Best SDR agencies and appointment setting firms (2026): outsourced SDRs compared
The best SDR agency depends on the channel and price model you want. CIENCE, SalesRoads, Abstrakt and EBQ publish prices, with SDRs from about $1,750 a month offshore (CIENCE) to $11,950 per four weeks for a dedicated US rep (SalesRoads). memoryBlue and SalesHive lead with phone. Leadium and Intelemark focus on appointment setting.
Each firm was checked on its own site in November 2026. OneGTM is on this page as the alternative to renting SDRs, and wrote it, so read it with that in mind. If you want outbound systems rather than reps, see best outbound agencies.
Key takeaways
- Outsourced SDR firms rent you reps who call, email, and book meetings. Appointment setting firms sell the meetings.
- Published prices range from about $1,750 a month per offshore SDR plus platform and team fees (CIENCE) to $11,950 per four weeks for a dedicated SDR (SalesRoads).
- Phone-first firms (SalesRoads, memoryBlue, Abstrakt, Intelemark) suit buyers who answer calls. Email-led outbound suits the rest.
- Check who owns the data, the domains, and the call recordings when the contract ends.
- Outsourced SDRs are good for testing a market. If it works, plan how the motion comes in-house.
The alternative: build the system your reps run
If you would rather your own SDRs or founders do the selling, I build the targeting and outbound system they work from.
OneGTM
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Not an SDR agency. OneGTM builds the outbound system your own SDRs or founders run: scored lists, buying signals, verified contacts, sequences, and reply handling, on infrastructure you own. Run by Garrett Wolfe, employee #9 at Unify.
Best for: Teams that want their own reps working better accounts instead of renting reps
Pricing: Custom; scoped on a call.
Outsourced SDR companies
Firms that place dedicated or shared SDRs on your account to prospect by phone, email, and LinkedIn.
CIENCE
Outsourced SDR firm whose SDRs work phone, email and LinkedIn to book meetings, with offshore or US and Europe based reps. Billed month to month as a campaign team fee, a platform fee and per-SDR fees, plus a performance bonus tied to held meetings against target.
Best for: Scaling SDR headcount month to month
Pricing: Campaign team $2,000/mo; graph8 platform $499/mo; SDRs from $1,750/mo offshore or from $3,500/mo US and Europe, per SDR; performance bonus on top; one-time setup (amount not published). Month to month.
SalesHive
B2B sales development agency with US-based SDRs (offshore option) running cold calling on its dialer and managed cold email, bundled with list building, a strategist and its own platform. One flat monthly fee, no setup fees, month-to-month or annual, and no per-meeting pricing.
Best for: Phone-heavy outbound with US-based SDRs
Pricing: Custom quoted. Plans: Starter (phone, 1 SDR), Growth (phone + email, 1 SDR), Crush (phone + email, 2 SDRs). No setup fees; month-to-month or annual.
SalesRoads
Outsourced SDR and appointment setting firm based in Boca Raton, Florida. Dedicated SDRs run outbound calling and email prospecting, backed by a strategist, coach and data team, and launch in 15 business days.
Best for: Transparent per-SDR pricing for phone-led appointment setting
Pricing: $11,950 per 4-week engagement for 1 SDR; 2 SDRs $16,750; 3 SDRs $23,500; up to 6 SDRs $43,150. No long-term commitment.
memoryBlue
B2B outsourced sales development firm with 20+ years in business that says 85% of the meetings it books come from phone calls. Runs SDR, ADR and AE programs in 30+ languages across North America, EMEA, APAC and LATAM, focused on cybersecurity, data, fintech and public sector tech. It acquired Operatix.
Best for: Enterprise tech sellers needing phone-led, multilingual SDRs
Pricing: Not published (ROI calculator only).
demandDrive
B2B GTM services firm combining outsourced SDR and BDR teams for outbound and inbound follow-up, appointment setting programs, growth marketing and RevOps, including Clay implementation. Cites 15+ years of programs.
Best for: Companies wanting SDRs plus marketing and RevOps from one firm
Pricing: Not published; outcome-based pricing mentioned for large enterprises.
Punch!
B2B sales development agency offering signal-informed human SDRs who book meetings for clients' AEs, plus AI-run multichannel outreach triggered by buying signals. Channels include calls, email, LinkedIn and gifting; it recommends a 12-month partnership with about 30 days of onboarding. Registered in England.
