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📨 Prospecting messages

Find your B2B prospects' contact details and write personalised messages that get replies.

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2AApollo.ioFree; Basic $49/month; Professional $9…#21LlemlistFrom $55/month billed annually ($69 bi…#13DDropcontactFrom €79/month#3
  1. 1L
    lemlist ⚠ Grey area

    Personalized cold email and multichannel sequences.

    Price : From $55/month billed annually ($69 billed monthly), Email plan [Source, 2026-10-16], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

  2. 2A
    Apollo.io ⚠ Grey area

    B2B contact database, enrichment and email sequences.

    Price : Free; Basic $49/month; Professional $99/month; Enterprise on quote [Source, 2026-10-18], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

  3. 3D
    Dropcontact ✓ Compliant

    B2B email enrichment and cleaning, built for GDPR.

    Price : From €79/month [Source, 2026-10-15], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

  4. 4H
    Hunter ✓ Compliant

    Find and verify professional emails.

    Price : Free, from €34/month billed annually (€49 billed monthly) [Source, 2026-10-15], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

  5. 5L
    Lavender ✓ Compliant

    AI coach for writing sales emails.

    Price : To be verified (pricing page not machine-readable) (unverified), 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

107 relevant tools for this use case, 5 ranked (provisional), 9 general AI, 93 specialised, 30 with a free plan

General-purpose AI: how to use them here 9

Research the prospect, personalise an opening line, write short messages and follow-ups. You send them yourself: no automated LinkedIn sending.

Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
C

ChatGPT

✓ Compliant

All-rounder: writing, web search, image generation, custom GPTs, file analysis.

Prompt for ChatGPT
Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…
C

Claude

✓ Compliant

Strong at nuanced long-form writing, document analysis, artifacts (mini pages, HTML tools) and MCP connectors to drive other tools.

Prompt for Claude
Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
Free; Pro $17/month billed annually ($20 bille…
G

Gemini

✓ Compliant

Built into Google (Docs, Gmail, YouTube); accepts videos and YouTube links to analyse them.

Prompt for Gemini
[Attach your video, file or paste the YouTube link if relevant.] Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…
G

Grok

✓ Compliant

Real-time access to X posts: ideal to spot trends and conversations.

Prompt for Grok
Based on recent X posts in my niche: Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…
P

Perplexity

✓ Compliant

Web research with cited sources: ideal to fact-check and study a market.

For this use case : Sourced research on the prospect's company before writing.

Prompt for Perplexity
Research with cited sources, then: Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…
MC

Microsoft Copilot

✓ Compliant

Built into Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint depending on plan).

Prompt for Microsoft Copilot
Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…
ML

Mistral Le Chat

✓ Compliant

Mistral AI's French assistant, fluent in French, with web search.

Prompt for Mistral Le Chat
Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
Free; Pro $14.99/month; Team $24.99/user/month…
D

DeepSeek

✓ Compliant

Free, solid reasoning; avoid for sensitive client data.

Prompt for DeepSeek
Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…
Y

You.com

✓ Compliant

AI research with sources.

For this use case : Alternative sourced research.

Prompt for You.com
With sources: Prospect: [name, role, company, recent public info]. My offer: [offer]. Write a first message of max 60 words, personalised, no flattery, ending with a simple question, then 2 follow-ups 4 days apart, each adding different value.
To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…

Specialised tools 93

Unranked, alphabetical. They will enter the ranking with verified reviews.

1

11x

Agents & automation

AI agents for outbound prospecting, inbound lead qualification and customer expansion.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
A

Aircall

CRM & productivityFR

Cloud telephony for sales and support teams, integrated with CRMs.

From €30/month per license✓ Compliant
A

AiSDR

Agents & automationUS

AI agent that researches prospects and sends personalised outreach emails.

$1.50 per prospected person (pay as you go)✓ Compliant
A

Albacross

ProspectingSE

Identifies companies visiting your website and automates outreach.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
A

Amplemarket

ProspectingUS

Prospecting platform with AI copilot.

From $600/month with an annual commitment (Sta…✓ Compliant
AF

Anymail Finder

ProspectingGB

B2B email finder with live verification.

From $29/month; 7-day free trial✓ Compliant
A

Artisan

Agents & automationUS

AI BDR that finds leads, writes and sends outreach sequences.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
BR

B2B Rocket

Prospecting

AI agents to automate B2B prospecting and lead generation.

From $599/month✓ Compliant
B

BetterContact

ProspectingFR

Waterfall email and mobile finder across 20+ data providers, billed only on valid results.

From $15/month✓ Compliant
B

Bonjoro

Video & ReelsAU

Personalised videos to welcome, follow up or thank customers and prospects.

