Lemlist
- Starting price: $63/seat/mo (annual)
- Free plan: No (14-day free trial)
- Founded: 2017
- HQ: Paris, France
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Lemlist vs Reply.io vs Derrick: Which Is Better in 2026?
- Short answer
- Lemlist vs Reply.io vs Derrick: Lemlist is a multichannel cold outreach (email + linkedin + calls), Reply.io is a multichannel · ai agents · email + linkedin + voice. Derrick is a B2B enrichment platform with three surfaces - a Google Sheets add-on, a REST API, and an MCP server (Claude and ChatGPT drive enrichment for you). Hit rates are noticeably higher (more emails + phone numbers returned per query than Lemlist or Reply.io) and pricing is lower - free forever with 100 credits/month, paid plans from €9/month. Most teams pair Derrick for the data layer with Lemlist or Reply.io for outreach.
Lemlist is built for sequenced outreach across email + LinkedIn + (sometimes) calls. The hidden cost is enrichment: Lemlist bills you per contact AND per channel. The side-by-side comparison below isolates Lemlist's real cost-per-touched-prospect against Derrick's flat credit-pool model that decouples enrichment from sending.
Free plan Yes - 100 credits/mo
Starts at €9/mo
Setup time 30 seconds
Where it lives Google Sheets
✓ Free forever · ✓ No credit card · ✓ Cancel anytime · ✓ Your data stays in your Sheet
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Lemlist vs Reply.io vs Derrick at a glance
Reply.io
- Starting price: $59/user/month
- Free plan: 14-day free trial
- Founded: 2014
- HQ: San Jose, USA
Derrick
★ Recommended- Starting price: Free · Paid from €9/mo
- Free plan: Yes - 100 credits/mo permanent
- Founded: 2023
- HQ: Marseille, FR
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Why teams pick Derrick over Lemlist and Reply.io
3 core reasons SDRs and ops teams switch to Derrick. Click to expand each.
01 Native Google Sheets enrichment, no CSV exports
The friction with Lemlist and Reply.io isn't the data quality — it's the workflow shape. Export from the platform, import into Sheets, hope the columns line up. Derrick collapses all of that into a single formula call. The enrichment happens where the data already lives, with the team that already owns the sheet.
02 Forget per-seat math : $10/mo regardless of scale
Pricing comparison : Lemlist from $63/seat/mo (annual), Reply.io from $59/user/month, Derrick at $10/mo flat. Note the unit — both Lemlist and Reply.io either cap your credits or charge per seat, so a real team's monthly bill is typically 2-5× the headline. Derrick's $10 is the full price regardless of how many rows you enrich.
03 AI-agent ready : Derrick speaks the Model Context Protocol
For teams adopting AI SDR / RevOps workflows : Derrick's MCP support means your enrichment layer is callable by any compliant agent (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, n8n with MCP nodes). Lemlist and Reply.io require Zapier or custom code at this layer — a meaningful integration tax as AI-agent stacks mature.
Honest Comparison 
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What each tool does better
We're upfront - every tool has strengths. Here's where Lemlist, Reply.io, and Derrick each genuinely win.
What Lemlist does better
- Best multichannel outreach UX
- Lemwarm = built-in deliverability
- Personalization at scale
What Reply.io does better
- Most channels in one platform in the category
- Reply Jason AI is genuinely production-ready
- Salesforce + HubSpot integrations are deep and stable
What Derrick does better
- Free forever - €0/mo with 100 credits permanent in Google Sheets
- 100+ data points per lead - verified emails, phones, LinkedIn, tech stack, SIRET
- Zero LinkedIn ban risk + real-time email verification built in
- Pair with any sequencer - LaGrowthMachine, Smartlead, Lemlist, HeyReach
Real Annual Cost
True cost over 12 months
Headline pricing rarely tells the whole story. Here's the real cost of running each tool for a year.
| Lemlist | Reply.io | Derrick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (monthly) | $63/seat/mo (annual) | $59/user/month | €0 (free) · €9/mo paid |
| Annual cost (base) | ~€756/yr | ~€708/yr | €0/yr free · ~€108/yr paid |
| Free plan? | No (14-day free trial) | 14-day free trial | ✓ Forever - 100 credits/mo |
| Setup cost | Hours to days | Hours to days | 30 seconds via Marketplace |
| 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 everything in one transparent tier.
