# Artisan alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 169 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Artisan holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/artisan/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Apollo.io: 21
- AiSDR: 19
- Amplemarket: 11
- Outreach: 8
- SalesTools.io: 5
- Salesloft: 5

## AI SDR agents

**Small business**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Artisan (Artisan is #7 of 8 at 0%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 13 of those 63
- AiSDR: first choice in 12 of those 63
- Agent Frank: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Amplemarket: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Clay: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Saleshandy: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Instantly: first choice in 2 of those 63
- SalesTools.io: first choice in 2 of those 63

**Mid-market**: 53 of 72 answers did not name Artisan (Artisan is #2 of 11 at 13%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 8 of those 53
- Amplemarket: first choice in 5 of those 53
- SalesTools.io: first choice in 3 of those 53
- AiSDR: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Amplemarket Duo: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Jeeva: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Outreach AI: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Salesforge: first choice in 2 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 53 of 72 answers did not name Artisan (Artisan is #6 of 11 at 7%).

- Outreach: first choice in 8 of those 53
- AiSDR: first choice in 5 of those 53
- Salesloft: first choice in 5 of those 53
- 11x: first choice in 4 of those 53
- Amplemarket: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Salesforce Agentforce: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Reply.io: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Salesforce Agentforce SDR: first choice in 2 of those 53

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