MailStrike vs Mailwarmup

MailStrike is an email deliverability platform for mailbox warming, placement testing, and seed lists for B2C senders. AI personas create and reply to email threads using a company's description and industry. Its warming network exchanges threads among business mailboxes while excluding spammers, free-mail senders, and dodgy sites. On connection, the service checks SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and MX records and identifies missing values. Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 connect through OAuth; other providers use IMAP and SMTP with an app password. Warming reaches full volume by day 21 and then continues at a maintenance volume. Seed lists monitor placement and can interact with messages; setup requires one DNS TXT record for domain verification. A free deliverability test reports inbox, promotions, or spam placement and scores spam signals without requiring a card. MailStrike runs on the web and through an API. Paid plans start at $18/mo (annual); there is no free plan, but a free trial is available.

Mailwarmup is a web service that aims to raise sender reputation by generating positive email engagement through a shared network of more than 10,000 inboxes. After users connect an account using SMTP and IMAP details, it sends scheduled messages on their behalf. Network inboxes open and reply to messages, mark them important, and remove them from spam. A dashboard tracks warmup results, including messages removed from spam, categories, and email deliverability. Listed integrations include Gmail, Outlook, and SMTP; users can control sending and limits. Other listed tools include a Mail Health Score, blacklist monitoring, delivery statistics, blacklist removal prompts, and AI ramp ups in beta. Warmup messages can be filtered into a separate folder using the subject keyword “WUA.” There is no free plan, but a 7-day trial is offered. Starter costs $19 a month for one email account and up to 50 positive engagements per day. Growth is $49 a month for three accounts and up to 50 engagements daily; Scale is $99 a month for eight accounts and up to 100 daily; Powerhouse is $149 a month for eight accounts and up to 300 daily. Warmup does not guarantee inbox placement.