Free; paid from $15/month✓ Compliant
B

Bouncer

Prospecting

Email verification and list cleaning.

Pay as you go from $8 per 1,000 verifications✓ Compliant
CD

Captain Data

ProspectingFR

People and company data API to enrich a CRM or feed AI agents.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…⚠ Grey area
C

Clay

ProspectingUS

Data enrichment and AI prospect research.

Free (100 data credits/month); paid plans from…⚠ Grey area
C

Cognism

ProspectingGB

GDPR-compliant B2B data (emails, mobiles).

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
CR

Common Room

Prospecting

Aggregates buying signals (website, community, social) to spot prospects and prioritise outreach.

From $2,500/month billed annually✓ Compliant
C

ContactOut

ProspectingAU

Email and phone finder, with a LinkedIn extension.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…⚠ Grey area
C

Copy.ai

CopywritingUS

AI copywriting and go-to-market workflows.

From $24/month billed annually ($29 billed mon…✓ Compliant
C

Crystal

ProspectingUS

Personality profiles to tailor your messages.

Free, from $49/month✓ Compliant
D

Datagma

ProspectingFR

B2B contact enrichment focused on mobile numbers, usable with Clay and other tools.

Free; paid from $39/month billed annually ($49…✓ Compliant
D

Dealfront

ProspectingDE

Identifies companies visiting your website, with contact data for B2B prospecting.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
D

Derrick

Prospecting

B2B data enrichment in Google Sheets, on the web and via API: emails, phone numbers, company info.

Free; paid from €20/month⚠ Grey area
E

Emelia

ProspectingFR

B2B prospecting tool: cold email, LinkedIn steps, email finding and warm-up.

From $31/month billed annually ($37 billed mon…⚠ Grey area
E

Enrow

Prospecting

Finds and verifies professional emails and direct phone numbers.

From €15/month✓ Compliant
E

Evaboot

ProspectingEE

Chrome extension that exports Sales Navigator lists and finds prospects' verified emails.

From $9/month⚠ Grey area
F

Findymail

Prospecting

B2B email finding and verification, with Sales Navigator export and CRM integrations.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
F

Folderly

Prospecting

Email deliverability tools for B2B teams.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
F

FullEnrich

ProspectingUS

Waterfall enrichment of emails and phones.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
G

GlockApps

Prospecting

Email deliverability and inbox placement testing.

Free; paid from $59/month billed annually✓ Compliant
G

GMass

ProspectingUS

Sends campaigns and mail merges from Gmail, with automatic follow-ups and tracking.

From €17/month billed annually✓ Compliant
HV

Hippo Video

Video & ReelsUS

Personalised videos at scale for sales and marketing, with AI.

Free; paid from $20/month per user billed annu…✓ Compliant
H

Hyperise

Prospecting

Personalises images, text and pages for each prospect in emails and on your website.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
I

Icypeas

ProspectingFR

Professional email finding and verification, in bulk or via API.

From $19/month excl. VAT ($190/year billed ann…✓ Compliant
I

Instantly

ProspectingUS

Cold email, lead database and warm-up.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
K

Kaspr

ProspectingFR

Extension to get contact details from profiles.

Free; Starter €45 or €59/month per user depend…⚠ Grey area
K

Kickbox

ProspectingUS

Email address verification, in bulk or via API.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
K

Klenty

Prospecting

Sales engagement platform: email sequences, calls with a dialer and tasks for SDRs.

From $50/month billed annually; 14-day free tr…✓ Compliant
LF

Lead Forensics

ProspectingGB

Identifies companies visiting your website, with decision-maker contact details.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
L

Leadmagic

ProspectingUS

B2B data enrichment API: emails, mobiles, company data.

From $83/month billed annually ($99 billed mon…✓ Compliant
LS

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

ProspectingUS

LinkedIn's official prospecting tool.

Core $119.99/month per license ($1,079.88/year…✓ Compliant
L

Lix

ProspectingGB

Structured people and company data for prospecting, enrichment and research.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…⚠ Grey area
L

Loom

Video & Reels

Screen and webcam recording to share videos by link.

Free; Business plan $18/month per user✓ Compliant
L

Lusha

ProspectingUS

B2B contact data (emails, phones) and enrichment.

Free; Professional from $69.9/month; Premium f…⚠ Grey area
M

Mailforge

Prospecting

Cold email infrastructure: domains and mailboxes set up in minutes.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
M

Mailmeteor

ProspectingFR

Mail merge and campaigns from Gmail, with tracking and follow-ups.

