# Instantly alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 686 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Instantly holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/instantly/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Apollo.io: 68
- Outreach: 62
- Salesloft: 51
- GlockApps: 50
- AiSDR: 43
- Validity Everest: 36

## AI SDR agents

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Instantly (Instantly is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- AiSDR: first choice in 26 of those 75
- Apollo.io: first choice in 10 of those 75
- Artisan Ava: first choice in 5 of those 75
- CellCog: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Buzz.ai: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Salesforge Agent Frank: first choice in 2 of those 75
- WorkAgent: first choice in 2 of those 75
- 11x: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Instantly (Instantly is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- AiSDR: first choice in 17 of those 78
- Artisan Ava: first choice in 11 of those 78
- Apollo.io: first choice in 9 of those 78
- 11x: first choice in 5 of those 78
- AiSDR Solo: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Reply.io Jason: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Amplemarket Duo: first choice in 1 of those 78
- CellCog: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Instantly.

- Artisan Ava: first choice in 17 of those 80
- 11x: first choice in 15 of those 80
- Regie.ai: first choice in 6 of those 80
- 11x Alice: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Outreach: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Qualified Piper: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Salesforce Agentforce SDR: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Salesloft Rhythm: first choice in 2 of those 80

## Email deliverability and testing tools

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Instantly (Instantly is #3 of 15 at 11%).

- GlockApps: first choice in 17 of those 72
- Google Postmaster Tools: first choice in 11 of those 72
- MXToolbox: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Sender: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Mail-Tester: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Brevo: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Litmus: first choice in 2 of those 72
- MailReach: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Instantly (Instantly is #19 of 19 at 0%).

- GlockApps: first choice in 29 of those 81
- Google Postmaster Tools: first choice in 7 of those 81
- Litmus: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Sender: first choice in 4 of those 81
- MXToolbox: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Validity Everest: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Allegrow: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Folderly: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Instantly (Instantly is #7 of 17 at 4%).

- Validity Everest: first choice in 33 of those 79
- Validity Engage: first choice in 7 of those 79
- GlockApps: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Inbox Monster: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Litmus: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Mailgun: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Mailgun Optimize: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Allegrow: first choice in 1 of those 79

## Sales engagement platforms

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Instantly (Instantly is #3 of 14 at 3%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 31 of those 61
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 12 of those 61
- Klenty: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Yesware: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Close: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Outreach: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Rework: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Saleshandy: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Instantly (Instantly is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Salesloft: first choice in 24 of those 79
- Apollo.io: first choice in 17 of those 79
- Outreach: first choice in 13 of those 79
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 9 of those 79
- Amplemarket: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Close: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Freshsales: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Pipedrive: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Instantly.

- Outreach: first choice in 46 of those 81
- Salesloft: first choice in 27 of those 81
- Salesforce Sales Engagement: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Apollo.io: first choice in 1 of those 81
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 1 of those 81
- SmartReach.io: first choice in 1 of those 81

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