Belkins alternatives: cold email agencies compared for 2026
Digital Patron is a B2B cold email and AI SDR agency headquartered in Gurugram, India, that publishes this comparison and is included in it; judge the bias accordingly. Every competitor figure below is from that agency's own site or Clutch profile as of 26 October 2026, with the source linked.
Belkins sells appointment setting on monthly retainers sized by appointments per year, and it does not publish a price. The alternatives below range from Digital Patron at a published $800 a month with no setup fee, through Sales.co from $2,000 a month and CIENCE from $1,750 per SDR, to US calling-led teams such as SalesRoads from $11,950 per four weeks. The right pick depends on whether you want a published price, a US-based calling team, or email-led outbound run from India.
Why teams look for a Belkins alternative
- No published price: Belkins quotes per plan, so budgeting before a sales call is not possible.
- Plans are sized by appointments per year, which suits teams buying volume and suits less well a founder testing one segment.
- Omnichannel scope (calling, messengers, ads, events) is more than an email-led team needs or wants to pay for.
- A buyer who wants month-to-month terms, a smaller entry price, or a team in their own time zone.
Quick comparison table
| Agency | HQ | Starting price (as published) | Minimum term | Channels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Patron | Gurugram, India (second office in Mohali) | $800/month, 2-month minimum, no setup fee | 2-month minimum | Cold email and AI SDR outbound; LinkedIn add-on scoped on the call | digitalpatron.in |
| CIENCE | Miami, Florida, USA | Campaign team $2,000/month; offshore SDRs from $1,750 per SDR per month; US/Europe SDRs from $3,500 per SDR per month; one-time setup fee (amount not listed) | Month to month | Outsourced SDR teams (email, phone, LinkedIn) plus the graph8 data platform at $499/month | cience.com |
| Martal Group | Oakville, Canada (per Clutch; site blocks direct fetches) | Not published; Tier 1A is a flat monthly fee, Tiers 2 and 3 a flat fee plus sales commission, all quoted | 3-month pilot (Tier 1A), 4-month pilot (Tiers 2–3) | Outsourced SDR teams: email, LinkedIn and calls, 5–7 touchpoints; lead nurturing on higher tiers | martal.ca |
| Leadium | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Not published (its form's budget bands start at $2,500–$3,500) | Month-to-month | US-based outbound email, cold calling, LinkedIn, gifting; data sourcing; inbound lead qualification | leadium.com |
| Cleverly | Los Angeles, California, USA | LinkedIn lead generation $397–$997/month; cold email sold as a flat retainer or pay per lead, amounts not published | Cold email month-to-month, no contracts | LinkedIn lead generation, cold email, cold calling, appointment setting, outsourced SDRs | cleverly.co |
| SalesRoads | Boca Raton, Florida, USA | 1 SDR $11,950 per 4-week period; 2 SDRs $16,750; up to 6 SDRs $43,150 | No long-term commitment, cancel anytime | Outsourced SDR teams: outbound calling plus personalised email prospecting | salesroads.com |
| Sales.co | Team in Europe, the US and Asia (Clutch lists Wilmington, DE) | From $2,000/month for up to 10,000 emails; $2,500 (15,000); $3,000 (20,000); all-channel bundle $5,500/month; no setup fee | Month-to-month, cancel anytime | Fully managed cold email by send volume; cold calling, ads and LinkedIn as add-ons | sales.co |
Prices as published on each agency's site on 26 October 2026; “Not published” means the agency quotes after a call. Verify on the source page before you commit.
Digital Patron: $800/month, 2-month minimum, no setup fee
Digital Patron is a B2B cold email and AI SDR agency headquartered in Gurugram, India, with a second office in Mohali. It runs done-for-you outbound for companies selling in the US, UK, India and UAE at one published price, $800 a month with a 2-month minimum and no setup fee, covering the ICP list, dedicated sending domains and mailboxes, SPF/DKIM/DMARC and warm-up, copy, sequences and reply handling. It does not sell guaranteed meetings; the 8–14 booked meetings a month figure is a planning range. Its best-documented result is one Austin, Texas B2B SaaS client that retired a $20,000/month SDR team, booked 22 qualified meetings in 21 days and cut cost per meeting from $1,200 to $350 (one client's outcome, not an average).
