Reach Crew vs Smartlead. Smartlead scales sending. Reach Crew does the finding and writing.
Pick Smartlead to run many mailboxes and client campaigns at scale. Pick Reach Crew when you want the right people found and one personal email written for each, sent from your own mailbox after you approve.
What Smartlead is. Smartlead is a cold email platform for sending at scale, with unlimited mailboxes, warm-up, mailbox rotation, a shared reply inbox and white-label options for agencies. Its plans are tiered by monthly volume rather than per seat.
When Smartlead is the better choice
- You are an agency running outreach for many clients.
- You send at high volume across many mailboxes and domains.
- You want an API and integrations to wire sending into your own systems.
When Reach Crew fits
- You do not have the list yet and want the right people found for a goal.
- You want each email written for one person, with every line sourced.
- You want to send from your own Gmail or Workspace, with your approval on each email.
Side by side. The same job, both ways.
| Topic | Reach Crew | Smartlead |
|---|---|---|
| Finding people | Built in: Found for a goal you write in one sentence | Partly, or it depends: Built around a list you bring |
| Email checking | Built in: Verified by 2 sources, re-checked right before sending | Partly, or it depends: Verification available as an option |
| Writing | Built in: One personal email per person, every line sourced | Partly, or it depends: Templates with variables and spintax, plus AI help |
| Approval | Built in: Every email, one by one or all at once | Partly, or it depends: You review the campaign, then it runs on schedule |
| Volume | Partly, or it depends: A warm-up cap per mailbox: 5 a day, rising to 20 on Gmail or 30 on Workspace | Built in: Unlimited mailboxes with rotation, built for scale |
| Agency tools | Partly, or it depends: One workspace with unlimited members | Built in: Client workspaces and white-label options |
| Replies | Built in: Each reply read as a yes, a question, a later or a no, with a draft answer | Built in: A shared inbox across every mailbox |
| How it is priced | Built in: By people reached. Every plan has every feature, no per-seat fees | Partly, or it depends: Tiered by monthly volume |
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How Reach Crew does it
Every email, approved by you. Then sent at 9:30 am, their time.
WriterEach person gets their own email, not a template with fields.
CheckerMarks each address Verified or Likely, so you know before you approve.
CourierSends only what you approved, at 9:30 am on a weekday, their time.
Switching from Smartlead. Or run both, side by side.
Keep what works
Keep Smartlead for client or volume campaigns if you run them. Reach Crew works from your own mailbox, so the two never share a sending account.
Bring your target companies
Export the company column of a lead list you already send to as a .csv with a website or name column, then paste it or upload it in "I have a list" when you set a goal. A list holds up to 200 companies, and the right people at each are found for you.
Write the goal in one sentence
The filters or the sequence you used become a sentence, like "VPs of Procurement at Midwest manufacturers". Scout shows why each person fits.
Connect your mailbox
Sign in with Google and connect Gmail or Google Workspace. Anyone you already talk to is held, not emailed again, and a new mailbox starts at 5 a day and warms up.
Approve the first round
Read each draft and approve one by one or all at once. Sends go out at 9:30 am on a weekday their time, and follow-ups stop on any reply.
Questions, answered.
For anything else, write to hi@reachcrew.app or read all questions.
Is Reach Crew a replacement for Smartlead?
Not for agencies or high volume. Reach Crew is one workspace sending from your own mailbox with a warm-up cap. It replaces the finding, checking and writing that happen before a sender.
Can I use Reach Crew and Smartlead together?
Yes. A sender handles volume, and Reach Crew handles the accounts where a found, checked and personally written email matters most.
How is Reach Crew priced compared with Smartlead?
Smartlead's plans are tiered by monthly volume rather than per seat. Reach Crew has no per-seat fees: you choose how many people you reach, and every plan has every feature. Sign up and get 1,000 free credits, with no card, and they never expire. Finding a person costs 10 credits, checking their address 6, writing their email 10 and each send 1, so the free credits reach about 34 people from start to finish, follow-ups included. Paid plans are priced by people reached and every plan has every feature.
Do I approve every email before it sends?
Yes. Nothing sends until you approve it, one email at a time or all at once. Approved emails go out from your own Gmail or Google Workspace mailbox at 9:30 am on a weekday in each person's time zone, and follow-ups on day 3 and day 7 stop the moment someone replies.
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