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Best Relevance AI Alternatives (2026)

Ken (our product) is the top Relevance AI alternative for AI-built campaigns on a published monthly plan. Next: AiSDR for teams that want a ready-made AI SDR, then Artisan for startups that want an email-first AI BDR.

Ken is our product. We list it first, and every fact about other tools comes from their public pages on the date shown.

Should You Switch From Relevance AI to Ken?

In short Ken's view: switch if you want AI that builds email and LinkedIn campaigns from a chat, on a published monthly plan; stay on Relevance AI if you want to build your own sales agents and workflows across 2,000+ apps rather than buy a fixed outbound product.

Ken or Relevance AI?

Ken's view: Ken is a ready-made campaigns product: email and LinkedIn steps run in one sequence, you approve each campaign before the first send, and the built-in database holds 250M people and 24M companies, starting on a free plan of 1,000 credits once, then Platform $200 a month. Relevance AI is the better fit if you want to build custom agents across many apps or need AI phone calls, which Ken does not offer.

Pick Ken if

  • you want Ken to build the campaign from a chat and draft answers to replies for you to review
  • you want a published monthly price: Platform is $200/month for unlimited seats and workspaces, with 200,000 sends and 5,000 credits a month
  • you want leads from 250M people and 24M companies in the same product

Pick Relevance AI if

  • you want to build your own sales agents and workflows across 2,000+ apps rather than buy a fixed outbound product
  • you want AI phone calls and meeting agents next to email and LinkedIn, and Team at $234 a month billed annually fits your budget
  • you want a low entry price to experiment: Pro is $19 a month billed annually for 2 build users

Top Alternatives at a Glance

In short Ken plus 7 tools that can replace Relevance AI, ranked. Ken is first because it is ours.

Relevance AI alternatives compared
ToolBest forStarting priceFree plan
Ken(ours)Teams that want AI-built campaigns on a published monthly planFree, then Platform $200/month, or $160/month billed annuallyYes - 1,000 credits once, no card
Key differenceKen builds the campaign from a chat and drafts reply answers, on a $200/month plan with unlimited seats
AiSDRTeams that want a ready-made AI SDRUsage-based: $1.50 per person contacted, charged daily (Pay as you go)No
Key differenceAmi builds and runs email and LinkedIn campaigns and answers replies without an agent build, at $1.50 per person contacted with no sales call
ArtisanStartups that want an email-first AI BDRFrom $280 a month, or $250 billed annually (Intern)Yes - Free plan: 300 credits a month; trial: 10,000 credits for 30 days, no card
Key differenceAva searches its own 250M+ contact database, then writes, sends and answers email sequences, with self-serve prices and a 30-day trial with no card
GumloopTeams that build agents with unlimited seatsFrom $37 a month (Pro)No - 14-day Pro trial, card required
Key differenceBuilds agents across 250+ connectors, including HubSpot, Salesforce, Gmail and Outlook, with approval before sending email and unlimited seats on Pro at $37 a month
AmplemarketTeams that want data, sequences and a dialerFrom $600 a month, billed annually (Startup)No - 7-day trial on Startup, requested with a company email; Growth and Elite start with a demo
Key differenceBundles a 200M+ business profile database with email, LinkedIn and phone sequences and a dialer on every plan, so no agent build is needed
n8nTechnical teams that want to self-host agentsFrom $24 a month, or $20 billed annually (Starter)Yes - Free self-hosted Community Edition; 14-day cloud trial, no card
Key differenceRuns AI agent workflows with code steps and human approval before sensitive tools, billed per execution, or free on the self-hosted Community Edition
11xTeams ready for an annual AI SDR contractFrom $3,750 a month, billed annually (Growth)No
Key differenceAlice prospects across email, LinkedIn, calling, SMS and WhatsApp from a 400M+ contact database, with managed Gmail mailboxes and warmup on every tier
ClayOps teams that build enrichment workflowsFrom $185 a month, or $167 billed annually (Launch)Yes - Free plan: 500 Actions and 100 Data Credits a month
Key differenceRuns the Claygent AI research agent and enrichment from 150+ providers in tables, with an email sequencer from Launch and a Free plan to start

Starting price is the lowest published paid plan or credit pack on each vendor's pricing page, checked Oct 17, 2026. Ken's prices come from Ken's pricing page.

Why Do Teams Look for Relevance AI Alternatives?

In short The ready-made BDR agent is sold through sales only, and every organization now needs a paid plan.

