AI SDR vs Hiring an SDR — Cost, Ramp Time and What Each One Cannot Do
A straight comparison of an AI SDR seat and a human SDR hire: total cost, ramp time, channel coverage, and the work only a person can do.
AI SDRs
What AI SDRs can and cannot do: how autonomous agents research, write and follow up, where they beat sequences, and where humans still win.
A straight comparison of an AI SDR seat and a human SDR hire: total cost, ramp time, channel coverage, and the work only a person can do.
Most AI SDR tools only send. Here is what an agent can answer after a prospect replies, what it should escalate, and where a human takes over.
An agent writing messages under your company name needs limits you can inspect. The controls we consider non-negotiable, and how to test them before you scale.
Sequence tools automate sending. AI SDRs automate deciding. Here is where that distinction matters, where it does not, and how to tell which problem you have.