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Best Outbound Tool Comparison: Smartlead vs Instantly for Email Health

We are currently evaluating outbound email tools, specifically Smartlead and Instantly, with a strong focus on ensuring high deliverability and maintaining good email health. However, in our research, we've encountered mixed feedback on both. Additionally, we are looking for a tool that can facilitate the creation of new domains and multiple email addresses, including seamless setup of SPF, DKIM, DMARC, rDNS, MX, and custom tracking domains. Could you please advise on the best setup to achieve optimal email deliverability and domain health? Any recommendations or insights would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your help. 😊

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Bo (.
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Hey Dominic, thanks for reaching out! 😊 Here’s an optimal setup for high deliverability and domain management: 1. Use Smartlead for Email Rotation & Deliverability: • Automatically warms up new email accounts. • Smart routing to avoid emails being flagged as spam. • Monitor inbox placement and email health. 2. Domain & Email Creation: • Use services like Namecheap, Google Domains, or Zoho to create domains and email addresses. • Set up SPF, DKIM, DMARC, rDNS, MX on those domains for email authentication and improved deliverability. 3. Custom Tracking Domains: • Both Smartlead and Instantly support custom tracking domains, which will help improve deliverability and maintain brand consistency. Given your priorities around deliverability and email health, I’d recommend Smartlead for its superior email warm-up and rotation features. For domain creation and advanced setups, an external domain provider would be best to manually configure those records. If you need any further assistance, feel free to ask! 👍
Dominic M.
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Amazing thank you. Any recommendations for set up of domains and emails done for you?
Bo (.
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Instantly have that option, so it’s definitely worth checking with them. It could simplify the process. Let me know if you need any help exploring this!
Channeled
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We haven't heard back from you in a bit, so we're going to go ahead and close things out here - feel free to let us know if you still need something!
Channeled
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