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Email, warmup and deliverability

One row, in depth: what each tool does, the verified numbers, and who each suits.

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HeyReach details read from its pricing page, home page and help centre on 21 October 2026.

Warmerly

Built in: mailbox warmup, SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks every 6 hours, and cold email sending.

HeyReach

No email sending or warmup listed; email steps run through Instantly, Smartlead or EmailBison.

The short answer

Email, warmup and deliverability, in one look.

Warmerly has mailbox warmup, SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks every six hours built in, and sends cold email campaigns from the warmed mailboxes. HeyReach does not send email or warm mailboxes. Its pages say email steps are added through native integrations with Instantly, Smartlead and EmailBison, and we found no warmup or DNS checking. This is where Warmerly is clearly ahead. Last checked 22 October 2026.

WarmerlyWarmerly ahead on this row

Built in: mailbox warmup, SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks every 6 hours, and cold email sending.

HeyReach

No email sending or warmup listed; email steps run through Instantly, Smartlead or EmailBison.

The picture

Drawn side by side.

The mailbox ramp, drawn

Warmup emails a day, per mailbox, over the first 30 days

WarmerlyHeyReach
01020304050Day 0Day 10Day 20Day 30 50 a day by day 30Starts at 4 a dayHeyReach: no email warmup listed
  • Warmerly: 4 a day at day 0, 8 at day 3, 15 at day 7, 25 at day 14, 35 at day 21, 50 at day 30 (Gmail 40, Outlook 30)
  • HeyReach: no email warmup listed on its pages, so no line is drawn

The line is drawn from the anchor points in Warmerly's capacity code, with straight lines between. Real ramps vary by mailbox and provider.

From lead to inbox

The steps each product covers before an email is read

WarmerlyHeyReach
Warmerly
MailboxWarmupDNS checksCampaignInbox
HeyReach
LinkedIn stepFind emailInstantly, Smartlead or EmailBisonTheir warmup, not statedUnibox, LinkedIn only

HeyReach hands the lead to another email tool through an integration. We found no warmup or DNS checking on its pages, and that tool may cover them.

On screen

What it looks like.

WarmerlySample data
Warmup. Every mailbox with its warmup day, today's limit and the reason for it, sample dataWarmup. Every mailbox with its warmup day, today's limit and the reason for it, sample data
Warmup. Every mailbox with its warmup day, today's limit and the reason for it.Warmerly app, sample data.
How Warmerly does it

Warmerly, in detail.

Built in: mailbox warmup from 4 a day to 50 a day over 30 days, SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks every 6 hours, and cold email sent from the warmed mailboxes.

01

Mailbox warmup

Warmup mail ramps from 4 a day on day 0 to 8 at day 3, 15 at day 7, 25 at day 14, 35 at day 21 and 50 a day at day 30, with straight lines between and lower ceilings for Gmail (40), Outlook (30) and Zoho (25).

Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026

02

DNS checks every 6 hours

SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX are checked every 6 hours, with a written fix when one fails. Sixteen blocklists are checked.

Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026

03

Cold email from warmed mailboxes

Each mailbox has a daily campaign limit of 30 by default. Paid plans have no monthly send meter. A bounce brake lowers the cap from 2 per cent bounces and pauses a mailbox at 7 per cent.

Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026

04

Unsubscribes and replies

Campaign emails carry List-Unsubscribe headers. Unsubscribes go on a workspace-wide suppression list and a genuine reply stops the sequence by default.

Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026

05

Check an address before you send

The verifier answers Safe to send, Send with caution, Do not send or Unknown. Starter includes 5,000 verifications a month, Growth 25,000 and Agency 150,000.

Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026

06

Free is limited, on purpose

The Free plan has 1 mailbox, 1 active campaign and 100 campaign sends a month, and keeps a Powered by Warmerly line on outgoing mail. Paid plans have no monthly send meter.

Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026

07

Where Warmerly is ahead only on email

On LinkedIn, HeyReach does more. This page is about the email half, where Warmerly runs the whole chain: warm the mailbox, check the DNS, send, stop on reply and suppress on unsubscribe.

Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026

How HeyReach does it

HeyReach, in detail.

No email sending or warmup of its own is listed. Email steps run in Instantly, Smartlead or EmailBison.

