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Pick Ken if you want email and LinkedIn steps in one campaign: Platform is $200 a month with unlimited seats. Pick Reply.io if you call and email the same prospects and want calls and SMS in the same sequence.
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Ken or Reply.io: Which Should You Pick?
In short Ken wins on email and LinkedIn steps in one campaign; Reply.io wins when you call and email the same prospects and want calls and SMS in the same sequence.
Ken vs Reply.io
Ken's view: Ken's Platform plan is $200 a month with unlimited seats and 200,000 sends, where Reply.io charges per user below 10,000 active contacts. Ken has no phone dialer, so Reply.io fits teams that call in every sequence.
Pick Ken if
- You want email and LinkedIn steps in one campaign
- You want one price for the whole team: Platform is $200 a month with unlimited seats and workspaces
- You want prices you can check: credits cost $0.02 each on a public rate card
Pick Reply.io if
- You call and email the same prospects and want calls and SMS in the same sequence
- You contact 10,000 or more people a month and want unlimited users at one price
- You want an AI SDR product from the same vendor as your sequencer
At a Glance
In short Ken and Reply.io on the 10 features buyers of sales engagement platforms compare, checked Oct 17, 2026.
| Feature | Ken(ours) | Reply.io |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes - 1,000 credits once, no card | No - 14-day free trial |
| Prices published on the website | Yes - Platform $200 a month, credits at $0.02 each | Partial - AI SDR Enterprise and the largest tiers are contact sales |
| Unlimited users without per-seat fees | Yes - unlimited seats and workspaces on Platform | Partial - per user below 10,000 active contacts on Email Volume |
| Email and LinkedIn steps in one sequence | Yes - 1,500 credits ($30) per LinkedIn account a month | Partial - included on Multichannel, $69 a month per account on Email Volume |
| Built-in phone dialer | No | Partial - included on Multichannel, $29 a month per user on Email Volume |
| Built-in meeting scheduler | Coming - Ken Scheduler | Yes - Reply Calendar on Google Calendar |
| Meeting recording and AI notes | Coming - Ken Notetaker | No - transcripts for dialer calls only |
| Built-in B2B contact database | Yes - 250M people and 24M companies | Yes - 50 live data credits a month, packs from $39 |
| Native CRM sync | Partial - email events one way to HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Attio, Close and GoHighLevel through OutboundSync; native two-way sync coming | Yes - Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Copper and Close |
| Deal pipeline and opportunity tracking | Coming - Ken CRM | No - syncs activity to your CRM instead |
Reply.io facts come from its own website on Oct 17, 2026. Ken facts come from Ken's product pages.
How Much Does Each Cost?
In short Reply.io starts at $59 a seat a month (checked Oct 17, 2026). Ken has a Free plan, then Platform at $200 a month with unlimited seats.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1,000 credits once, no card |
| Platform | $200 a month ($180 a month quarterly, $160 a month annual) | 200,000 sends and 5,000 credits a month, unlimited seats and workspaces; 1 credit = $0.02 |
| Managed (VIP done-for-you) | $4,597 a month | Done-for-you: the Ken team runs it |
Ken prices from /pricing. Data, AI, Ken inboxes and LinkedIn accounts are credits on a public rate card.
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email Volume | $59 a seat a month | $49 a seat a month | 1,000 active contacts a month; Unlimited mailboxes with warmup, under a fair usage policy; Unlimited emails to active contacts; 50 live data credits a month |
| Multichannel | $99 a seat a month | $89 a seat a month | Email, LinkedIn, calls and SMS in one sequence; Unlimited active contacts; 5 mailboxes (10 on annual billing); 50 live data credits a month |
| AI SDR Starter | $800 a month | $500 a month | 1,000 active contacts; Unlimited users; Unlimited mailboxes and warmup; CSM onboarding |
| AI SDR Growth | $2,500 a month | $1,500 a month | 5,000 active contacts; Unlimited users; White-glove onboarding and a Slack channel |
| AI SDR Enterprise | Contact sales | Contact sales | 25,000 active contacts and up; Custom playbooks and prompt engineering |
| Agency Core | Not offered | $210 a month | Multiple client workspaces; Unlimited clients and users; Unlimited mailboxes and warmup; Consolidated email and LinkedIn inbox |
| Agency AI SDR | Usage based | $500 a month, usage based | Priced per client; LinkedIn and email automation included |
Source: Reply.io pricing page (https://reply.io/pricing/), checked Oct 17, 2026. Annual prices are per month, billed yearly.
- Free option: 14-day free trial.
- Email Volume tiers run from 1,000 to 100,000 active contacts a month: $59 to $999 a month on monthly billing, $49 to $899 on annual. From 10,000 active contacts the price covers unlimited users. 200,000 and up is contact sales.