Source: https://digitalpatron.in/pricing
CIENCE
CIENCE prices per SDR: a $2,000 a month campaign team, offshore SDRs from $1,750 per SDR per month and US or Europe-based SDRs from $3,500, with a performance bonus and a one-time setup fee whose amount is not listed. Contracts are month to month. Its worked example on the pricing page puts five offshore SDRs at $11,249 a month plus bonus. Clutch shows 4.2 from 142 reviews as of 26 October 2026.
Source: https://www.cience.com/pricing
Martal Group
Martal Group runs outsourced SDR teams across email, LinkedIn and calls, sold in tiers that start with a three- or four-month pilot and then a monthly subscription; the fee is a flat monthly amount on Tier 1A and a flat fee plus sales commission on Tiers 2 and 3, all quoted rather than published. Founded in 2009 per Clutch, where it shows 4.8 from 109 reviews as of 26 October 2026.
Source: https://martal.ca/pricing/
Leadium
Leadium is a US-based outsourced appointment-setting team founded by people who previously founded CIENCE. It publishes no price (the enquiry form's budget bands start at $2,500 to $3,500), runs month-to-month contracts, and is explicit that it guarantees activity deliverables but not outcomes. Clutch shows 5.0 from 90 reviews as of 26 October 2026.
Source: https://leadium.com/pricing
Cleverly
Cleverly is best known for LinkedIn lead generation subscriptions from $397 to $997 a month; its cold email service is sold as a flat monthly retainer or pay per lead with no published amount, month to month. Its FAQ says it cannot guarantee a specific number of leads. Clutch shows 4.3 from 85 reviews as of 26 October 2026.
Source: https://www.cleverly.co/faq
SalesRoads
SalesRoads sells outsourced SDR teams priced by team size, from $11,950 per four-week period for one SDR to $43,150 for six, with no long-term commitment. The model is calling-led with email prospecting alongside, aimed at US and Canadian markets. Clutch shows 4.9 from 69 reviews as of 26 October 2026.
Source: https://salesroads.com/pricing/
Sales.co
Sales.co publishes flat monthly fees by send volume: from $2,000 a month for up to 10,000 emails, $2,500 for 15,000 and $3,000 for 20,000, with cold calling, ads and LinkedIn as add-ons and a $5,500 all-channel bundle, no setup fee and no lock-in. Founded in 2022. Clutch shows 4.4 from 5 reviews as of 26 October 2026.
Source: https://sales.co/pricing
How to choose
- 01Decide the channel first. Email-led outbound (Digital Patron, Sales.co, Cleverly's cold email) is priced very differently from calling-led SDR teams (SalesRoads, CIENCE, Leadium).
- 02Ask for the written definition of a meeting and what happens when a target is missed; most agencies on this list, including Belkins' pricing page, state no guarantee.
- 03Check who owns the sending domains and the data at the end of the contract.
- 04Compare total monthly cost including tool seats and data credits, which are extra at most agencies, Digital Patron included.
- 05If you want to see targeting before paying, run Rumo, Digital Patron's free AI SDR agent, which delivers 20 leads from your website.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Belkins?
Among agencies that publish a price, Digital Patron is the lowest on this list at $800 a month with a 2-month minimum and no setup fee, followed by Sales.co from $2,000 a month. Cleverly's LinkedIn plans start at $397 a month but its cold email price is not published. Belkins itself does not publish a price.
Is there a Belkins alternative based in India?
Yes. Digital Patron is headquartered in Gurugram, India, with a second office in Mohali, and runs done-for-you cold email and AI SDR outbound for companies selling in the US, UK, India and UAE at $800 a month, 2-month minimum, no setup fee.
Do Belkins alternatives guarantee meetings?
Mostly no. Belkins' pricing page states no guarantee, Leadium guarantees activity but not outcomes, Cleverly says it cannot guarantee a number, and Digital Patron publishes its 8–14 meetings a month figure as a planning range. SalesBread is one agency that advertises a money-back lead guarantee; read the terms before relying on it.
What minimum contract do cold email agencies require?
It varies: CIENCE, Leadium, Sales.co and SalesRoads say month to month or no long-term commitment; Martal starts with a three- or four-month pilot; Digital Patron has a 2-month minimum; Belkins does not publish its term.
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