CIENCE alternatives (2026)

What CIENCE does and who it suits

CIENCE runs outsourced SDR teams for B2B companies, on the graph8 platform. It sells outbound and inbound SDRs, local SDRs for regional coverage, a cold email service and cold calling, and adds calls, ads and social to email. Its SDR page says you choose, onboard and direct the SDRs, while CIENCE and graph8 support the system around them.

CIENCE publishes its price. Its pricing page lists $2,000 a month for the campaign team and $499 a month for the graph8 platform, both flat whether you run one SDR or ten. SDRs are priced per person per month, starting at $1,750 offshore, $2,500 in Europe and $4,500 in the US, plus a performance bonus that starts once an SDR reaches 60% of its monthly target for held meetings. Setup is a one-time fee with no published price. It runs month to month with no long contract, and you can add or remove SDRs month to month.

Its own example on that page puts five offshore SDRs at $11,249 a month, plus the bonus. It says setup includes your target list, four campaigns, and email, phone and LinkedIn infrastructure, and that you go live in less than 14 days.

How we compared

We compared each agency on four things: its model, its channels, its published price and its minimum term. Every fact comes from that company's own pages, fetched on October 14, 2026, and is linked where we use it.

The table starts with CIENCE for reference, then lists the agencies that publish a price, then the rest by name. Bavlio is not placed first.

CIENCE alternatives compared

The alternatives, one by one

Leadium

Leadium runs outsourced SDR programs on email, phone and LinkedIn for $4,000 to $5,000 a month, and a cold-calling program for $3,500, all month to month. It says it onboards in 7 to 10 days.

Best suited for. Leadium's guide says its retainers fit companies that need consistent qualified meetings each month without building an internal SDR team, or that are opening new markets.

SalesRoads

SalesRoads puts dedicated SDRs on outbound calls and email, each one never shared across accounts. It charges $11,950 every four weeks for one SDR and less per SDR as the team grows, with a strategist, a coach and a research team included and no long-term commitment (SalesRoads pricing).

Best suited for. Its pricing page says appointment setting fits companies with proven product-market fit, a clearly defined ideal customer profile and prospects who already understand the problem they solve.

Bavlio

We do done-for-you outbound for B2B companies on LinkedIn and email. We charge from US$3,000 a month. We find the people worth reaching out to in your niche, then write and send every message. Every Monday you get a report: who we reached, who replied and who is next. We don't run ads or make cold calls.

Best suited for. Bavlio suits B2B companies that want more sales meetings. We do your outreach, and you take the calls.

Belkins

Belkins books meetings over cold email, cold and intent calling, voicemail, SMS and WhatsApp, LinkedIn and paid advertising, and says it delivers 100 to 400 or more qualified appointments a year for a client. Its plans page shows no prices, and its own pricing guide puts its fractional model at $10,000 to $12,000 or more a month.

Best suited for. Its plans page calls its Growth plan ideal for companies that value wider reach, scalable growth and multi-channel communication, and offers a separate plan for lean teams.

SalesHive

SalesHive runs cold calling and email with a US-based SDR team, or with offshore callers as a separate option. It charges one flat monthly fee that includes the team, the data and the tools, with no setup fee and month-to-month terms, and quotes the fee on request (SalesHive pricing).

Best suited for. Its pricing page sets out plans for teams that range from testing outbound to scaling a proven motion across a larger market.

When CIENCE is the better pick

CIENCE is the stronger choice in three cases.

• You want to pick where your SDRs are. It prices SDRs by region, offshore, Europe or the US, and you can add or remove them month to month.
• You want to direct the SDRs yourself. Its SDR page says you choose, onboard and direct them, with CIENCE and graph8 running the system around them.
• You want inbound or local SDRs too. It sells inbound SDRs and local SDRs for regional coverage next to outbound.

How to choose

1. Decide whether you need a published price. CIENCE, Leadium, SalesRoads and Bavlio publish theirs. Belkins and SalesHive don't.
2. Work out the full monthly number. At CIENCE it is the team fee, the platform fee and each SDR, plus any bonus. Ask every agency what sits on top of the headline price.
3. Decide how much you want to run yourself. CIENCE has you direct the SDRs. With Bavlio, your only job is to take the calls.
4. Check the setup fee and the term. CIENCE doesn't publish its setup fee. The minimum term for each agency is in its row above. See how much an outbound agency costs.
5. Compare with a hire. An SDR on your own team is the other option, covered in outbound agency vs hiring an SDR vs an AI SDR tool.

Where Bavlio fits

Bavlio does done-for-you outbound for B2B companies. We find the people worth reaching out to in your niche and reach out to them on LinkedIn and email. Your only job is to take the calls.

• Who we contact. We look on LinkedIn, Google search, job postings, press releases and company websites, and pick the signals that fit your niche.
• Messages. Each first message is about something specific to the person, so it doesn't sound like slop.
• Calls and reports. A reply that says yes, with a day and a time, goes on your calendar. Every Monday you get a report: who we reached, who replied and who is next.
• Data and tools. We cover the signal data, the contact data and the sending tools, and we set up the email for you.

What you get with Bavlio

• People in your niche ranked by their recent LinkedIn activity, with new ones every week.
• Every first message is written for the person it goes to.
• A reply desk in Slack, where LinkedIn replies arrive with the answer already written.
• We rewrite your LinkedIn headline and About, and make your banner images.
• Your own video sales letter script, written from our calls, with a shot list.
• We test your messages against each other on your own campaign.
• A private portal for your lists and messages.
• No outreach for your direct competitors at the same time.
• You don't pay if you're not satisfied, and if you pay after results, nothing is due until your first 3 qualified sales calls are held.

See the whole offer.

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