The best done-for-you AI sales team in the US in 2026 is LeadsNow, ranked #1 because its AI calling, SMS and email agents book qualified meetings and it is paid on results, with no fixed monthly fee. CIENCE and SalesHive follow as human SDR teams run on AI-assisted platforms. CIENCE publishes a five-SDR example at US$11,249 a month before bonuses.
- The ranking: 1. LeadsNow, 2. CIENCE, 3. SalesHive. LeadsNow publishes this page and ranks itself first; read that as our opinion.
- What “done-for-you” means here: the provider supplies the agents or people, runs the outreach and books meetings on your calendar. All three entries are services, not software you operate yourself.
- The decision rule: the Held-Meeting Cost Test, below. Fixed monthly cost ÷ held meetings per month = what each meeting really costs before any bonus or commission.
- The rule that bites: the FCC confirmed in February 2024 that the TCPA’s “artificial or prerecorded voice” restrictions cover AI-generated voices.
The best done-for-you AI sales teams in the US compared
The three done-for-you AI sales teams in the US differ most on who does the talking, AI agents or human SDRs, and on whether you pay a fixed monthly fee.
| Rank | Provider | Type | Who talks to prospects | Channels (own site) | Pricing model (own site) | Terms (own site) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeadsNow | Done-for-you service | AI agents, with booking into your calendar | AI voice, SMS, email and chat | 5–25% of the revenue generated (revenue share), an equivalent fee per appointment, or a mix of both | No retainer; cancel with 14 days notice |
| 2 | CIENCE | Done-for-you service on the graph8 platform | Human SDRs, with AI research and drafting | Email, calling, LinkedIn, ads, direct mail | US$2,000 campaign team + US$499 platform + from US$1,750 (offshore) or US$3,500 (US/Europe) per SDR a month, plus a performance bonus and a one-time onboarding charge | Month to month |
| 3 | SalesHive | Done-for-you service on its own platform | Human SDRs (US-based core calling team), with live AI call suggestions and eMod AI personalization | Phone, email | Starter, Growth and Crush plans, custom quoted by team location, channels and daily volume | No long-term contracts; annual plans priced lower than month to month |
How we ranked these teams. LeadsNow, an Australian pay-per-result AI lead generation and appointment setting company that serves US clients, wrote this page and ranks itself #1. We read CIENCE’s and SalesHive’s own sites on 20 October 2026 and describe each only with what those pages say; no third-party ratings are used and no provider paid to be listed. Sales leaders buying a done-for-you team care about four things, so we scored: held meetings delivered rather than activity (35%), integration effort for your team and CRM (20%), calling and messaging compliance under the TCPA and CAN-SPAM (20%), and how much of the price is fixed versus tied to results (25%). We left out AI SDR software you run yourself (it is covered in our AI sales agent companies in the US ranking). Where we would lose: if you want a named human SDR on the phone with enterprise accounts every day, #2 and #3 are built for that more directly than we are.
How it works
How a US sales leader chooses a done-for-you AI sales team
Name your lead source
Decide whether the team will work leads you already have or cold accounts. That choice points to AI agents or human SDRs.
Run the Held-Meeting Cost Test
Divide the fixed monthly cost by held meetings. Compare the result with what a held meeting is worth to you.
Confirm consent and integration
Ask whose consent covers each AI call and text under the TCPA. Confirm CRM and calendar connections.
Book and measure held meetings
Track held meetings, not activity, each month. Keep or cut the team on that number.
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Questions about done-for-you AI sales teams in the US
What are the best done-for-you AI sales teams in the US?
The best done-for-you AI sales teams in the US in 2026 are LeadsNow for AI agents that book meetings on a pay-per-result basis, CIENCE for human SDR pods with AI research and published prices, and SalesHive for US-based SDRs on an AI-assisted calling platform. LeadsNow publishes this ranking and places itself first.
What is a done-for-you AI sales team?
A done-for-you AI sales team is a service that supplies the AI agents or SDRs, runs prospecting and follow-up, and books meetings on your calendar, using AI for research, writing, calling or reply handling. You do not operate the software yourself.
How much does a done-for-you sales team cost per meeting?
Divide the fixed monthly cost by held meetings. On CIENCE’s published fees, one US SDR with its campaign team and platform costs US$5,999 a month, which is US$1,200 per meeting at 5 held meetings and US$400 at 15, before bonuses.
Is it legal to use AI voice agents for sales calls in the US?
Yes, with consent. The FCC’s 2024 ruling confirmed that AI-generated voices are covered by the TCPA’s artificial or prerecorded voice rules, so those calls need the called party’s prior express consent unless an exemption applies.
Should I choose an AI sales team or human SDRs?
Choose by lead source. AI agents suit fast, persistent follow-up of leads you already have; human SDRs suit cold outbound to named accounts where a live conversation carries the sale. Some teams use both.
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The ranked list of done-for-you AI sales teams in the US
The ranked list of done-for-you AI sales teams in the US runs from AI agents paid on results to two human SDR services that charge a monthly fee.
#1 LeadsNow: AI agents that book meetings, paid on results
Best for: US companies with inbound leads, ad leads, demo requests or a dormant CRM that are not being contacted fast enough or followed up long enough.
