The short answer: outsourced SDR pricing in the US runs from about $2,500 a month for an offshore or shared rep to $11,950 per four weeks for a dedicated US rep with a full support team. A typical dedicated US program lands between $6,000 and $12,000 a month once setup fees and meeting bonuses are counted. If you want the prospecting and booking work without a retainer, outsourced SDR services from Sdrs start at $49 a month as an AI SDR, billed monthly.
Outsourced SDR pricing at a glance
These are the figures we could confirm on October 14, 2026. Where a number comes from a review site rather than the vendor, the source column says so. Prices change, so treat the table as a starting point for your quote, not a final number.
| Provider | Published or reported price | Billing and terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIENCE | $2,000 campaign team + $499 platform + SDR from $1,750 (offshore), $2,500 (Europe) or $4,500 (US) per month | Month to month, performance bonus on top, one-time setup fee quoted on the call | cience.com/pricing |
| SalesRoads | $11,950 for 1 SDR, $16,750 for 2, $23,500 for 3 per 4 weeks | 4-week cycles, no long-term commitment, 12-week program recommended | salesroads.com/pricing |
| Leadium | Quote only; budget bands on the form run from $2,500 to above $10,000 a month | Month to month, onboarding starts on the 1st or 15th | leadium.com/pricing |
| Belkins | About $2,000 to $14,800 a month depending on package | Usually a 3 to 6 month minimum | Third-party reviews, see our Belkins pricing breakdown |
| memoryBlue | About $3,500 to $11,000+ a month | Quote only | Third-party roundups |
| Pay-per-meeting firms | $150 to $1,500 per held meeting | Per meeting, often with a minimum package | Published agency price lists |
| Sdrs (AI SDR) | $49, $149 or $499 a month; Enterprise $998 | Monthly, no setup fee, cancel anytime | sdrs.ai/pricing |
How much does an outsourced SDR cost per month?
An outsourced SDR costs about $4,000 to $12,000 a month for a dedicated US-based rep, $1,750 to $3,500 for an offshore or nearshore rep, and $2,500 to $5,000 for a shared or fractional rep who works several clients. The spread comes from three things: where the rep sits, whether you get the whole rep, and how much management and data is bundled in.
CIENCE is the easiest vendor to price because it publishes every component. One US rep costs $4,500, the campaign team $2,000 and the platform $499, so $6,999 a month before the bonus. Five offshore reps on the same model come to $11,249 a month, which CIENCE shows as its own example. SalesRoads sits at the top of the market with $11,950 per four weeks for one dedicated rep, falling to about $7,200 per rep at six reps.
SDR outsourcing pricing models
Almost every SDR outsourcing company sells one of four models. The model matters as much as the headline price, because it decides who carries the risk when meetings do not turn into pipeline.
- Flat monthly retainer per SDR. You pay for a rep's time and the team around them. Predictable, but you carry all the risk on results. SalesRoads and Belkins work this way.
- Retainer plus performance bonus. A lower base and a bonus tied to meetings against a target. CIENCE pays nothing below 60% of target and up to 0.7 times the base share above 100%, so a strong month costs noticeably more.
- Pay per meeting. $150 to $1,500 per held meeting, depending on title and industry. Low risk on volume, higher risk on quality, because the provider is paid for the calendar entry.
- Software subscription. A flat monthly fee for an AI SDR that does the list, outreach, follow-up and booking. No per-meeting cost and no term. This is how Sdrs is sold.
What an outsourced SDR really costs in a year
Monthly prices hide three costs: setup, bonuses, and billing cycles that are not calendar months. Here is the first-year math for one dedicated US rep, using published figures and clearly labeled assumptions.
| Line item | CIENCE, 1 US SDR | SalesRoads, 1 SDR | Sdrs Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base fee | $6,999 x 12 = $83,988 | $11,950 x 13 cycles = $155,350 | $149 x 12 = $1,788 |
| Setup fee | Quoted on the call | Not listed | $0 |
| Performance bonus | $0 to roughly $3,150 a month at 100% of target (illustrative) | Not listed | $0 |
| First-year total before setup | About $84,000 to $122,000 | $155,350 | $1,788, or $888 billed yearly |
The bonus figure is our reading of CIENCE's published formula applied to the $4,500 rep fee at exactly 100% of target; the vendor's own calculation may use a different base, so ask for a worked example in the quote. The SalesRoads line uses 13 cycles because four-week billing produces 13 invoices a year. We walk through that vendor in detail in our SalesRoads pricing article.
