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Instantly VS Outreach_

As of 4 November 2026, Outreach is named by 1,260 companies and Instantly by 161; Instantly skews to companies under 200 people (78% vs 47%), Outreach to companies over 1,000 (21% vs 3%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Instantly's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Outreach rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Instantly: 2–200 employees
78%
Outreach: 2–200 employees
47%
Instantly: 1,000+ employees
3%
Outreach: 1,000+ employees
21%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.8 · 2.1
Website or DNS footprint
596 · 131
161companies name Instantly
1,260companies name Outreach
0name both
613 · 2,670postings in 90 days, Instantly · Outreach
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentInstantlyshareOutreachshareLeans
Self-employed1610%353%Instantly
2-10 employees3723%1068%Instantly
11-50 employees5534%17214%Instantly
51-200 employees3421%31425%Outreach
201-500 employees96%20016%Outreach
501-1000 employees53%16613%Outreach
1001-5000 employees32%18415%Outreach
10,001+ employees21%423%Outreach
5001-10000 employees––413%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentInstantlyshareOutreachshareLeans
Technology & software9660%87069%Outreach
Business & finance services4427%19315%Instantly
Media & content42%393%even
Public, community & associations32%282%even
Manufacturing & industry32%333%even
Property & construction32%111%even
Transport, logistics & rental32%91%even
Automotive11%––outside top 12
Commerce & trade11%81%even
Consumer services & leisure11%262%even
Health care11%272%even
Hospitality & travel11%50%even
Utilities & infrastructure––111%outside top 12
By country
SegmentInstantlyshareOutreachshareLeans
United States9961%98478%Outreach
United Kingdom1912%887%Instantly
India74%141%Instantly
Canada53%232%even
Germany32%232%even
PH32%––outside top 12
Poland32%––outside top 12
Switzerland21%––outside top 12
Spain21%50%even
Netherlands21%––outside top 12
New Zealand21%––outside top 12
BD11%––outside top 12
Australia––131%outside top 12
France––121%outside top 12
Brazil––71%outside top 12
Belgium––50%outside top 12
Denmark––50%outside top 12
Sweden––50%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentInstantlyshareOutreachshareLeans
Sales18825%2,82779%Outreach
Software engineering17023%301%Instantly
IT operations & business systems9713%361%Instantly
Data & AI8812%110%Instantly
Marketing & communications679%1454%Instantly
Product, program & project management274%331%Instantly
Business development & strategy162%1284%even
Customer service & success81%451%even
Engineering (non-software)61%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport61%10%even
Finance & accounting51%70%even
Legal, compliance & risk41%90%even
Unclassified41%110%even
healthcare clinical30%150%even
General management & consulting20%90%even
healthcare support and caregiving10%30%even
hospitality and food service10%10%even
skilled trades and field service10%––outside top 12
social care and community10%181%even
Human resources––140%outside top 12
Education & training––80%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––50%outside top 12
Administration & office––40%outside top 12
research and science––30%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––20%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––20%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––10%outside top 12
real estate and property––10%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––10%outside top 12
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Outreach is named by 1,260 companies in job postings and Instantly by 161; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/instantly-vs-outreach)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Instantly vs Outreach: questions

Which is more used, Instantly or Outreach?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Outreach (1,260) over Instantly (161). By website-and-DNS footprint, Instantly (596 vs 131), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Instantly?

78% of Instantly companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 47% for Outreach. 3% of Instantly companies have over 1,000 employees, against 21% for Outreach.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Instantly in marketing and Outreach in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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