- AI SDR Starter rises to $1,500 a month for 3,000 active contacts ($1,000 on annual billing). AI SDR Growth is $5,000 a month for 10,000 ($3,000 on annual). AI SDR Enterprise is contact sales.
- Add-ons: LinkedIn $69 a month per account and calls and SMS $29 a month per user, both included on Multichannel. Extra mailboxes are $29 a month each.
- Live data credits cost $39 a month for 200 up to $599 for 10,000. Email validation costs $20 a month for 5,000 checks up to $600 for 300,000.
- Domains bought through Reply start at $6 a year plus $5 a month per mailbox, or $25 a year plus $15 a month per mailbox pre-warmed.
- Annual billing saves up to 17% on Email Volume and Multichannel. Agency plans are billed annually.
What Does It Cost for Your Team?
In short Ken Platform stays at $200 a month at any team size; Reply.io Email Volume is $59 a seat a month, $590 a month for 10 users.
| Users | Ken Platform(ours) | Reply.io Email Volume (billed monthly) | Reply.io Multichannel (billed monthly) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200 a month | $59 a month | $99 a month |
| 5 | $200 a month | $295 a month | $495 a month |
| 10 | $200 a month | $590 a month | $990 a month |
| 25 | $200 a month | $1,475 a month | $2,475 a month |
Ken Platform is a flat $200 a month on monthly billing for any number of users. Reply.io Email Volume is $59 a seat a month (billed monthly), so 10 users cost 10 x $59 = $590 a month. Reply.io Email Volume costs less than Ken Platform for 3 or fewer users. Reply.io Multichannel costs less than Ken Platform for 2 or fewer users. Reply.io: From 10,000 active contacts the price covers unlimited users. List prices from Reply.io's pricing page on Oct 17, 2026, before add-ons, minimums and volume tiers.
Where Is Reply.io Stronger?
In short Ken's view: Reply.io does more than Ken on the 5 points below, each from its own website on Oct 17, 2026.
- Multichannel puts email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS and semi-automated WhatsApp steps in one sequence for $99 per user a month ($89 on annual billing).
- Email Volume allows unlimited mailboxes, with warmup on each, and unlimited emails to active contacts.
- From 10,000 active contacts a month, Email Volume covers unlimited users at one price, $179 a month ($159 on annual billing).
- Native CRM sync with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Copper and Close covers contacts, accounts, calls, tasks and activities.
- Jason AI SDR finds prospects, writes messages and handles replies, from $500 a month on annual billing.
Switching From Reply.io
In short Move your lists first, then rebuild what you run in Reply.io and run both side by side before you cancel.
- Open a Ken workspace on Free: 1,000 credits once, no card.
- Export your contacts from Reply.io as a CSV and upload them to Ken; emails you upload or find with your own provider key cost nothing.
- Connect your own inboxes and domains free, with unlimited basic warmup.
- Rebuild each sequence as a Ken campaign: one campaign can mix email and LinkedIn steps.
- Run both side by side for a few weeks before you cancel Reply.io.
FAQ
Is Ken a Reply.io alternative?
For sales engagement platforms, it can be. Ken's view: Ken's Platform plan is $200 a month with unlimited seats and 200,000 sends, where Reply.io charges per user below 10,000 active contacts. Ken has no phone dialer, so Reply.io fits teams that call in every sequence.
How much does Reply.io cost?
Reply.io starts at $59 a seat a month, per its pricing page on Oct 17, 2026. Free option: 14-day free trial.
How much does Ken cost?
Free: 1,000 credits once, no card. Platform: $200 a month with 200,000 sends, 5,000 credits a month and unlimited seats. Managed (VIP done-for-you): $4,597 a month. 1 credit = $0.02.
Can I use Reply.io and Ken together?
Yes, side by side. Ken lists no integration with Reply.io today, so each keeps its own data.
When is Reply.io the better choice?
Pick Reply.io if you call and email the same prospects and want calls and SMS in the same sequence; or if you contact 10,000 or more people a month and want unlimited users at one price; or if you want an AI SDR product from the same vendor as your sequencer.
Do This in Ken
Build a Campaign in Ken
Ken builds a campaign from a chat. One campaign can mix email and LinkedIn steps. Every email gets a spam and quality check before it sends.
- Connect your own inboxes and domains.
- Upload your list or search Ken's database.
- Describe the campaign in a chat, review the steps and launch.
- Module
- Campaigns
- Open in Ken
- /waitlist
- Cost
- AI qualification 50 credits ($1) per 1,000 rows; AI personalization 300 credits ($6) per 1,000 rows
The new Ken opens to the waiting list in batches.
Related
Sources
| Source | Checked |
|---|---|
| Reply.io pricing page | |
| Reply.io pricing data export (every tier and billing period) | |
| Reply.io appointment booking with Reply Calendar | |
| Ken pricing |
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