Actively AI vs Artisan (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Actively AI and Artisan share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Actively AI if
- Fits if you run a sales team that wants an agent per key account
- Works for revenue leaders who prefer a custom set-up to a ready-made tool
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price first, since none is published
- Not for you if you want to try it yourself: no free plan or trial
- Watch out: the site sells to go-to-market teams and has separate pages for CROs, AEs and SDRs, so a one-person user is not the target
- Watch out: no connected tools are listed, so check yours is supported
Pick Artisan if
- Fits if you want an AI rep to work outbound email from your own domains
- Works for a small sales team that will buy through a quote
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price: Team, Scale and Enterprise are all quoted
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as no free plan or trial is shown
- Watch out: plans are sized to about 2,500 and 6,000 leads contacted a month
- Pricey if you want calls: the dialer is an add-on priced per seat
- Watch out: Ava sends in your reps' names, so mistakes land under their names
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAActively AIWeak | 1.6GPAArtisanWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the site sends visitors to a demo request, so it stays at the ordinary grade. | CNo prices are published: Team, Scale and Enterprise are quoted by sales, so it sits in the middle by default. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial are listed anywhere on the site. | FNo free plan or trial is shown on the pricing page. |
| Features | CPer-account agents, an agent inbox, an assistant, a change watcher and an API and MCP. The listing shows no connected tools. | CAn AI BDR, lead database, guardrails and CRM sync, but calling needs a dialer add-on priced per seat. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and the product is described as custom-built for each team. | CNo store rating on record. Ava needs your sending domains, CRM and guardrails set before it sends. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with an API and MCP but no integrations named. | CWeb only, with three named integrations. |
| Best for | AI agents that watch accounts for sales teams | an AI sales rep that books meetings by email |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Actively AI and Artisan. How we grade
Where they differ
- Artisan also covers email campaigns.
In commonWebAI featuresAI agents
At a glance
| Actively AI | Artisan | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Actively | Artisan |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Actively AI
- No prices are published; the site routes visitors to a demo request.
- Sold to go-to-market teams, with separate pages for CROs, AEs, SDRs and internal AI teams.
Artisan
- No prices are published: Team, Scale and Enterprise plans are quoted by sales and sized to volume.
- The listed plans are sized at about 2,500 and 6,000 leads contacted a month for Team and Scale.
- Ava sends in your reps' names from your own sending domains.
- The dialer is an add-on priced per seat.
Key features
Actively AI
- Per-Account Agents
- Each account gets its own agent that works it continuously across prospecting, deals and renewals.
- Agent Inbox
- Where finished agent work appears, prioritized and ready for a seller to act on.
- Assistant
- Produces a finished brief, email or deck about an account rather than just an answer.
- Watchtower
- Surfaces pipeline risks and growth opportunities before a seller goes looking.
- API and MCP
- Lets internal AI teams embed agent work into other tools, workflows and applications.
Artisan
- Ava, the AI BDR
- Runs outbound campaigns on email and social, replies to prospects and books meetings; calls are queued for human reps.
- B2B lead database
- Plans include a database of 250M+ verified B2B contacts, plus enrichment and signal-triggered outreach.
- Guardrails on what Ava sends
- Approve before sending, lock tone and calls to action, set banned phrases and keep do-not-contact lists.
- CRM sync
- Salesforce and HubSpot sync both ways, with custom webhooks and Slack for the team.
- Dialer add-on
- An AI dialer is sold per seat; Ava emails and reps dial, with a brief before each call and a follow-up after.
Plans
Actively AI
Pricing could not be confirmed. See actively.ai.
Artisan
Pricing could not be confirmed. See artisan.co.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Actively AI or Artisan?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Actively AI has no price we could confirm, and Artisan has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Actively AI or Artisan?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Actively AI nor Artisan has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.