Free; paid from $5.99/month per user✓ Compliant
M

MailReach

ProspectingFR

Email inbox warm-up and deliverability tests (spam or inbox).

From €20/month per mailbox✓ Compliant
M

Mailshake

Prospecting

Outreach sequences by email, phone and social, with a lead database.

From $25/month billed annually ($29 billed mon…✓ Compliant
M

MillionVerifier

ProspectingNZ

Bulk email verification.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
N

NeverBounce

ProspectingUS

Email verification and list cleaning.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
O

Ocean.io

ProspectingDK

Finds companies similar to your best customers (lookalikes) and their contacts.

From $250/month billed annually; free trial✓ Compliant
O

Outreach

ProspectingUS

Sales engagement platform for sales teams: sequences, calls, forecasting and AI agents.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
O

Overloop

ProspectingBE

Prospecting platform with a lead database, email sequences and LinkedIn steps.

From $69/month per user; 7-day free trial✓ Compliant
P

Persana

Prospecting

AI prospecting platform: lead search, enrichment and personalised messages.

Free; paid from $68/month billed annually ($85…✓ Compliant
P

Pharow

ProspectingFR

B2B database of French companies to target prospects and feed a CRM.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
P

Pipecorn

ProspectingFR

Pipecorn (formerly ProntoHQ): verified emails and mobiles for B2B prospects.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
P

PowerDMARC

Prospecting

DMARC analysis and monitoring to protect your sending domains.

Free (personal domains); paid from $12/month b…✓ Compliant
PG

Proposal Genie

CRM & productivity

AI proposal generator, notably for Upwork.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
P

Prospeo

Prospecting

Email finder and verifier.

Free (100 credits/month); Starter $49/month pe…✓ Compliant
Q

QuickMail

Prospecting

Cold email with automatic follow-ups, inbox rotation and LinkedIn steps.

From $49/month; 14-day free trial✓ Compliant
R

RB2B

Prospecting

Identifies US visitors to your website and sends their LinkedIn profile to Slack.

Free; paid from $79/month✓ Compliant
R

ReachOut.AI

Prospecting

AI-personalised video prospecting.

Lifetime deal from $249 (one-time payment, lim…✓ Compliant
R

Regie.ai

Prospecting

AI agents that find, enrich, call and email prospects from your own inbox.

Free; paid from $41/month billed annually ($49…✓ Compliant
R

Reply.io

ProspectingUS

Multichannel sequences and AI SDR agent.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
R

Ringover

CRM & productivity

Cloud telephony for sales teams, with a dialer, SMS and AI transcription.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
R

RocketReach

ProspectingUS

Professional contact database: emails, phone numbers and decision-maker profiles.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
S

Saleshandy

ProspectingIN

Cold email and lead database.

From $34/month billed annually ($41 billed mon…✓ Compliant
S

Salesloft

ProspectingUS

Sales platform: email and call cadences, deal tracking and forecasting.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
S

Seamless.AI

ProspectingUS

B2B contact search engine: emails, direct dials and prospect lists.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…⚠ Grey area
S

Sendspark

ProspectingUS

Personalised prospecting videos at scale, with an AI avatar or your own recording.

From $39/month billed annually ($49 billed mon…✓ Compliant
S

Setter

Prospecting

AI appointment setter: qualifies leads and books them into your calendar.

From $397/month billed annually✓ Compliant
S

SignalHire

Prospecting

Finds professionals' emails and phone numbers by name or profile.

Free; paid from $69/month⚠ Grey area
S

Skrapp

ProspectingSG

Professional email finder, with an extension for LinkedIn and Sales Navigator.

Free; paid from $29/month billed annually ($39…⚠ Grey area
S

Smartlead

ProspectingAU

Cold email at scale with warm-up.

From $39/month✓ Compliant
S

SmartReach

ProspectingIN

Multichannel cold email with sequences, warm-up and a shared inbox.

From $29/month; free trial✓ Compliant
S

Snov.io

ProspectingUS

Email finding, sequences and light CRM.

Free, from $39/month✓ Compliant
S

Societeinfo

ProspectingFR

Data enrichment on French companies: B2B databases, legal information and API.

Free; paid from €39/month excl. VAT billed ann…✓ Compliant
S

Storydoc

Design & visuals

Interactive presentations and sales documents as web pages, with tracking.

From $19.8/month billed annually✓ Compliant
S

Success.ai

ProspectingUS

B2B lead database and email outreach automation.

From $37/month billed annually ($49 billed mon…✓ Compliant
S

SuperAGI

Prospecting

AI sales agent that finds and engages prospects.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
T

Tavus

Video & ReelsUS

AI conversational video and avatars, including personalised outreach videos.

