Source: https://bestagentsfor.com/ai-agents-for/sdr/ Markdown: https://bestagentsfor.com/ai-agents-for/sdr/index.md Title: Best AI Agents for SDR in 2026 | Best Agents For - Home - /Agents - /Best AI Agents for SDR # Best AI Agents for SDR Software for outbound and prospecting. An autonomous SDR and a contact database with sequences are different products. Both are listed, with the score showing which is which. 8 products. Prices and descriptions last checked 5 October 2026. ## Best AI Agents for SDR compared Pricing is the vendor's published starting figure. A free plan or trial is listed only when the pricing page says so. User comments appear only when we could link a short quote. Otherwise the cell says there are no sourced comments. Product Pricing Free plan / trial Key features Integrations Best for What users say #1 Custom Not listed An AI SDR sold to run outbound. Salesforce, HubSpot An autonomous SDR on email and LinkedIn No sourced comments. #2 Free, then $49/user/mo Free plan A contact database with sequences and an AI assist. Salesforce, HubSpot, Gmail, Slack A database plus sequences a human still runs No sourced comments. #3 Custom Not listed An AI BDR for outbound email and LinkedIn. Salesforce, HubSpot An AI BDR when you can buy through sales No sourced comments. #4 From $55/mo Trial Outbound email, with LinkedIn and calling on the higher plan. HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Clay Email plus LinkedIn in one sequence No sourced comments. #5 From $185/mo Free plan A research agent that fills a go-to-market table. Salesforce, HubSpot, Instantly, Outreach Building the list the SDR will work No sourced comments. #6 From $49/user/mo billed annually Trial Cold email volume, with a multichannel plan and an AI SDR add-on. Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Close Email volume with an AI SDR you can turn on No sourced comments. #7 From $47/mo Not listed Cold email infrastructure with an AI reply layer. Clay, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier Cold email sending and warmup at volume No sourced comments. #8 From $39/mo Trial Cold email across many mailboxes, with a free trial. API, Webhooks, CRM Mailbox volume after the list exists No sourced comments. ## Best SDR software Ranked on fit for this job, autonomy, controls, integrations, access, and how public the product is. Open a score to see the six parts. # Agent Best for Pricing from Free tier Autonomy Integrations Score 1 11x Alice An autonomous SDR on email and LinkedIn Custom No Autonomous Salesforce, HubSpot - Fit for the job29/30 - Autonomy19/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access2/10 - Evidence8/10 2 Apollo A database plus sequences a human still runs Free, then $49/user/mo Yes Semi-autonomous Salesforce, HubSpot, Gmail +2 - Fit for the job23/30 - Autonomy12/20 - Controls13/15 - Integrations15/15 - Access9/10 - Evidence9/10 3 Artisan Ava An AI BDR when you can buy through sales Custom No Autonomous Salesforce, HubSpot - Fit for the job28/30 - Autonomy18/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations11/15 - Access2/10 - Evidence8/10 4 lemlist Email plus LinkedIn in one sequence From $55/mo Trial Semi-autonomous HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive +3 - Fit for the job24/30 - Autonomy14/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 5 Clay Building the list the SDR will work From $185/mo Yes Semi-autonomous Salesforce, HubSpot, Instantly +2 - Fit for the job20/30 - Autonomy15/20 - Controls14/15 - Integrations14/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence8/10 6 Reply.io Email volume with an AI SDR you can turn on From $49/user/mo billed annually Trial Semi-autonomous Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive +2 - Fit for the job23/30 - Autonomy14/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 7 Instantly Cold email sending and warmup at volume From $47/mo No Semi-autonomous Clay, HubSpot, Salesforce +1 - Fit for the job21/30 - Autonomy14/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations13/15 - Access6/10 - Evidence8/10 8 Smartlead Mailbox volume after the list exists From $39/mo Trial Semi-autonomous API, Webhooks, CRM - Fit for the job22/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations8/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 1 82 An autonomous SDR on email and LinkedIn - Fit for the job29/30 - Autonomy19/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access2/10 - Evidence8/10 Rank 2 81 A database plus sequences a human still runs - Fit for the job23/30 - Autonomy12/20 - Controls13/15 - Integrations15/15 - Access9/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 3 79 An AI BDR when you can buy through sales - Fit for the job28/30 - Autonomy18/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations11/15 - Access2/10 - Evidence8/10 Rank 4 79 Email plus LinkedIn in one sequence - Fit for the job24/30 - Autonomy14/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 5 79 Building the list the SDR will work - Fit for the job20/30 - Autonomy15/20 - Controls14/15 - Integrations14/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence8/10 Rank 6 78 Email volume with an AI SDR you can turn on - Fit for the job23/30 - Autonomy14/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations12/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 7 74 Cold email sending and warmup at volume - Fit for the job21/30 - Autonomy14/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations13/15 - Access6/10 - Evidence8/10 Rank 8 72 Mailbox volume after the list exists - Fit for the job22/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations8/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 ## Pricing, features, and summaries 1 ### 11x Alice An autonomous SDR on email and LinkedIn Alice is the clearest 'AI SDR agent' on this list: the product is the rep, not a feature inside a database. Access is a 2 because there is no public price and no free plan. If you cannot buy through sales, the rank is theoretical. 