La Growth Machine alternative: SmartOutbound for email outreach
La Growth Machine or SmartOutbound? Email alone or email plus LinkedIn, pricing per identity or per mailbox, and which tool to choose for your approach. Prices checked in November 2026.
Updated on 11 November 2026
La Growth Machine is a well-known French tool for multichannel outreach: LinkedIn and email in the same sequence. It charges per "identity", meaning per sender. SmartOutbound makes a different choice: focus on email, and charge for mailboxes rather than people.
The prices side by side
Public prices checked on 11 November 2026 on the official pricing page, monthly billing, excluding VAT.
| La Growth Machine Basic | La Growth Machine Pro | SmartOutbound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | €60 per identity per month | €120 per identity per month | €9.99 a month per block of 10 mailboxes |
| Annual | €50 per identity | €100 per identity | no commitment |
| Channels | LinkedIn and email | LinkedIn and email | |
| Number of senders | up to 3 identities | unlimited | 10 mailboxes per block |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card required | 14 days, no card required | 30 days, no card required |
The real choice: your approach
If LinkedIn is at the heart of your outreach, La Growth Machine does something SmartOutbound doesn't: it chains a profile visit, an invitation, a LinkedIn message and an email into a single scenario. For a salesperson selling to decision-makers who are very active on LinkedIn, that's a real advantage.
If email is your main channel, the maths changes. With La Growth Machine, three salespeople cost €180 excl. VAT a month on the Basic plan. With SmartOutbound, the same three salespeople, with two or three mailboxes each, stay in the first block at €9.99 excl. VAT a month. And each of them can add more mailboxes to send more without taking out extra subscriptions.
Many teams combine both approaches anyway: LinkedIn by hand for strategic accounts, and automated email for volume.
What SmartOutbound brings to email
- Automatic warmup for every mailbox and a careful ramp-up for new ones.
- Address verification before sending, plus handling of bounces and unsubscribes.
- Built-in AI to write sequences, personalise the first line and sort replies.
- Follow-ups in the same thread, which read like genuine follow-ups.
- Data hosted in France and an interface in 27 languages.
The limits to know about
SmartOutbound doesn't handle LinkedIn. Microsoft 365 and Outlook mailboxes aren't supported yet; Google Workspace, Gmail and standard hosting providers work.
See also the full comparison and SmartOutbound's pricing.
Frequently asked questions
+Does SmartOutbound replace La Growth Machine?
For the email side, yes. For LinkedIn, no: SmartOutbound is dedicated to email. If your sequences rely on LinkedIn, La Growth Machine remains the better fit.
+Which tool is the cheapest for a team?
For email outreach, SmartOutbound: the price depends on the number of mailboxes, not the number of salespeople. Three salespeople cost €9.99 excl. VAT a month if they use ten mailboxes or fewer.
+Are both tools French?
La Growth Machine is a French software company. SmartOutbound is hosted in France, with an interface available in 27 languages.