Dalil vs Instantly

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper: Instantly — $47/mo vs $99/mo for Dalil
Free plan: Neither — Dalil has paid plans only, Instantly has paid plans only
Public API: Both have one
Higher Trust score: Instantly — 90 vs 84 for Dalil
Best fit: Dalil: Small sales teams wanting one tool instead of a stitched-together stack · Instantly: Agencies and outbound teams sending tens of thousands of cold emails a month across many domains

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

DalilAI sales operating system that scores leads, writes outreach across LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and email, and books demos into your CRM.

InstantlyCold email sending across unlimited mailboxes, with warmup, a lead database and reply handling

Side by side

Fact	Dalil	Instantly
Category	AI SDRs & Sales Agents	Cold Email & Outreach
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starts at	$99/mo	$47/mo
Public API	Yes	Yes
Trust score	84 / 100	90 / 100
Platforms	Web, API	Web, API
Company	Dalil AI	Foo Monk, LLC
Launched	2024	—
Last verified	Sep 1, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Dalil

Dalil packs lead scoring, outreach, and a CRM into a single subscription that undercuts buying each piece separately, which suits a small sales team on a budget. The tradeoff is that add-ons for extra agents, seats, and credits stack up fast if the team grows past the base plan.

Pros

Single subscription covers lead scoring, outreach, and CRM instead of three tools
Multi-channel sending spans LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and email, not just one
MCP access lets the whole pipeline run from an AI assistant

Cons

Base plan is thin on agents and seats before add-on costs kick in
Native CRM means migrating away later requires exporting data out of a smaller ecosystem

Instantly

Instantly is the default choice for volume cold email because unlimited mailboxes and warmup are in the cheapest plan, which is exactly what deliverability-conscious senders need. The trade-off is a pricing page that is hard to read - the same plan shows two prices and two limits in different sections - and a product whose lead database, CRM and visitor tracking each want their own budget. Teams sending thousands of emails a month will find it cheap; a single founder sending fifty a week is paying for scale they do not use.

Pros

Unlimited email accounts and automatic warmup on the entry plan
Reply classification routes interested leads into a shared inbox
Lead database, CRM and website-visitor identification live in the same account
Developer API and exports to major CRMs and outreach tools

Cons

Pricing page contradicts itself on Hypergrowth and Supersonic prices and limits
Lead credits are a second subscription on top of the sending plan
Which tiers include the API is not stated on the pricing page
Operator is a Wyoming LLC with a registered-agent address and no founding information on the site

Which one fits

Choose Dalil if you need

Small sales teams wanting one tool instead of a stitched-together stack
Agencies doing outbound across LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and email at once
Teams already working inside Claude or ChatGPT who want MCP access to their pipeline

Choose Instantly if you need

Agencies and outbound teams sending tens of thousands of cold emails a month across many domains
Senders who want warmup and inbox rotation included rather than bolted on
Teams that want leads, sending and reply triage in one account