Coldstart vs Shakehand

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Coldstart compared with Shakehand
Detail	Coldstart	Shakehand
What it does	Wake up to your next client, already found — with the first email already written	AI-powered B2B sales engagement, sequence automation, and domain reputation protection suite
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NL	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	€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.	Free plan with 100 verified B2B leads per month and 1 linked email account; Starter at $25/month with 1,000 leads and 5 accounts; Standard Pro at $40/month with 3,000 leads and 10 accounts; Premium Agency at $65/month with 5,000 leads and 25 accounts. Annual billing saves 20%.
Key features	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	Real-time SPF, DKIM, DMARC & MX verification AI sequence generation with Gemini AI Unified inbox across Gmail, Outlook, and SMTP Automated domain reputation warmup Email bounce and syntax checking Dynamic merge variables for personalization Multi-account email rotation AI-assisted reply suggestions Sales pipeline and deal tracking Slack integration for lead alerts
What makes it different	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	Complete deliverability protection with real-time DNS verification and automated warmup AI-powered personalization using Google Gemini for high-converting sequences Unified master inbox for managing replies across multiple email accounts Built-in compliance with CAN-SPAM, GDPR, and CASL standards REST API and webhook access for automation and integration
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)	4 −1 (down) since last check	6 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	10	1
Citation Flow (Majestic)	6	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	2	11

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