Comparison

Outsales vs Clay

Clay is a data enrichment & gtm automation. Outsales is an all-in-one autonomous sales platform. Here's an honest look at how they differ — and which is right for you.

At a glance

Outsales
Clay
Category
All-in-one autonomous sales platform — AI SDR, sequencer, AI writer, autonomous CRM & buy intent
Data enrichment & GTM automation
Pricing
Flat $99/mo — everything and all integrations included, no per-seat
Public self-serve tiers (free plan available; paid from ~$185/mo as listed, May 2026 — verify on clay.com)
Free trial
14-day free trial, no credit card
Varies — see their site

Clay details are based on publicly available information as of May 2026. Always verify current details on their website.

What Outsales does

  • Outbound, AI follow-up, autonomous CRM and buy intent — in one platform
  • Runs on top of your CRM (Pipedrive, HubSpot, Salesforce, ActiveCampaign) — or acts as your CRM
  • Sends from your own inbox (Gmail / Outlook) for your deliverability and reputation
  • Every email written from scratch per contact — brand-safe, with a no-placeholder-leak validator
  • Buy-intent scoring across email, Stripe, Intercom, calendar and product usage
  • Human-in-the-loop: full autonomy, hybrid, or approve every email
  • Flat $99/mo with all integrations included — no per-seat fees, no add-ons

Where Clay is strong

  • Waterfall enrichment across 75+ data providers for high match rates
  • Flexible, spreadsheet-style workflow builder for custom plays
  • Free plan and usage-based pricing to start small

Best for: Teams that want best-in-class data enrichment and to build their own custom GTM plays.

The main difference

Clay is a data-and-enrichment workbench you use to build plays and feed other tools. Outsales is an end-to-end platform that writes, sends, follows up and manages the CRM autonomously. They're complementary — many teams enrich with a tool like Clay and execute with a platform like Outsales.

Choose Outsales if…

  • You want one autonomous system for outbound, follow-up, CRM and intent
  • You'd rather pay a flat $99/mo than per seat or for add-ons
  • You want to keep your CRM and send from your own inbox

Choose Clay if…

Teams that want best-in-class data enrichment and to build their own custom GTM plays.

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