Spear vs Amplemarket (2026): which tool fits your team?
By the Spear team · Updated November 2026. We make Spear; Amplemarket facts are from amplemarket.com, checked November 9, 2026.
Quick answer: Amplemarket and Spear are both all-in-one outbound platforms: data, signals and multichannel sequences across LinkedIn and email. The difference is where they start. Amplemarket is built around an AI copilot and a parallel dialer for phone-heavy teams. Spear is built around buying signals and events: it tells you who to talk to and why now, and runs outreach from your own or your executives' profiles, with a person approving every message. Pick Amplemarket if calling is central to your motion. Pick Spear if you want signal-led, executive-led outreach and event pipeline, without an annual contract.
Spear vs Amplemarket at a glance
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| Best for | Teams that want signals, data and outreach in one tool, sent from their own profiles | Sales teams that want data, an AI copilot, sequences and a dialer in one platform |
| Setup | Self-serve (Starter) or built with a Spear GTM engineer and account manager (Growth) | Self-serve software with onboarding and a CSM |
| Where prospects come from | Search 200M+ contacts and 40M+ companies, plus new prospects delivered daily from 35+ buying signals, each with a reason to reach out now. Included, no credits | You search a database of 200M+ contacts and 20M+ companies, within a contact allowance per plan |
| Buying signals | 35+ built in, new prospects every day | Job changes, past customers' job changes, job openings, funding, news, page visits; third-party intent through integrations |
| Events and field marketing | Event campaigns end to end: finds attendees, speakers and sponsors weeks ahead (networking apps, attendee lists, social posts), runs outreach in a set window, adds people you meet onsite and follows up within 24 to 48 hours | An AI skill finds conference speakers, sponsors and exhibitors to sequence |
| Channels | LinkedIn, email, X and Reddit in one multichannel sequence | Email, phone (parallel dialer), social, WhatsApp, iMessage, SMS |
| Sending | From your own or your executives' profiles, with a person approving every message | Duo copilot suggests; you decide whether to send |
| Price | Starter $500/profile/mo ($400 yearly), all-in, no commitment | Startup $600/mo on an annual term, 2 users |
| Free trial | 14 days, extendable via referral link | Included on all plans (length not published) |
Where Amplemarket wins
- Phone and channels: a parallel dialer plus WhatsApp, iMessage, SMS, voice and video.
- Deliverability: domain health and spam-check tools for email at scale.
Where Spear wins
- Built for events and field marketing: Spear finds attendees, speakers and sponsors weeks before a conference, books meetings before you arrive, enrolls people you meet onsite and follows up within 24 to 48 hours after. In Spear data, event triggers booked 4.72 meetings per 100 accepted connections, about twice company news (2.33). See event campaigns.
- No annual lock-in: Starter is month to month, per profile.
- Executive-led: outreach goes out on LinkedIn and email from your or your executives' profiles, with a person approving each message.
- More places to listen: signals from X, Reddit and conference apps, not only company data.
- Why now, not just who: 35+ triggers deliver new prospects daily. In Spear data, podcast appearances booked 7.82 meetings per 100 accepted connections vs 2.33 for company news.
Who should pick which
- Amplemarket: calling is central to your motion and you want a parallel dialer and messaging apps in the same tool.
- Spear Starter: you want signal-led outreach on LinkedIn and email that you approve, without an annual contract.
- Spear Growth: you want a Spear GTM engineer and account manager to build and run the engine with you.
FAQ
Is Spear an Amplemarket alternative?
Yes. Both cover data, signals and multichannel sequences on LinkedIn and email. Choose Amplemarket if phone dialing is central; choose Spear for signal-led, executive-led outreach and event campaigns.
Does Amplemarket require an annual contract?
Its Startup plan is listed at $600 per month on an annual term. Spear Starter is month to month.
How much does Spear cost vs Amplemarket?
Spear Starter is $500 per profile per month ($400 yearly), with no commitment. Amplemarket Startup is $600 per month on an annual term for 2 users.
Do both keep a person in the loop?
Yes. Amplemarket's Duo copilot suggests and you decide; on Spear you approve every message.
Which is better for conference and event outreach?
Amplemarket offers an AI skill that finds conference speakers, sponsors and exhibitors. Spear runs the whole event campaign from your LinkedIn profile: finding attendees, speakers and sponsors weeks ahead, outreach before the event, onsite adds and follow-up after.
Is there a free trial?
Spear offers 14 days, extendable by sharing your referral link. Amplemarket says all plans include a free trial.
Amplemarket facts checked November 9, 2026 on its own site (Amplemarket pricing, Amplemarket signals). Spear figures: anonymized platform data through October 31, 2026; meetings include those awaiting confirmation. Something out of date? Tell us.
