Revenue · Comparison
By George Schildge, Founder & CEO · Published November 4, 2026 · Vendor facts checked 4 November 2026
Artisan and 11x are built to run outbound on their own; Artisan adds an optional approve-before-send setting. PrescientIQ, from MatrixLabX, starts every action in human-in-the-loop approval, holds outbound sends for a named approver, publishes its prices, and records every action to an audit ledger on every tier.
Four criteria decide most AI SDR evaluations for mid-market revenue teams. Each Artisan and 11x cell paraphrases that vendor’s own public page as of 4 November 2026; sources are listed at the end.
| Feature / criterion | Artisan (Ava) | 11x | MatrixLabX PrescientIQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Execution autonomy | Autonomous by default. An approve-before-send setting is available; Artisan describes Ava as “autonomous by default, adjustable by design.” | 11x picks the play and runs prospecting, research, personalization and multi-channel execution. Smart replies escalate sensitive conversations to your team. No approve-before-send setting is described. | Every action class starts in human-in-the-loop: drafted and held until a named person approves it. Your team can move an action class to human-on-the-loop, where it runs under a policy a named person supervises and can revoke. Outbound sends stay held for a named approver. |
| Domain reputation protection | Ava sends in your reps’ names from your own sending domains, on sending infrastructure Artisan sizes to your plan. | Deliverability built in: 11x says it manages domains and sending reputation in-house to protect inbox placement. | Each outbound send waits for a named approver, so volume never runs ahead of what your team has reviewed. |
| Pricing model | No public price. Plans are quoted on lead volume, mailboxes and dialer seats. | No public pricing page found. 11x routes buyers to a demo. | Published. Sales Accelerator from $399/mo billed annually, priced on compute used, not seats. Revenue Accelerator $165,000/yr flat. |
| Audit trail | Audit logs are listed on the Enterprise plan. | Activities and outcomes sync back to your CRM. A separate audit log is not described on its outbound page. | Every action, in either mode, is recorded with its rationale, before-and-after state, and the approver or policy behind it. Included on every tier: 90-day audit history on Starter, 1-year persistent audit history on Mid-Market, unlimited audit history on Enterprise. |
The real difference between these three is not whether a human can step in. Artisan publishes an approval setting, and 11x escalates sensitive replies. The difference is the starting position. Artisan and 11x start autonomous and let you add checkpoints. PrescientIQ starts with every action held for a named approver and lets your team decide, action class by action class, where that changes.
Human-in-the-loop (HITL). The action is drafted and held. It does not execute until a named person on your team approves it.
Human-on-the-loop (HOTL). The action executes under a standing policy your team sets. A named person supervises and keeps intervention, override, and revocation authority.
Your team chooses the mode for each action class, based on its risk tolerance, and can change it at any time.
Every action, in either mode, is recorded to the audit ledger with its rationale, before-and-after state, and the approver or policy behind it.
Every action class starts in human-in-the-loop until your team changes it.
For the full definition and how to test a vendor’s claim live, see what a governed AI SDR actually is.
Artisan and 11x both treat deliverability as infrastructure they run for you: Artisan sizes sending infrastructure to your plan, and 11x says it manages domains and sending reputation in-house. PrescientIQ takes a different route. Because each outbound send waits for a named approver, the volume leaving your domain is bounded by what your team reviews, and every send is traceable in the ledger.
That is a real trade-off: review capacity becomes the constraint. Our AI SDR evaluation guide covers how to size it.
Neither Artisan nor 11x publishes a price. Artisan quotes plans on lead volume, mailboxes and dialer seats; 11x routes buyers to a demo. PrescientIQ publishes every tier: Sales Accelerator at $399, $1,199 and $3,199+ per month billed annually, priced on compute used rather than seats, and the Revenue Accelerator at $165,000 per year, flat. See Sales Accelerator pricing and the full pricing page.
Artisan lists audit logs on its Enterprise plan. 11x syncs activities and outcomes to your CRM and does not describe a separate audit log on its outbound page. Every action, in either mode, is recorded to the audit ledger with its rationale, before-and-after state, and the approver or policy behind it. PrescientIQ includes that ledger on every tier, with history that grows by tier. For what a security reviewer will ask about it, see the AI agent security review checklist.
If your team wants outbound running at volume from the first week, would rather the vendor operate the sending infrastructure, and values a bundled contact database and dialer, Artisan or 11x may fit better today. Both list those on their own sites. PrescientIQ is the stronger fit when every external action has to carry a named approver and a ledger entry, and when you need a published price to plan against. For single-vendor detail, read PrescientIQ vs. Artisan and PrescientIQ vs. 11x.
The free Autonomous Audit Report runs read-only on a sample of your CRM and returns a signal-to-action gap map, a draft governance policy and a tier recommendation within 48 hours.
Get your free AAR Benchmark →Yes. Artisan’s pricing page says teams can approve before sending, lock tone and calls to action, and set banned phrases, and describes Ava as autonomous by default, adjustable by design. Approval is a setting your team turns on, and audit logs are listed on Artisan’s Enterprise plan, as of November 2026.
The 11x outbound page describes 11x running prospecting, research, personalization and multi-channel execution, with smart replies that escalate sensitive conversations to your team. It does not describe an approve-before-send setting, as of November 2026. Ask 11x directly whether one exists before you evaluate it for a regulated or brand-sensitive motion.
PrescientIQ publishes its prices. Sales Accelerator starts at $399 per month billed annually and is priced on compute used rather than seats; the Revenue Accelerator is $165,000 per year, flat. Artisan quotes plans on lead volume, mailboxes and dialer seats, and 11x publishes no pricing page.
PrescientIQ holds each outbound send for a named person on your team to approve, so the volume leaving your domain never exceeds what your team has reviewed. Every send, its rationale and its approver are written to the audit ledger, so a deliverability problem can be traced to the exact message and decision behind it.
Under human-in-the-loop, the action is drafted and held. It does not execute until a named person on your team approves it. Under human-on-the-loop, the action executes under a standing policy your team sets. A named person supervises and keeps intervention, override, and revocation authority. In PrescientIQ, your team chooses the mode for each action class.
Artisan or 11x can fit better when your team wants outbound running at volume from the first week, prefers the vendor to operate sending infrastructure, and wants a bundled contact database and dialer, which both vendors list. If every send must carry a named approver and a ledger entry, compare PrescientIQ first.
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Artisan and Ava are trademarks of Artisan AI, Inc. 11x is a trademark of 11x Inc. Other names are the trademarks of their respective owners. MatrixLabX is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Artisan or 11x. Vendor features change; check each vendor’s current pages before deciding.
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