A Quick Overview of CIENCE
What CIENCE Does and How It Works
CIENCE is a managed B2B lead generation and sales development company. Its about page says it was founded in 2016, gives its headquarters as Miami, Florida, and says “graph8 acquired the assets of CIENCE, uniting proven sales development services with a GTM platform.” graph8's company page says CIENCE and Tenbound became part of graph8 in 2025, and cience.com pages now carry the line “Tenbound defines the model. graph8 runs the system. CIENCE delivers the outcome.”
CIENCE sells outbound and inbound SDR teams, cold email, cold calling, appointment setting, B2B data, demand generation and ad management. Its about page lists campaigns across “Email, calling, LinkedIn, ads, direct mail, and follow-up”, and its outbound SDR page describes AI agents running research and first-touch outreach, with human SDRs who “take over when prospects show interest and need a real conversation.”
When CIENCE may suit you:
- You want month to month terms. Its outbound SDR page says “No contracts. Results in 30 days. Month to month.”
- You want to hire and direct SDRs yourself. Its pricing page says “Clients can hire SDRs directly. SDRs report into your team day to day, with CIENCE systems and Growth Manager supervision.”
- You may want to run the platform yourself later. Its homepage offers three ways to work: “Run it for you, build it with you, or build on it.”
- You want channels beyond email, phone and LinkedIn. Its additional channels page adds “direct mail, content syndication, and local in-person visits”.
Why some companies look at alternatives:
- They want one retainer rather than several line items. CIENCE's pricing page lists a one-time GTM setup at $5,000, a strategic team at $2,000 a month and the graph8 platform at $499 a month, with SDR capacity priced separately and a per-meeting fee “calculated from the agreed ROI goal”. ORRJO Lead Generation starts from £2,500 a month, and the ORRJO platform is included in every retainer, with no platform fee on top.
- They want research and brand work from the same team. Alongside Lead Generation and Demand Generation, ORRJO sells ORRJO Intelligence from £2,500 a month and Brand & Content from £1,250 a month.
- They want a UK-headquartered partner. CIENCE gives its headquarters as Miami, Florida. ORRJO is headquartered in Glasgow, with its registered office in London.
If any of that matters to you, read on. Here are seven agencies worth considering, starting with ours. Every fact about another agency below comes from that agency's own website (for memoryBlue, formerly Operatix, also the memoryBlue pages that Operatix's service links now lead to), checked on 14 October 2026, and the sources are listed at the end.
1. ORRJO (Full Funnel B2B Growth Agency)
Brand, Demand Gen, and Lead Gen Under One Roof
Let's start with what we do. ORRJO publishes this page, so read this entry with that in mind.
ORRJO isn't just a lead gen shop. We're a full funnel B2B growth agency that combines brand and content, demand generation, and lead generation under one roof. That means we can build your brand, create the content and campaigns that drive awareness, and then run the outbound engine that books meetings. See our full ORRJO vs CIENCE comparison for a detailed breakdown.
What ORRJO does:
- Lead Generation: multi channel outbound across email, phone and LinkedIn, with qualified meetings booked for you
- Demand Generation: webinars, ABM warming, founder LinkedIn ghostwriting, content strategy, organic LinkedIn distribution, podcast strategy and clips, and dark social
- ORRJO Intelligence: win-loss, ICP research, voice of customer, buyer interviews and competitive intelligence
- Brand & Content: brand builds from £7,500 and full website rebuilds from £5,000, both depending on the scope of the project, plus ongoing SEO and AEO work
- Dedicated SDR teams with full CRM reporting
- Meeting confirmation and pipeline tracking
Best for: B2B companies that want one partner to handle brand, demand, and lead gen together.
Channels: Email, phone, LinkedIn.
Pricing: Lead Generation from £2,500 a month. The final figure depends on the volume of qualified meetings you need and how deep the qualification goes, both set at discovery and confirmed in your proposal. Demand Generation and ORRJO Intelligence each start from £2,500 a month, and Brand & Content from £1,250 a month. The platform is included in every retainer.
Global reach: UK, Europe, US, Canada, Middle East. Outreach runs in English. Headquartered in Glasgow, registered office in London.
Track record: 12,500+ meetings booked. £300M+ pipeline generated. 90%+ meeting attendance.
Limitations: Our terms are less flexible than CIENCE's month to month. Engagements run on 6 or 12 month contracts, and committing to 12 months earns a discounted rate. If you just want a basic email service at minimum cost, we're probably not for you.
If you want to see what a full funnel approach looks like in practice, take a look at our case studies or book a call with our team.
2. Belkins
Belkins is a B2B lead generation and appointment setting agency. Its about page says it was founded in 2017 by Vladyslav Podoliako and Michael Maximoff, describes it as “based in the United States and Ukraine”, and calls it “a remote-first company with four offices in strategic locations”.
What they do: Its homepage lists appointment setting, cold email outreach, cold calling, LinkedIn lead generation, lead research, outsourced SDRs, demand generation, account-based marketing, sales enablement, lead nurturing, HubSpot CRM consulting and deliverability consulting.
Channels: Email, phone, LinkedIn, SMS and WhatsApp, paid advertising. Its homepage lists “Cold email outreach”, “Cold and intent calling”, “Voicemails”, “SMS / WhatsApp”, “LinkedIn lead generation” and “Paid advertising”.
Best for: Companies that want to buy a set yearly appointment volume. Its pricing packages are built around yearly appointments.
Pricing: Not published. Its pricing page describes “monthly retainer packages”: Growth (100+ yearly appointments), Growth Plus (200+) and a small business package (30+) “delivered through partnering agencies from the Belkins ecosystem”, plus a custom Enterprise plan.
Worth knowing: Its pricing page says every package includes “appointment scheduling and no-show recovery”.
