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Instantly vs Overloop

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

Starting price

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

Overloop

$69/user/mo 7 day free trial

Overloop is an AI sales prospecting platform: it builds lead lists from a 450M+ contact database, spots buying signals, drafts personal first messages and runs email plus LinkedIn sequences. Starter is $69 per user a month and Growth, which adds CRM sync and the API, is $99. For recruiters it fits agency business development rather than candidate sourcing.

Where Overloop fits

  • Agency recruiters doing business development to win new clients
  • Small teams that want contact data and sequences in one tool
  • Desks that prospect on LinkedIn and email in the same campaign
  • HubSpot or Pipedrive users who want outbound synced to the CRM

At a glance

DetailInstantlyOverloop
Starting price$37.60/mo$69/user/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYes7 day free trial
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underOutreachOutreach, Email finders, Lead generation

Where they pull apart

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

Overloop

Stands out: It puts the contact database, buying signals, AI message drafting and email plus LinkedIn sequencing in one seat, so an agency desk can find hiring companies and reach the decision maker without stitching a data tool to a sequencer. Messages wait for your approval before anything goes out.

Watch out: Credits are tight at 250 a month on Starter and 500 on Growth, and a phone number costs 5 of them. CRM sync is gated: none on Starter, HubSpot and Pipedrive on Growth, Salesforce only on Enterprise. Overloop was acquired by Sortlist, an agency marketplace, and still runs an older Classic app beside the new Overloop AI app.

Not the right fit for

  • Candidate sourcing at volume, since it is built for B2B buyers
  • Salesforce shops that do not want an Enterprise contract
  • Teams that need thousands of enrichment credits a month

Pros and cons

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

Overloop

  • Contact data, AI drafting and email plus LinkedIn sequences in one seat
  • Buying signals give each message a reason to send now
  • REST API and HubSpot or Pipedrive sync on Growth
  • Low monthly credit allowance
  • Salesforce sync only on Enterprise
  • Per-user billing grows with every rep

What each one costs

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

Overloop

$69/user/mo

Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial that includes 250 credits. Starter is $69 per user a month with 250 credits, one connected email account and three active campaigns. Growth is $99 per user a month with 500 credits, three email accounts, ten campaigns, the HubSpot and Pipedrive integrations and the REST API. Enterprise is priced on request and adds unlimited email accounts and campaigns, Salesforce, a dedicated IP for secondary domains and a dedicated success manager. A phone number lookup costs 5 credits and is charged only when a number is found. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Instantly cheaper than Overloop?
Instantly starts lower, at $37.60/mo against $69/user/mo for Overloop. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Instantly or Overloop for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Instantly offers a free trial. Overloop offers a 7 day free trial.
Does Instantly or Overloop 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?