LAST UPDATED: FEBRUARY 7, 2026
AI sales agents now prospect, qualify, enrich, engage, and close — handling the 70% of selling time that used to go to non-selling tasks. Here are the platforms actually delivering pipeline, with real pricing, real capabilities, and honest trade-offs for every stage of the sales cycle.
| Agent | Best For | Starting Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | Data enrichment + AI prospecting | $149/mo | Yes (100 credits) |
| Apollo.io | All-in-one prospecting + outreach | $49/user/mo | Yes |
| Cognism | GDPR-compliant B2B data | Custom | No |
| Gong | Revenue intelligence + call analytics | ~$108/user/mo | No |
| Salesloft | Multi-channel sales engagement | Custom | No |
| Artisan (Ava) | AI SDR replacement | Custom | No |
| Lindy | Custom outbound workflows | $49.99/mo | Yes |
| Relevance AI | Custom sales agents (low-code) | $19/mo | Yes |
| LinkedIn Sales Navigator | Social selling + lead discovery | $90/mo | 30-day trial |
| Warmly | Website visitor intent + AI outbound | Custom | Yes (500 visitors/mo) |
Sales teams spend roughly 70% of their time on non-selling activities — data entry, prospect research, follow-up scheduling, CRM updates. AI sales agents attack that gap directly. The best ones don't just assist; they execute entire workflows autonomously, from identifying target accounts to personalizing outreach to booking meetings.
The agents below cover every stage of the sales cycle: data enrichment and lead sourcing, outbound prospecting, conversation intelligence, deal management, and pipeline forecasting. Some are all-in-one platforms, others are specialists. The right combination depends on where your pipeline actually leaks.
Clay operates like a programmable spreadsheet connected to 150+ data providers. Instead of maintaining its own database, it runs "waterfall enrichment" — sequentially checking multiple sources until it finds valid contact information. Claygent, its GPT-4-powered research agent, scrapes websites, navigates gated forms, and extracts custom data points at scale. The result is hyper-targeted lead lists with personalization data that generic databases can't match.
Key features:
Waterfall enrichment from 150+ data providers, Claygent AI research agent, intent signal detection (job changes, website visits, mentions), dynamic audience segmentation, Sculptor for GTM workflow generation, MCP server connections for deep business context.
Pricing:
Free: 100 enrichment credits/mo. Starter: $149/mo (unlimited users). Pro and Enterprise: higher credit allocations + priority support. Credit-based model — basic verification uses 1 credit, detailed enrichment 5–10 credits.
Best for: RevOps teams and growth engineers who want granular control over data enrichment and AI-powered prospecting workflows. Steep learning curve — plan for meaningful ramp-up time. Not a mail sender; pushes data to tools like Outreach, Instantly, or Apollo.
Apollo combines a 275M+ contact database with built-in email sequencing, a power dialer, and CRM functionality in a single platform. Where Clay requires you to build a custom stack, Apollo wants to be the only tool you need — search for leads, verify contact info, build sequences, send emails, make calls, and track deals without switching tabs. Its AI writes personalized emails from prompts and cleans messy data automatically.
Key features:
275M+ verified contacts database, AI email composition from prompts (up to 5,000 emails), built-in email sequencing with A/B testing, power dialer for cold calling, deal tracking and pipeline management, Chrome extension for Gmail/LinkedIn/Salesforce.
Pricing:
Free: unlimited email credits (fair use), 5 mobile + 10 export credits/mo. Basic: $49/user/mo (annual). Professional: $79/user/mo. Organization: $119/user/mo. Additional credits: $0.20 each after allocation. All credits expire at billing cycle end.
Best for: SDRs and small-to-mid sales teams that want prospecting + outreach in one place without assembling a multi-tool stack. Watch the credit consumption — export and mobile credits can deplete faster than expected, especially with phone-based outreach.
Cognism's Sales Companion agent provides phone-verified mobile numbers, intent signals, and company intelligence with built-in GDPR and CCPA compliance — a non-negotiable for teams selling into European markets. Its AI engine sources, matches, and validates millions of records, then delivers account research with a single click: business models, competitors, strategy, and direction. The compliance-first approach means no guesswork about data legality.
