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Woodpecker
Deliverability-focused outbound, squeezed on price.
KINDA
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
OpenAI's version covers the headline feature only, so the $29/mo is now paying for the workflow around it, not the AI.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- AI personalisation bundled into cheaper senders. OpenAI, May 13, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? paid only
- 2 replacements listed, all paid.
- What the call is worth $348/yr
- $29/mo at the entry paid tier — $348 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked missing: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- May 13, 2024
- List price
- $29/mo
- Per year
- $348
The backstory
Woodpecker's reputation is deliverability: warmup, sending limits, inbox rotation done carefully. That is real infrastructure. The problem is that the newer generation bundles the same infrastructure with unlimited AI personalisation at a lower price, and buyers compare feature grids.