Compare/Head to head

Instantly vs Paiger

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

Paiger

£129/mo

Paiger is an AI business-development platform for recruiters. Candidate Marketing and Personal Brand start from £129/month. Paiger Intelligence (daily BD plans) starts from £199/month.

Where Paiger fits

  • 360 desks that need daily vacancy and hiring-signal plans
  • Agencies formatting candidate CVs and spec emails at volume
  • Recruiters who want LinkedIn personal-brand posting in their own voice
  • UK boutique firms of 1-6 consultants bundling two workflows

At a glance

DetailInstantlyPaiger
Starting price$37.60/mo£129/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underOutreachLead generation, Outreach, Sourcing

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

Paiger

Stands out: Workflows are sold separately: Intelligence for vacancy and hiring-signal BD, Candidate Marketing for branded CVs and spec emails, Personal Brand for LinkedIn content. The 1-2 consultant Candidate Marketing plan includes 1,000 formatted documents a year.

Watch out: No USD rate card. A setup fee starts from £150. Contact Finder is an add-on from £10/month. Annual billing is a 12-month term at 20% off, not month-to-month with a discount toggle only.

Not the right fit for

  • US teams that need a dollar checkout
  • In-house TA that does not sell to clients

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

Paiger

  • Candidate Marketing from £129/month on the vendor page
  • Workflow discounts when you stack Intelligence, Marketing, and Brand
  • AI research runs and document credits are published per plan
  • No USD rate card
  • Setup from £150 plus VAT
  • Annual is a 12-month term

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

Paiger

£129/mo

No USD rate card. Candidate Marketing starts at £129/month (£103.20 annual) for 1-2 consultants and 1,000 documents/year. Paiger Intelligence starts at £199/month (£159.20 annual) with 600 AI research runs. Personal Brand workflow cards start from £129/month. Annual is 20% off on a 12-month term. Setup from £150. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Instantly or Paiger for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Instantly offers a free trial.
Does Instantly or Paiger 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?