Key features:
Phone-verified Diamond Data® mobile numbers, GDPR/CCPA-compliant data sourcing, AI-powered Sales Companion for instant account research, intent data and buying signals, browser extension for LinkedIn and CRM enrichment, compliant AI outputs (no hallucination risk on company data).
Pricing:
Custom pricing based on data volume, features, and license count. Flat license-based model (no credit system). Demo required for quote. Typically targets mid-market to enterprise outbound teams.
Best for: Outbound teams that rely heavily on phone outreach or sell into regulated markets where data compliance is mandatory. Premium pricing reflects the phone-verified data quality — less relevant for email-only teams.
Gong records, transcribes, and analyzes every sales conversation across calls, emails, and meetings — then turns that data into coaching insights, deal risk alerts, and pipeline forecasts. While call recording is table stakes in 2026, Gong's value is in pattern recognition: identifying what top reps do differently, flagging deals going silent, and providing managers with data-backed coaching recommendations rather than gut feelings.
Key features:
AI conversation analysis across calls/emails/meetings, deal risk identification and pipeline forecasting (Gong Forecast), sales engagement automation (Gong Engage), rep coaching with data-backed recommendations, keyword and topic tracking across all interactions.
Pricing:
No public pricing. Foundation (Core): ~$108–119/user/mo. Bundled (Core + Engage + Forecast): ~$240–250/user/mo. Platform fee: $5K–50K/year based on team size. Annual contracts only, no month-to-month. Small teams (<25 users) pay an effective premium due to platform fee distribution.
Best for: Sales organizations with 25+ reps where improving win rates through conversation analysis justifies the investment. The pricing is aggressive — teams under 25 users should evaluate alternatives like tl;dv ($18/user/mo) or Chorus for similar core capabilities.
Salesloft manages the entire outbound motion — email cadences, call scheduling, social touches, and task management — from a single interface. Its AI analyzes engagement patterns to optimize send times, suggest next-best actions, and prioritize which prospects to contact next. Built-in conversation intelligence records and analyzes calls directly within the same platform where reps run their outreach, eliminating the need for a separate Gong-style tool.
Key features:
Email cadence automation with A/B testing, power dialer with voicemail drop, built-in conversation intelligence (Salesloft Conversations), deal dashboards and pipeline monitoring, AI-powered engagement scoring, native integrations with Salesforce, LinkedIn, and ZoomInfo.
Pricing:
Custom pricing — no public rates. Reports suggest comparable to Gong for the full suite. One-time onboarding fee (~$3,000). Annual contracts required, no monthly billing. No separate platform fee (unlike Gong). Seat minimums may apply.
Best for: Sales teams that want engagement + conversation intelligence in one platform rather than paying for Outreach plus Gong separately. The all-in-one approach means less best-of-breed depth in any single category, but fewer tools to manage.
Ava by Artisan is positioned as a full AI SDR replacement — not an assistant, but an autonomous agent that handles outbound prospecting end-to-end. She researches target accounts, writes personalized emails, manages multi-step sequences, and hands off qualified meetings to closers. The persona-based approach (Ava has a name, a face, and a communication style) is designed to make AI outreach feel less robotic to recipients.
Key features:
Autonomous end-to-end outbound prospecting, AI-written personalized email sequences, account research and lead qualification, meeting booking with qualified handoff, persona-driven communication style, multi-step campaign management.
Pricing:
Custom pricing — positioned as a fraction of SDR salary cost. Demo required. Targets teams looking to scale outbound without hiring additional headcount.
Best for: Teams ready to bet on AI-first outbound. The ROI case is simple: if Ava books meetings at a fraction of an SDR's salary, the math works. The risk is that fully autonomous outreach still requires oversight — bad emails damage your brand permanently.
Lindy is a no-code platform for building AI agents that automate specific sales workflows — prospecting sequences, CRM updates, follow-ups based on reply intent, lead qualification logic. Unlike all-in-one platforms, Lindy lets you shape each step of your process with customizable templates. It connects to your inbox, CRM, Airtable, and other tools to run logic-based workflows that match how your team actually sells.
