BriefIntake vs Ballast

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BriefIntake compared with Ballast
Detail	BriefIntake	Ballast
What it does	Qualify serious clients. Filter the rest.	Cold email software priced by emails sent, with unlimited mailboxes and seats on every plan
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Pricing model	Not given	Paid
Pricing	Free plan with unlimited access, no card required. Premium: $29 USD per month for 50 intake conversations, or 1499 INR per month in India.	Starter: $19/month for 20,000 emails. Growth: $39/month for 125,000 emails. Pro: $79/month for 300,000 emails. Scale: $149/month for 750,000 emails. Agency: $349/month for 2,000,000 emails. Yearly billing costs ten months for twelve. All plans include unlimited mailboxes, seats, warmup, Unibox, API
Key features	Adaptive brief that asks follow-ups until scope, goals and audience are clear Two scores for brief quality and buying intent Instant alerts via email, Discord ping and dashboard Campaign links to track referral sources PDF export of intake brief	Unlimited mailboxes on every plan Email warmup outside monthly quota A/B test email sequences with up to 5 variants per step Unified inbox for all mailbox replies Static mail-only IP network for deliverability Automatic bounce rate monitoring and campaign pause Inbox placement tests to check spam folder Free domain checker tool
What makes it different	Six-minute intake conversation versus hour-long discovery calls Scored brief with budget, timeline and fit information Free plan with no card required or expiration AI reads intent, budget realism and timeline pressure	Priced by emails sent, not by mailboxes, seats or add-ons Automatic pacing and ESP matching to protect deliverability Import tool with full row explanation for skipped leads
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet −1 (down) since last check	18 +3 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	23
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	16

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