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Compare Instantly and Octopus CRM 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
from 6,99 USD / mo
Instantly
Star Rating
(3,956)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(117)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
from 6,99 USD / mo
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Instantly excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to Octopus CRM. Users appreciate the superb onboarding process and the ease of setting up cold outreach campaigns, highlighting how straightforward the configuration is right out of the box.
- Users say that Octopus CRM offers a very intuitive interface, making it easy to navigate with well-defined tabs for each function. However, some find it somewhat limited in features compared to Instantly, which provides a more comprehensive set of tools like AI agents and webhooks.
- Reviewers mention that Instantly's customer support is highly rated, with users noting the helpfulness of the support team during troubleshooting. In contrast, while Octopus CRM has decent support, it doesn't quite match the level of responsiveness and assistance that Instantly users experience.
- According to verified reviews, both products cater primarily to small businesses, but Instantly has a broader user base with over 3,900 reviews compared to Octopus CRM's 111. This larger volume of feedback suggests that Instantly's features and performance are more widely validated by users.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Octopus CRM is praised for its simplicity and ease of use, making it a good choice for those who prefer a basic tool for lead generation. However, users looking for advanced features may find it lacking compared to Instantly's robust offerings, such as Inbox Placement tests and a more dynamic user interface.
- Users report that while Octopus CRM is effective for basic LinkedIn outreach, Instantly's advanced features and user-friendly design make it a more powerful tool for comprehensive email marketing campaigns. The inclusion of features like Unibox enhances the overall user experience, making it a preferred choice for many.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Instantly
Free
Free Trial
Per Month
Everything you need to scale your cold outreach campaigns.
- Unlimited email sending accounts
- Unlimited domain warmup
- Advanced sequences
Octopus CRM
Starter
from 6,99 USD / mo
Best for new LinkedIn users who do not have experience in marketing on LinkedIn
- Personal CRM with stats
- Auto invite (personalized)
- Ability to connect with premium LinkedIn users only
Free Trial
Instantly
Free Trial is available
Octopus CRM
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
3,384
8.6
83
Ease of Use
9.5
3,548
8.8
84
Ease of Setup
9.2
2,714
8.9
22
Ease of Admin
9.4
1,827
9.0
21
Quality of Support
9.6
3,357
8.6
76
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
1,800
9.0
21
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
3,418
7.9
78
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
9.0
156
Not enough data
8.6
150
Not enough data
8.9
163
Not enough data
8.9
151
Not enough data
8.6
151
Not enough data
8.9
152
Not enough data
8.6
146
Not enough data
8.5
141
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
9.4
154
Not enough data
9.4
155
Not enough data
9.3
155
Not enough data
9.0
159
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.9
152
Not enough data
9.1
149
Not enough data
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.2
139
Not enough data
8.8
143
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
9.0
137
Not enough data
9.2
135
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
8.6
141
Not enough data
8.4
129
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
191
Not enough data
8.9
185
Not enough data
9.0
183
Not enough data
8.5
184
Not enough data
8.5
181
Not enough data
8.8
179
Not enough data
9.3
187
Not enough data
8.6
191
Not enough data
Integration
9.2
157
Not enough data
8.8
153
Not enough data
8.8
151
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
114
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Email Marketing
8.9
2337
Not enough data
9.3
2367
Not enough data
9.5
2372
Not enough data
9.4
2335
Not enough data
9.6
2389
Not enough data
9.4
2343
Not enough data
9.1
2228
Not enough data
9.1
2052
Not enough data
8.4
1942
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
9.2
2294
Not enough data
9.2
2297
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
1401
Not enough data
8.7
1405
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Marketing
8.4
57
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.7
57
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
Integration
9.3
2332
Not enough data
8.9
2201
Not enough data
8.7
2166
Not enough data
8.7
2048
Not enough data
8.2
1999
Not enough data
8.2
1930
Not enough data
Data Availability
9.1
531
Not enough data
9.1
522
Not enough data
8.9
507
Not enough data
8.7
191
Not enough data
Data Accuracy
9.1
484
Not enough data
9.1
500
Not enough data
8.8
212
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
462
Not enough data
9.2
467
Not enough data
9.4
502
Not enough data
9.3
469