  • The AI BDR agent is sold through sales only, and the docs label the BDR Bosh template enterprise only.
  • The Free plan is retired, so every organization needs a paid plan; calling and meeting agents start on Team at $234 a month billed annually.
  • Plan Actions reset at each renewal and failed tool runs still count; extra Actions cost $80 per 1,000.
  • Finding leads costs extra credits or another data tool. Lead search runs through a LinkedIn profile search tool step, whose docs explain its high credit cost, or through third-party data integrations.
  • You build the outbound sequence yourself. Email sequences: Partial. Agents draft and send through connected Gmail or Outlook accounts; steps are built from triggers, schedules and workforces.

1. Ken

In short Ken builds the campaign from a chat and drafts reply answers, on a $200/month plan with unlimited seats.

Campaigns finds and qualifies leads, writes personalized email and LinkedIn sequences, and sends them from your outbound inboxes.

Best for: teams that want AI-built campaigns on a published monthly plan.

Strengths:

  • Ken builds a campaign from a chat.
  • A typical campaign build is about 150 credits ($3).
  • Ken drafts replies in your voice for you to review and edit.
  • One campaign can mix email and LinkedIn steps.
  • Platform is $200/month for unlimited seats and workspaces, with 200,000 sends and 5,000 credits a month.

Limits:

  • On Free, every send costs credits: 25 credits per 1,000.
  • LinkedIn steps need a connected LinkedIn account at 1,500 credits ($30) a month.
  • Phone calls: No (no dialer or calling agent).

Price: Free plan: 1,000 credits once, no card. Platform: $200/month, $180/month billed quarterly or $160/month billed annually, with 200,000 sends and 5,000 credits a month and unlimited seats and workspaces. 1 credit = $0.02. Campaigns: included on every plan; about 1.45 credits ($0.03) per finished lead. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

2. AiSDR

In short Ami builds and runs email and LinkedIn campaigns and answers replies without an agent build, at $1.50 per person contacted with no sales call.

AiSDR is an AI SDR platform whose agent, Ami, builds and runs email and LinkedIn campaigns and handles replies, sold pay as you go per person contacted or on sales-led team plans.

Best for: teams that want a ready-made AI SDR.

Strengths:

  • No subscription needed: pay as you go at $1.50 per person contacted, charged daily, with research, lists and AI writing included.
  • Email and LinkedIn run in one sequence, with LinkedIn connection requests, DMs, InMail and post likes.
  • Lead search over 2B+ profiles from LinkedIn and other sources, with waterfall enrichment across 20 data providers and job-change, hiring and funding signals.
  • AI replies answer leads within 5-10 minutes and send a booking link once the lead shows interest, from a unified inbox for email and LinkedIn.
  • Call steps can join the same sequence through the Aircall integration, with AI call scripts and follow-ups.

Limits:

  • CRM sync covers HubSpot and Salesforce only; the help center says there is no Zapier integration or external API.
  • LinkedIn InMail steps need your own Sales Navigator account.
  • Campaign replies land in the AiSDR dashboard and inbox, not in your regular Gmail or Outlook inbox.
  • Salesforce, a DPA and a dedicated GTM engineer need a team plan, sold through sales on quarterly or annual contracts.

Starting price: Usage-based: $1.50 per person contacted, charged daily (Pay as you go). No free plan or trial listed. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on AiSDR's pricing page.

3. Artisan

In short Ava searches its own 250M+ contact database, then writes, sends and answers email sequences, with self-serve prices and a 30-day trial with no card.

Artisan sells Ava, an AI BDR that finds leads in its B2B database, writes and sends email sequences and handles replies, with self-serve credit plans for startups and sales-led plans for larger teams.

Best for: startups that want an email-first AI BDR.

Strengths:

  • Published self-serve prices: Intern starts at $280 a month for 10,000 credits (about 500 leads contacted), or $250 a month billed annually.
  • Trial of 10,000 credits for 30 days with every feature and no card, then a Free plan with 300 credits a month for lead search and enrichment.
  • Lead search across 250M+ verified B2B contacts in 200+ countries, plus imports from HubSpot, Salesforce or CSV.
  • Approval is a campaign setting: Require approval before sending holds every message, and Autopilot replies can qualify a lead on up to 5 conditions before booking a meeting.
  • Built-in power dialer with parallel dialing, voicemail drop and AI talking points, run as call steps in the same sequence as email.

