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6 AiSDR alternatives (2026)
The closest alternatives to AiSDR in October 2026 are Clay, Apollo and Artisan.
6 agents compared · entry plans $29 to $99 a month · 4 with a free plan · prices checked 3 September–19 October 2026
Reviewed by The Agents Index editorial team.
AiSDR and its alternatives at a glance
| Agent | Best for | Starts at | Better than AiSDR at | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AiSDR | B2B sales and founder-led teams building outbound without SDR headcount | From $1.50/person contacted source | 19 October 2026 | |
| Clay | GTM and RevOps teams, ideally with a GTM engineer, who want best-in-class enrichment, AI research, and now orchestrated multi-step workflows to power outbound at scale. | Free, then $185/month source | Agent permissions, Model choice | 14 October 2026 |
| Apollo | B2B sales and SDR teams running outbound prospecting on bought-in contact data | Free, then $65/seat/month source | Agent permissions, Model choice | 19 October 2026 |
| Artisan | Funded B2B sales and RevOps teams that want to scale outbound volume with a genuinely autonomous AI BDR and are willing to run a sales-led evaluation to get pricing. | Free, then $280/month source | Runs autonomously, Agent permissions | 10 September 2026 |
| Warmly | RevOps/GTM teams with meaningful inbound website traffic who want one connected system for identifying, engaging and routing visitors, plus coordinated outbound account orchestration, rather than two separate tools. | Free, then $99/month source | Runs autonomously, Free tier | 3 September 2026 |
| Copy.ai | sales and marketing teams automating outreach, research and content at scale | From $29/month source | Model choice, Seat model | 19 October 2026 |
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Clay
GTM data platform with AI research agents, enrichment waterfalls and outbound workflow automation.
From FreeWhy it's on this listAgent permissions · YesEvery task and schedule carries an explicit permission level, so a buyer chooses between approval gates on live runs and deletions, or letting the agent act on everything unattended.Source ↗
Where it improves on AiSDR
- +Model choice · YesThe buyer picks the model per AI action from a published catalogue spanning several providers, and can substitute their own provider account entirely by supplying an API key.Source ↗
- +Open source · PartlyThe agent plugin and CLI install from Clay's public GitHub repository; the platform itself is closed hosted software.Source ↗
Trade-offs against AiSDR
None found.
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Apollo
AI go-to-market platform with B2B contact data, agents and outreach execution.
From FreeWhy it's on this listAgent permissions · YesGovernance is an advertised layer: every action is reviewable, autonomy levels widen only as the buyer allows, and usage controls keep credit consumption and guardrails with the customer rather than the agent.Source ↗
Where it improves on AiSDR
- +Model choice · PartlyApollo normally picks the model, but its plan comparison table carries a 'Use your own LLM API key' row, so some tiers let a buyer substitute their own provider; the table did not show which columns include it.Source ↗
- +Open source · PartlyOnly the optional MCP client plugin and its workflow skills are MIT-licensed; the platform and MCP server stay closed and hosted.Source ↗
Trade-offs against AiSDR
None found.
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Artisan
Autonomous AI BDR that sources B2B leads, sends personalized outbound, handles replies and books meetings.
From FreeWhy it's on this listRuns autonomously · YesAva runs prospecting, sending, replies and booking without a human in the loop by default, and approvals are an optional setting you can switch on per campaign rather than a stage you graduate out of.Source ↗
Where it improves on AiSDR
- +Agent permissions · YesGuardrails are explicit and per campaign: approve before sending, locked tone and CTAs, banned phrases, escalation rules and DNC lists, with full autonomy as the default setting.Source ↗
- +Free tier · YesA standing $0 plan with 300 credits a month and no credit card, but it is a lookup and enrichment tier: campaigns, deliverability tooling and integrations all need a paid plan.Source ↗
Trade-offs against AiSDR
- −Claude · PartlyArtisan ships an official Claude connector on all plans, so Claude can drive your Artisan account from a chat. That is Claude acting as a client, not disclosure that Claude powers Ava. The vendor names no model behind Ava, and the connector is flagged as early.Source ↗
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ArgorantVerified
Verified B2B contact data, email verification and outbound campaigns, drivable by your own AI agent over MCP.