Free; paid from $59/month⚠ Grey area
T

Tomba

ProspectingUS

B2B email and phone finding and verification.

Free; paid from $37/month billed annually ($49…✓ Compliant
U

Unify

ProspectingUS

Outbound platform with AI agents, intent signals and email sequences.

Free; paid from $20/month per seat✓ Compliant
U

UpLead

ProspectingUS

B2B database with real-time verified contacts and filters by company and job title.

From $74/month billed annually ($99 billed mon…✓ Compliant
V

Vidyard

Video & ReelsCA

Video platform for sales teams: recording, hosting and view tracking.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
VN

Voila Norbert

Prospecting

Professional email finding and verification.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
W

Warmbox

ProspectingEE

Inbox warm-up for cold email to avoid spam folders.

To be verified (automatic reading was inconclu…✓ Compliant
W

Warmly

ProspectingUS

Identifies anonymous website visitors, enriches them and contacts them through AI chat and email.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
W

Warmy

ProspectingIL

Email warm-up and deliverability tools to stay out of spam.

From $49/month; 7-day free trial✓ Compliant
W

Wiza

Prospecting

Extension that turns LinkedIn and Sales Navigator searches into lists of verified emails and phone numbers.

Free; paid from $49/month per user⚠ Grey area
W

Woodpecker

ProspectingPL

Cold email with deliverability focus.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
Z

Zapmail

Prospecting

Google and Microsoft inboxes ready for cold email (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).

From $39/month (10 mailboxes included)✓ Compliant
Z

Zeliq

ProspectingFR

B2B prospecting platform: verified emails and phone numbers, sequences and AI agents.

Free; paid from $59/month per user✓ Compliant
Z

ZeroBounce

ProspectingUS

Email validation, list cleaning and deliverability tools.

Free (100 credits/month); paid plans to be ver…✓ Compliant
Z

ZoomInfo

ProspectingUS

B2B data platform for prospecting, buying intent and account-based marketing.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant

Free options 30

A Apollo.io Free; Basic $49/month; Professional $9…H Hunter Free, from €34/month billed annually (…C Claude Free; Pro $17/month billed annually ($…ML Mistral Le Chat Free; Pro $14.99/month; Team $24.99/us…B Bonjoro Free; paid from $15/monthC Clay Free (100 data credits/month); paid pl…C Crystal Free, from $49/monthD Datagma Free; paid from $39/month billed annua…D Derrick Free; paid from €20/monthG GlockApps Free; paid from $59/month billed annua…HV Hippo Video Free; paid from $20/month per user bil…K Kaspr Free; Starter €45 or €59/month per use…L Loom Free; Business plan $18/month per userL Lusha Free; Professional from $69.9/month; P…M Mailmeteor Free; paid from $5.99/month per userP Persana Free; paid from $68/month billed annua…P PowerDMARC Free (personal domains); paid from $12…P Prospeo Free (100 credits/month); Starter $49/…R RB2B Free; paid from $79/monthR Regie.ai Free; paid from $41/month billed annua…S SignalHire Free; paid from $69/monthS Skrapp Free; paid from $29/month billed annua…S Snov.io Free, from $39/monthS Societeinfo Free; paid from €39/month excl. VAT bi…T Tavus Free; paid from $59/monthT Tomba Free; paid from $37/month billed annua…U Unify Free; paid from $20/month per seatW Wiza Free; paid from $49/month per userZ Zeliq Free; paid from $59/month per userZ ZeroBounce Free (100 credits/month); paid plans t…

Budget picks

Free

H Hunter

Free, from €34/month billed annually (€49 billed monthly)

Small budget

D Dropcontact

From €79/month

Pro

L lemlist

From $55/month billed annually ($69 billed monthly), Email plan

Ready-to-use prompt

Prospect: [name, role, company, 1 recent public fact]. My offer: [offer], proof: [real result]. Write an email of max 80 words: specific opener, likely problem, proof, simple question (no link). Then 2 follow-ups of 40 words for day 3 and day 7.

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FAQ

What is the best AI tool for prospecting messages?

There are no verified reviews yet, so this ranking is provisional (editorial order). Current shortlist: lemlist, Apollo.io, Dropcontact, Hunter, Lavender. See the methodology for how reviews will rank them.

Is there a free option?

Our free pick is Hunter (Free, from €34/month billed annually (€49 billed monthly)).

Which tools break Instagram/LinkedIn rules for this use case?

Automated LinkedIn messages: prohibited (§8.2). B2B email: GDPR legal basis, opt-out required.

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