Managed OutboundIntegration · Outreach & sequencing
Smartlead: Cold-email infrastructure with deep API access for Clay-orchestrated workflows.
Smartlead is the alternative to Instantly we reach for when we need deeper API access for Clay-orchestrated, AI-personalized workflows. Same deliverability discipline, more programmable.
What we operate
How our pod runs Smartlead.
- Stand up and warm dedicated sending infrastructure
- Operate Clay-to-Smartlead workflows where every email is personalized at send time
- Monitor reply, bounce, and spam-complaint rates and throttle proactively
- Sync replies and bookings back to HubSpot/Salesforce
Use cases
Where Smartlead earns its place in the stack.
AI-personalized cold sequences
Clay writes the first line per contact using LinkedIn, news, and 10-K data, then Smartlead sends it from the right mailbox at the right time.
Example workflows
Real Smartlead plays we ship.
AI-personalized send
- 01Clay enriches contact and writes a personalized first line
- 02Smartlead picks the next available mailbox in the warmed pool
- 03Send goes out within the contact's local business hours
- 04Reply syncs back to CRM and assigns the SDR for follow-up
Best fit
Scale and ABM Command pods running Clay-orchestrated, AI-personalized outbound at volume.
Pairs well with
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Next step
Want to see Smartlead run inside your stack?
90-day pilot, month-to-month after. No long contracts.