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AI SDR alternatives

By Radwan AltafPublished 2026-10-13

The short answer

The alternatives to an AI SDR are platforms you run yourself, agents that ask before they send, and software that drafts in your voice for your approval. Choose by one question: who reads a message before it goes out in your name. The options below each carry a price read from its own source on 13 October 2026, and two of them publish no price at all.

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Why founders look for something else

Common reasons, not quoted reviews. No review is cited here, and none is invented.

  • Messages go out in the founder’s name that nobody read first.
  • Sending at volume from new domains puts the deliverability of the company’s name at risk.
  • No published price, so knowing the cost means booking a sales call first.

The options, with what each costs

Each price is read from that option’s own source on the date printed. An option that cannot be priced from a source is not listed.

  • 11x

    An agent that runs outbound across email, phone, SMS, WhatsApp and social in one sequence, and sets up and warms its own sending domains.

    A revenue team that wants outbound and inbound calls handled around the clock.

    Not published; the site offers a live demo11x.aiPrice checked 2026-10-13

    11x vs InstinctGTM

  • Artisan

    An agent working from a database of over 250 million contacts, autonomous by default, sending from your own domains.

    A team with reps who want meetings booked on their calendars.

    Not published; each plan is scoped in a sales callartisan.coPrice checked 2026-10-13

    Artisan vs InstinctGTM

  • Gojiberry

    An agent that finds people from signals around your market and runs LinkedIn and email outreach, on full auto or with approval before each send.

    A founder whose buyers live on LinkedIn and who wants a published price.

    $99 a month on Pro, with a free trialgojiberry.aiPrice checked 2026-10-13

    Gojiberry vs InstinctGTM

  • Oxygen

    One workspace for enrichment, a CRM, sequences and workflows, with agents that run campaigns and act on connected LinkedIn accounts.

    A founder or GTM engineer who wants to build the machine and own every part of it.

    Free with 1,000 credits, then from $49 a monthoxygen-agent.comPrice checked 2026-10-13

    Oxygen vs InstinctGTM

  • InstinctGTM

    Writes your posts in your voice, watches companies you chose and drafts outreach when one changes. Every message waits for your approval and goes from your own mailbox.

    A founder who wants to read everything sent in their name, and to be seen before they write.

    Free, then $99 a month on Starterinstinctgtm.comPrice checked 2026-10-13

When an AI SDR is the right call

Choose an AI SDR if you have a sales team, want outbound running around the clock without reading each message, and have sending domains set aside so volume cannot touch the one your company lives on. For a team with reps and a booked-meetings target, an autonomous agent is built for exactly that.

Which one fits you?

A situation, and the pick for it. We are not the answer to every one.

You want outbound and inbound calls handled around the clock
11x
You have reps and want meetings booked on their calendars
Artisan
You want LinkedIn outreach at a published price
Gojiberry
You want to build the outbound machine yourself
Oxygen
You want to read every message before it goes out in your name
InstinctGTM

Questions people ask

What is an AI SDR?

Software that finds people, writes to them and follows up on its own, often from domains and inboxes it sets up for you. 11x describes its agent working without supervision and Artisan calls its own autonomous by default, each read on its site on 13 October 2026.

Do AI SDRs send without approval?

Some do by default. 11x describes its agent working without supervision, Artisan is autonomous by default and Gojiberry offers full auto or approval before each send, each read on 13 October 2026. This product sends nothing without your approval.

Which AI SDR alternative is cheapest?

Of the options here, Oxygen starts free and then costs from $49 a month, Gojiberry is $99 a month on Pro and this is free to start, then $99 a month on Starter, the others each read on 13 October 2026. 11x and Artisan publish no price, so a sales call comes first.

How to choose between all of theseHire a marketer, buy a stack, or buy one tool

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About the author

Radwan Altaf

Founder, InstinctGTM

12 years building software, for clients including DHL, AT&T and the Singapore Government (via Accenture). Grew 2 SaaS companies while advising their boards.

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