Yardstick Research tear-sheet / AI sales cohort

Methodology · how we score · rubric weights in plain sight · vendors received this sheet seven days before publication and could flag factual errors, never rankings

Saleshandy

Identity

Total score: 62.5 / 100

Scoring: equal-weight mean of 6 dimensions × 100, less pricing-transparency penalty (none = 0 pts).

Headline numbers

Metric Value Evidence
Free tier? 7-day free trial (no credit card); no permanent free tier on outreach plans; CRM plan free (limited time) [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/pricing/]
Cheapest paid tier $25/month (Outreach Starter, annual) [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/pricing/]
Top-tier price $209/month (Outreach Scale Plus, annual); custom pricing above [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/pricing/]
G2 score 4.6/5, 773 reviews [THIRD-PARTY - https://www.saleshandy.com/ (vendor-reported)]
Customer count 25,000+ businesses, agencies, and sales teams [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/]

Dimension scores

Equal-weight scoring - 6 dimensions, each 16.7% of the base score.

Dimension Score Weighted Evidence
Personalization quality 1/4 4.2 [VENDOR-CLAIMED] AI Sequence Copilot generates email copy and follow-up suggestions; basic merge-tag personalization ({{first_name}}, {{company}}) across all plans. No deep AI-personalization backed by real-time web research or CRM context at any tier. B2B Lead Finder data enables list-level segmentation but not prospect-level personalized research. [ESTIMATED - Yardstick Research scoring rubric; VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/]
Deliverability infrastructure 3/4 12.5 [VENDOR-CLAIMED] Unlimited email accounts (mailboxes) across all plans; automated email warmup; automated SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup in under 10 minutes; domain health monitoring; inbox placement testing built-in (2 free tests/month; paid Inbox plans from $34/month for 120 tests). Vendor claims 99.4% deliverability rate and 0.02% spam rate - not independently verified. [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/]
Ease of data integration & accuracy 2/4 8.3 [VENDOR-CLAIMED] Native integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce (bidirectional for CRM sync on paid plans), Pipedrive, and Zoho. B2B Lead Finder offers 852M+ contacts but no independent accuracy validation found. Zapier and API for custom integrations. Multichannel sequences (email + LinkedIn + calls) require manual configuration across channels. [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/; ESTIMATED - Yardstick Research scoring rubric]
Cost-per-seat efficiency 3/4 12.5 [VENDOR-CLAIMED] $25/month Outreach Starter with unlimited mailboxes is the lowest entry cost in the cohort; no per-seat pricing - the plan cost is per workspace, not per user, for the outreach plans. Inbox placement testing is a separate add-on ($34-$139/month); dialer credits are separate ($29/1,000 credits). All-in cost for a full deliverability + dialing workflow is higher than the headline plan price. [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/pricing/]
UI heuristics 3/4 12.5 [THIRD-PARTY] G2 reviewers (4.6/5, 773 reviews) and Trustpilot (4.7/5, 743 reviews) rate the interface positively for ease of use. Unified inbox consolidates all replies. Vendor-cited review highlights: "meeting bookings covering monthly costs" is a recurring reviewer theme. Caveat: multichannel workflow (LinkedIn + calls + email) setup is more manual than dedicated multi-channel sequencers. [THIRD-PARTY - https://www.saleshandy.com/ (vendor-reported review aggregation)]
Setup time 3/4 12.5 [VENDOR-CLAIMED] Automated SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup in under 10 minutes is the fastest domain infrastructure setup claim in the cohort; 7-day free trial with no credit card required. Sequence setup is self-serve with template library. Multichannel and CRM integration setup adds time. [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/]
Base total 62.5
Pricing-transparency penalty - −0 none
Headline score 62.5

Pricing detail

Source: https://www.saleshandy.com/pricing/ [VENDOR-CLAIMED]. Annual billing rate shown first.

