The best AI SDR tools in 2026, compared with prices

The best AI SDR tools in 2026 are 11x, Artisan, AiSDR, Amplemarket, Reply.io's Jason, Salesforge's Agent Frank, Apollo, Valley and GTM Plays. They differ in channel (email, LinkedIn or both), in how much they run on their own, and in price, from pay-as-you-go to annual contracts. Match the tool to your budget and channel.

Prices below come from each vendor's own site as of Oct 2026. GTM Plays is our product; it is LinkedIn-first and does not book meetings by itself. For background on the category, read our guide to what an AI SDR is.

How we picked these tools

We started from the tools that appear most often in current "best AI SDR tools" search results and checked each vendor's own site. We kept tools that:

• research prospects and write outreach with AI, not just send templates
• explain what the agent does and which channels it uses
• publish pricing or explain how it is set

We grouped them by how they work rather than claiming a single winner, because the right choice depends on your channel, volume and budget.

Quick comparison

Tool	Main channels	Pricing as of Oct 2026	Contract
11x	Email, multi-channel; inbound phone and chat	Growth from $3,750/mo billed annually	Annual by default
Artisan	Email, dialer	Credit-based tiers	See vendor
AiSDR	Email	$1.50 per person prospected	Pay as you go
Amplemarket	Email, multi-channel	Startup $600/mo, annual term	Annual
Reply.io (Jason)	Email, LinkedIn, calls, SMS	AI SDR from $500	See vendor
Salesforge (Agent Frank)	Email, LinkedIn	Pro $40/mo; Agent Frank $499/mo	Monthly or quarterly
Apollo.io	Email, calls	Free; Basic $49/mo	Monthly or annual
Valley	LinkedIn, email	Starter $199 per seat/mo	Monthly or quarterly
GTM Plays	LinkedIn	Pro $149/mo, 7-day free trial	Monthly

The 9 best AI SDR tools

11x

What it is: an AI sales platform with two agents: Alice, for outbound prospecting and multi-channel outreach, and Julian, which qualifies inbound leads over phone, chat and SMS (11x.ai).

Pricing (as of Oct 2026, 11x.ai Alice pricing): Growth starts at $3,750 a month, billed annually, for up to 5 end users and 2,000 new prospects a month. Pro and Enterprise are custom. 11x charges per lead, not per send, and bundles managed Gmail mailboxes, warmup, CRM sync and onboarding with no setup fee.

Best for: mid-market and enterprise teams ready for an annual contract.

Watch out for: annual is the default term, so this is not a cheap test.

Artisan

What it is: an AI BDR platform. Its pricing is credit-based, with plan tiers from startups to enterprise scoped to lead volume, mailboxes and dialer seats (artisan.co).

Pricing (as of Oct 2026, artisan.co/pricing): credit-based tiers. We could not read current figures from the page, so check it directly before you budget.

Best for: teams that want an AI BDR for email with built-in data.

Watch out for: credit-based plans make it important to estimate how many leads you will contact each month.

AiSDR

What it is: an AI SDR that researches, builds lists and writes outreach, sold on a pay-as-you-go basis (aisdr.com).

Pricing (as of Oct 2026, aisdr.com/pricing): $1.50 per person prospected on the self-serve plan, with research, lists and writing included. Optional extras include a warmed-up mailbox at $33 and a managed campaign at $149 per campaign.

Best for: small teams that want to test an AI SDR without a subscription.

Watch out for: per-person pricing adds up quickly at high volume, so set a monthly cap.

Amplemarket

What it is: a sales platform combining contact data, multi-channel sequences and AI assistance (amplemarket.com).

Pricing (as of Oct 2026, amplemarket.com/pricing): the Startup plan is $600 a month on an annual term, with 2 users included and additional users available. Higher plans are quoted. Amplemarket says plans include a free trial.

Best for: teams that want data, sequences and AI help from one vendor.

Watch out for: the annual term means a larger commitment than monthly tools.

Reply.io (Jason AI SDR)

What it is: a sales engagement platform with email, LinkedIn, calls and SMS automation and an AI SDR called Jason (reply.io).

Pricing (as of Oct 2026, reply.io/pricing): Email Volume starts from $59, Multichannel from $99, AI SDR from $500 and Agency from $166. LinkedIn automation is $69 a month per account.

Best for: teams already sequencing who want an AI layer with optional human approval.

