Compare/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.

Starting price

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

$37.60/mo Free trial

Cold-email infra for teams farming many sending mailboxes. Outreach Growth is $37.60/mo billed yearly, or $47/mo monthly.

Where Instantly fits

Outbound recruiting teams sending at volume
Agencies running many sending accounts
Desks that need warmup plus a unibox
Recruiters who want an agent to find candidates and send first outreach

At a glance

Detail	Growbots	Instantly
Starting price	$29/mo	$37.60/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	–No
Free trial	Yes	Yes
MCP server	–No	✓Yes
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Lead generation, Outreach	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, plus an AI Recruiting Agent that finds candidates from a job link and emails them.

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
AI Recruiting Agent sources candidates and drafts outreach from a job link
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 4 Nov 2026

Instantly

$37.60/mo

Outreach plans: Growth $37.60/mo billed yearly, or $47 monthly, for 5,000 emails and 1,000 contacts; Hypergrowth $85.58/mo yearly, or $107 monthly, for 125,000 emails and 25,000 contacts; and Light Speed $286.30/mo yearly, or $358 monthly, for 500,000 emails. Lead credits are a separate plan from $47/mo, and bundles of both start at $94/mo. Every plan has unlimited email accounts and warmup. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Growbots cheaper than Instantly?

Growbots starts lower, at $29/mo against $37.60/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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?