CIENCE Alternatives in 2026

CIENCE is a real option when the purchase is a GTM system. The pricing page, checked October 1, 2026, splits the buy into setup, a monthly execution fee, a graph8 license, and SDR seats that are extra. This page is for the buyer who wanted outbound and got that menu.

It is not a claim that CIENCE is a bad vendor. Stay if the system is the point. Leave if the point is qualified meetings and the invoice has more lines than your team can manage. The Belkins comparison lives on Belkins alternatives, so this page does not repeat it.

How we compared

We used CIENCE's own pricing page, homepage, and SDR terms, then the same public pages for Belkins, Martal Group, Leadium, Cleverly, and SalesRoads. Be Leaded's price is the one on our pricing page. No paid placement.

CIENCE: when to stay

Stay with CIENCE if you want graph8, a setup sprint, and SDR seats you can add by level and region.

CIENCE publishes a GTM setup plus optional SDR capacity. On October 1, 2026, the pricing page listed a one-time GTM System Setup at $5,000, strategic execution at $2,000 a month, and a graph8 platform license at $499 a month. It also listed a first month at $7,499 for setup plus team plus platform, with SDR capacity quoted separately (cience.com/pricing). SDR seats on that page: Level 1 at $1,500 offshore, $2,500 in Europe, or $4,500 in the US; Level 2 at $2,500, $3,500, or $5,500; Level 3 at $3,500, $4,500, or $6,500. A $1,000 one-time fee per SDR is listed there too. The homepage separately says managed SDR and campaigns from $5,600 a month (cience.com). The pricing page says SDR capacity can be added without a long-term contract. The SDR services terms say the initial term is twelve months unless the order form says otherwise (SDR services terms). Read both before you sign.

Stay if your team wants the ontology, the graph8 license, and a way to add seats later. Leave if you wanted outbound meetings and the quote turned into setup, platform, and a separate SDR table.

Belkins: best if you want an appointment package instead

Best CIENCE alternative if you want a yearly appointment package instead of a platform plus seats.

Belkins sells appointment setting and monthly retainer packages. On October 1, 2026, the appointment setting page listed an average starter price from $5,000, with 1,500 leads a month, three outreach channels, and 100 guaranteed appointments a year (belkins.io/appointment-setting). Structured data on that same page lists a minimum price of $8,000, so the visible starter and the schema do not match. The pricing page describes retainers by yearly appointments: 30 or more for the small-business package, 100 or more for Growth, and 200 or more for Growth Plus, plus an Enterprise tier. It lists cold email, LinkedIn, calling, messenger, account-based marketing, and paid advertising, and it does not publish dollar prices (belkins.io/pricing). Confirm the quote with Belkins.

Belkins is the switch when the buying committee wants a meeting package with a name, not a platform invoice plus seats. You trade CIENCE's published seat menu for a starter you still have to reconcile ($5,000 on the page, $8,000 in the schema).

Martal Group: best if you want a team that also sells

Best CIENCE alternative if you want a fractional sales team to run discovery and closing, not a software seat.

Martal Group publishes three tiers and does not publish a dollar retainer. Checked October 1, 2026 (martal.ca/pricing). Tier 1 outbound lead generation is a flat fee per month, with a 3 month pilot, then a monthly subscription. The scope on that page is email, LinkedIn, and calls, with appointment booking and discovery calls led by a North American team. Tier 2 adds sales and customer onboarding. Tier 3 adds account management. Tiers 2 and 3 are a flat fee per month plus a sales commission, with a 4 month pilot. Clutch's appointment setting rankings, checked the same day, list Martal Group at $25 to $49 an hour and a minimum project size of $1,000+ (Clutch). That is a directory band, not a quote. Ask Martal for the current fee.

Martal replaces CIENCE's seat marketplace with a named onshore pod and a pilot. You are hiring a sales motion, including discovery on their side, which CIENCE's held-meeting handoff does not require.

Leadium: best if you want month-to-month

Best CIENCE alternative if you want a month-to-month retainer and a published multi-channel price.

Leadium's pricing page, checked October 1, 2026, says contracts are month to month, that appointment setting typically launches in 7 to 10 days, and that Leadium does not guarantee appointment outcomes (leadium.com/pricing). That page does not list a dollar price. Leadium's own outbound pricing guide lists $3,500 a month for cold calling only and $4,000 to $5,000 a month for multi-channel outbound across phone, email, and LinkedIn, month to month (Leadium outbound pricing guide). The pricing page also describes a US-based team and lists a Las Vegas address.

Leadium is the switch when the CIENCE term sheet feels heavier than the campaign. Month-to-month is on Leadium's pricing page. CIENCE's SDR terms default to twelve months unless the order form says otherwise.

Cleverly: best if the channel is LinkedIn

Best CIENCE alternative if the job is LinkedIn only and the budget is under $1,000 a month.

Cleverly's FAQ, checked October 1, 2026, says lead generation plans range from $397 a month to $997 a month. The same FAQ points cold email to a pay-per-meeting-ready-lead model and does not list a dollar price for it (cleverly.co/faq). The LinkedIn pricing page shows three plans at $397, $697, and $997 a month (Cleverly LinkedIn pricing). Treat the published dollars as LinkedIn plans unless a call prices email.

