Side-by-side record

Fathom vs. Smartlead

Built from each tool’s researched, reviewed record. Figures are checked against public pricing pages at research time — always confirm current pricing with the vendor before buying.

The short version

Fathom starts at $15 per seat, versus Smartlead at $39.

Full comparison

	Fathomfrom $15 per user/month, billed annually (Team plan, 2+ users)	Smartleadfrom $39 per month
Audyense Score	76AS*Strong	31AS*Low
Positioning	Free AI notetaker for Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet	High-volume cold email infrastructure with deliverability controls.
Free tier	Yes	No
Deployment	Cloud / SaaS	Cloud / SaaS
Best fit	Startup, SMB, Mid-market	Startup, SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise
Pricing plans	Team$15	Base$39 Pro$94 Unlimited Smart$174
Cold email sequencing	—	Yes
Unlimited mailboxes	—	Yes
Mailbox rotation	—	Yes
Email warm-up	—	Yes
Deliverability monitoring	—	Yes
Prospect verification	—	Yes
CRM access	—	Yes
API and webhooks	—	Yes
Integrations verified	—	20+
Aggregate rating	5.0 · 6.9k reviews	— · No reviews yet
Integrations	ZoomMicrosoft TeamsGoogle MeetSlack	HubSpotClayListKitSlackZapierSendspark+9 more
Security & compliance	SOC 2 Type IIGDPRHIPAA	—
Pros	Free plan is fully featured for unlimited recordings/transcripts Very high user satisfaction and ease-of-use scores on G2 Deep CRM and calendar integrations, plus MCP/API access	High sending capacity Mailbox rotation Warm-up infrastructure Agency features
Cons	Managing multiple notetaker bots in one meeting can be clunky per reviews	Requires deliverability expertise Prospect credits are separate Cold email compliance remains customer responsibility Higher tiers suit scale better
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