Ava by Artisan
Ava by Artisan: A managed AI SDR for prospecting, outreach, reply handling, and meeting booking. Ranked #6 of 34 in AI Sales Assistants by our editors (8.8/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for teams seeking a managed autonomous SDR.
At a glance
- Editor score8.8 / 10
- PricingPricing on request
- Best forTeams seeking a managed autonomous SDR
- Autonomous prospectingYes
- Founded2023 · San Francisco, California, United States
- Facts checked19 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Finds, researches, enriches, and qualifies prospects against ICP criteria
- Runs personalized email and social sequences with reply handling and follow-ups
- Supports approval gates and books qualified meetings on representatives’ calendars
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is customized and requires contacting sales
- The dialer queues leads for human representatives rather than making calls
- Enterprise security controls and audit logs are limited to the Enterprise plan
Our verdict on Ava by Artisan
Ava by Artisan is an AI business development representative for sales teams that want outbound prospecting and follow-up managed alongside their representatives’ work. It identifies and prioritizes prospects, researches and qualifies them against ICP criteria, enriches contact data, then runs personalized email and social sequences. Ava can handle replies and objections, follow up, qualify interest, and book meetings on representatives’ calendars. Teams can allow autonomous operation or add approval gates at campaign stages, so Ava may suit teams seeking a managed autonomous SDR as well as teams that want checkpoints in campaign execution.
The plans are customized, with pricing scoped to each team, and the published plan highlights describe increasing capacity and services rather than public prices. Team covers approximately 2,500 leads contacted per month, every campaign type, autonomous replies and meeting booking, and Salesforce and HubSpot sync; an AI dialer add-on is priced per seat. Scale raises the stated volume to approximately 6,000 leads and adds a dedicated customer success manager, CRM setup, and priority support. Enterprise adds custom volume, security, and rollout support, a forward-deployed strategist, full onboarding buildout, dedicated strategic support, advanced security controls, and audit logs. This tier structure makes it important to discuss expected volume and rollout needs with Artisan before choosing.
Ava connects with Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, custom webhooks, Google Calendar, and Microsoft Outlook, which supports CRM workflows and calendar-based booking. Its built-in dialer queues leads for representatives; Ava does not make calls itself. That distinction matters for teams expecting automated phone conversations: those teams should consider another option. Ava is a closer fit for organizations focused on email and social outreach, with humans available to take queued calls and a preference for configurable autonomy. Teams wanting a self-serve published price or an AI phone agent may find its model less suitable.
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Ava by Artisan fact sheet
| Free plan | Not verified |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Autonomous prospecting | Yes |
| Lead research | Yes |
| Multichannel outreach | Yes |
| AI lead qualification | Yes |
| Automated follow-up | Yes |
| Contact enrichment | Yes |
| AI phone agent | No |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Integrations | 6 integrations: Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Custom webhooks, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook |
| Pricing | Pricing on request (source) |
| Website | artisan.co |
| Facts checked | 19 Sep 2026 |
Ava by Artisan integrations
Ava by Artisan lists 6 integrations on its own site.
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Slack
- Custom webhooks
- Google Calendar
- Microsoft Outlook
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