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Instantly Alternative for Agencies

Each client on their own AWS SES, their own warmup, their own reputation. No shared sending pools.

The Agency Problem With Shared Infrastructure

If you run cold email for more than one client, you already know the risk. When every client sends from the same shared sending pool, one client's bad list or spam complaints can drag every other client's inbox placement down with them. You cannot manage that reputation because you do not own it.

Instantly and other fully managed platforms simplify setup by handling sending infrastructure for you, but that convenience comes with shared pools. Agencies that care about per-client deliverability usually end up looking for a cold email tool for agencies with isolated infrastructure instead.

What EmailQo Does for Agencies

EmailQo connects to each client's own sending account. That can be their Gmail, Outlook, Zoho, or Amazon SES. Every client gets isolated sending infrastructure and their own warmup schedule. One client's campaign cannot damage another client's reputation because they do not share a sending pool.

Per-client analytics let you break down opens, clicks, replies, bounces, and unsubscribes by campaign and sequence step, so month-end reporting does not require spreadsheet gymnastics. Pre-send checks (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, blacklists, spam-filter simulation) run before every client send and flag any issues before they reach recipients.

Pricing stays flat. EmailQo plans are $19, $39, and $89 per month with no per-email markup. For AWS SES sending, Amazon bills you (or your client) directly at roughly $0.10 per 1,000 emails. The agency-specific playbook lives at emailqo.com/for-agencies.

Side by Side

Feature Instantly EmailQo
Per-client sending isolationShared sending poolsEach client on their own Gmail, Outlook, Zoho, or SES
WarmupManaged via warmup networkIncluded on every plan, per client
Per-campaign analyticsStandard dashboardsPer-client and per-sequence breakdowns
PricingCheck their siteFlat monthly ($19, $39, or $89). AWS bills separately at cost.
Free trialCheck their site7 days free, no credit card

Migration Path

Export client contacts from Instantly as CSV and import into EmailQo. Connect each client's own sending account, start warmup, and rebuild sequences in the campaign builder. Once warmup has run for a week or two, switch campaigns over and leave Instantly behind. Running in parallel during the transition is the safest approach.

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Start a free trial at emailqo.com/signup, or talk to us about running multiple clients on a single agency account.

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