Comparison
Mailshake is a clean, well-known sales engagement tool. But at $45 per month minimum with no free plan and basic sequence logic, is it still worth the premium? Here is how Beeving compares.
At a glance
What each tool includes, as published on their site and ours. No stars, no opinions in this table.
| Feature | Beeving | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €29/mo | $45/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Multi-step sequences | ||
| Conditional branching | — | |
| Inbox rotation | ||
| Email warm-up | — | |
| EU data hosting | — | |
| Phone dialer | — | |
| A/B testing | ||
| Per-sender analytics | — | |
| Smart sending limits | — |
Why teams switch
Significantly cheaper. A 14-day free trial to start, and the Launch plan is 29 euros versus Mailshake's $45.
Conditional branching and A/B testing that Mailshake lacks.
No need for third-party warm-up services.
Data stays in Europe with GDPR compliance built in.
Pricing
Mailshake's Email Outreach plan starts at $45 per workspace per month. Their Sales Engagement plan, which adds the phone dialer and social selling features, costs $85 per workspace per month. There is no free plan and no free trial that lets you test the core features fully.
Beeving's Launch plan at 29 euros per workspace per month includes more automation features than Mailshake's $45 starter, and every plan comes with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required. For a team of five, that is 99.50 euros per month versus $225 with Mailshake, saving over $1,000 per year.
Beeving
14-day free trial · No credit card · Growth at €49.90 for beta testers, locked one year
Mailshake
As published on their site, per user per month, at the time of writing.
In detail
Mailshake offers inbox rotation and email tracking, but does not include built-in warm-up. You need a third-party service for that. Beeving includes warm-up across all plans, giving you a complete deliverability toolkit without extra subscriptions.
Mailshake also limits the number of email accounts you can connect on lower plans, which restricts your ability to rotate senders effectively. Beeving offers more generous email account limits at every tier.
This is where Beeving has a clear edge. Mailshake's sequence logic is relatively basic: you create a linear follow-up chain with time delays. Beeving supports conditional branching based on recipient behavior, allowing you to create different paths based on opens, clicks, and replies.
For teams that want to optimize their outreach with A/B testing and smart branching, Beeving offers significantly more flexibility.
Both tools track opens, clicks, replies, and bounces. Mailshake presents this data clearly, which is one of its strengths. Beeving offers comparable analytics with the addition of per-sender performance data, helping you identify which accounts need attention.
Mailshake has a clean, intuitive interface and good onboarding for new users. It is one of the easier cold email tools to get started with. Beeving matches this ease of use while offering more depth under the hood for power users.
Mailshake is known for good onboarding and support resources. Beeving also provides responsive support, with the added benefit of being in a European timezone for EU-based teams.
Switching
Moving from Mailshake to Beeving is simple. Export your contact lists from Mailshake as CSV files, then import them into Beeving with our drag-and-drop importer. Custom fields and tags map automatically, and you can recreate your campaign sequences in minutes using Beeving's visual builder. If you are on an annual Mailshake contract, consider running both tools in parallel until your contract ends so there is no gap in your outreach.
A CSV from Mailshake, with every custom field.
Columns map themselves. Duplicates and blocklisted addresses are dropped.
Same steps, same waits, in the visual builder. Reconnect the mailboxes, warmup starts.
The verdict
Mailshake is a solid tool with a great interface and a useful phone dialer. But at $45 per month minimum with basic sequence logic and no free plan, it is hard to justify when Beeving offers more powerful automation, built-in warm-up, and EU data hosting for a lower price. Unless you need the phone dialer, Beeving is the better deal.
For a team of five, the savings add up to over $1,000 per year, and you get more capable automation features in return. If cold calling is not part of your workflow, the choice is clear.
FAQ
Yes. Mailshake starts at $45 per month with no free plan. Beeving's Launch plan is 29 euros per workspace per month, and every plan comes with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Even Beeving's Email & LinkedIn automation plan at 79 euros per month, which adds LinkedIn outreach, costs far less than Mailshake's $85 Sales Engagement tier.
No. Mailshake requires a paid subscription to use the platform. Beeving does not have a free plan either, but every plan comes with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required, so you can test the platform before committing any budget.
Beeving offers more flexible sequence logic with branching based on opens, clicks, and replies. Mailshake's sequences are more basic, with limited conditional logic, especially on lower-tier plans.
Yes. Mailshake includes a built-in phone dialer, which is a unique feature in the cold email space. If phone outreach is critical to your workflow, this is a genuine advantage for Mailshake.
Yes. Export your contacts from Mailshake as a CSV file and import them directly into Beeving. Campaign structures can be recreated quickly with Beeving's intuitive builder. Most teams complete the switch in under an hour.
No. Mailshake is a US-based company with US infrastructure. If GDPR compliance and EU data residency matter to your business, Beeving is the better choice as all data is stored within the European Union.
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