From $99/monthWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · YesArgorant Managed is a done-for-you engagement where their team buys domains, warms inboxes, writes and runs campaigns and works replies; it is quoted on a call rather than priced publicly.Source ↗
Where it improves on AiSDR
- +Agent permissions · YesAccess is scoped per capability, with free read scopes separated from credit-spending ones, tool allowlists the owner controls, and destructive tools flagged so the client prompts before sending email.Source ↗
- +Model choice · YesThe buyer picks the model by picking the client: Argorant is the tool layer behind one MCP endpoint and takes whatever agent you already pay for.Source ↗
Trade-offs against AiSDR
- −Single sign-on · NoSign-in is email and password or Google only; no SAML, OIDC enterprise connection or SCIM provisioning appears on the pricing page, in the docs or in the help centre's account and security section.Source ↗
- −Certifications · PartlyGDPR, UK GDPR and CCPA are addressed with a standard DPA, SCCs and documented safeguards, but no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification is claimed anywhere on the site, docs or help centre.Source ↗
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Warmly
Identifies anonymous website visitors and runs AI inbound and outbound GTM agents on one shared context graph.
From FreeWhy it's on this listRuns autonomously · YesThe GTM Brain layer decides and executes without waiting for a human to act on a dashboard.Source ↗
Where it improves on AiSDR
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Copy.ai
GTM AI platform with workflows, actions and constrained agents for sales and marketing teams.
From $29/monthWhy it's on this listModel choice · PartlyYou pick the model per workflow step and switching is a single click, but Content Agent Studio gives no model control, so the choice depends on which surface you build in.Source ↗
Where it improves on AiSDR
- +Seat model · YesEach plan bundles a fixed seat ceiling rather than priced per-user add-ons: five seats on the cheapest paid plan, rising to 75, 150 and 200 on the enterprise tiers.Source ↗
- +Opt out of training · YesThe vendor commits product-wide that customer data never trains models, and says it works with major LLMs under zero-retention terms so inputs are not used for training.Source ↗
Trade-offs against AiSDR
- −Free tier · NoThe vendor states the free plan was sunset and new users must buy a plan; the pricing page shows no $0 tier and no trial offer.Source ↗
- −Certifications · PartlySOC 2 certification and GDPR compliance are claimed, backed by EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certification, but no ISO 27001 claim appears and the Trust Center report library is access-gated.Source ↗
What to watch for
- ClayCosts scale non-linearly with row count and AI usage; budget the Actions and Data Credits sliders carefully and remember failed lookups still consume credits.
- ArtisanNo self-serve pricing shown on the live site. Every tier requires a sales conversation to get a quote.
- WarmlyNo permanent free tier or self-serve monthly plan today — evaluating the product means committing to at least a quarterly contract.
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What are the best alternatives to AiSDR?
Clay, Apollo and Artisan are the closest. They share the most of AiSDR's features.
What is the cheapest alternative to AiSDR?
Clay, Apollo and Artisan and 1 more have a free plan. The lowest paid plan is Copy.ai, from $29/month. Price checked on 19 October 2026.
Which agents here have a free plan?
4 of the 6: Clay, Apollo, Artisan and Warmly.
When were these prices checked?
Between 3 September 2026 and 19 October 2026, each read on the maker's own pricing page.
Sources and method
Closest first: most of AiSDR's features, then the fewest gaps. How we rank
Every price here was read on the agent maker's own pricing page.
- AiSDR: aisdr.com/pricing, checked 19 October 2026
- Clay: clay.com/pricing, checked 14 October 2026
- Apollo: apollo.io/pricing, checked 19 October 2026
- Artisan: artisan.co/pricing, checked 10 September 2026
- Argorant: argorant.com/pricing, checked 26 September 2026
- Warmly: help.warmly.ai/articles/4646691220-warmly-technical-documentation-mcp-server, checked 3 September 2026
- Copy.ai: copy.ai/prices, checked 19 October 2026
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