11x Alice pricing and features/11x Alice alternatives 2 ### Apollo A database plus sequences a human still runs Apollo is not an autonomous SDR, and the autonomy score says so. It ranks second because a team can start free, the integrations are broad, and the controls are ordinary sequence controls you already understand. Buy it as the system the SDR uses, human or not. Apollo pricing and features/Apollo alternatives 3 ### Artisan Ava An AI BDR when you can buy through sales Ava matches Alice's job more closely than Apollo does. It sits third because the access score is the same problem: custom pricing, nothing to click through today. Compare Ava and Alice on a demo, not from this table alone. Artisan Ava pricing and features/Artisan Ava alternatives 4 ### lemlist Email plus LinkedIn in one sequence lemlist publishes an email plan from $55/mo on the card we read, and a 14-day trial. The multichannel plan is the one that adds LinkedIn. Read which number is the annual discount before you budget. lemlist pricing and features/lemlist alternatives 5 ### Clay Building the list the SDR will work Clay is the research seat next to an SDR agent. Job fit is capped because it does not send the outbound. Teams that already have a sender use Clay to stop the SDR working garbage rows. Clay pricing and features/Clay alternatives 6 ### Reply.io Email volume with an AI SDR you can turn on Reply's Email Volume plan starts at $49 per user a month on annual billing, and the FAQ offers a 14-day trial. Jason, the AI SDR, is a separate line from $500 a month. Use it when sending is the job and a full database is not. Reply.io pricing and features/Reply.io alternatives 7 ### Instantly Cold email sending and warmup at volume Instantly is the mailbox layer. It belongs on an SDR page because outbound dies when the domain is burned, and it does not belong at the top because it will not decide who to contact. Pair it with Apollo or Clay. Instantly pricing and features/Instantly alternatives 8 ### Smartlead Mailbox volume after the list exists Smartlead's FAQ puts Base at $39/mo and says the trial needs no card. It rotates sending across mailboxes. It does not replace Apollo or Clay for finding people. Smartlead pricing and features/Smartlead alternatives ## What is an AI SDR? An AI SDR is sold to run outbound: find accounts and work email or LinkedIn. AI SDR software in this list also includes the seats a human rep already uses, because buyers compare them in the same search. A database with sequences is a different product from an agent that is supposed to be the rep. A person, or the agent, still has to own the offer and the list. The first weeks should be supervised sending. ## How AI SDR tools work 11x Alice and Artisan Ava are sold as the worker: they prospect and write outbound, and neither publishes a price. Apollo is a database plus sequences, with a free plan. Clay researches custom fields. Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist, and Reply.io send the email once a list exists. The split matters. A prospecting agent that has no public price is a sales conversation. A mailbox tool with a trial is something a team can open this week and watch. ## Features of AI SDR software AI prospecting agents and sending tools get mixed together in roundups. Separate them before you buy. - A clear line between finding people and sending messages - Approvals before the first messages go out - CRM connections so replies land on the record ## Benefits of an AI SDR agent The practical benefit is coverage on the first touch, with a human still owning the offer. - Cover outbound without hiring a full desk on day one - Keep list research separate from the mailbox - Start on a free database plan if you are not ready for a custom contract ## Who uses an AI SDR Outbound teams comparing an autonomous SDR with the seat a human rep already uses. Agencies that only need mailbox volume should start with Instantly or Smartlead, not with 11x. Cold calling and appointment setting overlap this job. This page is the email and LinkedIn motion. A dedicated dialer is a different product, and none with a pricing page we could read is listed here. ## AI SDR pricing 11x Alice and Artisan Ava have no public price. Apollo has a free plan, then Basic at $49 per user/month billed annually. Instantly Growth starts at $47/mo. Clay Launch starts at $185/mo. Smartlead's FAQ lists Base at $39/mo. lemlist shows an email plan from $55/mo. Reply Email Volume starts at $49 per user/month billed annually. Reply's AI SDR, Jason, is a separate line from $500 a month. The $49 figure is the email plan, not the agent. Last checked 5 October 2026. ## How to choose AI SDR tools If you can buy through sales and want the product to be the rep, demo 11x and Artisan. If you need to start this week, use Apollo or Clay for the list and Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist, or Reply when sending is the problem. Read which lemlist number is the annual discount before you budget. The card we read shows $69 struck through to $55 on the email plan. ## Related categories Nearby jobs have their own lists. Open one when this page is only part of the work. - Best AI Agents for Lead Generation - Best AI Agents for Sales - Best AI Agents for Email - Best AI Agents for LinkedIn - Best AI Agents for Marketing ## FAQ ### What is the best AI SDR agent? ### What AI SDR tools should a team stack? ### Are AI SDR agents the same as AI tools for prospecting? ### Why is there no influencer tool on this page? ## Scoring method Last verified 5 October 2026 Every product is scored out of 100 on the same six parts. Rank follows the total, then job fit, then name. The parts are shown on each row. Read the full method.