Artisan

Artisan builds AI employees for sales, and its best known is Ava, an AI BDR that runs outbound for you. You describe your ideal customer, and Ava finds prospects, researches them, writes personalized email sequences and manages follow-ups automatically.

Ava draws on a B2B database of around 300 million verified contacts across more than 200 countries, with detailed filters that range from local businesses to ecommerce stores, so lead sourcing is built in rather than bolted on. Beyond email, she can take basic LinkedIn actions such as profile views and connection requests, and campaign analytics report open rates, reply rates and meetings booked.

Artisan is aimed at startups and small to mid-sized sales teams that want an AI BDR without an enterprise-sized contract, as well as larger teams on quoted plans.

Pricing is credit based. Artisan publishes tiers that include a free plan with a small monthly credit allowance and paid plans from about $250 a month billed annually, with higher tiers above that. Some buyers report larger annual contracts quoted through sales, so check the pricing page for current plans.