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Forgeby vs. Valley
The full record ↓Eight steps take an account from the first signal to the next conversation. Each tile says what the tool does at that step. Pick a step to read both sides and their sources.
Forgeby8 built in
Valley5 built in · 2 partial · 1 not verified
05Email and phone
Built in means: Email leaves from the mailbox you already use, and calls are dialed inside the product. Each channel is marked on its own, LinkedIn too.
Forgeby
Built inEmail from your own mailbox and calls from the browser, in one motion where every answer decides the next step.
- EmailBuilt in
- PhoneBuilt in
- LinkedInPartial
Valley
Email from your own inbox, an add-on on Starter, plus automated LinkedIn. Its pages describe no calling.
- EmailBuilt in
- PhoneNot verified
- LinkedInBuilt in
Each tile is read against the bar for its step, which opens with the step. Not verified marks a step their own pages did not settle either way; it is not a claim that the tool lacks it.
The full record
All eight steps, both sides, each with the page it rests on.
Watches hiring, funding, register filings and visits to your site, and weighs every account against them before 07:45.
How it worksFinds people from live events such as hiring, job changes, post engagement and engagement with competitors.
Their pageWeighs each account against the profile you set. Every reason is named, with its source.
How it worksChecks each person against your ideal customer profile and shows the reason for the match.
Their pageResearches the account and the people in it from public sources, each fact with its source and date.
How it worksResearches each person across news, podcasts, social posts and newsletters, with the sources shown.
Their pageDrafts in your own style. Your edits become style lessons, each one named and removable.
How it worksDrafts in your phrasing and style from what you tell it about how you write, for you to review.
Their pageEmail from your own mailbox and calls from the browser, in one motion where every answer decides the next step.
How it worksSends from your own Gmail or Outlook mailbox, checked before you see it. First emails wait for your OK; follow-ups can go inside your rules.
How it worksPhone
Built inDial from the browser. Recorded after a spoken notice, and the summary and follow-up are written from what was said.
How it worksBy design: Forgeby drafts the note and opens the profile, and you send it. It never holds your LinkedIn login.
How it worksEmail from your own inbox, an add-on on Starter, plus automated LinkedIn. Its pages describe no calling.
Their pageSends from your connected Gmail or Microsoft inbox. An add-on on Starter; 1,000 emails a month on Plus and Growth.
Their pageSends connection requests and messages from your LinkedIn account, with drafts you can review first.
Their pageA prep brief going in, notes while you talk, then a recap, a follow-up and CRM updates waiting for your OK.
How it worksThe pages reviewed describe no meeting notes, call recording or follow-up written from a call.
Their pageReads and writes HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive. Every write-back arrives as a card first.
How it worksPushes replies and accepted invites to HubSpot and Slack; field updates are not described.
Their pageYour edits and every call outcome change what it does next. Proposed changes come with evidence, and every action leaves a receipt.
How it worksLearns from the messages that earn positive replies and adjusts audience and messaging.
Their pageWhat it costs to start
Forgeby
$0for the platform and every seat
Credits are spent only when something is found or built. Packs: $50 for 500, $100 for 1,100, $200 for 2,400 credits.
Our pricingValley
Starter is $199 a seat a month, or $149 billed quarterly, for LinkedIn; email is an add-on. Plus is $299 a seat with email. The 7-day trial needs a card, and credits pay for finding people and emails.
Their pricing pageWhere these facts come from
Every line about Valley comes from Valley's own website, help docs or pricing page, read on 19 October 2026, and links to the page it rests on. We read their pages; we did not run trials. Plans and prices move, so open the linked page before you decide. If a line about your product is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Describe the motion. Forgeby runs it.
The platform and every seat are free. Nothing goes out without your OK.