01 / Cost
What do we pay before results are clear?
Convertist
Convertist: Contact for pricing
CIENCE
CIENCE: management plus SDR capacity at cost
Updated March 2026
CIENCE vs Convertist.
Companies choose the CIENCE ecosystem when they need more than email and LinkedIn, specifically when phone outreach, programmatic advertising, or graph8 intent data are required to reach mid-market and enterprise buyers efficiently. Organizations evaluating whether to build internal SDR capacity also choose CIENCE for the Talent Cloud at-cost hiring model, which Convertist does not offer.
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Client proof
named case studies
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Industries
B2B categories served
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Setup motion
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Decision brief
Start with the operating model.
Convertist is a vendor comparison. CIENCE is a system comparison: managed execution, graph8 platform, and Tenbound method in one operating model.
Decision
Convertist
CIENCE
Cost
Convertist
Contact for pricing
CIENCE
$2,000/month management plus SDR capacity at cost
Commitment
Convertist
Not disclosed
CIENCE
Month-to-month contract structure
Platform
Convertist
Proprietary tools
CIENCE
graph8 audience data, intent, orchestration, and reporting
Best fit
Convertist
Convertist is a strong fit for B2B SaaS companies that want a fully managed outbound function combining AI-driven prospecting with human reply management and have no need to run phone outreach or access intent signals. Teams that value a clean AI-plus-human workflow over channel breadth and are comfortable with opaque pricing will find the model straightforward to deploy.
CIENCE
Companies choose the CIENCE ecosystem when they need more than email and LinkedIn, specifically when phone outreach, programmatic advertising, or graph8 intent data are required to reach mid-market and enterprise buyers efficiently. Organizations evaluating whether to build internal SDR capacity also choose CIENCE for the Talent Cloud at-cost hiring model, which Convertist does not offer.
02 / Commitment
How much contract risk are we taking?
Convertist
Convertist: Not disclosed
CIENCE
CIENCE: month-to-month
03 / Data
Who owns the audience and signal layer?
Convertist
Separate purchase may be required
CIENCE
graph8 intent signals and audience data included in the system
04 / Motion
Is this a vendor or a full pipeline system?
Convertist
Agency retainer (custom quote required)
CIENCE
CIENCE execution, graph8 platform, Tenbound method
Side-by-side
The full comparison matrix.
Keep the matrix short enough to scan, but specific enough to show what changes when the buyer chooses a platform-backed operating model.
Comparison axis
Convertist
CIENCE
Technology platform
Convertist
Proprietary tools
CIENCE
graph8 AI orchestration, intent data, and multichannel execution built in
SDR pricing model
Convertist
Agency retainer (custom quote required)
CIENCE
At-cost via Talent Cloud with no agency markup
Contract terms
Convertist
Not disclosed
CIENCE
Month-to-month contract structure
Research backing
Convertist
No dedicated sales development research arm named in source data
CIENCE
Tenbound research and training connected to CIENCE execution
Outreach channels
Convertist
Often email plus LinkedIn
CIENCE
Email, phone, LinkedIn, and programmatic ads through graph8
Data included
Convertist
Separate purchase may be required
CIENCE
graph8 intent signals and audience data included in the system
Setup time
Convertist
Weeks to months
CIENCE
14-day setup motion from source GTM page
02 / What they do well
Convertist strengths.
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Established hybrid AI-plus-human model with a defined human-in-the-loop layer (Smart Response Marketers) that provides quality control over AI-generated outreach
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100+ pre-warmed email inboxes managed in-house, reducing deliverability risk without requiring clients to build or maintain their own infrastructure
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Demonstrated enterprise client roster including Microsoft, Koch Industries, Volvo, and the US Air Force, indicating the model scales beyond early-stage SaaS despite the SaaS positioning
03 / Tradeoffs
Where buyers should look closer.
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Does not offer phone (SDR voice) outreach as a channel; campaigns are limited to email and LinkedIn
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Does not include a proprietary intent data or audience intelligence layer comparable to graph8; prospect prioritization relies on AI research agents and contact verification rather than real-time buying signals
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Does not offer an at-cost SDR hiring model; clients who want to build internal capacity cannot bypass agency markup through Convertist
02 / What they do well 03 / Tradeoffs
Convertist strengths.
Where buyers should look closer.
01
Established hybrid AI-plus-human model with a defined human-in-the-loop layer (Smart Response Marketers) that provides quality control over AI-generated outreach
02
100+ pre-warmed email inboxes managed in-house, reducing deliverability risk without requiring clients to build or maintain their own infrastructure
03
Demonstrated enterprise client roster including Microsoft, Koch Industries, Volvo, and the US Air Force, indicating the model scales beyond early-stage SaaS despite the SaaS positioning
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Does not offer phone (SDR voice) outreach as a channel; campaigns are limited to email and LinkedIn
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Does not include a proprietary intent data or audience intelligence layer comparable to graph8; prospect prioritization relies on AI research agents and contact verification rather than real-time buying signals
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Does not offer an at-cost SDR hiring model; clients who want to build internal capacity cannot bypass agency markup through Convertist
04 / CIENCE ecosystem
A vendor comparison is really an operating-model comparison.
