Lead generation
Lead generation agency pricing compared
What five lead generation agencies show on their own public pricing pages, read on 2026-10-19, set beside the ColdMeetings plan catalog.
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Buying outsourced outbound is hard to compare because every agency prices differently: a monthly fee, a fee per salesperson, a pod, or a quote after a call. This post reports what five agencies show on one public page each, on 2026-10-19, and adds ColdMeetings from our own plan catalog in the same format.
Every figure below is what the page shows, with its address and read date.
What each public page shows
Each row below comes from the one page named in the last column, fetched on 2026-10-19 with a declared research identity and no login. A figure that is not on the page is not in the table.
| Provider | What the page shows about price | How it is built | Term shown | Page read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belkins | A tile reading "from $5,000" under a label for the average price of the entry package, with no billing unit shown | A custom proposal based on company size, addressable market, revenue and deal goals, and optional follow-up add-ons. Packages list a dedicated account manager and SDR. | Not shown | https://belkins.io/cold-email-services (2026-10-19) |
| CIENCE | $2,000 a month for the campaign team and $499 a month for the platform. SDRs from $1,750 (offshore), $2,500 (Europe) or $3,500 (US) per SDR per month. The page's example for five offshore SDRs totals $11,249 a month. | Monthly team and platform fees, a monthly fee per SDR, a bonus tied to each SDR's held-meeting target, and a one-time setup fee | Month to month, no long contract | https://www.cience.com/pricing/ (2026-10-19) |
| SalesHive | No price figure shown. The entry, Growth and Crush plans are custom quoted. Entry plan: phone only, one dedicated SDR, 100+ daily touches. Growth: phone and email, one SDR, 250+ daily touches. Crush: phone and email, two SDRs, 500+ daily touches. | One flat monthly fee quoted by team location, channels and outreach volume; the page says it is not priced per meeting | Month to month, no setup fees; annual plans have a lower monthly rate and a longer commitment | https://saleshive.com/pricing (2026-10-19) |
| Leadium | No price figure shown. A consultation form lists budget ranges from $2,500 to $3,500 up to above $10,000 | Quoted after a consultation on scope and team capabilities | The page's FAQ says all contracts are month to month | https://www.leadium.com/pricing (2026-10-19) |
| Callbox | An estimator showing $16,000 to $32,000 a month for one Campaign Pod, with the exact price quoted after a consultation | Per Campaign Pod; each pod lists one dedicated SDR, a multi-channel cadence, contact data, a campaign manager and weekly reporting | The FAQ on the pricing page says contract options are flexible and to contact the team for lengths | https://www.callboxinc.com/lead-generation-pricing/ (2026-10-19) |
| ColdMeetings | Professional $495/month; Enterprise from $36,000/yr | Software plus an API, not a managed team. Professional includes 10,000 verified prospects a month and up to 30 mailboxes; on Professional the client pays domain, mailbox and sending suppliers directly at cost. | Monthly or annual billing, shown per plan | ColdMeetings pricing page (/pricing) |
Comparing a monthly fee to a meeting
Only one of these pages gives enough figures to add up a month, so the sum below uses CIENCE's own example and an invented meeting count. The method works for any provider once you have a quote.
Five offshore SDRs at $1,750, plus $2,000 for the campaign team and $499 for the platform, is $11,249 a month before any bonus. If the program produced 10 held meetings in a month (an invented number), the cost per held meeting would be $1,125. At 5 held meetings it would be $2,250. Same fee, different cost per meeting: the denominator is what you need to learn in the first months.
Questions to ask any provider
SalesHive's own pricing page suggests comparing programs by dividing total cost by qualified meetings held, and checking setup fees, data and software charges, contract length and cancellation notice. Those are good questions for every row above.
- What counts as a meeting, and who decides it was qualified?
- What is in the monthly fee, and what is billed on top (setup, data, software, bonus)?
- How long is the term, and how is cancellation handled?
- Who owns the domains, mailboxes and contact lists if the engagement ends?
- Can you see every message sent and every reply received?
How software and a managed team differ
A managed provider supplies people who run the program. Software supplies the tools and your team runs it. The first usually costs more per month and takes less of your time; the second costs less and asks for a person on your side. Which fits depends on who you have.
ColdMeetings is software plus an API: sending domains and DNS records, mailboxes, list import and verification, sequences, replies, meeting booking and a compliance layer. You run the campaigns, and the software does the setup, sending, replies and booking.
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Put it to work
Pages in the product and the tools that go with this guide.
Sources
- Belkins: Cold email services: https://belkins.io/cold-email-services, read 2026-10-19
- CIENCE: Pricing: https://www.cience.com/pricing/, read 2026-10-19
- SalesHive: Pricing: https://saleshive.com/pricing, read 2026-10-19
- Leadium: Pricing: https://www.leadium.com/pricing, read 2026-10-19
- Callbox: Lead generation pricing: https://www.callboxinc.com/lead-generation-pricing/, read 2026-10-19
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