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Instantly vs Saleshandy vs Derrick: Which Is Better in 2026?

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Instantly vs Saleshandy vs Derrick in short. Instantly: unlimited warm-up · 160M B2B database · Agency-friendly. Saleshandy: deliverability-first · Unlimited mailboxes · Lead finder bundled. Derrick is a B2B enrichment web app (nothing to install), also available as a Google Sheets add-on, a REST API and an MCP server (Claude and ChatGPT drive enrichment for you). It is free forever with 100 credits/month, with paid plans from €9/month, and it runs on its own or alongside Instantly or Saleshandy.

Where Instantly optimises the send + measure loop, Derrick owns the lead-list quality that determines whether Instantly's send loop ever lands in inbox. The side-by-side comparison below covers Instantly's pricing tiers, deliverability features and contact-source ecosystem against Derrick's 10-source lookup enrichment.

Free plan Yes - 100 credits/mo
Starts at €9/mo
Setup Nothing to install
Where it lives Web app, plus Sheets, Claude, API

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Quick facts01 / 10

Instantly vs Saleshandy vs Derrick at a glance

Instantly

  • Starting price: $47/mo (Growth, was $37 Light Speed pre-2026 restructure ; annual $37.60)
  • Free plan: Free 14-day trial
  • Founded: 2021
  • HQ: Wyoming, USA
4.8/5 G2 4.7/5 Capterra

Saleshandy

  • Starting price: $23/month (annual)
  • Free plan: 7-day free trial
  • Founded: 2015
  • HQ: Ahmedabad, India
4.5/5 G2 4.6/5 Capterra

Derrick

Recommended
  • Starting price: Free · Paid from €9/mo
  • Free plan: Yes - 100 credits/mo permanent
  • Founded: 2022
  • HQ: Marseille, FR
4.8/5 G2 4.8/5 Capterra

Why Derrick wins02 / 10

Why teams pick Derrick over Instantly and Saleshandy

3 core reasons SDRs and ops teams switch to Derrick. Click to expand each.

01

Skip the dashboard - enrich straight from formulas

Derrick runs in its web app, nothing to install, and also in Google Sheets: enrichment runs in place, results land in the next column, and your existing pivot tables, filters, and dashboards keep working. For teams already running their pipeline in Sheets, that's hours saved per week on copy-paste alone.

02

Forget per-seat math : from €9/month for 4,000 credits

Pricing comparison : Instantly from $47/month, Saleshandy from $23/month (annual), Derrick from €9/month. Note the unit - both Instantly and Saleshandy either cap your credits or charge per seat, so a real team's monthly bill is typically 2-5× the headline. Derrick's paid plans open at 9 EUR a month, and every row you enrich draws credits from that balance.

03

Plug Derrick into Claude / ChatGPT via MCP - no glue code

The AI-agent stack in 2026 looks different : Claude calls MCP-enabled tools directly, no glue code. Derrick was built MCP-native from day one. Pairing Instantly or Saleshandy with an AI agent still means setting up Zapier flows, parsing JSON responses, and handling rate limits manually.

Replace Instantly: enrich leads from their LinkedIn profile in Derrick's web app, nothing to install

Honest comparison03 / 10

What each tool does better

We're upfront - every tool has strengths. Here's where Instantly, Saleshandy, and Derrick each genuinely win.

What Instantly does better

  • Private warm-up network is genuinely differentiated
  • Unified inbox handles 50+ mailboxes without losing your mind
  • Bundled 160M B2B database removes a real stack-cost line
Read full Instantly review →

What Saleshandy does better

  • Unlimited mailboxes saves real money at scale
  • Deliverability tooling is best-in-class
  • Lead Finder removes a separate Apollo subscription
Read full Saleshandy review →

Real annual cost04 / 10

True cost over 12 months

Headline pricing rarely tells the whole story. Here's the real cost of running each tool for a year.

Cost item Instantly Saleshandy Derrick
Starting price $47/mo (Growth, was $37 Light Speed pre-2026 restructure ; annual $37.60) $23/month (annual) €0 (free) · €9/month paid
Annual cost (base) ~$564/yr ~$276/yr €0/year free · €108/year on Mini
Free plan? Free 14-day trial 7-day free trial ✓ Forever - 100 credits/mo
Setup cost Hours to days Hours to days Nothing to install (web app)
Switching cost CSV export + retraining CSV export + retraining Zero - works alongside any stack

Most teams pay 2-5x more on add-ons (extra seats, phone credits, integrations) than on the headline base price. Derrick keeps it to one transparent credit model.

Feature-by-feature05 / 10

Instantly vs Saleshandy vs Derrick: full feature comparison

Instantly Derrick App Saleshandy
Entry price$47/mo (Growth, was $37 Light Speed pre-2026 restructure ; annual $37.60)Free plan · from €9/month$23/month (annual)
Free planFree 14-day trialFree plan, 100 credits/month7-day free trial
Typical useAgencies + cold-email-at-scaleB2B enrichment (web app, Sheets, Claude, API)Cold email at scale, agencies
Category positioningCold email outreachWeb app for B2B data (also Sheets, Claude, API)Cold email outreach
Founded202120222015
Mailbox modelUnlimited on all paid tiersN/A - data not senderUnlimited on all paid tiers
Built-in warm-up1.5M+ mailbox private networkN/AIncluded free
AI personalizationGates to Hypergrowth ($97)Via LLM integrationsBasic (spintax + merge tags)
Bundled B2B database160M contacts (Lead Finder)Derrick search + enrich700M contacts on Outreach Pro+
Works natively in Google Sheets✕✓✕
Per-row pricing (credits roll over)✕✓✕
MCP-ready for AI / LLM agents✕✓✕

Pricing in a nutshell06 / 10

Instantly vs Saleshandy vs Derrick pricing breakdown

Migration guide07 / 10

How to switch from Instantly to Derrick in 3 steps

Derrick is a web app - nothing to install, no formulas to learn, no pipelines to migrate. Sign up and you're enriching in under a minute.

