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AiOOutreach vs the cold email tools you know.

Most cold email platforms send through their own setup. AiOOutreach connects the accounts you already own - Mailjet, Mailgun, SendGrid, Brevo, Outlook, Gmail or any SMTP - so your sender reputation stays yours. Here is how it stacks up against the tools teams compare it with.

01 Feature matrix

Everyone, side by side.

Capability
AiOOutreach
Instantly
Smartlead
Lemlist
Apollo
Saleshandy
Connect your own ESP API (Mailjet, Mailgun, SendGrid, Brevo)
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Connect Outlook, Gmail or raw SMTP
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No shared IP pool
Yes
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Credentials end-to-end encrypted
Yes
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Varies
Multiple isolated workspaces
Yes
Varies
Yes
Varies
Varies
Varies
AI control over MCP
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Free while in beta
Yes
Paid
Paid
Paid
Paid
Paid

"Varies" means it depends on the rival's plan. Verify current details on each provider's site.

03 By sender

Can you send cold email with your provider?

Honest answers per sender. Some allow cold outreach with care, some restrict it, and some ban it outright in their terms. Check yours before you send a single email.

Own your cold email. Start on the inboxes you already have.

Start free

free while in beta