist or Freshsales run on more platforms?: lemlist runs on web, api. Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is lemlist best used for?: lemlist is most often used for running multichannel outbound campaigns across email and linkedin, finding verified emails and phone numbers for prospects, protecting sender reputation with automated inbox warm-up, combining calling and messaging into a single outreach sequence. Of those, running multichannel outbound campaigns across email and linkedin and finding verified emails and phone numbers for prospects are not what Freshsales is typically brought in for.
What can lemlist do that Freshsales cannot?: lemlist covers Multichannel sequences, Lead database, Deliverability hub, AI agents. Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

lemlist: What does lemlist cost?

lemlist's Email plan starts at $55/month (billed annually) for 50,000 emails, the Multichannel plan starts at $87/month for unlimited emails and messages plus LinkedIn/SMS/WhatsApp, and Enterprise is custom-priced.

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lemlist: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?

lemlist offers a 14-day free trial with full Multichannel plan access and no credit card required; after the trial, the account remains accessible but new campaigns cannot be launched without a paid subscription.

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lemlist: What does lemlist integrate with?

lemlist integrates with CRMs like HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive, automation tools like Zapier, Make and n8n, VoIP platforms such as Aircall and Ringover, and offers API, CLI and MCP access.

Source

lemlist vs Freshsales

lemlist

Freshsales

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in lemlist

Only in Freshsales

What people use each for

lemlist

Freshsales

Where each one falls short

lemlist

Freshsales

Pricing, plan by plan

lemlist

Freshsales

Which should you pick?

Choose lemlist if

Choose Freshsales if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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