Open the Derrick web app

Sign up on the Derrick web app. Nothing to install, no credit card required - you start with 100 free credits per month.

Import your Instantly list

Upload the CSV you exported from Instantly, paste LinkedIn URLs, or import from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Prefer to stay in your tools? The same features run in Google Sheets, in Claude (MCP) and via the API.

Enrich your list with one click

Select the column with names, LinkedIn URLs, or company domains. Pick what you want - emails, phone numbers, LinkedIn data, company info, tech stack - and click "Enrich". Derrick fills the columns in your list. No pipelines, no waiting.

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Decision in 60 seconds08 / 10

Which one is right for you?

Pick Instantly if…

  • You specifically need agencies + cold-email-at-scale
  • Private warm-up network is genuinely differentiated
  • Unified inbox handles 50+ mailboxes without losing your mind
  • You're already invested in the Instantly ecosystem
Read full Instantly review →

Pick Saleshandy if…

  • You specifically need cold email at scale, agencies
  • Unlimited mailboxes saves real money at scale
  • Deliverability tooling is best-in-class
  • You're already invested in the Saleshandy ecosystem
Read full Saleshandy review →

Pick Derrick if…

  • You want B2B enrichment with nothing to install (web app, also in Sheets, Claude, API)
  • You need a usable free plan (100 credits/mo, no card)
  • You don't want long contracts, lock-in, or sales calls
  • You need 100+ data points per lead in one tool
Try Derrick free →

Compare09 / 10

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Customer stories

What teams say after switching from Instantly vs Saleshandy

See what our customers say about Derrick.

  • Rated 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot, 323 reviews
323 reviews

"This app saved me so much time and effort. Great for anyone looking to build a contact list or network at scale quickly. As a start-up it's been invaluable."

Alex Clark

Director | SaaS GTM Leader

Reviewed on Product Hunt

"Working pretty nifty compared to Snov.Io. Price wise it does give a fair shake, and IMO better interface since it's google sheets."

David Sire

Mortgage Broker at Zero Point Mortgage

Reviewed on Product Hunt

"Derrick is a very simple and user-friendly app to enrich your contacts database. Best thing: you can test it for free. And then the price is so low, it's a no brainer."

Etienne Grange

CEO Form'actions

Reviewed on Capterra

FAQ

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Instantly vs Saleshandy: when does each fit best?

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Instantly is positioned as cold email outreach for agencies + cold-email-at-scale. Saleshandy is positioned as cold email outreach for cold email at scale, agencies. Both compete in the cold email + sales engagement category, so the choice comes down to which usage profile your team matches most closely. Both are established products with real user bases, so the deciding factor is workflow fit, not product quality.

How do Instantly and Saleshandy pricing actually compare in 2026?

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Instantly entry-paid tier : Growth at $47/month. Next tier up is Hypergrowth ($97/month). Instantly's free tier : Free 14-day trial. Saleshandy entry-paid tier : Outreach Starter at $23/month (annual). Next tier up is Outreach Pro ($59/month (annual)). Saleshandy's free tier : 7-day free trial. As a cross-reference : Derrick App's paid plans open at 9 EUR a month for 4,000 credits, and whatever you do not spend rolls over, which helps teams that hate budgeting around refills.

What's the biggest reason to pick Instantly over Saleshandy?

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Private warm-up network is genuinely differentiated. 1.5M+ mailboxes inboxing each other across the network create real reputation signal that Gmail and Microsoft trust. Reviewers consistently report 5-15% higher inbox-placement rates after migrating to Instantly versus Smartlead, Saleshandy, or Lemlist warm-up alone. That is the capability to test against your own list before it decides anything.

What's the biggest reason to pick Saleshandy over Instantly?

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Unlimited mailboxes saves real money at scale. Every paid tier supports unlimited connected sending mailboxes. Instantly, Smartlead, and Apollo all charge per-mailbox past 10-25. Agencies and multi-mailbox solo operators routinely save $500-2,000/mo just on this one feature. That is the difference to test against your own workflow before it decides anything.

Can Derrick replace both Instantly and Saleshandy?

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Both Instantly and Saleshandy compete in the cold email + sales engagement category. Derrick is a data-first web app (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) - it doesn't replace a full cold email + sales engagement platform feature-for-feature, but it eliminates the data + spreadsheet layer that teams typically use alongside Instantly or Saleshandy. For teams whose primary need is enrichment + list-building, Derrick replaces 60-80% of typical cold email + sales engagement stack workflows, with credits that roll over on every paid plan (from 9 EUR a month). For teams running heavy cold email + sales engagement feature surface (sequencer, dialer, AI agents), Derrick complements rather than replaces.

Beyond Instantly and Saleshandy, what other tools should I evaluate?

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Four other tools in the same competitive set worth evaluating : Smartlead, Lemlist, Apollo, Mailshake. Each has its own positioning trade-off versus Instantly and Saleshandy - Smartlead sits closest to them on the same use case, with Lemlist, Apollo, Mailshake as adjacent picks for different team sizes or use cases. For an apples-to-apples evaluation, run each candidate's review side-by-side against your specific procurement criteria.