Head to head

Growbots vs Instantly

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Growbots

$29/mo Free tier Free trial

Outbound prospecting and email sequences with a free plan. Paid outreach starts from $29/mo, plus credits from $0.13 per prospect.

Where Growbots fits

Startups that want a database and a sender in one login
Teams starting on the free plan before paying $29
Shops that already live in HubSpot or Salesforce
Senders who want warmup and sequences in the same tool

Instantly

$47/mo Free trial

Cold-email infra for teams farming many sending mailboxes. Public Outreach start is $47/mo monthly.

Where Instantly fits

Outbound recruiting teams sending at volume
Agencies running many sending accounts
Desks that need warmup plus a unibox
MCP/API automation around campaigns

At a glance

Detail	Growbots	Instantly
Starting price	$29/mo	$47/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	–No
Free trial	Yes	Yes
MCP server	–No	✓Yes
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Lead generation, Outreach	Lead generation, Outreach

Where they pull apart

Growbots

Stands out: A real free plan plus Starter outreach from $29, with a built-in 180M-plus prospect database.

Watch out: Credits never roll over. One credit is one new prospect from the Growbots database.

Not the right fit for

High-volume senders who need credits to stack month to month
Teams that only want a mailbox host, not a database

Instantly

Stands out: Warmup, unibox, and volume send with hosted MCP and a public API.

Watch out: Deliverability still depends on your domains and inboxes, not the tool alone.

Not the right fit for

Teams that only need LinkedIn messaging
Buyers looking for an ATS

Pros and cons

Growbots

Free plan plus paid from $29/mo
Database and sequences in one tool
Unlimited extra users

Credits reset each month
Prospect credits are extra from $0.13
Not a LinkedIn automation suite

Instantly

Warmup and unibox in the same desk
Hosted MCP plus REST API
No-card get-started path on the vendor site

Sending domains and inboxes are bought separately
Sequence designer is plainer than multichannel rivals
Volume tiers step up quickly as mailboxes grow

What each one costs

Growbots

$29/mo

Free plan exists. Paid credits for new prospects start from $0.13 and never roll over. Extra users unlimited. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Instantly

$47/mo

From ~$30/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Growbots cheaper than Instantly?

Growbots starts lower, at $29/mo against $47/mo for Instantly. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.

Can you try Growbots or Instantly for free?

Growbots carries a free tier on our listing. Growbots offers a free trial. Instantly offers a free trial.

Does Growbots or Instantly have an MCP server?

Instantly ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?