Instantly vs MailTracker

Instantly combines cold email automation with a built-in B2B lead database for sales outreach. Its outreach tools support automated sequences, unlimited sending accounts, warmup on paid plans, mailbox rotation, reply detection, and multichannel outreach. SuperSearch provides access to a database of 450M+ B2B leads, with filters and email enrichment. Instantly Copilot can find leads, generate campaigns and sequences, summarize analytics, and run recurring tasks. The integration marketplace includes HubSpot, Slack, Zapier, RB2B, BetterContact, and Replit. Growth (Outreach) costs $47 a month, billed monthly, and includes unlimited email accounts and warmup, 1,000 uploaded contacts, and 5,000 emails monthly. Its 14-day trial requires no credit card and allows up to two connected email accounts, 250 uploaded leads, and 1,000 campaign emails. Platforms listed include Android, iOS, web, and API. Instantly names agencies, freelancers, enterprise customers, founders, and sales and marketing teams among its use cases.

MailTracker adds open and link tracking to Gmail through a Chrome extension, with a web platform listed as well. It reports when a message is first opened, the number of views, and whether viewing happened on mobile or desktop. Real-time Chrome notifications can flag a first open, while email alerts can report an open or a message still unopened after 48 hours. Tracking can be disabled in one click or limited to selected emails. The free plan allows 20 tracked emails per month and includes first tracking history, alerts, Chrome notifications, an activities feed, and no signature. Paid plans add link tracking, reminders, complete history, CSV export, and scheduled-email tracking. MailTracker uses Gmail API permissions covering reading, composing, sending, and permanent deletion. It says it processes events and metadata without storing message contents. Tracking may be incomplete when recipients block images, use incompatible software, forward messages, or view cached content.