A Smartlead alternative with the list and the mailboxes included
LeadTrain searches Apollo's B2B database for people with a verified email and creates free mailboxes on your domains. Every reply comes back labelled. The data, the senders and the inbox share one plan.
Set up free, no card. You pay when you start sending.
What comes in one LeadTrain plan
25verified people per search page
Apollo-powered search for 5 credits a page, no data add-on.
0charge per mailbox
Mailboxes are created on your domains in a few clicks, and each one ramps up over 30 days.
9labels on every reply
Each label stops, pauses or suppresses the contact for you.
What is included, and what is an add-on
Job by job: what each plan covers.
| The job | LeadTrain | Smartlead |
|---|---|---|
| Contact data | Apollo-powered search with verified emails, paid from the same credits as sending | SmartProspect search; verified prospect emails are a monthly add-on on its Base and Pro plans |
| Sending domains | Bought in LeadTrain for 5,000 credits, or connected for free, with DNS written for you | Domains through its SmartSenders add-on, billed per domain each year |
| Mailboxes | Created on your domains at no charge | No charge for mailboxes you connect; SmartSenders mailboxes billed per mailbox each month |
| Warm-up | A 30-day ramp for every mailbox, at no charge | Warm-up on every plan, in tiers |
| Replies | One inbox with nine AI labels, each with an action | Master Inbox with replies categorised by intent |
| How you pay | One plan, from $249 a month for 12,500 credits | Plans by volume, with add-ons for data, servers, client workspaces and verification |
Smartlead's column: smartlead.ai/pricing, 8 October 2026.
When Smartlead suits you better
You already run mailboxes on Google, Outlook or SMTP
Smartlead connects them with no per-mailbox charge. LeadTrain sends from mailboxes it creates on your domains.
You run many client workspaces
Smartlead prices client workspaces as an add-on for agencies. A LeadTrain account can hold up to two organizations.
Moving from Smartlead
Set it up in an afternoon; the new mailboxes ramp up while you send.
- Export your leads from Smartlead as a CSV file.
- Bring the file into LeadTrain; there is no charge for a CSV import.
- 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 Smartlead
Can I keep my leads?
Yes. Export them as a CSV file and import it into LeadTrain; CSV imports are free.
Can I connect my existing mailboxes?
No. LeadTrain creates the mailboxes on your domains and sends through its own infrastructure, so there is no charge per mailbox.
Are verified emails extra?
No. The lead finder returns only people with a verified work email, and an imported contact costs 20 credits from your plan.
How are replies handled?
AI gives each reply one of nine labels and acts on it. A yes or a no stops the sequence; an out-of-office pauses it; unsubscribes are suppressed.
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.
One plan for the list, the senders and the replies
Import your leads for free, add the domain and the mailboxes, and start while they ramp up.
Set up free, no card. You pay when you start sending.