The source page positions CIENCE as a three-part ecosystem: CIENCE for managed execution, graph8 for the GTM platform, and Tenbound for research, training, and sales development method.
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CIENCE managed SDR execution
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graph8 AI platform and audience data
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Tenbound research and SDR training
05 / Where CIENCE wins
The advantages from the source data.
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graph8 intent data and audience intelligence built into every CIENCE engagement at no extra cost, enabling signal-based prioritization that contact data alone cannot provide
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Four active outreach channels (email, phone, LinkedIn, programmatic ads) versus Convertist's two, giving enterprise and mid-market campaigns more surface area across the buyer journey
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Talent Cloud SDR hiring at cost with no agency markup, a structural pricing model Convertist does not offer for clients building toward an internal function
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Tenbound research and training methodology embedded in CIENCE's approach, the only lead generation company backed by a dedicated SDR industry research organization
Convertist
Best fit.
Convertist is a strong fit for B2B SaaS companies that want a fully managed outbound function combining AI-driven prospecting with human reply management and have no need to run phone outreach or access intent signals. Teams that value a clean AI-plus-human workflow over channel breadth and are comfortable with opaque pricing will find the model straightforward to deploy.
CIENCE
Best fit.
Companies choose the CIENCE ecosystem when they need more than email and LinkedIn, specifically when phone outreach, programmatic advertising, or graph8 intent data are required to reach mid-market and enterprise buyers efficiently. Organizations evaluating whether to build internal SDR capacity also choose CIENCE for the Talent Cloud at-cost hiring model, which Convertist does not offer.
07 / Detailed analysis
Source comparison narrative.
Comparing the CIENCE ecosystem to Convertist means comparing three integrated organizations to one vendor. Three gaps are particularly relevant here.
Channel breadth: Convertist operates across email and LinkedIn. The CIENCE ecosystem adds phone outreach and programmatic advertising through graph8, its AI platform built in at no extra cost. For B2B SaaS companies targeting mid-market and enterprise buyers, phone and display touchpoints extend reach beyond what email and LinkedIn sequencing alone can achieve.
Data and intelligence layer: Convertist uses AI Research Agents and verified contact data, which are strong inputs for prospecting. graph8 adds intent data and audience intelligence signals on top of contact data, allowing campaigns to prioritize prospects showing active buying signals rather than relying solely on firmographic fit. This layer is included in CIENCE engagements without a separate purchase.
SDR talent model: Convertist's pricing is undisclosed and requires a custom quote. CIENCE's Talent Cloud hires SDRs at cost with no agency markup, eliminating the 30 to 50 percent markup typical of managed SDR providers. For companies that want to internalize capacity over time, this is a structurally different economic model.
The one capability Convertist cannot match is Tenbound, the only dedicated sales development research and training organization affiliated with a lead generation company. CIENCE clients draw on Tenbound methodology, training frameworks, and industry research that no other vendor in this category can offer as part of the engagement.
FAQ
Convertist vs CIENCE.
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Convertist pricing: how much does it cost?
Convertist does not publish pricing on its website. Prospective clients must schedule a discovery call and receive a custom quote based on their requirements. Contract terms are also undisclosed. CIENCE publishes its Talent Cloud model as an at-cost SDR hiring structure with no agency markup, eliminating the 30 to 50 percent markup typical of managed SDR retainers, and graph8 intent data and campaign orchestration are included at no extra cost.
02
CIENCE vs Convertist: what's the difference?
Convertist is a single managed service vendor operating across email and LinkedIn with a hybrid AI-plus-human model. CIENCE is part of a three-component ecosystem: CIENCE for outbound and inbound SDR execution, graph8 for AI-powered intent data and multichannel campaign orchestration (email, phone, LinkedIn, programmatic ads) built in at no extra cost, and Tenbound for sales development research and training methodology. That ecosystem covers channels, data intelligence, and training that Convertist does not offer as part of one engagement.
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Is there a Convertist alternative with month-to-month contracts?
Convertist does not disclose its contract terms publicly, so flexibility is unknown without a direct sales conversation. CIENCE offers month-to-month contracts, which reduces commitment risk for companies testing outbound programs or evaluating vendors before a longer engagement. The CIENCE Talent Cloud also allows at-cost SDR hiring without multi-month agency retainer lock-in.
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Does Convertist have an AI platform like graph8?
Convertist has rebranded to Convert.AI and uses AI Research Agents for prospect identification and verified contact data to support outreach. This is a capable prospecting layer for email and LinkedIn campaigns. graph8, built into the CIENCE ecosystem at no extra cost, goes further: it provides intent data showing which prospects are actively in a buying cycle, audience intelligence for targeting, and multichannel campaign orchestration across email, phone, LinkedIn, and programmatic advertising. The practical difference is that graph8 enables signal-based prioritization and channel orchestration that Convertist's current AI tooling does not cover.
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