Limits:

  • No documented LinkedIn step: the site mentions social outreach, but the help center lists 3 sequence step types, email, manual task and human call.
  • Ava does not place calls; call steps queue leads for your reps on the power dialer at $75 a seat a month ($67 billed annually).
  • Mailboxes and phone numbers are billed separately in dollars, and their prices are not published.
  • On the self-serve table, Salesforce sync, SSO and audit logs need Enterprise, and cross-sell campaigns and webhooks need Employee.

Starting price: From $280 a month, or $250 billed annually (Intern). Free plan: 300 credits a month; trial: 10,000 credits for 30 days, no card. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Artisan's pricing page.

4. Gumloop

In short Builds agents across 250+ connectors, including HubSpot, Salesforce, Gmail and Outlook, with approval before sending email and unlimited seats on Pro at $37 a month.

Gumloop is an AI agent platform where teams build agents that use 250+ connected apps and company data, run them on schedules, app events or webhooks, and pay for usage in credits.

Best for: teams that build agents with unlimited seats.

Strengths:

  • Pro costs $37 a month with 20,000 credits, unlimited seats and unlimited teams.
  • 250+ prebuilt connectors, including HubSpot (90 tools), Salesforce (109 tools), Gmail and Outlook.
  • Every agent has a Python code sandbox with full internet access and 80+ preinstalled packages, billed as compute time with no per-call charge.
  • Agents run on schedules, on app events, or from a webhook URL that any service can call with an HTTP POST.
  • Approval settings can pause an agent before actions such as sending email or deleting records.

Limits:

  • No free plan: the 14-day Pro trial needs a card and turns into a paid subscription unless you cancel.
  • Agent cost varies by run: model tokens, connector calls, tool charges and compute minutes, plus an 8% orchestration fee on the total.
  • Pro credits do not roll over, and overage is off until you enable it, then capped at 1,000,000 credits ($5,000) per billing period.
  • SSO, SCIM, role-based access control and audit logs are Enterprise only.

Starting price: From $37 a month (Pro). 14-day Pro trial, card required. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Gumloop's pricing page.

5. Amplemarket

In short Bundles a 200M+ business profile database with email, LinkedIn and phone sequences and a dialer on every plan, so no agent build is needed.

Amplemarket is an AI sales platform for B2B sales teams that combines a database of 200M+ business profiles, multichannel sequences across email, LinkedIn and phone, and Duo AI assistants that draft outreach and replies.

Best for: teams that want data, sequences and a dialer.

Strengths:

  • One sequence can mix email, phone calls and 7 LinkedIn step types, including follows, post likes and voice and video messages, with conditional branches by available contact data.
  • Built-in B2B database of 200M+ business profiles with 70M+ updates a week; Startup includes 13,500 email credits and 600 phone credits per user a year.
  • The outbound dialer is on every plan, and parallel dialing runs up to 5 lines at once as a step inside sequences.
  • Duo Copilot scans for buying signals every 24 hours and drafts a multichannel sequence per lead for the rep to send or dismiss.
  • Native two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync with activity logging, plus email warmup and domain health monitoring for connected mailboxes.

Limits:

  • No monthly billing: Startup is $600 a month on an annual term, and Growth and Elite are custom-quoted.
  • Startup includes 2 users; extra users cost more at a price the page does not publish.
  • Duo Voice starts on Growth, Duo Inbox is an add-on on Growth and included on Elite, and SSO needs Elite.
  • Duo Inbox drafts every reply for a rep to send; the product page says nothing is sent automatically.

Starting price: From $600 a month, billed annually (Startup). 7-day trial on Startup, requested with a company email; Growth and Elite start with a demo. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Amplemarket's pricing page.

6. n8n

In short Runs AI agent workflows with code steps and human approval before sensitive tools, billed per execution, or free on the self-hosted Community Edition.

n8n is a workflow automation and AI agent platform for technical teams, sold as a hosted cloud service or run on your own servers with the free Community Edition.

Best for: technical teams that want to self-host agents.

Strengths:

  • Bills per workflow execution, not per step: a run counts once however many steps it has or how much data it processes.
  • Every plan includes unlimited users, unlimited workflows and every integration.
  • The free self-hosted Community Edition includes code steps, HTTP requests, webhook triggers and AI agent nodes.
  • Code steps run JavaScript or Python, and the HTTP Request node calls any REST or GraphQL API, on every plan.
  • Every plan has the AI Agent node, MCP client and server, and human approval before an agent runs a sensitive tool.

