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What is Strides?
Strides is a dual-purpose AI platform: Strides Agent provides autonomous business development representation across email, SMS, and real phone calls for outbound sales; Strides Build embeds AI capabilities directly into SaaS products for customers. The platform handles prospect research, personalized outreach, reply management, and meeting booking with zero engineering overhead.
Key features
Autonomous Prospect Research
AI researches prospects using 6 live data sources (hiring signals, funding, intent data) and scores them against your ICP automatically
AI Phone Calls
Fully autonomous phone conversations with real objection handling, voicemail detection in 2 seconds, and meeting booking directly on calls
Multi-Channel Outreach
Coordinates personalized email, SMS, and phone sequences across channels with individual message research per prospect
Reply Handling
AI reads every reply (interest, objections, reschedules) and responds autonomously until meeting is booked or prospect opts out
CRM Integration & Sync
Native integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, and Pipedrive with automatic call transcripts, summaries, and activity logging
In-Product AI (Build)
Embed AI capabilities into your SaaS with one script tag: natural language queries, autonomous actions via your APIs, predictive intelligence, and AI-built features
Strides pricing
Strides uses transparent, published pricing with a base monthly subscription plus usage-based fees for AI compute and delivery activity. No hidden fees, no annual lock-in, and monthly billing available. Free 5-day trial included with $20 in credits.
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Strides Build | $499/month + usage-based AI billing per query | Platform AI for your SaaS product; one-line SDK deployment; unlimited apps and team members; white-label; SSO/SAML/RBAC; monthly spend caps; priority support |
| Strides Agent | $499/month + per-email, per-SMS, per-call metering | Autonomous prospect research and outreach; AI phone calls with objection handling; multi-touch sequences; unlimited emails/calls/SMS (charged by usage); all CRM integrations; real-time analytics; priority support |
| Strides Bundle (Platform + Agent) | $849/month + usage-based fees (save $149/month vs buying separately) | All Build features + all Agent features; unified dashboard; shared AI context between product and outreach; single billing, single contract |
Pros & cons
Pros
- + Genuine multi-channel autonomy: handles email, SMS, and phone calls in single system
- + Transparent, published pricing (major advantage vs competitors like Artisan that hide pricing)
- + High engagement metrics: 22% cold-call-to-meeting rate and 11% email reply rate (3-5x above industry benchmarks)
- + Research-driven personalization: writes unique messages per prospect based on live signals, not templates
- + Scales without headcount: unlimited outreach volume at fixed subscription cost
- + Fast deployment: live in under 60 seconds with one script tag; no configuration or AI engineers needed
- + CRM flexibility: works with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive with automatic logging and transcripts
- + Dual value: single product covers both sales (Agent) and product AI (Build) — competitors offer only one
- + No annual lock-in: monthly billing available, cancel anytime
Cons
- − Hybrid pricing model: base subscription + usage fees makes total cost harder to predict upfront
- − Requires defined ICP: product needs clear ideal customer profile to work effectively
- − Usage-based fees scale with volume: costs can increase significantly if sending high email/call/SMS volumes
- − Limited published company details: founded 2020 in San Francisco but minimal founding narrative or founder visibility
- − CRM-dependent: relies on integrations with standard CRMs; limited visibility on custom or niche CRM support
Who is Strides best for?
- • B2B SaaS teams with 20-500 person companies looking to automate outbound sales motion
- • Sales teams with defined ICPs and established outbound processes
- • Companies wanting to replace SDR headcount with autonomous AI (potential $77k+ annual savings per traditional SDR)
- • SaaS founders wanting to embed AI capabilities into their product without AI engineering overhead
- • Teams needing multi-channel coordination (email + phone + SMS) in single platform
- • Organizations that value pricing transparency and want no long-term contracts
