Industry Standard Cold Email Calculator

Calculate Your Cold EmailInfrastructure Requirements

Plan your outreach capacity, inbox requirements, and expected results with industry-proven benchmarks.

Used by 500+ companies to scale their cold email operations professionally and compliantly.

Market & Volume

Total Addressable Market
30,000
Daily outreach target
1,000

Infrastructure

Emails per inbox per day
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Sweet spot: 15-30 emails/inbox/day for optimal deliverability. 50 is the absolute maximum for maintaining good sender reputation. Lower volumes (5-15) are safer for new domains.
30
Deliverability safety buffer
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Safety margin to maintain 80-100% inbox delivery rate. 25% buffer means using only 75% of inbox capacity to preserve sender reputation. Higher buffers = better deliverability but more inboxes needed.
25%

Infrastructure Requirements

Inboxes Required
46
At 22 effective emails/inbox/day
Domains Needed
16
3 inboxes per domain (industry standard)

Infrastructure Best Practices

  • Maintain 80-100% inbox delivery rate for healthy sender reputation
  • Replace inboxes if delivery rate drops below 80%
  • Warm up new inboxes for 2-4 weeks before full volume
  • Monitor sender reputation and adjust volume accordingly

Expected Results

Time to reach TAM:30 days
Daily emails:1,000
Expected replies/day:5-30

Volume Recommendations

• Conservative (500-1,500/day): New domains, testing campaigns
• Standard (1,500-3,000/day): Established domains, proven campaigns
• Aggressive (3,000+/day): Mature infrastructure, high-volume operations

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