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BongoBot vs Lemlist

Lemlist makes you the engine.
BongoBot is the engine.

Lemlist gives you a great interface for sending cold emails. You still have to find prospects, write copy, and figure out what works. BongoBot does all of that automatically.

Free forever plan · No credit card required · Set up in minutes

Lemlist is a solid outreach tool — but it still needs you to do the work.

Well-designed email sequence builderGood deliverability toolsLarge user community and templates
The Gap

Where Lemlist leaves work on your plate

You still write every email

Lemlist gives you templates and merge tags, but the actual copy is on you. You're writing sequences, testing subject lines, and rewriting when open rates drop.

Prospect lists are your problem

You need to bring your own leads — from LinkedIn, Apollo, or manual research. Lemlist sends emails, it doesn't find prospects.

Optimization is manual

You can A/B test subject lines or opening lines, but deciding what to test, analyzing results, and iterating is all on you.

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Lemlist vs BongoBot

A side-by-side look at what each tool handles — and what it leaves to you.

Lemlist
BongoBot
Prospect discovery
Bring your own lists (LinkedIn, Apollo, CSV)
Automated — scans the web for businesses matching your ICP
Email writing
You write sequences with merge tags ({firstName})
AI reads each prospect's website and writes unique emails
Personalization depth
First name, company name, custom fields you fill in
References their services, clients, tech stack, recent work
A/B testing
2 variants — usually subject line or opening line
Up to 10 completely different email angles per campaign
Optimization
You review results and manually adjust
Weak variants auto-retired, winners get more volume
Time to run
5–10 hours/week: list building, writing, analyzing
Set up once, review dashboard weekly
Starting price
$39/mo (Email Starter) — sending only, no prospecting
Free forever — 100 active prospects + 500 emails included
Why Switch

What changes with BongoBot

Stop building prospect lists manually

BongoBot scans the web for businesses in your target market. Define your ICP once — prospects appear automatically.

Stop writing email sequences from scratch

Every email is generated from the prospect's actual website. No templates, no merge tags, no writer's block.

Stop guessing what works

BongoBot runs up to 10 different angles simultaneously and automatically replaces underperformers. You get better results every week without touching anything.

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when it's working.

100 active prospects and 500 personalized emails — free, forever. No credit card. Your first campaign shows you exactly what works.

SPF, DKIM & DMARC built inYour domain stays protectedGDPR compliant

Free

$0forever

Run a real campaign against your market. No time limit, no credit card.

Start free
  • 100 active prospects
  • 500 emails / month
  • 1 project
  • 1 active campaign
  • 5 unique email variants per campaign
  • 30-day analytics
  • Preview and approve every email before it sends
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Pro

$49/ month

Everything runs on autopilot — cold prospects get replaced with fresh ones.

Get started with Pro
  • Sends automatically on your schedule
  • Automatic prospect discovery
  • 10 unique email variants per campaign
  • Full analytics
  • 2,000 active prospects
  • 7,500 emails / month
  • 5 projects
  • 10 active campaigns
  • Email support

Business

$149/ month

Your entire pipeline on autopilot — cold prospects replaced, results tracked.

Get started with Business
  • Sends automatically on your schedule
  • Automatic prospect discovery
  • Full analytics
  • 10 unique email variants per campaign
  • 10,000 active prospects
  • 40,000 emails / month
  • Unlimited projects
  • Unlimited campaigns
  • Priority support

A dedicated BDR costs $4–5K/month. BongoBot Pro is $49.

Cancel anytime. No long-term contracts.

FAQ

Common questions

Stop writing cold emails.
Start getting replies.

BongoBot finds your prospects, writes personalized outreach, and learns what works — so you can focus on closing.

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