An honest Lemlist alternative
Lemlist is a multichannel prospecting tool with email, LinkedIn automation and calling. Terlido covers similar channels, but handles LinkedIn differently: it prepares LinkedIn steps as tasks for a person instead of automating the account. Here is an honest look at both.
Pricing, as of October 2026
Lemlist's Email plan is priced by monthly sending volume. Multichannel Expert is priced per user and includes 400 enrichment credits per user per month; more lead data is bought with credits.
Lemlist
| Email$69/month | 50,000-email tier, unlimited senders per account, warmup included ($55/month billed yearly) |
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| Multichannel Expert$109/user/month | Up to 5 sending emails per user, LinkedIn automation, in-app calling |
| EnterpriseCustom | Annual billing only, minimum 5 seats |
Terlido
| Free$0, forever | 1 mailbox and 50 leads per workspace, warmup on one mailbox forever. Campaigns need the trial or a paid plan. |
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| Email Pro$39/seat/month | 5 mailboxes, 5,000 leads and 10 active campaigns per workspace. No API or MCP access. |
| Multichannel$79/seat/month | 15 mailboxes and unlimited leads per workspace, WhatsApp, LinkedIn task and call steps, MCP and REST API. |
| Agency$149/seat/month | Unlimited mailboxes and leads, client sub-workspaces, cross-client reporting. |
Where Lemlist is stronger
- Automated LinkedIn steps (visits, invites and messages). Terlido deliberately does not automate LinkedIn accounts.
- In-app calling on Multichannel Expert, with calling minutes included on Enterprise. Terlido calls always have you on the line, from the browser or through your own phone, and there is no auto-dialer.
- Unlimited senders on the Email plan, priced by volume rather than per seat.
- A built-in lead database, paid with credits. Terlido has no contact database of its own.
Where Terlido is stronger
- WhatsApp steps are part of the Multichannel plan. On Lemlist, WhatsApp is a paid add-on.
- Warmup and campaign email share one enforced daily send budget per mailbox.
- A Free plan with warmup on one mailbox that never expires.
- An MCP server for AI agents where your approval is bound to one version of a campaign.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Lemlist if: You want LinkedIn steps that run on their own, calling inside the app, or a lead database in the same tool.
Pick Terlido if: You want multichannel sequences with WhatsApp included and a person in the loop for LinkedIn.
Terlido is new and has no customer logos or reply-rate numbers to show you. The fastest way to judge it is to connect a spare mailbox on the Free plan and watch warmup and the domain checks.
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Lemlist details were checked in October 2026. Prices and plans change, so check their site before you buy.
- Lemlist help center: plans and pricing
- Cleanlist: lemlist pricing guide (read from lemlist.com/pricing on 2026-09-01)