COSTS & SETUP | ||
Pricing | Per contact | Per hour |
Starting cost | $12/contact | $25-$49/hour |
Set-up fee | $750 | $10,000 |
Monthly minimum | 50 warm contacts or 1,000 cold contacts | Info unavailable |
Setup & onboarding period | 1-2 days | Info unavailable |
Minimum commitment | 6 months | Info unavailable |
Long-term contract | No | Info unavailable |
Cancellation fee | No | Info unavailable |
OUR AGENTS | ||
North America-based professionals | ✔ | ✘ |
24/7/365 live sales calls | ✔ | ✘ |
Spanish-speaking agents | ✔ | ✘ |
Agents work from quiet home offices | ✔ | ✘ |
capabilities | ||
Appointment setting | ✔ | ✔ |
Cold calling | ✔ Warm & cold outreach available | ✔ |
Inbound call handling | ✔ From $285/mo, optional | ✔ |
Warm transfers | ✔ | ✘ |
Call transfer notifications via SMS, Slack & Teams | ✔ | ✘ |
Complex call routing | ✔ | ✘ |
Prospecting & lead engagement | ✔ | ✔ |
Lead screening & qualification | ✔ | ✔ |
Complete intake & order forms | ✔ | ✘ |
Payment collection | ✔ | ✘ |
Answer basic FAQs | ✔ | ✔ |
Email & SMS follow up | ✔ | ✘ |
Event sign-ups & registrations | ✔ | ✘ |
CAMPAIGN STRATEGY | ||
Copywriting & script review | ✔ | Info unavailable |
Custom instructions, goals, and workflows backed by AI | ✔ | ✘ |
Sales playbooks | ✔ | Info unavailable |
List upload | ✔ API and CSV Upload | Info unavailable |
Lead lists provided | ✔ | ✔ |
TECHNOLOGY & INTEGRATIONS | ||
Client dashboard with real-time campaign tracking | ✔ | ✘ |
CRM, intake & marketing software integration | ✔ | ✘ |
Zapier integration | ✔ | ✘ |
Calendaring software integration | ✔ | ✘ |
Online invoice & payment integration | ✔ | ✘ |
SMS, Slack & Teams integration | ✔ | ✘ |
Goal-oriented workflows | ✔ | ✘ |
Call recording & transcription | ✔ | Info unavailable |
Local caller ID matching | ✔ | Info unavailable |
Open APIs | ✔ | Info unavailable |
CLIENT SUCCESS | ||
Dedicated account manager | ✔ | ✘ |
Client support channels | Phone, email, and SMS | Phone and email |
Quality assurance team | ✔ | ✘ |
Strategic staff per campaign | 5+ | Info unavailable |
VSA Prospecting is a call center offering lead generation, list-building, and market research solutions. Smith.ai instead focuses on targeted and strategic sales outreach. Our team of North America-based SDRs work directly with you to reach your most important sales goals. All of our plans include white-glove setup, script writing, client onboarding, and a dedicated account manager for quality assurance.Â
Our technology sets us apart from VSA Prospecting. We use proprietary AI to help our agents make calls at the right time and with the right messaging while always focused on your campaign objectives. Our agents are available 24/7 and custom cadences are set based on the times that will lead to the highest conversion rates. We also integrate with over 5,000 CRMs, marketing platforms, calendars, and intake software. Through these integrations, we can automatically import your leads into our system for direct and immediate outbound engagement. Whether those leads are coming from website form fills, special offers, or Facebook lead gen ads — we’ll solve your speed-to-lead constraints.Â
VSA Prospecting has call center locations in ten states while Smith.ai’s bilingual agents all work from quiet home offices throughout North America. While both companies offer inbound coverage, our 24/7 virtual receptionists are available to add to any Outreach Campaign plan for just $285 per month — ensuring 360-degree coverage of your leads. We offer 24/7 live chat, too, so leads visiting your website after receiving our outreach calls are greeted and engaged immediately. We can also supply targeted lead lists upon request for cold calling for a low cost of $1 per lead, which includes targeting strategy and research.Â
With Smith.ai, we make up to five outbound calls per contact — assuring your leads receive messaging crafted specifically for your business and campaign. We send follow-up texts and emails to achieve higher conversion rates. Our agents can also take payments, complete complex call routing, and set appointments. Plus, all of our plans include — at no additional cost — intake form completion, outbound business caller ID, and a CRM or Zapier integration. Our reliable client dashboard with real-time tracking allows you full visibility in your campaigns to more easily track results and ROI.Â
Unlike VSA Prospecting, we are fully transparent with our pricing. Our plans start at just $600 per month, which includes outreach to 50 leads. Our per-contact pricing model means you only pay for the contacts you’d like us to reach and makes for easy budgeting since you know the upfront cost. We act as a true business partner as we reach, engage, and qualify new leads to support your sales development and create new business opportunities.
For a team of North America-based SDRs, better technology features, and transparent and affordable per-contact pricing, Smith.ai is the superior choice over VSA Prospecting.