Not enough data
8.8
447
Not enough data
8.9
472
Not enough data
Features
9.2
472
Not enough data
8.9
495
Not enough data
9.0
461
Not enough data
9.0
474
Not enough data
9.1
458
Not enough data
8.8
446
Not enough data
9.0
463
Not enough data
9.2
455
Not enough data
9.3
472
Not enough data
Lead Intelligence
8.7
169
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
Lead Management
9.0
194
Not enough data
8.5
197
Not enough data
8.9
192
Not enough data
Marketing Campaigns
8.6
205
Not enough data
8.3
227
Not enough data
8.5
205
Not enough data
8.9
195
Not enough data
8.9
194
Not enough data
Campaign Execution
8.4
162
Not enough data
8.9
179
Not enough data
8.5
160
Not enough data
9.4
161
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Account Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
8.8
436
Not enough data
9.0
410
Not enough data
9.4
454
Not enough data
8.9
404
Not enough data
Organization
9.1
413
Not enough data
9.1
395
Not enough data
9.0
400
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
8.8
406
Not enough data
9.2
432
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
8.6
443
Not enough data
8.7
404
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
289
Not enough data
9.0
286
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Diagnosis
8.8
1496
Not enough data
9.2
1542
Not enough data
9.1
1575
Not enough data
9.2
1478
Not enough data
Tracking
9.1
1496
Not enough data
9.1
1455
Not enough data
9.3
1556
Not enough data
9.1
1472
Not enough data
9.0
1464
Not enough data
Reporting
9.3
1612
Not enough data
9.3
1626
Not enough data
9.2
1562
Not enough data
9.0
1586
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Deliverability
8.7
37
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
9.0
38
Not enough data
Integrated Workflows
8.3
240
Not enough data
9.2
250
Not enough data
7.0
229
Not enough data
7.4
228
Not enough data
8.2
249
Not enough data
7.7
230
Not enough data
7.9
240
Not enough data
Repeatability and Reportability
8.0
223
Not enough data
8.2
221
Not enough data
8.4
221
Not enough data
7.9
229
Not enough data
7.4
220
Not enough data
AI and Automation
8.4
230
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.1
229
Not enough data
8.1
217
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
223
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
8.1
75
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
8.0
73
Not enough data
8.0
75
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
7.9
74
Not enough data
Lead Intelligence
9.2
508
Not enough data
8.9
500
Not enough data
9.0
505
Not enough data
9.0
503
Not enough data
8.5
513
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Intelligence
7.5
8
Not enough data
Lead Monitoring
Not enough data
7.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Lead Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Capture
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
7
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
7
|
Verified
Customization
Not enough data
7.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
7
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Lead Mining
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Visitor Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
Analytics
9.3
926
Not enough data
9.2
900
Not enough data
8.9
860
Not enough data
Customizations
9.3
887
Not enough data
9.5
919
Not enough data
9.1
950
Not enough data
9.3
917
Not enough data
9.1
899
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
636
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Instantly and Octopus CRM are categorized as Lead Mining
Unique Categories
Instantly is categorized as Sales Engagement, Email Deliverability, AI Sales Assistant, Account Data Management, Lead Intelligence, Visitor Identification, Email Tracking, CRM, Sales Intelligence, and Email Marketing
Octopus CRM is categorized as Lead Capture
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Instantly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Octopus CRM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
45.4%
Computer Software
8.5%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Consulting
5.4%
Staffing and Recruiting
4.0%
Other
29.7%
Computer Software
19.3%
Marketing and Advertising
17.4%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Staffing and Recruiting
9.2%
Management Consulting
4.6%
Other
36.7%
Discussions
What is Instantly used for?
7 Comments
AP
a) Sending cold emails
b) Searching for prospects
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Instantly has no more discussions with answers
How can we automate campaign like other software so you dont have to keep forward camapigns to the next stage?
1 Comment
CB
Unfortunately, that is the one thing this software cannot do, and I’m hoping that changes soon. Basically I have a schedule I stick to where, for example, on...Read more
I would like to do a better job of creating the messaging. Any hints?
1 Comment
AM
Hey Byron,
Thank you for your question. I would recommend you to have a look at our video tutorial on how to build a follow-up sequence with Octopus...Read more
Octopus CRM has no more discussions with answers
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