The verdict
For a lean B2B founder, the deciding question is your primary channel, not your budget. If LinkedIn is the motion, Kanbox wins on focus and price: scraping, automation and a Kanban pipeline in one tool from 25 EUR/mo. If cold email or true multichannel is the motion, Lemlist wins decisively, because its lead database and built-in warmup mean you ship from one platform instead of four. Kanbox is the sharper LinkedIn instrument; Lemlist is the more complete outreach engine. Most founders running real cold-email volume will outgrow Kanbox's missing warmup and database, which is exactly the gap Lemlist is built to fill, so for the broad outreach use case Lemlist is the safer long-term pick, and Kanbox the smart specialist choice when LinkedIn is genuinely your whole channel.
Side by side
| 11 points compared | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | €15/mo | $55/mo |
| Free plan | No | No |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes |
| AI reply handling | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in email warmup | No | Yes |
| Built-in lead database | No | Yes |
| Built-in outreach (sequences/dialer) | Yes | Yes |
| LinkedIn automation | Yes | Yes |
| Strong EU/GDPR coverage | Yes | Yes |
| Unified inbox | Yes | Yes |
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Plans and pricing
Kanbox
- Starter€25/mo
- Essential€45/mo/seat
- Pro€80/mo/seat
- Agency 10€399/mo
Lemlist
- Email$69/mo
- Multichannel$109/mo
Who each is for
Choose Kanbox if…
Pick Lemlist if cold email, or genuinely multichannel outreach, is the engine. You get a 650M+ lead database, email and phone enrichment, lemwarm warmup, and sequencing across email, LinkedIn, SMS, WhatsApp and calls, so you build lists, stay deliverable, and run the whole sequence without stitching tools together. It costs more (39 USD/mo for email, 109 USD/user/mo for multichannel, plus pay-per-credit verified contacts), but for a lean B2B founder who wants one outreach platform instead of four subscriptions, that is money well spent.
Choose Lemlist if…
Pick Kanbox if LinkedIn is where your prospecting actually happens. You scrape from Sales Navigator, fire automated connections and messages, and want a Kanban pipeline to drag deals through, all in one tool, without paying for a separate CRM. At 25 EUR/mo to start with a 15-day no-card trial, it is the cheapest honest entry point for a solo founder or small agency running a LinkedIn-led motion. The trade-off is real: no built-in lead database and no email warmup, so it is the wrong tool if cold email at volume is your main channel.
Other options worth a look
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From €79/mo yearlyIdentifies website visitors by company and provides EU-based B2B contact data with buyer intent signals.OutboundFree planAffiliate link