A Woodpecker alternative with warmup for every mailbox
Woodpecker is a long-standing cold email tool with a free trial and unlimited email accounts. If you want a lower starting price and warmup for every mailbox you connect, without counting warm-up slots, Polimatiq is worth a look.
Polimatiq vs Woodpecker at a glance
- Entry price (monthly billing)
- Polimatiq: $12/month
- Woodpecker: $39/month (Email plan); $26/month billed yearly
- Entry plan limits
- Polimatiq: $12/month: 3,000 emails, 500 leads, 5 mailboxes
- Woodpecker: 5,000 emails per month, unlimited contact storage
- Around 50,000 emails
- Polimatiq: $52/month: 50,000 emails, 10,000 leads, 60 mailboxes
- Woodpecker: $79/month (Email plan, 50,000 emails); $52.66/month billed yearly
- Email accounts
- Polimatiq: 5 to 200, by plan
- Woodpecker: Unlimited on all plans
- Email warmup
- Polimatiq: Included for every connected mailbox
- Woodpecker: 3 warm-ups included at 5,000 emails (10 at 50,000); more are a paid add-on
- Email verification
- Polimatiq: With your own MillionVerifier API key
- Woodpecker: Unlimited email verification included
- LinkedIn steps
- Polimatiq: Not included (email only)
- Woodpecker: Multichannel plan, $68/month
- Free trial
- Polimatiq: No free trial
- Woodpecker: 14-day free trial
Woodpecker figures are from Woodpecker'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. Woodpecker is a trademark of its owner; Polimatiq is not affiliated with it.
Why teams choose Polimatiq
- Lower entry price: $12/month versus $39/month on monthly billing.
- Warmup for every mailbox you connect, with no warm-up slots to buy.
- A unified inbox and a built-in CRM with pipeline stages and lead notes on every plan.
- Bring your own AI key (Claude, OpenAI or Gemini) for campaign and deliverability recommendations.
When Woodpecker may suit you better
- You want a free trial before you pay.
- You want unlimited email accounts and team members on one plan.
- You want email verification included without bringing your own provider.
- You want LinkedIn steps in the same campaigns.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Polimatiq cheaper than Woodpecker?
- At entry level, yes: Polimatiq starts at $12/month: 3,000 emails, 500 leads, 5 mailboxes. Woodpecker's Email plan is listed at $39/month on monthly billing ($26/month billed yearly) for 5,000 emails. At around 50,000 emails, Polimatiq Pro is $52/month: 50,000 emails, 10,000 leads, 60 mailboxes, and Woodpecker lists $79/month. Prices from woodpecker.co/pricing, checked November 2026.
- Can I switch from Woodpecker 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.
- How many mailboxes can I warm up?
- Every mailbox you connect to Polimatiq can be warmed up at no extra cost. The number of mailboxes depends on your plan, from 5 on Starter to 200 on Scale.
- Does Polimatiq have a free trial?
- No. Polimatiq has no free trial or free plan; paid plans start low instead. Woodpecker offers a 14-day free trial if you want to test before paying.
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