01

Email through integrations

The home page lists "Native integrations with Instantly, Smartlead, and EmailBison that are simple to use". The help centre has set-up articles for Instantly and Smartlead.

heyreach.io · read 21 October 2026

04

Multichannel on the pricing page

Growth lists "multichannel outreach with native Instantly and Smartlead integrations".

heyreach.io/pricing · read 21 October 2026

08

Follow-up by email, through a webhook

The webhooks article gives one example: leads who did not accept a connection request are sent from HeyReach to Instantly or Smartlead for email follow-up. The email is then sent from that tool.

help.heyreach.io/en/articles/9877965-webhooks · read 22 October 2026

09

Verified emails, said once

The home page says HeyReach finds verified emails, without saying how or how accurate. The unified email column article does not mention verification at all.

heyreach.io · read 22 October 2026

What HeyReach does not say

We looked, and found no statement on these. That is about its published pages only, not about the product.

  • Email warmup
  • SPF, DKIM or DMARC checks
  • Inbox placement testing
  • Any sending limits for email
  • Whether found emails are verified, and how (the unified email column article does not say)
The numbers

Only what we could verify.

Email, warmup and deliverability: Warmerly and HeyReach side by side. Warmerly is in the first column.
MeasureWarmerlyHeyReach
Email, warmup and deliverabilityBuilt in: mailbox warmup, SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks every 6 hours, and cold email sending.No email sending or warmup listed; email steps run through Instantly, Smartlead or EmailBison.
Mailbox warmupBuilt in, 4 a day to 50 a day over 30 daysNo warmup listed
DNS checksEvery 6 hoursNone listed
Email sendingBuilt inThrough Instantly, Smartlead or EmailBison
Email verifierBuilt in, 5,000 a month on StarterNot stated
Credit per email lookup or retry1 lookup counts when an address is found1 credit each, including retries
In practice

What it means for you.

Our reading of the facts above. Not a promise, and not the only reasonable reading.

1

With HeyReach you need a second tool for email

That tool brings its own price and its own warmup, or you add one.

2

With Warmerly the mailbox is looked after in the same place

The sending mailboxes are warmed and checked before a campaign step goes out.

3

HeyReach is the LinkedIn lane in a two-tool setup

Many teams use it beside an email sender. The cost of that is two tools, two sets of limits and two places to check when a campaign stalls. Whichever sender you pair it with, the mailbox still needs warming.

4

Credits and sends are different meters

HeyReach's credits pay for finding an email. They do not pay for sending one. Warmerly's lookups are counted when an address is found and sending has no monthly meter on paid plans.

5

A lookup that fails can still cost

HeyReach's article says a retry costs a credit, and a failed attempt shows a tooltip with the time and reason. Warmerly counts a lookup only when an address is found.

Who it suits

Pick the one that fits.

Warmerly

Warmerly is the better fit if

  • Email is part of your outreach and deliverability matters
  • You want warmup and DNS checks included
  • You want one tool to warm, check and send email
  • You want verification before you send
HeyReach

HeyReach is the better fit if

  • You already send email from Instantly or Smartlead
  • You only need LinkedIn from this tool
  • Email is already sent from Instantly, Smartlead or EmailBison
  • You want email found from a LinkedIn profile inside the sequence
Questions
Does HeyReach warm up email mailboxes?

We found no mailbox warmup on its pages. It integrates with Instantly, Smartlead and EmailBison for email steps (read 21 October 2026). It may cover this elsewhere, so check with them.

Does Warmerly warm up mailboxes?

Yes, on every mailbox, from 4 a day to 50 a day over 30 days, with SPF, DKIM and DMARC checked every 6 hours.

Does Warmerly verify email addresses?

Yes. The verifier answers Safe to send, Send with caution, Do not send or Unknown, with a monthly allowance by plan: 5,000 on Starter, 25,000 on Growth and 150,000 on Agency.

Does HeyReach verify the emails it finds?

Its home page says it finds verified emails but gives no method. The help article on the email column does not mention verification (read 22 October 2026).

Sources

HeyReach pages were read on 21 October 2026. Plans and wording change, so check the vendor's own page before you decide. Warmerly details come from the product as it runs today.

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