Outbound Labs vs Explee: features, pricing and verdict

Short answer

Outbound Labs and Explee are both AI agents that turn a company’s website into outbound campaigns, from research to booked meetings. Explee is pay-as-you-go at $30 for 750 emails and also sells a B2B database. Outbound Labs uses monthly plans from $149 for 5,000 emails, gives 750 emails free with no card, and makes you approve every campaign before it sends.

Explee entry: $30 for 750 emails (≈$0.04 each)
Outbound Labs entry: 750 emails free; then $149 for 5,000 (≈$0.03 each)
Best for small one-off tests: Explee
Best for steady monthly volume: Outbound Labs

How do Outbound Labs and Explee compare?

Both products start from your website and aim to put meetings on your calendar. The table covers what each company publishes. Where Explee does not state something on its site, the table says so rather than guessing.

	Outbound Labs	Explee
Starting point	Your website	Your website
Pricing model	Monthly plans: $149 (5,000 emails), $499 (25,000)	Pay as you go: $30 for 750 emails
Cost per email	$0.03 Growth, $0.02 Scale	About $0.04
Free trial	750 emails, no card	Not free; $30 starter credit
Contact data	Through B2B data provider APIs, billed by the provider	Own B2B database, sold separately
Approvals	Every campaign approved before sending, in the app, by email or in Slack	Check with Explee
Mailboxes	5 warmed mailboxes on Growth, 25 on Scale	Check with Explee
Website visitor identification	1,000 visitors on Growth, 10,000 on Scale	Check with Explee
LinkedIn	1 account on Growth, 5 on Scale	Check with Explee

When to choose Explee

Choose Explee if you want to pay only for what you send with no monthly commitment, if you send in small bursts, or if you also want to buy B2B data from the same company.

When to choose Outbound Labs

Choose Outbound Labs if you send every month and want a lower cost per email, if you want to approve campaigns before anything goes out, or if you want website visitor identification and LinkedIn steps in the same plan. Outbound Labs is in early access; join the waitlist to get 750 free emails when your spot opens.

Frequently asked questions

Is Outbound Labs cheaper than Explee?

Per email, yes at volume: Outbound Labs Growth works out to $0.03 per email ($149 for 5,000) and Scale to $0.02, against about $0.04 on Explee’s pay-as-you-go pricing ($30 for 750). For a one-off small test, Explee’s $30 credit costs less than a monthly plan, and Outbound Labs offers 750 emails free.

Which is better for a first test?

Both let you try about 750 emails. Outbound Labs gives them free with no card; Explee charges $30.

Does Outbound Labs have its own contact database like Explee?

No. Outbound Labs connects to B2B data providers through their APIs and does not keep its own contact database. Explee also sells access to a B2B database.

Outbound Labs vs Explee

How do Outbound Labs and Explee compare?

When to choose Explee

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