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How often AI recommends Outreach for cold email software.

AI named Outreach in 14.0% of answers to cold email software buyer questions in the week of Oct 19, 2026. That ranks it 10 of 73 companies, measured across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.

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Week of Oct 19, 2026
14.0%
Outreach
Likely 9.6% to 20.0%
10 / 73
Rank
0.6%
Cited
The board

Outreach among cold email software, week of Oct 19, 2026.

Cold Email Software · 171 AI answers
01InstantlyLeaderinstantly.ai73.7%73.7%20.8%02LemlistLevel with #1lemlist.com70.2%70.2%11.2%03Smartleadsmartlead.ai58.5%58.5%4.1%04Apolloapollo.io56.1%56.1%2.3%05Reply.ioreply.io50.3%50.3%2.9%06Saleshandysaleshandy.com36.3%36.3%36.7%07Woodpeckerwoodpecker.co22.8%22.8%12.4%08Snov.iosnov.io15.2%15.2%22.3%09Mailshakemailshake.com14.0%14.0%3.5%10Outreachoutreach.io14.0%14.0%0.6%
Outreach is level with Snov.io, Mailshake, Amplemarket and Salesloft. Their ranges overlap, so the order between them is not measured. The board lists the top 25 of 73 companies ranked this week.Download the data
Week by week

Outreach in cold email software, every week on record.

Outreach weekly AI visibility in Cold Email Software
Week ofAI visibility
14.0%
Frequently asked

Outreach and AI recommendations.

How often does AI recommend Outreach for cold email software?
In 14.0% of answers in the week of Oct 19, 2026, likely between 9.6% and 20.0%. That is 24 of 171 answers from ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
What are the alternatives to Outreach?
AI names Instantly, Lemlist, Smartlead and Apollo most often for cold email software.
Is Outreach the leader in cold email software?
No. Instantly leads at 73.7%. Outreach is rank 10.
The questions

The buyer questions behind this reading.

  1. Q01What is the best cold email software for B2B sales teams?
  2. Q02Top cold email tools with high deliverability and inbox placement
  3. Q03Best cold outreach platforms for SDRs and account executives
  4. Q04Best alternatives to traditional sales engagement for cold outreach
  5. Q05Top cold email automation with AI personalization
  6. Q06Best cold email software for fast-growing startups
  7. Q07Best cold email tool with email warmup and deliverability monitoring
  8. Q08Top multi-channel outreach platforms combining email and LinkedIn
  9. Q09Best cold email platform with sequences and reply detection
  10. Q10Top cold email tools for small sales teams 1 to 10 reps
  11. Q11Best cold email software with CRM integration
  12. Q12Which cold email platform has the best email sequence builder?
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