Limits:

  • Starter allows 2,500 executions a month, 5 concurrent executions and runs of up to 5 minutes.
  • SSO, Git version control and environments start at Business, $800 a month billed yearly, which runs self-hosted only.
  • On n8n Cloud, Python code steps cannot import libraries.
  • The Community Edition license allows only internal business, non-commercial or personal use, and you run and maintain the servers.

Starting price: From $24 a month, or $20 billed annually (Starter). Free self-hosted Community Edition; 14-day cloud trial, no card. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on n8n's pricing page.

7. 11x

In short Alice prospects across email, LinkedIn, calling, SMS and WhatsApp from a 400M+ contact database, with managed Gmail mailboxes and warmup on every tier.

11x sells AI agents for B2B revenue teams: Alice runs outbound prospecting and multi-channel outreach, and Julian answers inbound calls and chats, both on annual contracts.

Best for: teams ready for an annual AI SDR contract.

Strengths:

  • Priced per new prospect, not per send: Growth covers 2,000 new prospects a month whether a sequence runs 3 or 30 touchpoints.
  • Managed Gmail mailboxes with domain setup, warmup, inbox rotation and monitoring are included on every tier.
  • One sequence can mix email, LinkedIn, consented calling, SMS and WhatsApp; Pro and up write in 105+ languages.
  • Built-in database of 400M+ verified B2B contacts, checked at the point of outreach, with no separate data contract.
  • Native bi-directional CRM sync with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho.

Limits:

  • No monthly billing: annual is the default, and Growth starts at $3,750 a month billed annually.
  • No published self-serve trial; the entry point is a demo where sales scopes volume and tier.
  • Growth caps at 5 end users and 2,000 new prospects a month; multi-language outreach starts on Pro, which is custom-priced.
  • SSO and a custom DPA or SLA need Enterprise.

Starting price: From $3,750 a month, billed annually (Growth). No free plan or trial listed. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on 11x's pricing page.

8. Clay

In short Runs the Claygent AI research agent and enrichment from 150+ providers in tables, with an email sequencer from Launch and a Free plan to start.

Clay is a GTM data platform where sales, marketing and GTM ops teams enrich companies and people from 150+ data and AI providers in tables and workflows, then push the results to CRMs, ad platforms or its own email sequencer.

Best for: ops teams that build enrichment workflows.

Strengths:

  • Every plan, Free included, has unlimited seats and tables, multi-provider waterfalls and the Claygent AI research agent.
  • Connects to 150+ data and AI providers, and charges no Actions or Data Credits when an enrichment returns no result.
  • You can bring your own data provider and AI keys: those runs skip Data Credits and use 1 Action each.
  • Launch adds job change, company news and social listening signals, plus an email sequencer that sends from Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 or SMTP accounts.
  • Growth syncs with CRMs and data warehouses, calls any HTTP API and receives data through webhooks.

Limits:

  • HTTP API calls, webhooks and CRM integrations start at Growth: $495 a month billed monthly or $446 a month billed annually.
  • Billing runs on two meters: Actions reset each cycle and cannot be topped up, and Data Credit top-ups cost a 30% premium.
  • The Sequencer is email only, with up to 4 emails per sequence and no LinkedIn, dialer or manual task steps.
  • Each webhook source accepts 50,000 submissions; only Enterprise can auto-delete rows so one webhook keeps receiving data.

Starting price: From $185 a month, or $167 billed annually (Launch). Free plan: 500 Actions and 100 Data Credits a month. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Clay's pricing page.

How Did We Pick and Rank These Tools?

In short Ken is first because it is ours. The others can replace Relevance AI, ranked in Ken's view on the criteria below, with facts from each vendor's public pages on the dates shown.

  • Who approves each message before it sends, and whether you can change that per step.
  • Cost per contacted lead at your volume, with mailboxes, domains and data counted.
  • Channels in one sequence: email, LinkedIn and phone.
  • Where the contact data comes from and what a valid email costs.
  • Contract terms: public price, monthly billing and minimum commitment.
  • CRM sync and where replies land.
  • Facts come from each vendor's public pages on the dates shown in Sources.
  • We did not test these tools hands-on, and we do not copy third-party ratings.

FAQ

What is the best Relevance AI alternative?

Ken (our product) is the top Relevance AI alternative for AI-built campaigns on a published monthly plan. Next: AiSDR for teams that want a ready-made AI SDR, then Artisan for startups that want an email-first AI BDR.

