Best 11x Alternatives of 2026
Eight AI SDRs and outbound platforms to consider instead of 11x, ranked on published prices, terms and verified reviews.
By , research by the BestBots team ยท Updated Oct 18, 2026
Fact checked against each company's published pricing, documentation and verified user ratings. How we score
The best 11x alternative for most teams is Reply.io's Jason: it runs the same research, writing and reply handling across email and LinkedIn, and it publishes a price, $800 a month for 1,000 contacts or $500 on annual billing. If you want no contract at all, AiSDR bills $1.50 per prospect.
Our top picks
Why teams look for an 11x alternative
11x is one of the best funded AI SDR companies, and its agents cover more channels than anyone else in this category: email, social, voice, chat, SMS and WhatsApp, for inbound as well as outbound. Buyers still look elsewhere for four reasons.
No public pricing. 11x sells only through demos. Third party blogs cite reported deals above $3,000 a month, but 11x has not published a number, so you cannot compare before a sales cycle.
Contract terms. TechCrunch reported in March 2025 that 11x required one year contracts for pilots, with a break clause after three months. That is a large commitment for an unproven channel.
Trust questions. The same TechCrunch investigation found ZoomInfo and Airtable logos on 11x's site after short trials, used without permission. ZoomInfo's lawyer threatened legal action. 11x said the logos were removed after human error. Former employees described early churn of 70 to 80%; 11x says current retention is 79%.
Mixed results in reviews. 11x scores 4.3 on Trustpilot from 38 reviews, with support praised. The negative reviews are specific: one customer reports $9,000 spent and zero meetings from 9,000 messages, plus targeting errors and odd mistakes in generated copy.
None of that means 11x cannot work for you. It means you should know the alternatives and their prices before you sign.
Our picks, in detail
- Starting price
- $59 per user per month
- Price per seat
- $59 per user per month (Email Volume) or $99 (Multichannel); Jason AI SDR from $800 per month, $500 on annual
- Contacts or credits
- Active contacts from 1,000 per month; 50 data credits per month included, more from $39 for 200
- $69 per account per month on Email Volume; included on Multichannel (1 per user) and AI SDR (2 to 50 accounts)
Reply.io's Jason does the same core job as 11x's Alice (finds prospects, writes, follows up across email and LinkedIn, handles replies) and publishes the price: $800 a month for 1,000 active contacts, or $500 on annual billing, with 2 LinkedIn accounts and done for you deliverability included. It scores 4.6 on Trustpilot from 268 reviews.
Pros
- Jason AI SDR pricing is public, from $500 a month annual or $800 monthly, with no demo needed to see it
- AI SDR plans bundle LinkedIn accounts, unlimited mailboxes, warmups and done for you deliverability
- Two way native sync with HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive on every plan
- Trustpilot score of 4.6 from 268 reviews, and a SOC 2 report on Multichannel and above
Cons
- Only 50 data credits a month on self serve plans; serious prospecting needs a paid data pack
- LinkedIn ($69) and calling ($29) are per account add ons on the Email Volume plan
- The best AI SDR price requires an annual commitment; month to month costs 60% more
- Some Trustpilot reviewers report a hard to find cancel option and LinkedIn connections that drop
Skip it if you need inbound voice agents; Reply.io focuses on outbound.
- Starting price
- $1.50 per person prospected
- Price per seat
- No seats: $1.50 per person prospected, campaigns from $7.50
- Contacts or credits
- Pay per prospect; Team plan for 1,000+ contacts a month
- Connection requests, DMs and InMails
AiSDR bills $1.50 per person prospected, daily, with no contract, the opposite of the annual commitments TechCrunch reported at 11x. It covers email, LinkedIn including InMail, and phone via Aircall.
Pros
- No contract or seat fee: you pay $1.50 for each person the agent works, billed daily
- Runs email, LinkedIn (including InMail) and phone via Aircall from one agent
- Researches each prospect from live web search, LinkedIn posts, news and hiring data
- Optional managed service from $149 per campaign if you do not want to run it yourself
Cons
- Trustpilot profile is claimed but has zero reviews, so there is little independent evidence of results
- At scale the per prospect price adds up: 2,000 prospects a month is $3,000 before mailboxes
- Volume pricing and Salesforce sync require a sales call and the Team plan
- No SOC 2 report is listed on its homepage
Skip it if you want a vendor with a long public review record; its Trustpilot page has none yet.
- Starting price
- Quote only
- Price per seat
- Quote only
- Contacts or credits
- About 2,500 (Team) or 6,000 (Scale) leads contacted a month
- Social steps listed as part of campaigns; calls are queued for reps
Artisan sells Ava the same way 11x sells Alice: an AI BDR with a CSM team, onboarding and sending infrastructure, sized at about 2,500 or 6,000 leads a month. It adds SOC 2 Type II and bi directional Salesforce and HubSpot sync.
