An Instantly alternative with leads and mailboxes in one plan
LeadTrain finds the people in Apollo's B2B database, creates the domains and mailboxes your campaign sends from, and labels every reply in one inbox. One plan and one balance of credits pay for all of it.
Set up free, no card. You pay when you start sending.
What comes in one LeadTrain plan
$0.40per contact with a verified email
Apollo-powered search inside LeadTrain, 20 credits a contact on Starter.
0mailbox seats
Every mailbox lives on your own domain, ready in a few clicks.
30days of warm-up per mailbox
Every new mailbox ramps from 5 emails a day to 1,000.
What you pay for, and where
Job by job: what each plan covers.
| The job | LeadTrain | Instantly |
|---|---|---|
| Contact data | Apollo-powered search, paid from the same credits as sending | A lead database paid through a credits subscription that is separate from the sending plans |
| Sending domains | Bought in LeadTrain for 5,000 credits, or connected for free, with DNS written for you | Domains sold as an add-on |
| Mailboxes | Created on your domains at no charge, with no Google or Microsoft accounts | Accounts connected from any provider, or Google accounts bought as an add-on |
| Warm-up | A 30-day ramp for every mailbox, at no charge | Warm-up included on its plans |
| Replies | One inbox with nine AI labels, each with an action, on every plan | Unibox with AI reply labels; replying in the app from its Hypergrowth plan |
| How you pay | One plan, from $249 a month for 12,500 credits | Sending plans plus separate credit plans, with a 14-day free trial |
Instantly's column: instantly.ai/pricing, 8 October 2026.
When Instantly suits you better
You already pay for Google or Microsoft mailboxes
Instantly connects accounts from any provider. LeadTrain sends from mailboxes it creates on your domains, which is why it charges no seats.
You want to send before you pay
Instantly lists a 14-day free trial. In LeadTrain you set up for free and pay when you start sending.
Moving from Instantly
Most of the setup takes an afternoon. The mailboxes then ramp up while the campaign runs.
- Export your contacts from Instantly as a CSV file.
- Import the file into LeadTrain. CSV imports are free.
- Buy a sending domain or connect one you own. LeadTrain writes the records.
- Add mailboxes. Each one ramps from 5 emails a day to 1,000 over 30 days.
- Paste your steps into a sequence, pick the sending window and start.
Questions about switching from Instantly
Can I keep my contacts?
Yes. Export them as a CSV file and import it into LeadTrain; no credits needed.
Can I connect my Google Workspace mailboxes?
No. LeadTrain sends from mailboxes it creates on your domains, so there is no seat to pay for per sender.
Do I need new domains?
Connect a domain you own for free by pointing its nameservers to LeadTrain, or buy one in LeadTrain for 5,000 credits.
Where does LeadTrain's lead data come from?
From Apollo's B2B database, searched inside LeadTrain. Only people with a verified work email are imported, at 20 credits each.
What does LeadTrain cost?
Starter is $249 a month for 12,500 credits, Professional $749 for 37,500, Growth $1,995 for 100,000 and Scale $4,995 for 250,000. An email or an AI label is 1 credit.
Bring your list. LeadTrain brings the rest
Import your contacts for free, connect or buy a domain, and start the sequence while the mailboxes ramp up.
Set up free, no card. You pay when you start sending.