The Revenue Inbox vs. CIENCE.
Put a clear price on qualified bookings. Our plans combine published monthly base fees with $100 per qualified booked meeting, so you can see the billing model before a sales call.
Basic has a $0 monthly agency base fee, with vendor bills paid separately. Standard and Express include infrastructure we buy and manage.
Compare the fees and the meeting definition.
Both services handle outbound through to the sales handoff. The important differences are how you buy the work and which meeting outcome the fees refer to.
- CalendarQualified booked
The agreed call has a slot.
- AttendanceHeld
The meeting has taken place.
- Your pipelineSales opportunity
Your team assesses the potential deal.
These are separate measures. Our $100 variable fee applies to a qualified booked meeting.
Swipe the table to compare both services.
| Decision | The Revenue Inbox | CIENCE |
|---|---|---|
| Billing structure | Published base fees plus $100 per qualified booked meeting. Basic vendor bills are additional. | Team and platform fees, per-SDR fees, performance bonuses and a one-time setup charge. CIENCE SDR and appointment-setting pricing |
| Meeting basis | The variable fee applies to a qualified booked call. Booking is distinct from attendance or a closed sale. | The pricing page links SDR bonuses to held-meeting targets. CIENCE SDR and appointment-setting pricing |
| Outreach channels | Email-led campaigns with LinkedIn outreach. We do not sell a dedicated cold-calling team. | Coordinated email, phone and LinkedIn outreach. CIENCE appointment-setting service |
| Work behind the booking | ICP definition, prospect research, messaging, infrastructure, replies and qualified booking. | Sending infrastructure, verified lists, copy, human reply handling and meeting handoff. CIENCE cold email agency service |
| Qualification | A decision-maker inside the agreed ICP who has agreed to hear the offer, booked into a call. | Fit, timing and authority criteria agreed with the client's sales team before launch. CIENCE appointment-setting service |
| Launch timing | Express: day 3 after payment, required inputs and approvals are complete, using prewarmed infrastructure. | Its pricing page advertises launch in less than 14 days. Confirm the clock and readiness requirements in your quote. CIENCE SDR and appointment-setting pricing |
See the bill before you compare results.
For our plans, 20 qualified booked meetings adds $2,000 in meeting fees to the monthly base. Basic vendor bills are extra. These USD examples show billing at that volume; they are not a forecast of results.
Swipe to see the total for each plan.
| Plan | Base fee | 20 meeting fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | $2,000 | $2,000 + vendor bills |
| Standard | $1,500 | $2,000 | $3,500 |
| Express | $2,500 | $2,000 | $4,500 |
Basic: $2,000 plus actual vendor bills. Standard: $3,500 with managed infrastructure. Express: $4,500 with managed, prewarmed infrastructure and a conditional day-3 launch.
CIENCE publishes these cost components.
- Campaign team$2,000 per month
- graph8 platform$499 per month
- Offshore SDR$1,750 per SDR per month, starting rate
- US or Europe SDR$3,500 per SDR per month, starting rate
Its pricing page also lists performance bonuses and a setup charge without a published setup amount. Request the complete quote for your required team size. The components above are not an all-in offer for 20 meetings. CIENCE SDR and appointment-setting pricing.
Booked and held are different outcomes.
Our $100 fee applies to a qualified booked meeting. CIENCE reports held meetings and links its bonus to held-meeting targets. Confirm attendance, qualification and fee rules before calculating cost per result. CIENCE appointment-setting service.
Why choose The Revenue Inbox?
Use one qualified-meeting fee across every plan.
Basic, Standard and Express each charge $100 per qualified booked meeting. The base fee changes with infrastructure responsibility and launch speed. That gives you a straightforward model for checking the bill as booking volume changes.
We agree the ICP and qualification rules before launch. A billable meeting is a booked call with a decision-maker inside that ICP who has agreed to hear the offer. A positive reply alone does not qualify.
Choose how you handle the infrastructure.
On Basic, your monthly agency base fee is $0. You buy domains, mailboxes and tools directly and share access. On Standard at $1,500 per month or Express at $2,500 per month, we buy and manage the setup. Meeting fees apply on every plan.
Put a commitment behind the bookings.
Standard and Express include 20 qualified meetings in 30 days from campaign launch, or we work for free. Basic does not include this guarantee. Confirm qualification, acceptance criteria and the remedy in your agreement.
Choose a defined launch timeline.
Express campaigns go live on day 3: three calendar days after payment, required inputs and approvals are complete. We use prewarmed domains and mailboxes. This is a launch promise, separate from the 30-day meeting guarantee.
Buy the scope your team needs.
Our service suits teams that want email and LinkedIn outreach handled through to qualified booking while they run the sales calls. We own research, copy, infrastructure, replies and the booking handoff.
CIENCE also handles the work behind a booking, including human reply management. If your brief calls for a coordinated phone-led SDR team, include that scope when evaluating the options. CIENCE cold email agency service.
Track qualification, booked meetings, attendance and opportunities separately with either service. Published booking fees make the invoice easier to understand; your sales outcomes still depend on the offer, market and follow-through.
Inspect our work.
These are our own campaign examples. They are not head-to-head tests or claims that these clients switched from CIENCE.
Individual results depend on the market, offer and campaign. Read each case for its scope and time window.
If you are changing agencies.
Before moving a live campaign, check your existing agreement and confirm what you can transfer. We would review the following with you before choosing a launch plan:
- Access and ownership for domains, mailboxes, sending tools and CRM records.
- Suppression lists, opt-outs and existing conversations, so outreach does not restart blindly.
- Lead lists, approved messaging and the qualification rules your sales team uses.
- Sending history and domain health. Existing infrastructure needs review before reuse.
- Responsibility for replies and booked meetings during the handover.
A handover does not automatically qualify for Express. Its three-day clock starts only once payment, required inputs and approvals are complete.
Before you compare proposals.
Are qualified booked meetings the same as held meetings?
No. A booking puts an agreed call on the calendar; a held meeting has taken place. Our $100 fee applies to a qualified booked meeting. Agree how attendance, no-shows and rejected meetings are handled before comparing cost per result.
Is the $499 graph8 platform fee the full CIENCE service price?
No. CIENCE lists the platform as one cost component alongside the campaign team, SDR fees, bonuses and setup. A software component alone is not the price of a managed outbound service.
Which plans include your 20-meeting guarantee?
Standard and Express include 20 qualified meetings in 30 days from campaign launch, or we work for free. Basic does not include that guarantee. The guarantee is not a promise of closed deals or revenue.
When does the Express launch clock begin?
Three calendar days after payment, required inputs and approvals are complete. Express uses prewarmed domains and mailboxes. The 30-day meeting-guarantee clock begins separately, when campaigns go live.
Sources for this comparison.
Published by The Revenue Inbox. Official pages checked 22 October 2026. This comparison covers CIENCE’s managed service; its related platform is a component of that offer. Our recommendations reflect the needs of B2B teams buying email-led qualified booking, not a hands-on test of CIENCE.
- CIENCE SDR and appointment-setting pricing
- CIENCE cold email agency service
- CIENCE appointment-setting service
- The Revenue Inbox — plans and pricing
Confirm the full fee schedule, launch conditions and accepted meeting definitions in your proposal. We have not assumed a CIENCE meeting guarantee, equal deliverables, a saving percentage or a history of clients switching between the agencies.
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