Woodpecker

Agency-friendly cold email.

From $35/mo 14-day free trial MCP server API

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Bottom line

Cold email tool with optional LinkedIn steps, billed by contacted prospects. 500 prospects cost $35/mo, with a 14-day trial and no card.

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

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

Overview

Woodpecker runs cold email campaigns, with optional LinkedIn steps, and bills by contacted prospects rather than seats. The rate is $7 per 100 contacted prospects, so 500 prospects cost $35/month, and annual billing saves 33 percent. Team members and email accounts are unlimited. Add-ons include LinkedIn at $29/month per connected account, extra warm-ups at $5/month per mailbox and Lead Finder credits.

Teams pick Woodpecker when they want predictable outreach costs and many senders without seat fees. The integrations add-on at $20/month includes the REST API, webhooks, MCP and a CLI, and trial users get it free. Woodpecker hosts an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Codex, with a Docker option for other clients. The 14-day trial, or 100 cold emails, needs no card.

Who it's for

Best for

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

Not ideal for

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

Key features

Deliverability. Deliverability tooling so sequences actually land.

Agency. Agency desk workflows for client and candidate work.

Screenshots

Campaign steps
Delivery results
Email verification
Mailbox warm-up
Deliverability monitor
Adaptive sending

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MCP server

The vendor runs its own MCP server but does not publish one public address, so connect through the vendor's own setup steps.

Setup steps and live status MCP Directory Check your stack in the MCP readiness checker

Pricing

Starting price $35/mo

Free tier –

Free trial ✓ 14 days

Billed per contacted prospect at $7 per 100, so 500 prospects cost $35/month, and annual billing saves 33 percent. LinkedIn is $29/month per account and the API/MCP integrations add-on is $20/month. The 14-day trial (or 100 emails) needs no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.

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Is Woodpecker expensive?

Woodpecker starts at $35/mo. We list 31 verification tools in total. 12 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $39 a month.

1 quote-based
12 free tier
30 public price

Worked out automatically from every verification listing, so it updates as the directory changes.

Pros and cons

Pros

$35/mo for 500 contacted prospects
Unlimited users and mailboxes
Hosted MCP server and REST API

Cons

LinkedIn is $29/mo per account
API and MCP need a $20/mo add-on
Sending stops at your prospect cap

Integrations

Clay Pipedrive HubSpot Zapier Hunter Calendly Google Sheets Zoho

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How Woodpecker compares

See all Woodpecker alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Compare
Woodpecker (this tool)	–	$35/mo	✓	✓
Instantly Cold email with mailbox rotation and flat plans.	–	$47/mo	✓	✓	Compare
lemlist Email and LinkedIn sequences in one core plan.	–	$55/mo	✓	✓	Compare
Smartlead Inbox rotation for high-volume cold email.	–	$39/mo	✓	✓	Compare
GMass Mail merge that sends straight from Gmail.	–	$29.95/mo	–	✓	Compare

Instantly

$47/mo MCP API

Cold email with mailbox rotation and flat plans.

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lemlist

$55/mo MCP API

Email and LinkedIn sequences in one core plan.

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Smartlead

$39/mo MCP API

Inbox rotation for high-volume cold email.

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GMass

$29.95/mo API

Mail merge that sends straight from Gmail.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Woodpecker?

Agency-friendly cold email. Deliverability-first sequencer. Woodpecker is listed under Verification, Lead generation, LinkedIn and Outreach in the Work Insiders directory.

Is Woodpecker free?

No. Woodpecker is a paid product. It does offer a 14-day free trial.

Does Woodpecker have an MCP server or API?

Yes. Woodpecker has a first-party MCP server and a public API.

What are alternatives to Woodpecker?

Woodpecker alternatives worth comparing are Instantly, lemlist, Smartlead and GMass. The comparison table above shows free tier, starting price, MCP and API side by side.