AiSDR is an AI SDR for outbound email and LinkedIn, priced at $1.50 per person prospected, and by its own description it handles everything except the live conversations. Artisan, Reply.io Jason AI and 11x are the closest outreach alternatives. SalesCloser covers the part they leave out: your AI sales team talks to the buyer by phone, chat, voice and video, demos the product and books the qualified meetings.
AiSDR is an AI SDR for outbound: it finds prospects, writes the emails and LinkedIn messages, handles replies and books meetings. If you are comparing alternatives, the first question is which part of the sale you want an AI to do: the outreach, or the conversation with the buyer.
Here is what AiSDR offers, the main alternatives, and where SalesCloser fits. Competitor details come from each vendor’s own website, checked in November 2026.
What AiSDR offers
AiSDR describes itself as AI sales software that focuses on lead quality over volume. Its agent researches prospects from profile data and live signals such as job changes and funding, writes multichannel outreach by email and LinkedIn, adds call steps through an Aircall dialer, handles replies and books meetings. It syncs with HubSpot and logs to Salesforce, and says it also works for inbound messages. Its own menu describes the assistant as handling “everything except the live conversations.”
Pricing is published: pay as you go at $1.50 per person prospected, with campaigns from $7.50 and no subscription, plus team plans priced by volume.
AiSDR alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Best for | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| SalesCloser | The live conversation with inbound and outbound leads | Talks by phone, website chat, voice and video; demos, qualifies, books and hands off |
| AiSDR | Outbound email and LinkedIn priced per person | Researches, writes outreach, handles replies, books meetings |
| 11x | Teams that want inbound and outbound agents on one managed platform | Email and outbound phone calling; qualifies inbound leads and schedules meetings |
| Artisan (Ava) | Outbound prospecting by email and social at scale | Handles replies, qualifies, books on reps’ calendars; call steps queued for reps |
| Reply.io Jason AI | Multichannel outbound from a large contact database | Writes email and LinkedIn outreach, handles replies, books from your calendar |
11x offers AI sales agents for inbound and outbound on one platform, including outbound phone calling. Artisan’s Ava works email and social outreach, handles replies and books meetings, with call steps queued for reps. Reply.io’s Jason AI finds prospects from a large contact database, writes outreach, handles replies in automatic or approval mode and books meetings; its AI SDR Starter plan begins at $500 a month billed annually.
Where SalesCloser is different
AiSDR and most AI SDRs stop at the message. SalesCloser is your AI sales team for the part they leave out: the live conversation.
- It talks to the buyer. When a lead replies, calls or lands on your website, the agent talks with them by phone, website chat, browser voice or video, and WhatsApp.
- It runs the demo. On a browser video call, the agent shares your product demo videos on screen and answers questions as the buyer watches.
- It qualifies and books. It asks your questions, books meetings on Calendly or Cal.com, and writes the summary to HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Zendesk or GoHighLevel.
- A clean handoff. When a buyer is ready for a person, it transfers the call or brings a rep into the live conversation, with the context attached.
- It does not replace your outreach tool. SalesCloser does not sell contact data or send email sequences, so it pairs well with AiSDR or any of the tools above.
What that looks like: an agency uses AiSDR to email and message marketing directors. Replies that ask for details get a link to talk now; a SalesCloser agent picks up on video, walks through a short demo of the reporting dashboard, asks about budget and timing, and books the qualified ones with the account lead.
How to choose
- Pick AiSDR, Artisan or Reply.io if your main gap is outbound volume and personalised messaging.
- Pick 11x if you want inbound and outbound agents from one managed vendor.
- Add SalesCloser when leads are replying, calling or visiting and nobody talks to them fast enough, or when you want the demo to start in the first conversation.
What to check before you choose
- Ask what counts as a billable contact or message, and what is included.
- Check which channels the agent actually handles live, and which it hands to your reps.
- Email, calling and consent rules for outbound stay your responsibility with any vendor.
For the full landscape, read our guide to the best AI sales agents in 2026. To see an agent talk to your leads, book a SalesCloser demo.
Frequently asked questions
What is AiSDR?
AiSDR is AI sales software for outbound. Its agent researches prospects, writes email and LinkedIn outreach, handles replies and books meetings, with call steps through an Aircall dialer.
How much does AiSDR cost?
AiSDR publishes pay-as-you-go pricing of $1.50 per person prospected, with campaigns from $7.50 and no subscription, plus team plans priced by volume. Check its pricing page for current terms.
What is the best AiSDR alternative?
For outbound messaging, Artisan, Reply.io and 11x are the closest alternatives. If you want an AI that holds the live conversation with buyers by phone, chat, voice and video, demos the product and books meetings, SalesCloser covers that part.
Can SalesCloser send outreach emails?
No. SalesCloser handles conversations by phone, website chat, voice and video. Keep an outreach tool for cadences and connect it through Zapier or webhooks.
Can SalesCloser call my outbound list?
Yes. Outbound campaigns call your leads inside the calling hours you set, retry unanswered calls, leave voicemails, book callbacks and transfer hot leads to your team.