Key features:
No-code AI agent builder with 100+ templates, customizable outbound workflows, CRM syncing and automated updates, follow-up triggers based on reply intent, meeting scheduling automation, Meeting Coach for live call support.
Pricing:
Free tier available with limited usage. Starter: $49.99/mo. Pro and higher tiers for teams with increased automation needs. Accessible entry point compared to enterprise tools.
Best for: Lean sales teams that want automation flexibility without enterprise pricing. The template library gets you started fast, and the no-code builder means non-technical reps can customize workflows themselves.
Relevance AI is a low-code platform for building AI agents that handle specific sales tasks — follow-ups, lead scoring, CRM updates, pipeline reporting. Rather than buying a pre-built agent, you drag-and-drop logic blocks to create flows tailored to your exact process. It's the platform for teams that want agent capabilities but need them to work the way they already sell, not the way a vendor thinks they should.
Key features:
Drag-and-drop AI agent builder, custom logic-based sales flows, lead scoring and qualification automation, CRM update automation, pipeline reporting agents, no-code interface for non-technical users.
Pricing:
Free tier with limited agent runs. Starter: $19/mo. Pro: $199/mo with higher usage limits. Enterprise: custom pricing. Significantly cheaper than buying pre-built enterprise agents.
Best for: Teams with specific workflow needs that pre-built agents don't address. Requires upfront investment in building your agents, but the payoff is automation that actually matches your sales process.
Sales Navigator uses LinkedIn's 1B+ member dataset and AI to surface prospects based on buying signals, relationship paths, and account activity. Its AI highlights key account insights, recommends leads based on your ICP, and tracks prospect activity so you can engage at the right moment. For B2B teams where relationships matter more than volume, it's the most direct path to decision-makers.
Key features:
Advanced lead and company search with 40+ filters, AI-recommended leads based on ICP matching, real-time buyer intent signals and account alerts, InMail messaging for cold outreach, relationship mapping and TeamLink connections, CRM integration (Salesforce, HubSpot).
Pricing:
Core: $90/mo (billed annually). Advanced: $150/mo (team collaboration + CRM sync). Advanced Plus: custom pricing (enterprise features + Salesforce integration). 30-day free trial available on Core and Advanced.
Best for: Account executives and enterprise sellers who build relationships through LinkedIn. Less useful for high-volume SDR outreach — InMail limits and platform moderation constrain automation-heavy approaches.
Warmly identifies high-intent website visitors at the person level — not just the company — then qualifies them using B2B data and intent signals and triggers personalized outreach automatically. The AI SDR agents handle email, LinkedIn, and chat engagement while the orchestration layer routes hot leads directly to reps. Live video chat lets sellers jump into conversations with identified visitors in real time.
Key features:
Person-level website visitor identification, real-time buyer signal detection, AI SDR agents for multi-channel outreach, automated lead routing and alerts, live video chat with identified visitors, static B2B database with daily refreshed data, social signal monitoring.
Pricing:
Free forever: 500 monthly visitor reveals with ICP filtering and basic lead routing. Paid plans: custom pricing based on volume and features. Demo required for paid tier pricing.
Best for: B2B teams with meaningful website traffic who want to convert anonymous visitors into pipeline. The free tier is generous enough to evaluate whether intent-based selling works for your motion before committing.
The right agent depends on where your pipeline leaks. Most sales teams need 3–5 tools from different categories, not one platform that tries to do everything. Start by identifying whether your bottleneck is data quality, outreach volume, conversation quality, or pipeline visibility — then pick the specialist for that stage.
Clay for custom enrichment, Apollo for all-in-one, Cognism for compliance-first, LinkedIn Sales Nav for relationship selling.
Salesloft for multi-channel, Artisan Ava for full SDR replacement, Lindy for custom workflows at an accessible price.
Gong for conversation analytics, Warmly for intent-based selling, Relevance AI for building exactly the agent you need.
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