Which alternative fits your requirement?
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| Requirement | Where to start | Main boundary |
|---|---|---|
| A small monthly pilot or a tiered outbound deployment | AiSDR | Solo is not capacity-equivalent to Alice Growth or a larger Ava plan. HubSpot and Salesforce availability differ by tier. Ask which calling steps require a person or another provider. |
| Outbound with campaign guardrails and human calling | Artisan | The documented dialer is operated by human reps. It is not evidence of autonomous voice conversations or a Julian replacement. Demonstrate the required CRM round trip. |
| Email-first work with co-pilot or automatic operation | Agent Frank | Do not assume LinkedIn, autonomous phone conversations or a named CRM connector. Its active-contact allowance is not the same unit as monthly newly researched contacts. |
| Outbound with an explicit approval-mode evaluation | Jason AI by Reply.io | Verify which actions approval covers, the named CRM connector and who performs calling steps. A channel label does not prove autonomous voice conversations. |
| Follow-up or reactivation of an existing audience | Conversica | Ask separately about net-new list sourcing, your CRM, channel deployment and the human handoff. This is a different shortlist direction, not an equivalent cold-prospecting package. |
Five options and their trade-offs
AiSDR
A small monthly pilot or a tiered outbound deployment
- Work to evaluate
- Evaluate lead research, email outreach and reply handling at the tier matching your workload. Solo can support a one-user pilot; Explore and Scale address larger allowances.
- Boundary to check
- Solo is not capacity-equivalent to Alice Growth or a larger Ava plan. HubSpot and Salesforce availability differ by tier. Ask which calling steps require a person or another provider.
- Budget and commitment
- Solo US$250/month; Explore US$900/month and Scale US$2,500/month at displayed non-annual rates. Explore and Scale require a quarter. Scale's optional managed service adds US$2,500/month.
Artisan
Outbound with campaign guardrails and human calling
- Work to evaluate
- Evaluate Ava for prospect sourcing, email outreach, replies and meeting handoff. Its approval controls are relevant when reviewing messages is part of the operating model.
- Boundary to check
- The documented dialer is operated by human reps. It is not evidence of autonomous voice conversations or a Julian replacement. Demonstrate the required CRM round trip.
- Budget and commitment
- Request a scoped price and minimum term. Include any dialer seats, service scope and operator time; no universal dollar price is assumed here.
Agent Frank
Email-first work with co-pilot or automatic operation
- Work to evaluate
- Evaluate Frank for an email-focused workflow when the choice between draft review and automatic operation matters. Ask how research, reply handling and meeting handoff work in your campaign.
- Boundary to check
- Do not assume LinkedIn, autonomous phone conversations or a named CRM connector. Its active-contact allowance is not the same unit as monthly newly researched contacts.
- Budget and commitment
- The page lists US$499/month equivalent annually (US$5,988/year) and US$599/month quarterly (US$1,797/quarter). Email infrastructure is additional. Confirm the total package in writing.
Jason AI by Reply.io
Outbound with an explicit approval-mode evaluation
- Work to evaluate
- Evaluate Jason when you want to inspect approval before sending alongside automated outbound work. Demonstrate the research, campaign and reply steps with your own example.
- Boundary to check
- Verify which actions approval covers, the named CRM connector and who performs calling steps. A channel label does not prove autonomous voice conversations.
- Budget and commitment
- Use the current Jason-specific plan builder or proposal. Confirm contact allowance, billing term, infrastructure and services; a standard Reply seat price is not assumed to be a Jason quote.
Conversica
Follow-up or reactivation of an existing audience
- Work to evaluate
- Evaluate conversational follow-up, qualification and re-engagement when the main problem is working leads or contacts you already have rather than generating a new prospect list.
- Boundary to check
- Ask separately about net-new list sourcing, your CRM, channel deployment and the human handoff. This is a different shortlist direction, not an equivalent cold-prospecting package.
- Budget and commitment
- Request a proposal for the assistant, channels, usage and implementation. No numerical subscription price or minimum commitment is assumed.
When staying with 11x can make sense
Staying with Alice may be sensible when targeting, sending operations and CRM handoff already work, and the problem can be solved through configuration or support. Its bundled infrastructure can make a subscription-only comparison misleading. Resolve the published price discrepancy and renewal terms before deciding; changing tools also requires data, domain and workflow work.
Questions before switching
- Which Alice tasks need replacement: research, sending, replies, meeting handoff or managed operations? Scope Julian separately if inbound voice matters.
- What is the complete initial commitment, including setup, sending infrastructure, services and taxes? An unknown quote is not zero.
- How does each plan count new, researched, active and contacted records? Match units before comparing allowances.
- Can the vendor demonstrate the named CRM connector, duplicate handling, owner assignment and suppression in both directions?
- Who approves factual claims, handles unexpected replies and stops queued messages after a pause? Include that person's time in the budget.
Common buying questions
What is the cheapest alternative to 11x?
AiSDR Solo has a published US$250 monthly entry subscription, but its one-user, smaller-allowance pilot is not equivalent to Alice Growth. We cannot establish the cheapest matched deployment without complete proposals.
Can these alternatives replace Julian?
This guide primarily evaluates alternatives to Alice's outbound work. Julian is a separate inbound worker. Email agents, a human dialer and follow-up assistants should not be assumed to cover autonomous inbound phone conversations.
Should I migrate just to reduce the subscription?
First compare the total commitment, included infrastructure, review time and migration work. A lower advertised subscription may still require additional services or leave a required workflow uncovered.
Sources and assessment
Official sources checked 7 October 2026. This is an editorial assessment of published scope, not a hands-on comparison. We have not verified performance claims. Placement is not sold. Prices are USD; confirm current proposals and plan details.
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