Email Outreach Plans (per workspace, not per seat): - Outreach Starter - $25/mo annual ($36/mo monthly): 2,000 active prospects, 6,000 emails/month, unlimited email accounts, AI-powered sequences, 7-day free trial. - Outreach Pro - $69/mo annual ($99/mo monthly): 30,000 active prospects, 150,000 emails/month, A-Z variant testing, unified inbox. - Outreach Scale - $139/mo annual ($199/mo monthly): 60,000 active prospects, 240,000 emails/month, whitelabel for agencies, SSO. - Outreach Scale Plus - $209/mo annual ($299/mo monthly): 100,000 prospects, 300,000 emails/month, dedicated success manager.

Add-ons: - AI Credits: $10/5,000 credits - Email Verification: $19/5,000 recipients - Dialer Credits: $29/1,000 credits - Email Infrastructure (Mailboxes): $2.99-$3.99/mailbox/month

Inbox Placement Testing (separate plan): - Inbox Free: $0/mo - 2 tests/month - Inbox Starter: $34/mo annual - 120 tests/month - Inbox Pro: $69/mo annual - 250 tests/month - Inbox Scale: $139/mo annual - 600 tests/month

Integrations

Source: https://www.saleshandy.com/ [VENDOR-CLAIMED]

Editorial assessment

Saleshandy is the budget-tier cold-outreach platform for SDRs and agencies who want unlimited mailboxes without paying Smartlead or Instantly rates. The $25/month Outreach Starter plan with unlimited email accounts is the lowest hard cost in the cohort for infrastructure-level cold outreach, and the automated SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup in under 10 minutes is the fastest domain provisioning claim in the market. The headline cost advantage compounds further when you consider that inbox placement testing (normally a separate Glock Apps subscription at $33-$149/month) is bundled as a native feature at low test volumes - a meaningful saving for teams running regular deliverability audits before campaign launches. [VENDOR-CLAIMED - https://www.saleshandy.com/pricing/]

The dimension scores are anchored by personalization quality (1/4): Saleshandy's AI Sequence Copilot generates email copy and follow-up suggestions, but at the level of merge-tag-plus-template assistance rather than prospect-level personalization backed by real-time research. The B2B Lead Finder database (852M+ contacts) enables list segmentation by buying signals, but the product does not generate individual prospect research dossiers or contextualize messaging against recent company news - the gap that separates it from Apollo, Clay, or higher-scoring tools. For teams that want $25/month infrastructure and $0.01/email delivery cost, Saleshandy is the right lever; for teams that need their tool to think about the prospect before sending, it is the wrong one. [ESTIMATED - Yardstick Research scoring rubric]

The workspace-not-seat pricing model is an advantage for small teams and a potential gotcha for larger ones: a single Saleshandy workspace supports multiple users sharing the same prospect limits and email volume caps. A 10-rep SDR team on Outreach Starter shares 6,000 emails/month (600/rep/month) - barely enough for one campaign. At Outreach Scale ($139/month), the same 10-rep team shares 240,000 emails/month (24,000/rep/month), which is more viable. Buyers should model volume per rep before comparing headline prices to per-seat competitors. [ESTIMATED - Yardstick Research scoring rubric]

Best for

Right-of-reply

Saleshandy received this tear-sheet seven calendar days before publication of the Yardstick Research 2026 Yardstick Report, including all measured numbers, sample outputs, and editorial assessment. Saleshandy was given the opportunity to flag factual errors - incorrect pricing, misquoted feature availability, outdated screenshots, factual misstatement in the editorial assessment. Saleshandy was not given the opportunity to request a score revision, dispute the rubric or its weights, withdraw from inclusion, negotiate ranking placement, or suggest changes to the editorial assessment beyond factual correction. Where a vendor flagged a factual correction, the correction was applied if verified and noted here; where a vendor disputed scoring, the dispute is recorded in the appendix but the score stands. Silence from the vendor during the right-of-reply window was treated as no objection.

Sources

Saleshandy first-party: - https://www.saleshandy.com/ - https://www.saleshandy.com/pricing/ - https://www.saleshandy.com/about/

Third-party: - https://www.g2.com/products/saleshandy/reviews - https://www.trustpilot.com/review/saleshandy.com