Best for: Signal-informed SDR teams on a long partnership
Pricing: Not published.
Appointment setting agencies
Firms focused on booking qualified meetings, often phone-led, sometimes billed per rep or per program.
Abstrakt Marketing Group
St. Louis based outsourced BDR and SDR company that has booked B2B meetings by phone since 2009, backed by email, LinkedIn and direct mail. Offers outbound BDR teams for local or national selling, enterprise SDR teams, and inbound SEO packages.
Best for: Phone-first BDR teams for local and national B2B sellers
Pricing: Outbound BDR from $5,000/mo; Inbound SDR packages from $1,000/mo; Brand Boost from $500/mo; all three from $6,500/mo; Enterprise SDR/BDR custom.
Leadium
Las Vegas based appointment setting and lead generation firm running outbound email, cold calling, LinkedIn and gifting, plus inbound lead qualification and data sourcing. All contracts are month to month, and it guarantees activity deliverables rather than meeting counts.
Best for: Month-to-month appointment setting
Pricing: Not published; consultation required. Month-to-month contracts.
EBQ
Austin based firm offering outsourced appointment setting and cold calling, quota-driven outsourced sales reps, B2B data, CRM implementation and marketing services. Billing is by half-time or full-time dedicated staff on annual contracts paid monthly.
Best for: A dedicated half or full time outsourced rep
Pricing: Half-Time Employee: $5,000/mo. Full-Time Employee: $10,000/mo. Prices reflect annual commitment.
Intelemark
Phone-based B2B appointment setting and lead qualification firm in Scottsdale, Arizona, also offering customer reactivation, database cleanup, tradeshow support and inbound call center services, with LinkedIn and email follow-up.
Best for: Telephone appointment setting and list cleanup
Pricing: Not published.
Prices are from each agency's own site as of November 2026 and change often. This is an opinionated list, not a paid ranking, and nobody paid to be on it. OneGTM is on it because it is our page; read it with that in mind.
SDR and appointment setting agencies compared
| Agency | Best for | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| OneGTM | Teams that want their own reps working better accounts instead of renting reps | Custom pricing |
| CIENCE | Scaling SDR headcount month to month | From $1,750/SDR/mo |
| SalesHive | Phone-heavy outbound with US-based SDRs | Custom pricing |
| SalesRoads | Transparent per-SDR pricing for phone-led appointment setting | From $11,950 per 4 weeks |
| memoryBlue | Enterprise tech sellers needing phone-led, multilingual SDRs | Custom pricing |
| demandDrive | Companies wanting SDRs plus marketing and RevOps from one firm | Custom pricing |
| Punch! | Signal-informed SDR teams on a long partnership | Custom pricing |
| Abstrakt Marketing Group | Phone-first BDR teams for local and national B2B sellers | From $5,000/mo |
| Leadium | Month-to-month appointment setting | Custom pricing |
| EBQ | A dedicated half or full time outsourced rep | From $5,000/mo |
| Intelemark | Telephone appointment setting and list cleanup | Custom pricing |
Starting prices as published on each agency's own site in November 2026. "Custom pricing" means the agency does not publish one.
What does an SDR agency do?
An SDR agency, or outsourced SDR company, provides sales development reps who prospect for your business: researching accounts, calling, emailing, and messaging on LinkedIn, then booking meetings for your account executives. Appointment setting agencies do the same with a narrower goal: qualified meetings on your calendar.
Outsourced SDR vs. hiring vs. building the system
- Outsourced SDR: fastest to start, good for testing a market, and the learning leaves with the vendor.
- Hiring SDRs: more control, but months to recruit and ramp. Price the full year with the outbound cost calculator.
- Building the system: targeting, signals, and sequences your own team runs, which makes every rep more productive.
How to choose an SDR agency
- Dedicated or shared reps, and where they are based.
- Which channels they lead with, and whether that matches how your buyers answer.
- How meetings are qualified, and what counts as a meeting for billing.
- Who owns the data, domains, and recordings afterward.
- Minimum term and ramp time before the first meetings.
When to build instead of outsource
Outsourced SDRs rent output. If outbound is going to be a long-term channel, the targeting and sequences should belong to you.
- Your outsourced SDRs book meetings that do not fit your ICP.
- Pipeline stops whenever the contract pauses.
- You are hiring your own SDRs and want them productive in weeks.
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