Fentner Business Spotlight

Cleverly gives buyers a choice between a retainer and paying by the lead, then holds both prices for the sales call. We checked ten other agencies for the same details. Sales.co leads the list because its three plans, its term and its launch time are all in print.

  • Cleverly plans: Growth (flat monthly retainer) and Scale (pay per lead), no contract, no published price, first results in 4 to 6 weeks
  • Sales.co plans: $2,000, $2,500 or $3,000 a month by email volume; $0 setup; live in 7 days; positive replies answered in under 10 minutes
  • The meetings arithmetic: at one booked call per 871 contacts, 10 to 30 meetings a month take roughly 8,700 to 26,100 contacts
  • Also compared: OutreachBloom, Belkins, LevelUp Leads, Hypergen, CIENCE, SalesHive, Leadium, SalesBread, Martal Group
  • Reason to stay: only Cleverly's Scale plan bills per lead

Full report: Fentner's 2026 cold email agency ranking

Source table with dates for each agency: Cleverly alternatives on Sales.co

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What is Fentner Business Spotlight?

Fentner Business Spotlight is the audio edition of the firm's published research. Fentner Group assesses brands, products, and market structure in digital markets from evidence any reader can obtain, under criteria fixed before the review begins. Each episode covers one report and links to the published text.