Watch out for: the AI SDR tier is priced well above the basic plans, so compare it with doing the same work yourself.

Salesforge (Agent Frank)

What it is: a cold outreach platform for email and LinkedIn senders, with an optional AI agent called Agent Frank (salesforge.ai).

Pricing (as of Oct 2026, salesforge.ai/pricing): Pro is $40 a month (unlimited email senders, 1 LinkedIn sender) and Growth $80 a month (unlimited email and LinkedIn senders), billed monthly. Agent Frank is $499 a month, billed quarterly.

Best for: small teams that want low-cost sending and the option of an AI agent on top.

Watch out for: the agent is a separate, larger cost than the base plan.

Apollo.io

What it is: an AI GTM system with a database of 240M+ contacts and 30M+ accounts, email sequencing, a dialer, buying signals and AI agents (apollo.io).

Pricing (as of Oct 2026, apollo.io/pricing): a Free plan, Basic at $49 a month and Professional at $99 a month on monthly billing, plus a Custom plan through sales. All seats on an account must be on the same plan.

Best for: small and mid-sized teams who want data and email sequencing in one self-serve tool.

Watch out for: it is database- and email-led rather than LinkedIn-first.

Valley

What it is: signal-led outbound that researches prospects, checks fit and drafts LinkedIn and email messages in your voice for review, according to joinvalley.co.

Pricing (as of Oct 2026, joinvalley.co/pricing): Starter is $199 per seat a month ($149 billed quarterly) and is LinkedIn only. Plus is $299 per seat a month and adds 1,000 emails a month and onboarding. Growth is $499 per seat a month and adds monthly credits. Scale is custom for five seats or more. The 7-day trial requires a payment method.

Best for: teams who want pre-built signal plays across LinkedIn and email.

Limits: one seat connects one LinkedIn account, and discovery and enrichment use credits.

GTM Plays

What it is: an AI agent for LinkedIn. It finds people showing intent signals, scores each one for fit against your ICP, writes a message for each person and sends it from your own LinkedIn account. Replies come into one inbox, where you take over. It does not book meetings by itself.

Pricing: Pro is $149 a month after a 7-day free trial, and each extra agent is $59 a month. Live Leads, a one-off extraction of a LinkedIn company page's followers or a post's engagers, is paid per lead with credits and is separate from Pro.

Best for: founders and small teams who want signal-led LinkedIn outreach without building workflows.

Integrations and exports: HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Attio, folk, Breakcold, Instantly, Smartlead, SmartReach, HeyReach, Slack, Clay and Zapier, plus webhooks, a REST API and an MCP server. CSV export, and credits for email and phone enrichment. Live Leads exports in Clay, Instantly and Smartlead formats.

Limits: it is not a contact database to browse, and it has no built-in email sequencer or dialer; for email it connects to tools such as Instantly, Smartlead and SmartReach.

How to choose an AI SDR tool

1. Pick your channel

Email-first tools such as AiSDR, Artisan and Salesforge suit markets where cold email works. If your buyers are active on LinkedIn, a LinkedIn-first tool such as GTM Plays or Valley may fit better. Some teams use both.

2. Decide how much control you want

Some agents send on their own once configured. Others draft messages for you to review. If your brand or market is sensitive, start with review on and loosen it once you trust the output.

3. Model the real cost

Per-person, per-credit and per-seat pricing behave differently as you scale. Work out the monthly cost at the volume you expect, then compare it with what a human SDR costs you. Our lead generation ROI calculator helps you test the numbers.

4. Start with signals, not volume

AI makes it cheap to send more messages, but relevance drives replies. Tools that act on buying signals, such as job changes, hiring, funding or engagement with competitors, give the agent a real reason to write.

5. Keep a human on replies

No tool on this list removes the need for someone to handle interested replies, qualify and run the sales conversation. Plan who will do it before you start.

Where GTM Plays fits

GTM Plays suits founders and small B2B teams who sell to people active on LinkedIn. It finds people showing intent signals, scores fit against your ICP, and writes and sends messages from your own LinkedIn account. Replies arrive in one inbox, where you take over. It does not book meetings by itself, and it is not a contact database or an email sequencer; for email it connects to Instantly, Smartlead and SmartReach.

If you are comparing it with another signal-led LinkedIn tool, see GTM Plays vs Valley. To try it, start a 7-day free trial.