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Mailshake vs Woodpecker

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

Starting price

Mailshake

$25/mo

Simple email campaigns, drips and follow-ups for small outreach teams, from $25/mo billed annually. You bring your own mailbox, and there is no free trial.

Where Mailshake fits

  • Small sales or recruiting teams sending drips
  • Agencies that want simple campaigns, not infrastructure
  • Buyers who will bring their own mailbox
  • Teams that do not need LinkedIn in the sequencer

Woodpecker

$26/mo 14 day free trial

Cold email tool with optional LinkedIn steps. The Email plan is $26/mo billed annually or $39 monthly, with a 14-day trial and no card.

Where Woodpecker fits

  • SDR teams sending cold email at steady volume
  • Agencies adding many mailboxes and users
  • Teams connecting outreach to Clay or a CRM
  • Buyers who want a 14-day trial with no card

At a glance

DetailMailshakeWoodpecker
Starting price$25/mo$26/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underLead generation, OutreachVerification, Lead generation, LinkedIn, Outreach
Capterra4.6 from 161 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Mailshake

Stands out: Straightforward drips without a mailbox-farm product to manage.

Watch out: No free trial. The vendor takes payment up front.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams farming dozens of sending accounts
  • Buyers who want a free trial or MCP

Woodpecker

Stands out: Unlimited team members and mailboxes at no extra cost, since billing is set by how many prospects you contact.

Watch out: LinkedIn costs $29/mo per connected account, and the API, webhooks, MCP and CLI sit in a $20/mo integrations add-on.

Not the right fit for

  • LinkedIn-first teams that want it in the base price
  • Buyers who want API access without an add-on

Pros and cons

Mailshake

  • Simple drips with your own mailbox
  • Clear public pricing
  • A/B testing and warmup from the entry plan
  • No free trial
  • No MCP
  • Email only, no LinkedIn channel

Woodpecker

  • Email plan from $26/mo billed annually
  • Unlimited users and mailboxes
  • Hosted MCP server and REST API
  • LinkedIn is $29/mo per account
  • API and MCP need a $20/mo add-on
  • Sending stops at your prospect cap

What each one costs

Mailshake

$25/mo

Starter is $25 per month billed annually, or $29 monthly, with one sending address and 1,500 sends. Email Outreach is $45 billed annually ($49 monthly) and Sales Engagement, which adds a phone dialer, is $85 billed annually ($99 monthly). Agency pricing is quoted. The vendor says there is no free trial and payment is taken up front. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Woodpecker

$26/mo

Woodpecker's Email plan is $26 a month billed annually, or $39 monthly. Multichannel is $55 a month annually, or $68 monthly. LinkedIn is $29 a month. Scale is custom. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Mailshake cheaper than Woodpecker?
Mailshake starts lower, at $25/mo against $26/mo for Woodpecker. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Mailshake or Woodpecker for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Woodpecker offers a 14 day free trial.
Does Mailshake or Woodpecker have an MCP server?
Woodpecker 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?