What is the best free Relevance AI alternative?

Ken's Free plan gives 1,000 credits once, no card. Of the others, Artisan has a Free plan with 300 credits a month for lead search and enrichment, and Clay's Free plan gives 500 Actions and 100 Data Credits a month. n8n's Community Edition is free to self-host, and Gumloop offers a 14-day Pro trial that needs a card.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Relevance AI?

Relevance AI Pro is already low at $19 a month billed annually, but the BDR agent is sold through sales and calling agents need Team at $234 a month billed annually. AiSDR charges $1.50 per person contacted for a ready-made AI SDR, and Gumloop Pro is $37 a month if you build your own agents. For comparison, Ken's Platform plan is $200/month ($160/month billed annually) for unlimited seats. Campaigns: included on every plan; about 1.45 credits ($0.03) per finished lead.

Which Relevance AI alternatives come with a contact database?

AiSDR searches 2B+ profiles with waterfall enrichment across 20 providers, Artisan has 250M+ verified B2B contacts, Amplemarket 200M+ business profiles and 11x 400M+ verified contacts. Gumloop and n8n reach data only through connected apps or third-party tools.

Is Gumloop an alternative to Relevance AI?

Yes, for building agents. Gumloop connects 250+ apps, including HubSpot, Salesforce, Gmail and Outlook, and can pause an agent for approval before it sends email. It has no LinkedIn connector, so LinkedIn outreach needs another tool.

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  1. Find leads in Ken Search or upload your own list.
  2. Describe the campaign in a chat and Ken builds it, or write the email and LinkedIn steps yourself.
  3. Connect your own inboxes and launch.
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Ken pricing
Relevance AI pricing docs
Relevance AI pricing page
Relevance AI plans and credits docs
Relevance AI approvals and escalations docs
Relevance AI Phone Agents docs
Relevance AI LinkedIn integration docs
Relevance AI LinkedIn Action tool step docs
Relevance AI LinkedIn profile search tool step docs
Relevance AI email warmups docs
Relevance AI sales guide
Relevance AI personalized outbound guide
Relevance AI HubSpot integration docs
Relevance AI Salesforce integration docs
Relevance AI BDR agent page
AiSDR pricing page
AiSDR plain-text pricing page
AiSDR add-ons help article
AiSDR LinkedIn actions help article
AiSDR CRM integrations help article
AiSDR AI replies help article
AiSDR Aircall integration page
AiSDR features page
Artisan pricing page
Artisan AI sales agent page
Artisan sequence docs
Artisan campaign settings docs
Artisan outreach channels docs
Artisan dialer settings docs
Artisan CRM docs
Artisan find leads docs
Gumloop pricing
Gumloop docs: credits
Gumloop docs: agent triggers
Gumloop docs: code sandbox and secrets
Gumloop docs: human in the loop
Gumloop connectors
Gumloop: HubSpot connector
Gumloop: Salesforce connector
Gumloop: Gmail connector
Gumloop: Outlook connector
Amplemarket pricing page
Amplemarket multichannel sequences page
Amplemarket social automation page
Amplemarket Parallel Dialer page
Amplemarket Duo Copilot page
Amplemarket Duo Inbox page
Amplemarket Searcher page
Amplemarket integrations page
Amplemarket HubSpot integration page
Amplemarket Domain Health Center page
Amplemarket help center: building sequences with the MCP
Amplemarket help center: Duo Inbox guide
Amplemarket API docs: sequence stage types
n8n pricing
n8n homepage
n8n docs: choose how to use n8n
n8n docs: try free then choose a plan
n8n docs: Code node
n8n docs: HTTP Request node
n8n docs: HubSpot node
n8n docs: Salesforce node
n8n docs: Gmail node
n8n docs: Microsoft Outlook node
n8n docs: LinkedIn node
n8n license (Sustainable Use License)
11x Alice pricing page
11x pricing overview (help center)
11x billing and contracts FAQ
11x Julian pricing page
11x Alice FAQ
11x sequences docs
11x AI personalization docs
11x Smart Replies docs
11x company and lead database docs
11x CRM integration page
11x outbound page
Clay pricing
Clay docs: Actions and Data Credits
Clay docs: plans and billing
Clay docs: Sequencer FAQs and best practices
Clay docs: table-based campaigns
Clay docs: webhooks
Clay docs: HTTP API
Clay docs: formulas
Clay docs: enrichment in Workflows

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