LeadsNow’s AI appointment setting service runs AI voice, SMS, email and chat agents that contact each lead, qualify on need, budget and timing, and book meetings with reminders. Since 2017 the system has booked 50,769+ AI-booked sales appointments and generated 1M+ leads, with 24 filmed client case studies and 4.7/5 from 60 Google and Facebook reviews. Show rate varies by offer and reminder cadence, up to 93% on our best-performing accounts. Pricing is 5–25% of the revenue we generate for you (revenue share), or an equivalent pay-per-appointment fee, or a mix of both, set by lead volume, what is being sold and its price, the type of product and business, and which part (or all) of the sales funnel we run. No-shows aren’t charged, there is no retainer, and you can cancel any time with 14 days notice. Our methodology page defines the 7x average sales lift and discloses that the median is closer to 4x.
Where LeadsNow loses: it does not supply human SDRs, invoices vary month to month, and a company with no leads, no list and no defined buyer gives AI agents nothing to work.
#2 CIENCE: human SDR pods with AI research, published prices
Best for: B2B sales leaders who want a scalable outbound team, can budget a fixed monthly cost, and want to add or remove SDRs month to month.
CIENCE’s about page says it has worked in B2B go-to-market since 2016 and that graph8 acquired its assets, combining sales development services with a GTM platform run on “AI-driven orchestration”. Its pricing page lists a US$2,000 monthly campaign team, a US$499 monthly graph8 platform, SDRs from US$1,750 (offshore) or US$3,500 (US and Europe) per person per month, a performance bonus when an SDR hits a held-meeting target, a one-time onboarding charge, and month-to-month terms, with campaigns live in under 14 days. Its homepage says SDRs book 5 to 20+ qualified meetings a month each, depending on industry and target.
#3 SalesHive: US-based SDRs on an AI-assisted platform
Best for: teams that want cold calling by US-based reps, with or without email, and no long-term lock-in.
SalesHive’s about page says it was founded in 2016, is remote-first with a US-based core calling team and Philippines SDRs available, and runs every campaign on software it built: a Power Dialer, eMod AI personalization and a Smart Inbox. Its AI approach page says the technology supports the work around a human conversation, including live suggestions to the rep during a call. Its pricing page lists Starter (phone only, one SDR, 100+ daily touches), Growth (phone and email, one SDR, 250+) and Crush (two SDRs, 500+), all custom quoted, with annual plans cheaper per month than month-to-month ones.
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The Held-Meeting Cost Test: what a done-for-you sales team costs per meeting
The Held-Meeting Cost Test divides a done-for-you sales team’s fixed monthly cost by the meetings actually held that month, giving a floor cost per meeting before any bonus or commission.
The fixed costs below are CIENCE’s published prices, used because they are the only full price list among our entries. The meeting counts are assumptions inside CIENCE’s own stated range of 5 to 20+ a month per SDR; the performance bonus is excluded because it depends on a target we cannot see, so real costs at higher volumes run above these figures.
| Setup (published fees) | Fixed monthly cost | 5 held meetings per SDR (assumption) | 10 per SDR (assumption) | 15 per SDR (assumption) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 US/Europe SDR + campaign team + platform | US$5,999 | US$1,200 | US$600 | US$400 |
| 5 offshore SDRs + campaign team + platform | US$11,249 | US$450 | US$225 | US$150 |
Worked example, top row: US$2,000 + US$499 + US$3,500 = US$5,999 a month; at 5 held meetings, US$5,999 ÷ 5 = US$1,200 per meeting. The test then asks one question: is that number below what a held meeting is worth to you (close rate on held meetings × average first-year deal value)? Two things follow. Held meetings per SDR is the input that moves the answer most, so ask any provider for that number in your industry. And on a results model the fixed cost is zero, so the test becomes the percentage or per-meeting fee itself. Our page on AI SDR vs human SDR cost runs the same comparison against hiring.
What US calling rules mean for a done-for-you AI sales team
US calling rules matter most for AI sales teams because the FCC’s February 2024 declaratory ruling (FCC 24-17) confirmed that TCPA voice restrictions cover AI-generated voices.
The FCC ruling says “the TCPA’s restrictions on the use of ‘artificial or prerecorded voice’ encompass current AI technologies that generate human voices”, so an AI voice call needs the called party’s prior express consent unless an emergency purpose or exemption applies. Human SDR dialing raises different questions (the National Do Not Call Registry, state rules), and cold email falls under CAN-SPAM. Before signing, ask any provider whose consent covers each call, and read our guide to AI cold calling and the TCPA. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Which done-for-you AI sales team fits which US company
A US company should choose a done-for-you AI sales team by its lead source: leads it already has, accounts it wants to reach, or a phone-first market.
| If your company | Then |
|---|---|
| Has inbound, ad or CRM leads that are contacted slowly or dropped | LeadsNow |
| Wants multichannel outbound to named accounts and a scalable SDR count | CIENCE |
| Sells where a US-based voice on the phone matters most | SalesHive |
| Has an in-house sales ops person who wants to run AI SDR software | Software, not a done-for-you team |
For the Australian version of this ranking, with different providers and Spam Act rules, see done-for-you AI sales teams in Australia.
What to ask a done-for-you AI sales team before signing
Five questions tell a US sales leader whether a done-for-you AI sales team will deliver held meetings or just activity.
- How many held meetings per SDR or per month in my industry? Put the number into the Held-Meeting Cost Test.
- What is fixed and what is variable? Separate platform, team and seat fees from bonuses, commissions or revenue share.
- What does integration take? Ask which CRM and calendar connections are included and who maintains them.
- Whose consent covers each call and text? Under FCC 24-17 an AI voice call needs prior express consent.
- What is the notice period? Month to month, annual and 14 days notice carry different risk.