Pros
- SOC 2 Type II, SSO and audit logs
- Every plan includes CSM onboarding and a shared Slack channel
- Approval mode, banned phrases and tone locks to control what Ava sends
- Bi directional Salesforce and HubSpot sync
Cons
- No published prices; every plan needs a sales call
- Trustpilot reviewers report credits running out fast and fewer prospects contacted than expected
- One reviewer reports a 0.07% positive reply rate over several months
- Several reviews describe it as mainly an email tool rather than full multichannel
Skip it if price transparency is why you are leaving 11x; Artisan is quote only too.
- Starting price
- $600 per month
- Price per seat
- $600 per month for 2 users on an annual term (about $300 per user)
- Contacts or credits
- 13,500 email and 600 phone credits per user per year on Startup
- Multichannel sequences; LinkedIn steps not itemized on the pricing page
Amplemarket bundles data, verified mobile numbers, multichannel sequences, a dialer, deliverability and Duo AI from $600 a month for 2 users, so reps keep control while AI writes and watches signals.
Pros
- Data, mobile numbers, sequences, dialer and deliverability in one contract
- Duo AI writes personalized emails, watches buying signals and drafts replies
- Deliverability tools (domain health, warmup, mailbox recommendation) on every plan
- Free trial on all plans
- SOC 2 Type II, with encryption keys managed in Google Cloud KMS
Cons
- Entry plan requires an annual term at $600 a month, or $7,200 a year
- Growth and Elite are quote only
- Its Trustpilot profile is unclaimed with zero reviews, so there is little independent signal
- Duo Inbox draft replies and Duo Voice are not on the Startup plan
Skip it if you need month to month terms; Startup is an annual term.
- Starting price
- $65 per seat per month
- Price per seat
- $65 per month (Basic, monthly) or $49 billed annually; Professional $99 or $79
- Contacts or credits
- Free 900 credits per year; Basic 2,500 per month; Professional 4,000 per month. Email 1 credit, phone 8 credits
- Chrome extension for prospecting on LinkedIn; no listed LinkedIn message automation
Apollo costs $65 per seat a month ($49 annual) for a database, unlimited sequences, AI research and a dialer, with a free plan. It is not autonomous, but it covers most of what an AI SDR does for a fraction of a retainer.
Pros
- A real free plan with 900 credits a year and 2 sequences, plus a 14 day trial of paid plans
- Database, sequences, dialer, meeting scheduler and AI research under one per seat price
- Every plan, credit cost and limit is published on one page
- Professional removes the daily send cap and allows unlimited Google and Microsoft mailboxes
Cons
- Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly report inaccurate or outdated contact data that has to be cross checked
- Basic is capped at 250 emails a day and 1 mailbox per user, so volume senders must jump to Professional
- Credits expire every cycle, add on credits renew automatically, and downgrades are not refunded
- Annual plans cannot be switched to monthly until the term ends; billing and cancellation complaints are common
Skip it if you have no one to write and manage sequences.
- Starting price
- $69 per month
- Price per seat
- Email plan $69 per month flat for unlimited users; Multichannel $109 per user per month
- Contacts or credits
- Unlimited contacts; data add on $20 per month for 2,000 credits (400 emails or 100 phones)
- Visits, invites, messages, voice notes and InMail on Multichannel
Lemlist runs email, LinkedIn, SMS, WhatsApp and calls in one sequence for $109 per user a month and has the strongest Trustpilot record here, 4.7 from 251 reviews.
Pros
- Email plan covers unlimited users for one $69 price
- Multichannel adds LinkedIn, SMS, WhatsApp and a dialer in one sequence
- Trustpilot score of 4.7 from 251 reviews, with support singled out for praise
- Warmup and a deliverability hub are included on every plan
Cons
- Lead data is not bundled: 2,000 credits buy only 400 emails or 100 phone numbers for $20
- Multichannel is billed per user, which some reviewers say they did not expect
- A few reviewers report features being moved to higher plans without warning
- No autonomous AI SDR tier with booked meeting handling like Reply.io's Jason or AiSDR
Skip it if you want the AI to choose targets and reply on its own.
- Starting price
- $47 per month
- Price per seat
- No per seat fee: from $47 per month flat (Growth), $97 for 125,000 emails
- Contacts or credits
- 1,000 to 100,000 uploaded contacts by plan; lead credits from $47 per month or bundled from $94
- Not listed on the pricing page
Instantly's $94 Starter bundle includes an AI Sales Agent that reads your site, finds buyers in a 450M+ database, writes and books, plus 5,000 sends and 1,500 lead credits.