Outsourced SDR cost per meeting
The fair way to compare offers is cost per qualified meeting, because that is what you are buying. Divide the monthly cost by the number of meetings that actually happened and met your definition. As an illustration, a $7,000 program that books 10 held meetings costs $700 a meeting; an $11,950 program that books 12 costs about $996. Pay-per-meeting firms quote that number directly, usually $150 to $1,500.
None of these figures is a guarantee, and no honest provider promises a meeting count before it has tested your market. What you can control is the denominator: a tight definition of a qualified meeting by title, company size and region, written into the contract. For a flat-fee option, the math is simpler. On Sdrs Plus, even two held meetings a month put the cost at $75 a meeting.
Hidden costs in SDR outsourcing quotes
The retainer is rarely the whole bill. Ask about each of these before you sign.
- Setup or onboarding fees. Common and often quoted only on the sales call. CIENCE lists a one-time setup fee without an amount.
- Data and credits. Some programs include contact data, others pass through the cost of lists or enrichment credits.
- Sending infrastructure. Agencies often send from lookalike domains and extra mailboxes they set up for you. Ask who owns them, and when you leave, run those domains through an email blacklist monitor before you reuse them.
- Your own team's time. Kickoff calls, script reviews, weekly reporting calls and list approvals take hours from a founder or sales leader every month.
- The ramp. Most programs need two to four weeks before steady outreach. You pay for those weeks too.
Is outsourcing cheaper than hiring an SDR?
Yes, outsourcing is usually cheaper than hiring for the first year, but not by as much as the sales pitch suggests. A US SDR costs about $114,000 a year fully loaded, based on the Bridge Group's $80,000 median on-target earnings plus roughly 30% for benefits and taxes, before tools and data. A dedicated outsourced rep at $7,000 to $12,000 a month is $84,000 to $155,000 a year.
The bigger savings are time and risk. (For the in-house side of the math, see how much an SDR costs per year and per meeting.) An agency launches in weeks instead of months, and you can stop it without a severance conversation. An AI SDR goes further on both: same-day launch and a monthly plan. For a full side-by-side of agencies, an in-house rep and software, see our outsourced SDR companies comparison.
When an AI SDR is the cheaper way to buy SDR output
An AI SDR is the cheaper choice when the work you need is prospecting volume and follow-up discipline, not a human voice on every call. Sdrs builds the list from a B2B database, researches each account, sends email sequences on every plan and LinkedIn and X messages from Plus, answers positive replies and books meetings on your calendar. Pro at $499 a month adds an AI voice agent for calls and runs from lead discovery to booked meeting on autopilot.
An agency is still the better fit when your buyers only respond to live phone calls, when you need a rep who can hold a technical conversation before handing off, or when your budget is set and you want someone else to manage the whole program. Many teams start with software to find the segment that replies, then decide whether a human team is worth adding. If booking is your main gap, our AI appointment setter page covers that job on its own.
Frequently asked questions about outsourced SDR pricing
How much does SDR-as-a-service cost?
SDR as a service costs about $4,000 to $12,000 a month per dedicated US rep, $1,750 to $3,500 for offshore reps, and $150 to $1,500 per meeting on pay-per-meeting plans. Setup fees and performance bonuses are extra at some firms. An AI SDR such as Sdrs costs $49 to $499 a month with neither.
Do outsourced SDR companies require a contract?
Many now sell month to month, including CIENCE, Leadium and SalesRoads, which says there is no long-term commitment. Others, such as Belkins according to third-party reviews, usually ask for three to six months. Even month-to-month vendors often recommend a 90-day program, so plan your budget for a full quarter.
What is included in outsourced SDR pricing?
Most retainers include the SDR, a manager or campaign team, list building, scripts and sequences, outreach, reply handling, meeting booking and reporting. Check separately for data credits, extra mailboxes and domains, calling minutes, CRM work and the setup fee, which are the items most often billed outside the base price.
Why do SDR agency prices vary so much?
Prices vary because of rep location, dedication and bundling. A US rep costs more than an offshore one, a dedicated rep more than a shared one, and a program with data, tools and a manager more than one without. Volume discounts also matter: SalesRoads charges about $7,200 per rep at six reps against $11,950 for one.
What is the cheapest way to get SDR output?
The cheapest way is an AI SDR that does the prospecting, outreach and booking for a flat monthly fee. Sdrs starts at $49 a month with no setup fee or minimum term. The next cheapest are offshore or shared agency reps from about $1,750 to $3,500 a month, then pay-per-meeting programs.