Nodal
Nodal is a free, open-source web app for B2B sales and growth teams managing leads and cold-email outreach.
What Nodal is
Nodal is a free, open-source web app for B2B sales and growth teams managing leads and cold-email outreach. It can be self-hosted, and leads can be added manually, pasted as prospect notes, or imported from CSV. AI can turn notes into structured company, role, and pain-point details and draft a personalized opening line. Before sending, Nodal can check addresses through DNS/MX checks. Users can build multi-step sequences with delays, send windows, A/B subject variants, and follow-ups that stop when a lead replies. Sending options include Resend, any SMTP server, and Gmail through Google OAuth, with sender rotation and per-sender limits. Analytics track opens, clicks, replies, bounces, and unsubscribes by campaign, sequence step, and lead. Unsubscribe links, suppression lists, and a per-workspace audit log are enforced automatically. Gmail access is optional; Nodal says it uses granted access for user-initiated outreach, requested drafts, and reply detection, without permanent-deletion scopes. The site says credentials are encrypted at rest and not exposed to the browser, while Row Level Security, role-based access, and TLS protect workspace data. Text submitted to AI features is sent to its AI provider, and prompts and outputs are not used to train third-party models.
Good
- Free and open source, with self-hosting available.
- Imports leads from CSV or prospect notes.
- Sequences stop follow-ups when a lead replies.
- Tracks campaign opens, clicks, replies, bounces, and unsubscribes.
Watch out
- Outreach is limited to email.
- AI-submitted text is sent to its AI provider.
- Gmail access is optional but requires granted permissions.
Who it suits
Nodal suits B2B sales and growth teams that need to manage leads and automate email sequences. Self-hosting may appeal to organizations that want to run their own instance.
Verdict
Nodal combines lead handling, email sequences, reply detection, and campaign analytics in a free open-source app. Teams should weigh its email-only scope and the stated handling of Gmail access and AI-submitted text before adopting it.
The facts
Each one read from Nodal's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI data use
- The privacy policy says text submitted for AI features is sent to its AI provider and prompts and outputs are not used to train third-party models.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI enrichment
- AI turns prospect notes into structured company, role, and pain-point data and drafts a personalized opening line.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI features
- AI can turn notes into structured company, role, and pain-point data and draft a personalized opening line.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Nodal tracks opens, clicks, replies, bounces, and unsubscribes by campaign, sequence step, and lead.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Compliance controls
- Nodal provides unsubscribe links, suppression lists, and a per-workspace audit log.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Email verification
- Nodal checks email addresses with DNS/MX checks before sending to help reduce bounces.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Gmail access
- Gmail access is optional; Nodal says it reads message metadata and reply bodies solely to detect replies and stop sequences, and it does not request permanent-deletion scopes.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Gmail permissions
- Gmail is optional; Nodal says it uses granted Gmail access to send user-initiated outreach, create requested drafts, and detect replies, and does not request permanent-deletion scopes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lead import
- Users can add leads manually, paste prospect notes, or import a CSV file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Nodal is an open-source cold-email outreach and lead-management app for B2B sales and growth teams.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Nodal tracks opens, clicks, replies, bounces, and unsubscribes by campaign, step, and lead.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists HTTPS/TLS, encrypted database storage and backups, workspace Row Level Security, server-side role checks, and encrypted sender credentials.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The privacy policy says organizations may self-host Nodal and that the deployment operator is the data controller for a self-hosted instance.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sending integrations
- Nodal supports Resend, any SMTP server, and Gmail connected through Google OAuth.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sequences
- Users can create multi-step sequences with delays, send windows, A/B subject variants, and follow-ups that stop when a lead replies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The privacy policy says users can email [email protected] about data requests and that Nodal will respond within 30 days.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support contact
- The site lists [email protected] as its contact address.checked 4 Oct 2026
Alternatives to Nodal
- 1
Mailmeteor
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2From $5.99 a month - 2
Mixmax
Free planWebAPIExtensionLinux8.1From $29 a month - 3
Instantly
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.8From $47 a month - 4
Mailwarm
AndroidiOSWeb7.3From $69 a month - 5
Yesware
Free planWebExtensionmacOSWindows7.3From $19 a month - 6
Apollo
Free planWebAPIExtension7.2From $49 a month