Pros
- Unlimited sending accounts and warmup on every outreach plan, so adding mailboxes does not add seats
- $97 for 125,000 emails a month is the lowest published cost per email among the tools here
- AI Sales Agent on bundles finds leads, writes, sends and books from your website URL
- Outreach and lead data are sold separately, so you only pay for data if you need it
Cons
- Trustpilot has suspended Instantly's rating for a guideline breach; 26% of its 1,178 reviews are one star
- Reviewers report a strict no refund policy, hard cancellation and surprise subscriptions
- Several reviews describe campaigns stalling or landing in spam despite warmup, with slow support
- No LinkedIn automation listed; email only
Skip it if billing trust matters: Trustpilot has suspended its rating for a guideline breach.
- Starting price
- $185 per month
- Price per seat
- No per seat fee: unlimited seats, from $185 per month (Launch)
- Contacts or credits
- Free 100 data credits; Launch 2,500; Growth 6,000 a month, plus actions
- Job change and social signals; no LinkedIn message automation listed
Clay gives you the research half of an AI SDR: 150+ data providers in waterfalls and Claygent web research, with unlimited seats from $185 a month. Pair it with a sender to build a custom agent.
Pros
- Waterfall enrichment across 150+ providers usually finds more emails than a single database
- Claygent researches each account on the web to create custom data points
- Unlimited seats on every plan, including Free
- Unused credits roll over up to 2x the monthly amount
Cons
- Not an AI SDR by itself; you still need a sender and a strategy
- CRM auto sync requires the $495 per month Growth plan
- Trustpilot reviewers (2.8 from 26) report credits burning unexpectedly and a steep learning curve
- Top up credits cost 30% more than plan credits
Skip it if no one on your team will build and maintain workflows.
Price comparison
Published prices in October 2026, monthly billing unless noted.
| Tool | Type | Entry price | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11x | Managed AI SDR | Quote only | Annual reported |
| Reply.io Jason | AI SDR | $800 per month (1,000 contacts), $500 annual | Monthly or annual |
| AiSDR | AI SDR | $1.50 per prospect | None, billed daily |
| Artisan | Managed AI BDR | Quote only | Scoped by sales |
| Amplemarket | Platform with AI | $600 per month for 2 users | Annual term |
| Apollo.io | Platform with AI | $65 per seat per month | Monthly or annual |
| Lemlist | Multichannel sequencer | $69 per month (Email), $109 per user (Multichannel) | Monthly, quarterly or yearly |
| Instantly | Cold email with AI agent | $94 per month (Starter bundle) | Monthly or annual |
| Clay | Data and research layer | $185 per month | Monthly or annual |
For a team working 1,000 new prospects a month, the published options compare like this: Reply.io Jason $800 ($500 annual), AiSDR $1,500 before Team plan discounts, and an Apollo seat at $65 if a person writes and manages the sequences. If 11x quotes you, ask for the cost per active contact so you can line it up against these numbers.
How to switch from 11x
- Check your break clause date. If you signed a one year agreement with a three month exit, put the exit date in your calendar before the pilot starts.
- Export everything. Pull contacts, sequences, reply history and meeting outcomes out of 11x and your CRM before you cancel.
- Keep your domains. Make sure sending domains and mailboxes are registered to your company, not the vendor, so warmed reputation moves with you.
- Pilot the replacement on a clean segment. Run the new tool on one ICP segment for 30 days and compare meetings booked per 1,000 contacts, not emails sent.
How we picked
We included tools that do the job buyers hire 11x for: finding prospects, writing personalized outreach and handling follow up. We ranked them on published prices and terms, documented channels and integrations, and Trustpilot scores and complaints, using the weights in how we score. Every price comes from the vendor's own pricing page in October 2026. We did not run campaigns on these tools. For the full category, see our best AI SDR tools ranking.
Frequently asked questions
How much does 11x cost?
11x does not publish prices and sells through demos. Third party blogs cite reported contracts above $3,000 a month on annual terms, which 11x has not confirmed. TechCrunch reported in March 2025 that 11x required one year contracts for pilots, with a three month break clause.
Who are 11x's main competitors?
Direct AI SDR competitors are Artisan (Ava), Reply.io (Jason) and AiSDR. Broader outbound platforms with AI, such as Amplemarket, Apollo and Lemlist, compete for the same budget, and Clay is often used to build a custom alternative.
Is 11x or Artisan better?
On published facts they are similar: both are quote only managed AI BDRs with onboarding teams. Artisan lists SOC 2 Type II and bi directional Salesforce and HubSpot sync; 11x lists more channels, including voice, chat, SMS and WhatsApp. Trustpilot scores are close, 4.3 from 38 reviews for 11x and 4.1 from 42 for Artisan.
What happened with 11x and TechCrunch?
In March 2025 TechCrunch reported that 11x displayed logos from ZoomInfo and Airtable after short trials without permission, and that former employees described early churn of 70 to 80%. 11x said the logos were removed after human error and that current retention is 79%.
Is there a cheaper alternative to 11x?
Yes. AiSDR charges $1.50 per prospect with no contract, Reply.io's Jason starts at $500 a month on annual billing, and Apollo costs $65 per seat a month if you are willing to manage sequences yourself.