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Lavender

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AI Sales AgentsSales EngagementEmail Deliverability

The AI email coach that scores your cold emails in real-time — half brilliant writing assistant, half SDR training wheels

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GTM Pipeline Position

Prospect
Enrich
Sequence
Deliver
Engage
Analyze
Close

The Verdict

Lavender is the best AI email coach on the market, genuinely helping reps write better emails faster. It's a complement to, not replacement for, your sequencing tool. Every SDR team should have it installed.

Best For

New SDRs and junior AEs learning to write effective cold emails who benefit from real-time coaching and scoring

Not Great For

Experienced sellers who already know their voice — AI email coaching can make all emails sound the same

Overview

Lavender is an AI email intelligence company that analyzes billions of emails to understand what makes email work. It provides an email coach that scores and improves sales emails in real-time, plus Ora — an intelligent AI sales agent. It's used by top sellers to improve reply rates and book more meetings.

Target Users

SDRsBDRsAEsSales leaders

Team Size

1-200

Capabilities

Key Features

  • AI email scoring and coaching
  • Real-time email improvement suggestions
  • Ora — AI sales agent
  • CRM enrichment
  • Personalization recommendations
  • Team analytics and coaching dashboard
  • Billions of emails analyzed for insights
  • Works in Gmail, Outlook, and sales platforms

Benefits

  • Doubles reply rates (per customer claims)
  • Emails written in half the time
  • Reinforces good selling behaviors across teams
  • $3M in sales attributed to Lavender by one user
AI Features
AI email scoringAI personalizationGenerative AI writingOra AI sales agentFine-tuned LLMs
Ease of Use
Easy — install Chrome Extension and start

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • +Unique real-time email coaching — no competitor does it better
  • +Free Chrome Extension gets you started immediately
  • +Proven results with measurable reply rate improvements
  • +Fun, engaging brand and community

Cons

  • -Not a full outbound platform — coach only
  • -Ora (AI agent) pricing unclear
  • -Pricing page returns 404
  • -Limited to email — no LinkedIn or call coaching

Outbound Use Cases

Cold email optimizationEmail coaching for SDR teamsReply rate improvement

Financials & Scale

Pricing Model
Freemium + per seat
Starting Price
Free (Email Coach); Ora pricing separate
Cost at Scale
$29/user/mo for Pro
Total Funding
$13.2M
Last Round
Series A
Free Trial
Yes
PlanPriceLimitsFeatures
Free (Email Coach)$0Limited analysisEmail scoring, Basic suggestions, Chrome Extension
Individual Pro$29/moUnlimited emailsAll free features, Unlimited email analysis, Personalization assistant, Data insights
TeamContact salesAll Pro features, Team analytics, Manager dashboard, Coaching insights
Free Tier Limits
Free Chrome Extension with limited analysis
Pricing Comparison Note

Lavender is $29/mo for individuals. Autobound starts at $49/mo. Grammarly Business is $15/user/mo. ChatGPT Plus is $20/mo. Lavender's real-time scoring inside your email compose window is genuinely useful for newer SDRs — the question is whether experienced reps still need training wheels.

The Reddit Pulse

Sentiment: mixed

Community Pros

  • +Real-time email coaching and scoring
  • +Helps newer SDRs learn email best practices
  • +Browser extension integrates into email workflow
  • +Data-backed suggestions for email optimization

Community Cons

  • -Mentioned satirically as a crutch for underperforming SDRs
  • -AI email tools broadly criticized for robotic, unnatural output
  • -Value questioned vs free ChatGPT/Claude for email writing
  • -Some see it as a shortcut that doesn't replace genuine sales skill
  • -Low upvote ratio on tool discussion posts suggests limited enthusiasm

Reddit Questions

  • ? Does Lavender actually improve cold email reply rates?
  • ? Is AI email coaching from Lavender worth the subscription?
  • ? Lavender vs just using ChatGPT for email writing?

Thinking of Switching?

Autobound
Writes the email FOR you vs coaching you — different philosophy
Regie.ai
AI email generation with content management features
Grammarly Business
General writing assistant that helps with email too
Copy.ai
Broader AI content generation including email
ChatGPT/Claude
Free email feedback — paste your draft and ask for improvements

Competitive Landscape

Regie.aiTwainFlowriteCopy.ai

Technical Stack

Clay Integration
none
Platforms
Chrome ExtensionWeb app

Integrations

GmailOutlookOutreachSalesloftHubSpot
CRM Integrations
HubSpotSalesforce (via Ora)

Head-to-Head Comparisons

Company Intel

Headquarters
Remote (US)
Founded
2020
Leadership
Will Allred (Co-founder)
Employees
11-50

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Resources & Links

Support Channels
EmailKnowledge LibrarySales Certification Course
Video Resources
#email-coaching#ai-email#sales-emails#email-optimization#email-scoring#reply-rates#sales-productivity#email-intelligence