Cleverly is the switch when you realize the buyers answer on LinkedIn and you do not need graph8 to find that out. Do not expect Cleverly's $397 plan to replace a multichannel SDR pod.

SalesRoads: best if you want a calling floor

Best CIENCE alternative if you want a dedicated calling team on a four-week retainer, not a marketplace of SDR levels.

SalesRoads' pricing page, checked October 1, 2026, lists one SDR at $11,950 per four weeks, two SDRs at $16,750 per four weeks, and three SDRs at $23,500 per four weeks (salesroads.com/pricing). The same page says the program includes calling, personalized email, and email infrastructure on multiple domains and mailboxes. It says you can cancel at any time, and that a team launches in 15 business days, with calling on the 16th business day.

SalesRoads is the switch when the CIENCE model still leaves you shopping for callers. You pay for a dedicated floor every four weeks instead of picking Level 1, 2, or 3 by region.

Be Leaded: best if you want meetings from $2,000 a month

Best CIENCE alternative for high-personalization email and LinkedIn with meetings from $2,000 a month, without buying a platform license.

Be Leaded (beleaded.com), a New York B2B outbound agency founded by Ahmad Khan, publishes programs from $2,000 a month, with pay-per-meeting pricing for the right fit (pricing). Most programs go live in about three weeks. Cold email goes out on separate domains with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. You approve sequences before they send. LinkedIn outreach runs from your team's own profiles, timed with email. Replies are handled the same business day, and qualified meetings land on your calendar. You get a weekly report of sends, replies, and meetings. Paid ads, SMS, and AI voice are separate programs you can add. Ad spend is paid to the platform. Voice minutes are billed at cost. The exact fee comes after a 30-minute call. Be Leaded does not promise a meeting count before looking at the market.

Disclosure: Be Leaded publishes this page. Pick us over CIENCE when you want one program fee from $2,000 a month, separate sending domains, and a person on replies, and you do not want a platform license as a line item.

Comparison table

CIENCE alternatives in 2026: fit, public price, and model. Checked October 1, 2026.
Company	Best for	Public pricing	Model	Channels
CIENCE	Stay for the system and seats	See the three price lines above	Setup, monthly execution, platform, optional SDRs	graph8 plus SDR outreach
Belkins	Yearly appointment package	From $5,000 starter, confirm the schema gap	Retainer by appointment tier	Email, LinkedIn, calling, more
Martal Group	Fractional team that can close	Quote required. Clutch band only.	Pilot then subscription, commission on higher tiers	Email, LinkedIn, calls
Leadium	Month-to-month multi-channel	$4,000 to $5,000/mo on their guide	Month-to-month	Phone, email, LinkedIn
Cleverly	LinkedIn only, low monthly fee	$397 to $997/mo	Productized LinkedIn	LinkedIn
SalesRoads	Dedicated calling floor	From $11,950 per four weeks	Four-week retainer	Calling and email
Be Leaded	Personalization and meetings from $2,000	From $2,000 a month	Monthly program, separate domains	Email and LinkedIn, other channels as programs

How to choose

You already want graph8 and a setup sprint: stay with CIENCE and price the seats separately.
You want a named appointment package: Belkins.
You want someone else to run discovery and closing: Martal Group.
You want month-to-month and a published retainer: Leadium.
You want LinkedIn only: Cleverly.
You want callers on a four-week retainer: SalesRoads.
You want personalized email and LinkedIn, replies the same day, from $2,000 a month: Be Leaded.

Score the final two on the same scorecard. If Be Leaded is the fit, read how the cold email program runs or the full-cycle page.

FAQ

What are the best CIENCE alternatives in 2026?

Belkins, if you want packaged appointments. Martal Group, if you want a fractional sales team. Leadium, if you want month-to-month pricing from their own guide. Cleverly, if you want LinkedIn from $397 a month. SalesRoads, if you want a dedicated floor from $11,950 per four weeks. Be Leaded, if you want high-personalization outbound and meetings from $2,000 a month.

How does CIENCE price SDR capacity?

On October 1, 2026, CIENCE's pricing page listed Level 1 at $1,500 offshore, $2,500 in Europe, or $4,500 in the US, with higher levels above that, plus a $1,000 one-time fee per SDR. Setup, the monthly team, and the platform are separate lines. The homepage also says managed SDR and campaigns from $5,600 a month.

When should I stay with CIENCE?

Stay when you want the GTM system, the graph8 license, and the option to add seats. The pricing page is built for that buyer. Confirm whether your order form follows the month-to-month language or the twelve-month default in the SDR terms.

When is Be Leaded a better fit than CIENCE?

When you want one program from $2,000 a month, separate sending domains, copy you approve, and meetings on your calendar, and you do not want a platform license as a required line. Be Leaded is not the fit if you want to buy graph8 and staff it with leveled SDR seats.

Will switching agencies hurt my domain?

It should not, if the next partner sends cold email from separate warmed domains and leaves your company domain alone. Ask that question before you migrate. Be Leaded builds and monitors separate sending domains for each program.

Sources checked October 1, 2026

Competitor facts above come from those pages. If a vendor's pages disagree with each other, both figures are shown. Be Leaded claims on this page are the ones already published on beleaded.com.

CIENCE alternatives in 2026