Shakehand vs Ballast

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Shakehand compared with Ballast
Detail	Shakehand	Ballast
What it does	AI-powered B2B sales engagement, sequence automation, and domain reputation protection suite	Cold email software priced by emails sent, with unlimited mailboxes and seats on every plan
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Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	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%.	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	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	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	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	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
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Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	6 −1 (down) since last check	18 +3 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	1	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	23
Referring domains (Majestic)	11	16

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