ROI Maximizer vs Belkins: a six-month retainer or pay per held meeting

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Belkins' $5,000/month floor and six-month agreement vs $200–$500 per held meeting with no minimum term. Prices checked 2 November 2026.

By Moe Alhosni · Published 2 November 2026 · 7 min read

Short answer: Choose Belkins if you want a large, multi-channel team (email, LinkedIn and calls) and can commit to its "six-month agreement with a three-month checkpoint", from $5,000 a month or from $750 per meeting on its per-appointment plan. Choose ROI Maximizer if you want cold email only, no minimum term, and to pay $200–$500 only for qualified meetings that took place, after a $1,000–$3,000 setup.

How this page was made. Written by Moe Alhosni, who runs ROI Maximizer, so I am one side of this comparison. Belkins figures come from Belkins's own pages, linked, and were re-checked on 2 November 2026. Where a figure is a third-party estimate or my own arithmetic, it says so. Where Belkins is the better pick, I say so.

This page is the head-to-head choice. For Belkins' price in full, see Belkins pricing. For other options, see Belkins alternatives, and for fintech buyers, Belkins alternatives for fintech.

ROI Maximizer vs Belkins, row by row

	Belkins	ROI Maximizer
Pricing model	Monthly retainer; a pay-per-appointment plan also exists	Pay per qualified meeting that took place, or a flat monthly fee
Published price	"From $5,000/month"; "pay-per-appointment plan starting from $750/meeting" (Belkins, checked 2 Nov 2026)	$1,000–$3,000 one-off setup, then $200–$500 per qualified meeting that took place, or a flat $5,000 a month (our pricing and terms)
Channels	Email, LinkedIn and cold calling, plus ABM and other services, per its own site	Cold email only
Minimum term	"Six-month agreement with a three-month checkpoint" (same Belkins page)	No minimum term
What counts as a meeting	Set out in its contract; Belkins says "Guaranteed meeting projections written into the contract" and that quantity "depends on the package"	A meeting that took place and that you approved against six written criteria (definition)
No-shows	Not stated on the pages I read; ask	Not charged
Published proof	Many published case studies and a large review footprint, across many industries	Two full case studies, both PR agencies: PR Noir and P1 Communications. No finance case study yet
Team	A large agency with dedicated teams per client	Small: run by me, with a small team

Belkins' prices above are its own published floors. Third-party write-ups put the top of its retainer much higher; those are estimates, covered on the Belkins pricing page.

What the money buys in each case

Belkins sells a team and a programme. The retainer pays for people working several channels for you over at least six months, with meeting projections in the contract. That suits a company that wants outbound run as a function, with phone and LinkedIn alongside email.

We sell held meetings from cold email. You pay a one-off setup, then only for meetings that took place and that you approved against a written definition. A no-show costs nothing. If volumes run high, the flat $5,000 a month caps the cost.

Belkins' per-appointment plan, from $750 per meeting, is the closest like-for-like comparison with our $200–$500 per meeting. Ask Belkins what its plan counts as an appointment, whether it means booked or held, and what term applies to it.

The cost at different results

My arithmetic on the published floor of the Belkins retainer against our per-meeting range, ignoring setup on both sides:

Qualified meetings that took place in a month	Belkins, retainer floor	ROI Maximizer at $200	ROI Maximizer at $500
0	$5,000	$0	$0
3	$5,000	$600	$1,500
6	$5,000	$1,200	$3,000
10	$5,000	$2,000	$5,000
15	$5,000	$3,000	$7,500

At the top of our range, the Belkins floor is cheaper per meeting from 10 qualified meetings a month. At the bottom, it would take 25. The real comparison is your quote, not the floor.

When Belkins is the better pick

You want phone and LinkedIn as well as email, run by one team.
You want a large agency with a long list of case studies in your industry before you sign.
You are happy with a six-month agreement in exchange for a dedicated team and contracted projections.
You want extras such as ABM or content alongside outbound.

When ROI Maximizer is the better pick

You want to pay only for meetings that took place, with no-shows free.
You do not want a minimum term.
You want cold email only, with nobody phoning prospects in your name.
Your deal size makes $750 or more per meeting too expensive.

Where we are not the right fit

You need a finance case study. Our two published case studies are PR agencies; we have not run a finance campaign yet.
You need a large team on day one or several languages at once. We are a small team.
You want phone outreach. We do not do it.

Frequently asked questions

Is Belkins cheaper than ROI Maximizer?

It depends on volume. Belkins publishes a floor of $5,000 a month or $750 per meeting on its per-appointment plan. We charge $200–$500 per qualified meeting that took place, after a $1,000–$3,000 setup, or $5,000 a month flat. At low volumes we cost less; at high volumes a retainer can cost less per meeting.

What is Belkins' minimum contract?

Belkins' own comparison page states a "Six-month agreement with a three-month checkpoint", checked on 2 November 2026. We have no minimum term.

Does Belkins charge per meeting?

It has a "pay-per-appointment plan starting from $750/meeting". Its main offer is a monthly retainer. Ask whether its appointments are counted when booked or when held.

Has ROI Maximizer run campaigns in my industry?

Our published case studies are PR agencies in the US and the UK. Ask us what we have run for companies like yours before you sign.

Before you sign with anyone

Get three things in writing before you pay Belkins, us or anyone else.

The qualification definition. Role, company size, a need they voiced, and "held, not booked". Ours is in what counts as a qualified meeting.
What a month with no meetings costs. On a retainer or SDR fee, the full fee. On pay per meeting, nothing beyond setup.
The term and the notice period. In the contract, not on a call.

To compare quotes on one number, put them into the cost per meeting calculator. If you want to talk it through, including whether Belkins suits you better, book 30 minutes or email moe@roimaxi.com.

About the author: Moe Alhosni, founder of ROI Maximizer. Before that he spent 4 years and 7 months at Moody's in London (October 2019 to April 2024), most recently as Assistant Director, Sales, working with banks, asset managers and private equity firms. He runs the campaigns behind the first-hand data on this site. LinkedIn

After Moody's he was Sales Director at Coinshift, a Web3 treasury management company (2024). Before Moody's he worked at BLOM Bank France in London on settlements and customer service, including AML/KYC record updates. Full career

Keep reading

Belkins pricing 2026: what Belkins publishes, what others estimate, cost per held meeting — Belkins' pricing page shows no price; its own blog gives a $5,000 a month floor. What the figures cost per held meeting, and the alternatives by model.
Belkins vs Martal Group: price ranges, pilot terms and cost per meeting — Belkins vs Martal Group: Martal's pilot is published and G2 lists $4,100–$10,500 a month. Belkins' blog gives a $5,000 floor. Cost per meeting at each.
ROI Maximizer vs Martal Group: a fractional sales team or pay per held meeting — Martal's $96,000 first year for two fractional reps vs $200–$500 per held meeting with no minimum term. Prices checked 2 November 2026.

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