Sales and marketing · AI SDRs
Artisan
An AI BDR, Ava, with a built-in B2B database.
- Vendor
- Artisan
- Pricing model
- Annual plans; check vendor for current pricing.
- Runs on
- Vendor cloud (SaaS)
- Agentic OS layer
- Agents
- Industries
- Any industry
- Last reviewed
- November 2026
Our verdict
An AI BDR with its own database that gets a small team started fast, at the cost of control and differentiation.
What it is
An AI BDR that prospects, writes and sends outreach across email and LinkedIn using its own data and signals.
Best for
Teams that want to consolidate data and outreach and are ready to supervise an AI BDR.
Not the right fit
Teams that already own good data and want fine control over messaging.
Key capabilities
Ava, the AI BDR
Writes and sends outbound sequences.
Built-in database
Contacts included in the platform.
Personalisation
Research-based first lines.
Deliverability tools
Warm-up and mailbox health.
Strengths
- Data, signals and outreach in one product
- Email and LinkedIn
- Quick to start
Watch-outs
- Autonomous outreach needs close quality review
- Reported results vary widely; test before committing
Pricing
Annual plans; check vendor for current pricing.
Pricing summarised in October 2026 and not re-checked since. Vendors change plans often, so confirm current pricing with Artisan before you budget.
Security and governance
AI SDRs send messages in your company's name. Set approval rules for messaging, keep suppression lists synced, check anti-spam and consent rules per market, and review a sample of what the agent sends every week.
How we would roll it out
- Start with human approval on every messageLoosen only after quality is proven.
- Feed it real signals and your ICPNot a generic database pull.
- Measure meetings, not sendsJudge it on meetings held and pipeline.
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Choosing between Artisan and the alternatives?
Book a call. We look at your systems, data and governance together and tell you which platform fits, and what to build on it first.