#1
Artisan
OutboundAI BDR workflows with Ava
Combines prospect discovery, data enrichment and outbound email execution around its AI BDR, Ava.
B2B dataEmail personalisationAutomated sequences
Independent shortlist · Updated September 2026
Best AI sales agents for startups
A shortlist for lean teams that need pipeline coverage without immediately adding a full SDR function.
7 relevant products · Rankings are not sold
#2
AiSDR
MultichannelAI prospecting and follow-up agent
An AI sales development system focused on personalised prospecting, inbound lead response and automated follow-up.
Inbound follow-upOutbound campaignsPersonalisation
#3
Agent Frank
OutboundAutonomous AI SDR by Salesforge
An AI SDR designed to source prospects, prepare outreach and operate outbound campaigns with a unified mailbox workflow.
Lead sourcingCampaign executionAI personalisation
#4
SDRx
OutboundAI-powered outbound sales execution
An outbound-focused AI platform built to automate research, targeting, messaging and campaign optimisation.
Prospect researchMessage generationCampaign automation
#5
Instantly AI Sales Agent
OutboundLead discovery, outreach and follow-up in one platform
Instantly combines lead data, email infrastructure and AI agents for finding prospects, writing outreach, following up and handling replies.
Lead finder agentAI reply agentEmail sequences
#6
Apollo AI
OutboundAI prospecting inside a broad sales platform
Apollo combines a large contact database, sequences, scoring and AI assistance for account research, messaging and outbound execution.
Contact databaseAI message creationSequences
#7
lemlist AI
MultichannelAI-personalised multichannel outreach
lemlist combines lead data, email infrastructure, personalisation and multichannel sequences with AI-assisted campaign creation.
AI sequencesPersonalised imagesLead database
Selection advice
Run a limited pilot using your own ideal-customer criteria and sending infrastructure. Compare qualified replies, attended meetings, CRM hygiene and human oversight—not just activity volume. Review data provenance and channel compliance before scaling.