Outsourced SDR pricing in 2026: what each option costs
Outsourced SDR pricing in 2026 runs from about $250 a month for AI SDR software to $32,000 a month for an outbound pod, with dedicated agencies at $6,000 to $12,000 in the middle. Those figures come from public comparisons and vendor pages as of November 2026. The spread is wide because the tiers sell different things: a tool sells software, an agency sells people, and a pay-per-meeting firm sells an outcome.
What outsourced SDR pricing looks like by model
Here is the market as published or quoted in public comparisons, with what you still own in each case.
| Model | Examples | Price | What you still own |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI SDR software | AiSDR, Reply.io, Instantly | $250 to $2,500 a month | List, copy, domains and replies unless the plan says otherwise |
| AI SDR platforms | 11x, Artisan | $2,400 to $7,200 a month, by quote | Setup and oversight of what goes out |
| Dedicated US SDR agencies | SalesRoads, Belkins, CIENCE | $6,000 to $12,000 a month | ICP definition and follow-up by your own reps |
| Outbound pods | Callbox | $16,000 to $32,000 a month | Handoff and closing |
| Pay-per-meeting firms | Various | $150 to $1,500 per held meeting | Judging whether each meeting fits |
Read the right-hand column before the price column. A $250 tool plan leaves the list, copy, domains and replies with you unless the plan says otherwise, so the invoice covers only part of the work. A pod leaves you the handoff and the close. A pay-per-meeting firm leaves you the judgment on whether each meeting fits. Decide which of those jobs you have the time and skill to do, then look at what each tier charges.
What the monthly fee leaves out
AI SDR cost looks lowest on paper because the software fee is the whole invoice. A $250 tool plan and a $7,200 platform plan both need answers to the same questions: who builds and verifies the list, who writes the copy, who owns the sending domains, and who answers a reply at 4 pm on a Friday. If the answer is you, add the hours to the price.
SDR agency pricing is the easiest to read because it is a retainer for a person's time. SalesRoads lists $11,950 per four weeks for one SDR, so a year holds 13 billing periods and you pay all 13. A retainer is also owed in a month when the list is thin or the offer misses, so ask what happens to the fee then.
Work out cost per meeting before you compare fees
Pay-per-meeting firms charge $150 to $1,500 per held meeting, which gives you a yardstick for everything else. Divide any monthly fee by the meetings you expect to be held. At $6,000 a month, 6 held meetings is $1,000 each and 12 is $500. The 6 and 12 are examples, so plug in your own numbers.
Then ask how each vendor defines a meeting: booked on a calendar, accepted by the prospect, or held with someone who fits your ICP. The gap between booked and held is where cheap-looking offers get expensive.
Where a managed desk sits
Our Outbound Desk at LynkAI is $10,000 a month with the Managed AI visibility plan included. That is the upper part of the agency range and well under the pods. The fee covers an ICP agreed in the audit, verified lists refreshed monthly, email and LinkedIn sequences sent from warmed domains we provision, replies triaged within one business day, and meetings booked on your calendar. A named SDR lead reviews every list and sequence before it sends.
The first 30 days run as a pilot, and there is a 3-month minimum. We report meetings weekly and do not guarantee them. The 90-day guarantee covers citations only. Full plan details are on the pricing page.
Outbound reaches buyers who never search for you. The Managed plan covers the ones who ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity, so the two run side by side.
Five questions to ask this week
- Who owns the sending domains and inboxes if you cancel?
- Does a named person review lists and copy before anything sends?
- Is a meeting billed when it is booked, accepted or held?
- What is the minimum term, and is there a pilot?
- Who handles replies, and within what time?
Write your ICP in two sentences first. Send the same one-page brief to one vendor in each tier so the outsourced SDR pricing you get back is comparable. Four or five quotes in the same format will show you the spread faster than any comparison page. Compare the quotes against the right-hand column of the table as well as the price. A cheaper quote that leaves you the domains, the list and the replies can be the dearer one once your time is counted.
Buyers also find vendors by asking assistants. To see whether ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity mention your business today, run the free AI visibility scan.