The math

Hiring an SDR vs
running Outmatch

An SDR costs $75k–$100k a year. Outmatch is $99 a month. Here's what that actually looks like for your business.

Adjust the numbers to match your situation

Your numbers
Hours/week on outbound
5 hrs/wk
1 hr20 hrs
Your effective hourly rate
$150 /hr
$50$500
Meetings/month you want
8 mtgs/mo
240
⚠ Hire an SDR
Full-time sales dev rep
Base salary $6,250/mo
Benefits + taxes (~20%) $1,250/mo
Tools (Apollo, Outreach…) $400/mo
Management overhead Real
Ramp time 2–3 months
Monthly cost
$7,900/mo
= $94,800/year minimum

Not included: recruiting costs ($3–8k), re-hiring when they quit (avg tenure: 14 months), sick days, churn risk.

⏱ Do it yourself
You run outbound manually
Your time (hrs × rate × 4.33) $3,248/mo
Tools + subscriptions ~$150/mo
Nights + weekends Likely
Consistency When you remember
Missed billable work $3,248/mo
True monthly cost
$6,646/mo
Time you could be billing instead

The hidden cost: every hour you spend on cold outreach is an hour you're not delivering your service.

✓ Outmatch Starter
AI finds, emails, texts, and answers calls
Monthly subscription $99/mo
Setup time ~15 minutes
Ramp time None
Management required None
Hours/week reclaimed 5 hrs/wk
Monthly cost
$99/mo
Always on. No sick days. No churn.

Targets 8 meetings/month — email, SMS, and AI voice running 24/7 while you focus on closing.

vs hiring an SDR
$7,801
You save $7,801 every month with Outmatch.
That's $93,612 a year — enough to hire a second employee.
But what about quality?
See exactly what Outmatch writes for your industry →

Real personalized cold emails across 8 verticals — roofers, dentists, real estate, property managers, contractors, and more. Each one references something specific about the prospect.

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Less than one hour of
your time per month

For $99/mo, Outmatch runs your entire outbound — email, SMS, and AI voice — while you focus on the work that actually pays.

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No contracts. Cancel any time. Setup takes 15 minutes.