Alice11x · digital-employeevsAvaArtisan · digital-employee

The two best-known outbound AI SDRs. Alice (11x) pairs email/LinkedIn outbound with Julian on inbound calls; Ava (Artisan) bundles a large contact database and managed deliverability into one contract.

agentlist.io · spec diff · verified 2026-09-25 — list prices only, not benchmarks

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Spec diff

AliceAva
vendor11xArtisan
categorydigital-employeedigital-employee
interfaceschat · apichat · api
hostingcloudcloud
pricingEnterprise contracts (quote-based); reported in the ~$5k/mo range historically — verifyQuote-based annual contracts; reported from ~$2.4k/mo — verify
statusactively maintainedactively maintained
also known as11x AliceArtisan Ava
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Pick which

pick Alice if

You want an outbound + phone pairing from one vendor and enterprise-style onboarding.

pick Ava if

You want data, sending infrastructure, and the agent bundled together rather than assembling the stack yourself.

watch out

Both are quote-based and both live or die on ICP setup — run supervised pilots and measure meetings held, not meetings booked.

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Feature notes

  • Alice
  • 01Outbound prospecting
  • 02Email + LinkedIn sequences
  • 03Account research
  • 04CRM sync
  • 05Julian phone counterpart
  • 06Multilingual outreach
  • Ava
  • 01300M+ contact database
  • 02Personalized outbound
  • 03Deliverability management
  • 04Reply handling
  • 05Meeting booking
  • 06Bespoke playbook onboarding
FAQ

Frequently asked

Alice or Ava — which should I pick?

The two best-known outbound AI SDRs. Alice (11x) pairs email/LinkedIn outbound with Julian on inbound calls; Ava (Artisan) bundles a large contact database and managed deliverability into one contract. Pick Alice if: You want an outbound + phone pairing from one vendor and enterprise-style onboarding. Pick Ava if: You want data, sending infrastructure, and the agent bundled together rather than assembling the stack yourself.

Is Alice or Ava cheaper?

Alice: Enterprise contracts (quote-based); reported in the ~$5k/mo range historically — verify. Ava: Quote-based annual contracts; reported from ~$2.4k/mo — verify. List prices as of 2026-09-25; usage pools and seat terms change the real cost.

Does Alice or Ava run locally?

Alice hosting: cloud. Ava hosting: cloud. Interfaces differ too: Alice exposes chat/api, Ava exposes chat/api.

Are Alice and Ava still maintained?

Alice: actively maintained. Ava: actively maintained. Statuses are re-verified each catalog refresh (2026-09-25); see the changelog for the full history.

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