How does scrapensend work?

You describe your target audience (e.g., "25 software houses in Europe"), write instructions for the AI email, pick the tone and style, and hit Execute. scrapensend finds companies, scrapes their contact emails from real websites, generates a unique personalized email for each one, and sends them from your inbox. Setup takes about 5 minutes.

What do I need to fill in to create a campaign?

Two main things: (1) who you want to reach — a description of your target companies, and (2) what the email should say — instructions for the AI. Then you pick the tone, length, opening hook, call-to-action, and language from dropdown menus. You can also add an HTML signature and set the send interval. It takes about 5 minutes total.

Is scrapensend safe to use with my Gmail?

Yes. scrapensend uses official Google OAuth2 — we never see or store your password. Only an encrypted refresh token. Emails are sent from your actual account with natural timing intervals (3-6 minutes between each) to protect your sender reputation. You can revoke access anytime from your Google Account settings.

How personalized are the AI-generated emails?

Each email is uniquely generated. The AI reads the target company's actual website, understands their business, services, and context, and writes a message based on your instructions specifically for them. No templates, no mail merge — two companies in the same industry get completely different emails.

Where do the company emails come from?

scrapensend scrapes them from the company's own website — contact pages, footer, about pages, mailto links, even Cloudflare-obfuscated emails. These are public business emails (info@, contact@, hello@), not personal addresses. If no email is found on a website, that company is skipped.

Is cold emailing legal?

Yes. Sending B2B cold emails to publicly available business addresses is legal under GDPR (legitimate interest, Article 6(1)(f)) and CAN-SPAM Act. scrapensend only targets companies, never private individuals. Our prompt validation system blocks requests for personal data.

How much does scrapensend cost?

Three plans: Starter at $19/month (10 campaigns, 100 leads each), Pro at $39/month (40 campaigns, 200 leads each, full style controls), and Business at $79/month (unlimited campaigns, 250 leads, no branding in emails). No setup fees. Cancel anytime.

Can I control the tone and style of emails?

Yes. You can customize: objective (sales, partnership, link building, research, recruiting), opening hook (website visit, industry match, direct question, compliment), tone (casual, direct, formal, bold), length (short or standard), call-to-action (soft check, find person, offer resource, book call), and language (auto-detect, English, Polish, German, Spanish, French).

Can I preview emails before they are sent?

Yes. scrapensend has a Preview button that generates a sample email using your instructions and style settings, addressed to a fictional company. You can review the tone, content, and structure before launching the campaign.

What email providers does scrapensend support?

Currently Gmail (via OAuth2), SendGrid (via API key), and Resend (via API key). Microsoft Outlook, custom SMTP, Mailgun, and Amazon SES support is coming soon.

Can I stop a campaign after it starts?

Yes. One click on the Stop button and no more emails will be sent. You can also resume a stopped campaign later. All progress is saved.

Do I need any technical knowledge to use scrapensend?

None. If you can fill in a form and click a button, you can use scrapensend. There is no code to write, no API to configure, no CSV files to import.

Honest comparison

ScrapenSend vs Lemlist

Lemlist charges $69/user/month. A team of 3 pays $207/month. ScrapenSend does cold email better for $19/month flat.

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Lemlist

$69

/user/mo

ScrapenSend

$19

/mo

What is Lemlist?

Lemlist is a multichannel sales engagement platform offering email outreach, LinkedIn automation, and phone calling. It's positioned as a premium tool with per-user pricing starting at $69/month. Lemlist recently added AI features and a lead database, but the per-user pricing model makes it one of the most expensive options for teams. Lemlist also requires you to source leads from their database or import them — it doesn't scrape leads from websites.

Why teams switch from Lemlist to ScrapenSend

Lemlist charges $69/user/month. A team of 3 pays $207/month. ScrapenSend charges $19-79/month flat — no per-user fees.

Lemlist requires you to source leads from their shared database or import CSVs. ScrapenSend scrapes fresh leads from real company websites.

Lemlist's AI uses variables and database fields. ScrapenSend's AI reads each company's actual website for deeper personalization.

Lemlist requires multichannel setup (email + LinkedIn + phone) which adds complexity. ScrapenSend focuses on doing cold email exceptionally well.

Lemlist recently increased prices by $10/user/month for new customers.

