Compare/Head to head

Instantly vs ReachHQ

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

Starting price

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
  • Recruiters who want an agent to find candidates and send first outreach

ReachHQ

$99/mo 14 day free trial

Contact data and cold email in one subscription: search 693M people, reveal verified work emails with no per-contact credits, then warm your inboxes and send sequences from the same app or from Claude over MCP. From $99/mo for unlimited email reveal and 75,000 sends, after a 14-day free trial with no card.

Where ReachHQ fits

  • Recruiters emailing candidates at volume instead of relying on InMail
  • Small agencies replacing a contact database plus a separate sequencer
  • Founders running their own outbound on one bill
  • Teams that want to drive search and campaigns from Claude

At a glance

DetailInstantlyReachHQ
Starting price$47/mo$99/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYes14 day free trial
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underOutreachOutreach, Email finders, Deliverability, 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

ReachHQ

Stands out: Reveals are unmetered on paid plans, so a recruiter can pull 500 or 50,000 candidate emails on the same $99 bill, and the sequencer, warmup and deliverability health score are included rather than sold as separate tools. It has a page and workflow aimed at recruiters reaching candidates by email instead of InMail.

Watch out: Phone numbers only come on the $299/mo Scale plan, and saved leads, exports and verifications have fair-use limits rather than being truly unlimited. Its pricing page contradicts itself on whether the API and MCP server are on every plan or only Scale, so confirm before buying for that. A new product with no outside reviews yet.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need phone numbers on a budget plan
  • Users who want LinkedIn sequences alongside email
  • Buyers who need an established vendor with reviews

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

ReachHQ

  • No per-contact credits on search and email reveal
  • Warmup, deliverability health and sequences included
  • Recruiter workflow for emailing candidates
  • Phone enrichment only on the $299/mo plan
  • Fair-use limits on saved leads, exports and verifications
  • Pricing page unclear on which plans get API and MCP

What each one costs

Instantly

$47/mo

The Growth outreach plan is $47/mo ($37.60/mo billed yearly) and Hypergrowth is $97/mo; lead credits are sold as separate plans from $47/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 21 Sep 2026

ReachHQ

$99/mo

The 14-day free trial needs no card and includes the unlimited lead finder, 250 email-only enrichments, email verification, 3,000 emails, unlimited mailboxes and warmup and 1 seat. Solo is $99/mo with unlimited lead finder and email enrichment, 75,000 emails a month, unlimited mailboxes and warmup, an AI reply agent on your own key, CRM sync and 2 seats. Scale is $299/mo with unlimited email and phone enrichment, 750,000 emails a month, a premium warmup pool, a managed AI agent for 7,500 replies a month, inbox placement tests, webhooks, white-label and 10 seats across 3 workspaces. Saved leads, exports and verifications carry fair-use limits; yearly billing is available. The vendor's pages disagree on whether the API and MCP server are on every plan or Scale only. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is Instantly cheaper than ReachHQ?
Instantly starts lower, at $47/mo against $99/mo for ReachHQ. 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 ReachHQ for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Instantly offers a free trial. ReachHQ offers a 14 day free trial.
Does Instantly or ReachHQ have an MCP server?
Instantly and ReachHQ ship 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 21 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?