BriefIntake vs Coldstart

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BriefIntake compared with Coldstart
Detail	BriefIntake	Coldstart
What it does	Qualify serious clients. Filter the rest.	Wake up to your next client, already found — with the first email already written
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	NL
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.	€750 per month plus €350 one-time setup (both excluding VAT). Billed monthly in advance via Stripe. Cancel anytime with no minimum term or notice period.
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	Overnight market monitoring of public signals AI-drafted opening emails in your voice Manual approval required before sending Decision-maker identification links Lead filtering with ruthless rejection Exportable leads and drafts you own Customer zone briefing dashboard No invented facts or guessed email addresses GDPR compliant processing
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	Ruthless rejection of poor fits: one recent run rejected 74 out of 77 companies Timing sends to moments when companies have real, fresh news Uses only public data, no scraped or private information Built and used by the founder on Coldstart's own outreach
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	4 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	10
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	6
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	2

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