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	ScrapenSend	Lemlist
Lead sourcing	Built-in web scraping from company websites	600M+ shared database
AI email writing	Per-company website analysis	AI variables from database fields
Starting price	$19/month (flat)	$69/user/month
Team of 3 cost	$19-79/month	$207/month
Per-user pricing	No	Yes ($69/user)
LinkedIn automation	No (email focused)	Yes (Multichannel Expert $99/user)
Phone dialer	No	Yes (Outreach Scale $159/user)
Email warmup	Coming soon	Yes
Setup time	~5 minutes	30+ minutes
Free plan	Yes	No (14-day trial)
CSV import needed	No	Yes (or use database)
One-prompt launch	Yes	No
Person search (by role)	Yes - find CEOs, CTOs, etc.	Database filters only
Import your own list	Yes	Yes (CSV)
Email providers supported	7 (Gmail, Resend, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, SES, SMTP)	Built-in sending only

Real cost comparison

Lemlist

Email Pro (1 user)$69/mo

Email Pro (3 users)$207/mo

Multichannel Expert (1 user)$99/mo

Total$69-297+/mo

ScrapenSend

Starter$19/mo

Pro$39/mo

Business (unlimited)$79/mo

Total$19-79/mo

ScrapenSend advantages over Lemlist

70-85% cheaper for teams

Lemlist's per-user pricing devastates team budgets. A team of 3 on Lemlist Email Pro pays $207/month. The same team on ScrapenSend pays $19-79/month. Annual savings: $1,500-2,200+.

Deeper AI personalization

Lemlist's AI inserts variables from database fields (company name, industry, headcount). ScrapenSend's AI reads each company's actual website — their services, clients, positioning — and writes a truly contextual email. The difference is obvious to recipients.

Fresh leads vs shared database

Lemlist's 600M+ contact database sounds impressive, but those same contacts are available to every Lemlist user. ScrapenSend scrapes leads from actual company websites — unique contacts that aren't in any shared database.

Simplicity over complexity

Lemlist pushes multichannel (email + LinkedIn + phone), which means complex workflows, longer setup, and higher costs. If cold email is your primary channel, ScrapenSend delivers better results faster with zero complexity.

Lemlist limitations to consider

-Per-user pricing makes Lemlist very expensive for teams ($207/mo for 3 users)
-Lead database uses the same shared B2B contacts as other tools
-LinkedIn and phone features require more expensive plans ($99-159/user/mo)
-No free plan — only a 14-day trial
-Prices recently increased by $10/user/month for new customers
-Complex multichannel setup when you just need cold email

The per-user pricing trap

Lemlist's pricing model looks straightforward: $69/user/month for Email Pro. But consider how this scales. One founder doing outreach: $69/month. Add a sales hire: $138/month. Hire a third SDR: $207/month. Want multichannel features? That's $99/user — $297/month for 3 users. Need the full Outreach Scale with phone? $159/user — $477/month for 3 people. And Lemlist recently increased prices by $10/user/month for new customers, suggesting this trend will continue. ScrapenSend's flat pricing model means your costs don't multiply with headcount. The Business plan at $79/month gives unlimited campaigns regardless of how many people on your team use it. A team of 10 pays the same as a team of 1.

When Lemlist is the better choice

Lemlist excels in specific scenarios. If you need true multichannel outreach combining email, LinkedIn messages, and phone calls in automated sequences, Lemlist's workflow builder is purpose-built for that. If you have a large sales team that needs shared inboxes, team analytics, and collaborative features, Lemlist's team-oriented design is mature. If LinkedIn outreach is a significant part of your strategy, Lemlist's LinkedIn automation is a genuine differentiator. However, data shows that most Lemlist users primarily use it for email outreach and don't fully utilize the multichannel features. If that describes your usage, ScrapenSend delivers better email outreach at a fraction of the cost.

Frequently asked questions

Is ScrapenSend a good alternative to Lemlist?+

Yes, especially for teams focused on cold email. Lemlist's strength is multichannel outreach (email + LinkedIn + phone), but most teams primarily use it for email. For email-focused outreach, ScrapenSend offers better AI personalization, fresh web-scraped leads, and dramatically lower pricing ($19/mo vs $69/user/mo).

Does Lemlist have better features than ScrapenSend?+

Lemlist offers more channels (LinkedIn, phone, email) and email warmup. If you need multichannel sequences, Lemlist has the edge. However, for pure cold email outreach — which is what most teams actually do — ScrapenSend's AI personalization is stronger, leads are fresher (web-scraped vs shared database), and the price is 70-85% lower.

Can ScrapenSend replace Lemlist for cold email?+

For cold email specifically, yes. ScrapenSend handles the entire workflow: finding leads, writing AI-personalized emails, and sending them. If you're paying $69+/user/month on Lemlist primarily for email outreach, switching to ScrapenSend saves significant money while likely improving email quality through better AI personalization.

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