Mailshake vs QuickMail
These two agree on one thing — warmup should be included, not sold separately — and disagree on almost everything else. Mailshake caps you at a single mailbox on its entry plan and adds a power dialer. QuickMail gives you unlimited sending accounts on every plan and adds inbox rotation. Your mailbox strategy decides this one.
Mailshake
Email plus a built-in power dialer, aimed at small teams doing multi-touch outbound.
QuickMail
Cold email built around inbox rotation, aimed squarely at agencies.
| Feature | Mailshake | QuickMail |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Starting price | $29/momonthly billing; $25/mo billed yearly | $49/momonthly billing; no annual rate published |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Email accounts | 1 (Starter) / 2 ($49) / 10 ($99) | Unlimited senders, all plans |
| Warmup included | Unlimited, all plans | Free AutoWarmer (MailFlow), all plans |
| Monthly emails | 1,500 (Starter), unlimited above | 5,000 (Starter) → 500,000 (Agency) |
| Dialer | Sales Engagement plan | — |
| Email verification | Unlimited | — |
| Uploaded contacts | — | 1,000 (Starter) → 100,000 (Agency) |
| Inbox rotation | — | Yes |
| Multichannel | — | LinkedIn + email |
Hands-on field test
In progressWe plan to run identical 200-contact campaigns from freshly warmed mailboxes on each platform (same copy, same sending window, same domains) and measure inbox-placement rate via seed tests, plus bounce and reply rates. Until that runs we quote no deliverability figures.
The verdict
QuickMail is the right tool if you spread sending across mailboxes, which most serious cold outreach does — unlimited accounts on every tier plus automatic rotation, against Mailshake's 1 mailbox on Starter and 2 at $49. Mailshake earns its place only if calling is genuinely part of your process, since its Sales Engagement tier bundles a power dialer with unlimited North American minutes. Both include unlimited warmup, which is unusual and worth noting.
Choose Mailshake if your outbound mixes email with real phone calls and you want both in one subscription. Choose QuickMail if you rotate sending across multiple mailboxes — Mailshake's caps make that approach impractical.
Mailshake vs QuickMail: FAQs
- How many mailboxes does each allow?
- QuickMail: unlimited on every plan. Mailshake: 1 on Starter, 2 on the $49 tier, 10 on the $99 tier. This is the single biggest structural difference between them.
- Do both include warmup?
- Yes, and both include it on every plan — Mailshake's is unlimited alongside unlimited verification, QuickMail's is a free AutoWarmer. That makes them the two most warmup-generous tools in this catalog.
- Which can I try before paying?
- QuickMail only. Its 14-day trial requires a credit card, but it exists. Mailshake states plainly that payment is collected up front and offers no trial.
- What about calling?
- Mailshake only. Its Sales Engagement plan includes phone numbers, a power dialer and unlimited North American dialer minutes. QuickMail has no equivalent.
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