Feature-by-Feature
Lemlist vs Reply.io vs Derrick: full feature comparison
| Lemlist | Derrick App | Reply.io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $63/seat/mo (annual) | $10/mo flat | $59/user/month |
| Free plan | ✕ | 14-day full trial | 14-day free trial |
| Best for | Multichannel outbound teams | Sheet-native enrichment | Teams adopting AI SDR workflows |
| Category positioning | Multichannel Outreach | Spreadsheet-native B2B data | Sales engagement + AI SDR |
| G2 rating | 4.6/5 | — | 4.6/5 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2022 | 2014 |
| Mailbox model | Per-tier | N/A — data not sender | Per-seat, 1-5 mailboxes max |
| Built-in warm-up | Available | N/A | Available |
| AI personalization | Basic merge tags | Via LLM integrations | Best-in-class, $300+/mo per agent |
| Bundled B2B database | Standalone | Derrick search + enrich | Standalone |
| Works natively in Google Sheets | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Per-row pricing (no credit caps) | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| MCP-ready for AI / LLM agents | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
Pricing in a nutshell Multichannel Outreach derrick
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Lemlist vs Reply.io vs Derrick pricing breakdown
Multichannel Outreach Lemlist
$63/seat/mo (annual)
Best for: Multichannel outbound teams
Lemlist pricing entry sits at $63/seat/mo (annual) (multichannel outreach). Sized for multichannel outbound teams. The detailed Lemlist pricing breakdown (tier-by-tier feature matrix + true TCO) is on the dedicated pricing page.
Results first.
Complexity removed.
Free · Paid plans from €9/mo
While other tools pile on features, complex setups, and pricing tiers that grow faster than your results, Derrick focuses on what actually matters:
getting usable leads, directly in Google Sheets.
No heavy workflows, No endless configuration. No learning curve.
Sales engagement + AI SDR Reply.io
$59/user/month
Best for: Teams adopting AI SDR workflows
Sales engagement + AI SDR category : Reply.io entry tier is $59/user/month. Best-for : teams adopting ai sdr workflows. See the complete Reply.io pricing page for tier comparison, credit cap behaviour, and annual-vs-monthly delta.
Migration Guide
How to switch from Lemlist to Derrick in 3 steps
Derrick is a Google Workspace app - no formulas to learn, no pipelines to migrate, no engineering work. Add it to Google Sheets and you're enriching in under a minute.
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~30 sec Install Derrick from Google Workspace Marketplace
Click the install button on our Marketplace listing and grant Google Sheets access. No credit card required - you start with 100 free credits per month.
2
~30 sec Open any Google Sheet → Extensions → Derrick
Open a Sheet with your prospect list (paste a CSV from Lemlist, scrape from LinkedIn Sales Navigator, or import from your CRM). Click Extensions → Derrick and the sidebar opens with all enrichment features ready to use.
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~1 min 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 directly in your Sheet. No exports, no pipelines, no waiting.
Install Derrick free →
100 free credits / month · No credit card · Cancel anytime
Decision in 60 seconds
Which one is right for you?
Pick Lemlist if…
- You specifically need multichannel outbound teams
- Best multichannel outreach UX
- Lemwarm = built-in deliverability
- You're already invested in the Lemlist ecosystem
Pick Reply.io if…
- You specifically need teams adopting ai sdr workflows
- Most channels in one platform in the category
- Reply Jason AI is genuinely production-ready
- You're already invested in the Reply.io ecosystem
Pick Derrick if…
- You want B2B enrichment directly in Google Sheets
- 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
What teams say after switching from Lemlist vs Reply.io
See what our customers say about Derrick.
