Head to head

AiSDR vs Artisan

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

AiSDR

250

AI SDR that prospects on signals, runs email and LinkedIn, and books meetings (Ami). Solo is $250/mo; no free trial.

Where AiSDR fits

  • Founder-led sales that want an AI SDR with a public price
  • HubSpot or Salesforce shops
  • Teams comparing Ava and Ami
  • Buyers who will not wait on a quote

Autonomous AI BDR (Ava): find, enrich, outbound, replies, meetings. Listed around $600/mo; the vendor does not publish a price grid.

Where Artisan fits

  • GTM teams replacing an SDR with an agent
  • HubSpot or Salesforce shops
  • Companies that will buy credits plus a mailbox stack
  • Buyers comparing AiSDR and Ava

At a glance

DetailAiSDRArtisan
Starting price250600
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underLead generation, OutreachLead generation, Outreach

Where they pull apart

AiSDR

Stands out: A public $250 Solo plan (200 AI-researched contacts) with HubSpot, Salesforce, Close, Clay and Calendly named, and cancel-anytime terms.

Watch out: Explore is $900/mo and Scale $2,500. There is no free trial; the vendor says warmup makes a 30-day window pointless. Per-campaign managed service is extra.

Not the right fit for

  • People who need a $40 sequencer
  • Teams that insist on a free trial
  • Enterprises that want a fully managed $2,500 desk on day one without knowing Solo

Artisan

Stands out: Ava as an AI employee for outbound (HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack named), sold like headcount, not like Instantly.

Watch out: Pricing is not published. Confirm the current credit pack on a demo before you budget.

Not the right fit for

  • People who need a $29 sequencer
  • Teams that refuse autonomous outbound
  • Buyers who need a published price today

Pros and cons

AiSDR

  • Public $250 Solo instead of a pure quote
  • HubSpot, Salesforce, Close, Clay named
  • Honest no-trial FAQ
  • No free trial
  • Explore/Scale are $900/$2,500
  • 200 contacts on Solo is not a team motion

Artisan

  • Full-cycle AI BDR rather than a sequencer with a writer
  • HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack named
  • Sold as headcount replacement, which is the honest frame
  • No published pricing grid
  • Credits and mailboxes will stack on top of $600
  • Not a cheap Instantly alternative

What each one costs

AiSDR

250

Solo starts at $250/mo (200 AI-researched contacts). Explore is $900/mo and Scale is $2,500/mo with higher contact and mailbox limits. Explore and Scale use quarterly contracts billed monthly; annual plans take ~20% off. No free trial; cancel anytime.

Checked 8 Sep 2026

Artisan

600

Credit-based plans scale with lead volume, mailboxes, and dialer seats. Third-party reporting places an Employee plan near $600/mo billed annually; higher volume and Enterprise tiers are sales-quoted. Confirm current packaging on artisan.co/pricing.

Checked 8 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is AiSDR cheaper than Artisan?
AiSDR starts lower, at 250 against 600 for Artisan. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try AiSDR or Artisan for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 8 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?