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Buzzlist vs Smartlead · checked September 2026

Buzzlist vs Smartlead: unlimited sends, or the right people and the right words.

Smartlead is a cold email sending platform from $39 a month with unlimited mailboxes. buzzlist.io does the part Smartlead cannot: finds the right people with a reason each and writes four emails per person from their website. Today you send them from a tool like Smartlead. Sending inside Buzzlist is coming.

Buzzlistbuzzlist.io
Price
One flat price per account. Free, then $199, $499 or $1,499 a month. Month to month.
Free plan
100 contacts every month, for as long as you like. No card, no demo, no clock.
After the list
Buzz picks the people with a reason each, writes four emails per person from their website, and builds the Sales Brief. Sending is coming.
Contract
None. Cancel from your account.
Smartleadsmartlead.ai
Price
Base $39, Pro $94, Unlimited Smart $174, Unlimited Prime $379 a month. 17 percent off annual.
Free plan
A free trial with no card. No ongoing free plan.
After the list
Sending, warm-up, unlimited mailboxes and verified prospect emails by volume. Who to email and what to say are yours.
Contract
Monthly or annual.

What each one charges

BuzzlistSmartlead
Free100 contacts every month, ongoingTrial only
Entry plan$199 a month: 1,500 contacts, 1,000 AI credits, research and writing$39 a month: 2,000 contacts stored, 6,000 sends
What is includedThe people, the reasons, the emails, the briefSending, warm-up, mailboxes
SendingComing, warmed and paced at 20 a dayYes, today

Smartlead figures read from smartlead.ai/pricing in September 2026. Prices change. Check its page before you decide. Buzzlist prices are on the pricing page.

The free plans

Buzzlist Free

  • 100 contacts every month, for as long as you like
  • Search, filter, save lists and export without limits
  • Send people to HubSpot, HighLevel, Sheets, Slack or a webhook
  • No credit card. No demo. No end date

Smartlead Free

  • Free trial, no ongoing plan
  • Priced by send volume
  • Writing is on you
  • Built around volume

What Buzz does that a list cannot

Finds the right people, with the reason

Say who you want in one sentence. Buzz reads what each company really does and tells you why each person fits. Mark one "not a fit" and it remembers.

Writes four emails per person

From their website and their role, not a template. Threaded, spaced over two weeks, each shorter than the last. Ten AI credits a person.

Builds the Sales Brief

Twelve sections on one account: who to contact first, why now, what to say, the objection coming. Read in five minutes before the call.

The offer

Where Smartlead is ahead

Smartlead sends today with unlimited mailboxes and warm-up. Until Buzzlist's sending arrives, Buzz writes and Smartlead can send.

Questions people ask

Can I use Buzzlist and Smartlead together?

Yes. Buzz finds the people and writes the four emails. Export them, or send the people to a sheet or webhook, and Smartlead sends. Buzz Send is available in the customer portal after sending setup.

Which one gets more replies?

Replies come from the right person and an email written about their business. That is what Buzz produces. Smartlead delivers whatever you give it.

Is Smartlead cheaper?

For sending alone, yes. Buzzlist's $199 plan includes the contacts, the research and the writing, which is where the hours go.

Written by Mike Berens, founder of buzzlist.io. Updated 24 September 2026. Smartlead details checked against its own public pages in September 2026.

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