"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
"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
"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
"Super easy to enrich linkedin urls using this tool. Both personal and company url data can be easily enriched with a click of a button."
Zaid Bilal
RevOps Professional
"Amazing Tool, I would like to advocate this to my colleagues. So that you can get more users. Keep it Up. 5 Stars!"
Asif Hanzala
Lead Generation Specialist at IdeaPeel
"This app is fantastic. Brilliantly created to help small and mid sized businesses."
Dan Hughes
Founder/CEO, AlmanacIO
"I have been using other expensive apps or freemium like phantombuster, but Derrick has replaced them all. I love the simplicity of the Google sheet add-in, but what is best is the efficiency it delivers."
Julien Walon Cohen
CEO & Co-founder @ Diffly | B2B Sales Advisor
"The LinkedIn scraping and email finder combo is incredibly powerful. I can build a complete prospect list with contact info in under an hour. Absolute must-have for outbound."
Michael Kim
SDR Team Lead at CloudScale
"Have tested over 10+ LI scraper apps, Derrick beats them all. Simple to use, accurate data, and affordable price."
AJ Alexander
Opportunity Prospector
Frequently Asked Questions
Lemlist vs Reply.io: when does each fit best?
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Lemlist is positioned as multichannel outreach for multichannel outbound teams. Reply.io is positioned as sales engagement + ai sdr for teams adopting ai sdr workflows. Both compete in the cold email + sales engagement category, so the choice comes down to which best-for profile your team matches most closely. G2 reviewers rate Lemlist at 4.6/5 and Reply.io at 4.6/5 — both products work, the deciding factor is workflow fit, not product quality.
How do Lemlist and Reply.io pricing actually compare in 2026?
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Lemlist entry-paid tier : Free Trial at 14 days free. Next tier up is Email Pro ($63/seat/mo (annual)). Lemlist's free tier : No (14-day free trial). Reply.io entry-paid tier : Email Volume at $59/user/month (annual). Next tier up is Multichannel ($99/user/month (annual)). Reply.io's free tier : 14-day free trial. If you're looking past tier-based pricing entirely, Derrick App at $10/month covers unlimited rows enriched in Google Sheets — no credit caps, no per-seat math.
What's the biggest reason to pick Lemlist over Reply.io?
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Best multichannel outreach UX. Email + LinkedIn DMs + cold calls in one sequence builder. The visual flow is genuinely usable by SDRs without ops support - closest to 'click-to-launch' in the category. (Source : Verified G2 user, Sales Manager, G2 review (Q1 2026).) If this single capability maps to a real pain in your sales motion, Lemlist is the right pick over Reply.io.
What's the biggest reason to pick Reply.io over Lemlist?
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Most channels in one platform in the category. Email + LinkedIn + voice + SMS + WhatsApp all live in one cadence builder. No competitor in 2026 ships this many channels natively. For teams running true multichannel touchpoint orchestration, this removes 2-3 separate subscriptions. (Source : Mei C., Head of Sales Ops, G2 review (Feb 2026).) If this is the differentiator that matters most for your stack, Reply.io is the right pick over Lemlist.
Can Derrick replace both Lemlist and Reply.io?
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Both Lemlist and Reply.io compete in the cold email + sales engagement category. Derrick is data-and-Sheets-native — 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 Lemlist or Reply.io. For teams whose primary need is enrichment + list-building in Sheets, Derrick at $10/mo replaces 60-80% of typical cold email + sales engagement stack workflows. For teams running heavy cold email + sales engagement feature surface (sequencer, dialer, AI agents), Derrick complements rather than replaces.
Beyond Lemlist and Reply.io, what other tools should I evaluate?
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Four other tools in the same competitive set worth evaluating : Apollo, Instantly, Smartlead, Mailshake. Each has its own positioning trade-off versus Lemlist and Reply.io — Apollo typically appears as a direct competitor on G2 review pages, with Instantly, Smartlead, 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.
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