Lavender vs Smith.ai

Which should you choose?

Lavender and Smith.ai solve entirely different problems. Lavender is for sales teams who need to write better cold emails faster—it's a Chrome extension that coaches you through email drafting with AI scoring and personalization. Smith.ai is for businesses that need someone to answer phones and qualify leads 24/7 without hiring receptionists. Pick Lavender if your bottleneck is email quality and outreach velocity. Pick Smith.ai if you're losing calls or drowning in routine inquiries. They don't compete; they complement different workflows. Lavender has a free tier to test; Smith.ai requires a sales conversation. Lavender integrates into your existing email/CRM stack; Smith.ai replaces your front-office operations.