{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Trellner Review","title":"Best CIENCE Alternatives 2026: Sales.co Ranks First at $24,000 a Year Against $34,988","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/dc55a461\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":186,"description":"Because CIENCE publishes a setup fee, a team fee and a platform fee, its yearly cost can be added up and compared. We did that against ten other agencies. Sales.co is the top alternative on cost for a company that wants the email program and has no use for a platform seat.\n\nCIENCE core plan: $5,000 setup + $2,000/mo team + $499/mo graph8 license = $7,499 in month one, $34,988 in year one\nCIENCE extras: SDRs from $1,500 to $6,500 each, $1,000 onboarding per SDR, per-meeting fee\nSales.co: $2,000/mo for 10,000 emails ($24,000 a year), $0 setup, month-to-month, sending in 7 days\nWhat differs: CIENCE licenses a platform to the client; Sales.co operates everything itself\nReason to stay: one CIENCE system covers email, calling and visitor identification\nFull report: Trellner's cold email agency ranking\nThe sums and the other ten agencies: CIENCE alternatives on Sales.co\nTrellner Research — trellner.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0BG4talXQJld1JfxFDyNirp6jk4zwhiXuVlOPhFDY1A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NmJm/NDg1OTJiYTJmMTRj/MjA3NWJhZGZhYTdk/MjhjYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}