A Mailshake alternative with more mailboxes from day one
Mailshake is an established cold email tool priced per user, with a phone dialer and CRM integrations on higher plans. If you want several mailboxes, a unified inbox and a built-in CRM from the first plan, Polimatiq starts lower.
Polimatiq vs Mailshake at a glance
- Entry price (monthly billing)
- Polimatiq: $12/month
- Mailshake: $29/month (Starter); $25/month billed yearly
- Entry plan limits
- Polimatiq: $12/month: 3,000 emails, 500 leads, 5 mailboxes
- Mailshake: 1,500 email sends per month, 1 email address
- Next plan up
- Polimatiq: $22/month: 10,000 emails, 3,000 leads, 15 mailboxes
- Mailshake: $49/month (Email Outreach): unlimited email sends, 2 email addresses
- Email warmup
- Polimatiq: Included on every plan
- Mailshake: Unlimited email warmup on all plans
- Unified inbox
- Polimatiq: Unified inbox with reply detection, every plan
- Mailshake: From Email Outreach ($49/month)
- CRM
- Polimatiq: Built-in CRM with pipeline stages and notes, every plan
- Mailshake: Salesforce, Pipedrive and HubSpot integrations from Email Outreach
- Email verification
- Polimatiq: With your own MillionVerifier API key
- Mailshake: Unlimited email verification included
- Pricing model
- Polimatiq: Flat monthly price per workspace; plans differ only by limits
- Mailshake: Billed by the number of users you buy
- Free trial
- Polimatiq: No free trial
- Mailshake: No free trial
Mailshake figures are from Mailshake's pricing page, checked November 2026. Prices and plans change, so check their site for current details. Polimatiq prices are monthly launch prices in USD. Mailshake is a trademark of its owner; Polimatiq is not affiliated with it.
Why teams choose Polimatiq
- Lower entry price: $12/month versus $29/month on monthly billing.
- More on the first plan: $12/month: 3,000 emails, 500 leads, 5 mailboxes, against 1,500 sends from 1 email address.
- A unified inbox and a built-in CRM with pipeline stages and lead notes on every plan, not from the second tier.
- One flat price per workspace, not per user.
When Mailshake may suit you better
- You want unlimited email sends and are happy to pay $49/month or more.
- You want your outreach synced to Salesforce, Pipedrive or HubSpot, or connected through Zapier.
- You want calls and a power dialer in the same tool.
- You want email verification included without bringing your own provider.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Polimatiq cheaper than Mailshake?
- At entry level, yes: Polimatiq starts at $12/month: 3,000 emails, 500 leads, 5 mailboxes. Mailshake's Starter plan is listed at $29/month on monthly billing ($25/month billed yearly) for 1,500 email sends from 1 email address. Mailshake's Email Outreach plan, at $49/month, removes the send limit. Prices from mailshake.com/pricing, checked November 2026.
- Can I switch from Mailshake to Polimatiq?
- Export your leads as a CSV and import them into a Polimatiq list, connect the same Gmail or SMTP/IMAP mailboxes, and rebuild your sequences. Warmup is included, so you can keep warming mailboxes while you switch.
- Does Polimatiq integrate with Salesforce or HubSpot?
- No. Polimatiq has its own built-in CRM with pipeline stages and lead notes instead. If your team works in Salesforce, Pipedrive or HubSpot, Mailshake's integrations may suit you better.
- Does Polimatiq include email warmup?
- Yes. Mailbox warmup is included on every Polimatiq plan at no extra cost.
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