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CIENCE's $2,000 team, $499 platform and SDRs from $1,750 a month vs $200–$500 per held meeting. Prices checked 2 November 2026.
By Moe Alhosni · Published 2 November 2026 · 6 min read
Short answer: Choose CIENCE if you want SDRs on email, phone and LinkedIn, month to month, from $4,249 a month for one offshore SDR before setup and bonus. Choose ROI Maximizer if you want cold email only and to pay $200–$500 only for qualified meetings that took place, after a $1,000–$3,000 setup, with no minimum term.
How this page was made. Written by Moe Alhosni, who runs ROI Maximizer, so I am one side of this comparison. CIENCE figures come from CIENCE'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 CIENCE is the better pick, I say so.
This page is the head-to-head choice. For CIENCE's price in full and how it has changed, see CIENCE pricing; for other options, CIENCE alternatives; and for two similar firms side by side, SalesHive vs CIENCE and CIENCE vs Martal Group.
| CIENCE | ROI Maximizer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly fees for a campaign team, a platform and SDRs, plus a performance bonus | Pay per qualified meeting that took place, or a flat monthly fee |
| Published price | Campaign team $2,000 a month, graph8 platform $499 a month, SDRs "Starting at $1,750 per SDR, per month" offshore or $3,500 in the US and Europe, plus a one-time setup (pricing page, 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, phone and LinkedIn, per the same page | Cold email only |
| Minimum term | "Month to month, no long contract" (same page) | No minimum term |
| What counts as a meeting | Each SDR has "a monthly target for held meetings"; the bonus is paid when they hit it | A meeting that took place and that you approved against six written criteria (definition) |
| No-shows | Held meetings drive the bonus; the monthly fees are fixed | Not charged |
| Published proof | Many case studies and reviews | Two full case studies, both PR agencies: PR Noir and P1 Communications. No finance case study yet |
| Team | Offshore or US/Europe SDRs, chosen by you | Small: run by me, with a small team |
The $4,249 is my sum of CIENCE's published floors: $2,000 campaign team, $499 platform and one offshore SDR at $1,750. Setup and any bonus come on top.
CIENCE sells a configurable SDR operation: you pick offshore or US/Europe SDRs, it runs the campaigns on its graph8 platform, and SDRs earn a bonus on held meetings. Both CIENCE and we are month to month.
The difference is what you pay for. CIENCE's monthly fees are fixed and the bonus rises with held meetings. Our fee is only for held, approved meetings.
My arithmetic on CIENCE's published floor for one offshore SDR against our per-meeting range, ignoring setup and CIENCE's bonus:
| Qualified meetings that took place in a month | CIENCE, one offshore SDR | ROI Maximizer at $200 | ROI Maximizer at $500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $4,249 | $0 | $0 |
| 3 | $4,249 | $600 | $1,500 |
| 6 | $4,249 | $1,200 | $3,000 |
| 10 | $4,249 | $2,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | $4,249 | $3,000 | $7,500 |
At the top of our range, CIENCE's floor is cheaper per meeting from 9 qualified meetings a month; at the bottom, from 22. CIENCE's bonus adds to its cost in the months that go well.
As of 2 November 2026: $2,000 a month for the campaign team, $499 a month for the platform, SDRs from $1,750 a month offshore or $3,500 in the US and Europe, a one-time setup, and a bonus on held meetings.
Not as a fee per meeting. It pays SDRs a bonus when they hit a monthly target for held meetings. We charge $200–$500 per qualified meeting that took place.
Its pricing page says "Month to month, no long contract". We have no minimum term either.
Its rate card has changed several times in 2026. The history is on CIENCE pricing.
Get three things in writing before you pay CIENCE, us or anyone else.
To compare quotes on one number, put them into the cost per meeting calculator. If you want to talk it through, including whether CIENCE 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
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