3. Martal Group
Martal Group describes itself as a “Sales as a Service company” that provides “a team of skilled SDRs and Sales Executives”. Its homepage says it “employs an onshore team of experienced B2B sales reps based in the EU, North America, and LATAM”, and its footer lists addresses in Oakville (Ontario), San Francisco, Uniondale (New York) and Clermont-Ferrand in France.
What they do: Outbound lead generation, appointment setting, sales outsourcing, LinkedIn lead generation, cold emailing, cold calling, sales training, and inbound lead generation covering SEO, backlinks, LinkedIn ads and web development.
Channels: Email, LinkedIn, phone. Its homepage describes “our strategic mix of cold email, LinkedIn outreach, and cold calling”.
Best for: Companies that want an outsourced team to run the sales process as well as lead generation. Its pricing page includes tiers that cover sales and customer onboarding.
Pricing: Not published. Its pricing page shows outbound lead generation starting with a 3 month pilot campaign, then a monthly subscription at a flat fee per month. Other tiers show a 4 month pilot and a flat fee per month plus sales commission. In place of a figure, the page says “Inquire about pricing”.
Worth knowing: Its how it works page describes account-based marketing aimed at competitors' customers.
4. memoryBlue (formerly Operatix)
Operatix describes itself as “an Outsourced SDR agency specialized in helping B2B Software vendors generate pipeline & revenue across the globe”. Its about page says it was founded in 2012 and works with B2B software companies across North America, APAC, EMEA and LATAM, and its FAQ puts its European office in Fleet, UK. Its site carries the news headline “memoryBlue acquires Operatix”, dated 27 July 2023, and its outbound, channel and marketing service pages now lead to memoryBlue's website.
What they do: Its FAQ lists outbound sales development, help entering new regions with a multilingual team, pipeline generation, appointment setting, inbound response management and channel programmes.
Channels: Phone, email, LinkedIn. memoryBlue's sales development page, where Operatix's outbound page now leads, says its SDRs “prospect across phone, email, and LinkedIn”.
Best for: B2B software vendors. The Operatix homepage says “Our client portfolio consists 100% of B2B Software vendors.”
Pricing: Not published. Its FAQ says “there is no set pricing” and points to a pipeline calculator.
Worth knowing: The Operatix client portfolio is entirely B2B software vendors, so check fit first if you sell anything else.
5. SalesHive
SalesHive is a B2B sales development agency. Its about page says it was founded in 2016 as a two-person startup and has been remote-first since then, and its homepage says “US-based SDRs run your cold calling and email outreach end to end on the AI platform we built”.
What they do: Cold calling, with an offshore calling option, plus email outreach, list building, appointment setting, SDR outsourcing, sales outsourcing and sales strategy, all run on the platform it built, which it also sells separately.
Channels: Phone, email. Its plans are “Phone only” or “Phone + email”.
Best for: Companies that want US-based SDRs on the phones. Its homepage says “Our core SDR team is 100% US-based.”
Pricing: Not published. Its pricing page says “Plans are custom quoted” and describes one flat monthly fee covering the SDR team, a strategist, the platform, data and tooling. It lists three plans: Starter (phone only, one SDR), Growth (phone and email, one SDR) and Crush (phone and email, two SDRs).
Worth knowing: Its pricing page says “No setup fees and no long-term contracts. We run month to month.” and “SalesHive does not price by the meeting.”
6. Callbox
Callbox is a B2B lead generation and appointment setting company. Its company profile says it was founded in 2004, is headquartered in Encino, California, and has 700+ full-time professionals across six offices on four continents, in the US, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Colombia and the Philippines. It says it delivers “region-specific campaigns in over 15 languages”.
What they do: Lead generation, appointment setting, SDR outsourcing, demand generation, account-based marketing, webinar and event marketing, and cross-border lead generation.
Channels: Phone, email, LinkedIn, web retargeting. Its pricing page lists “Multi-channel execution (phone, email, LinkedIn, web retargeting)”.
Best for: Companies that want multilingual outreach across several regions. Its company profile says it serves clients in more than 50 countries.
Pricing: Published as an estimate. Its pricing page prices by Campaign Pod, “a dedicated outreach unit targeting a specific market segment or persona” with one dedicated SDR, and shows an estimated monthly investment of $16,000 to $32,000 for one pod, with exact pricing provided after consultation.
Worth knowing: It describes a “subscription-based pricing model”, and its pricing FAQ asks you to contact its team for specific contract length options.
7. Pearl Lemon Leads
Pearl Lemon Leads is the lead generation arm of Pearl Lemon Group. Its homepage puts its headquarters in London, with New York and San Francisco offices, and says it is part of “a bigger digital marketing agency called Pearl Lemon Group”. Its about page says it was founded in London in 2016 by Deepak Shukla, and that the wider group spans SEO, PR and other businesses.
What they do: Cold email, LinkedIn outreach, cold calling and appointment setting, plus demand generation, email marketing, and PPC and SEO lead generation.
Channels: Email, phone, LinkedIn.
Best for: Companies that want outbound and search marketing from one group.
Pricing: Its contact form lists a monthly starting price for each service.
Worth knowing: Its about page says it supports clients “across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and beyond”.
CIENCE Alternatives: Comparison Table
Channels, Services, and Coverage at a Glance
Here's how each agency describes its channels, services and coverage on its own website, checked on 14 October 2026. ORRJO publishes this page.
| Agency | Channels | Also offers | Coverage | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORRJO | Email, Phone, LinkedIn | Demand Generation, ORRJO Intelligence, Brand & Content | UK, Europe, US, Canada, Middle East (outreach in English) | Booked meetings plus brand, demand and research |
| CIENCE | Email, Phone, LinkedIn, Ads, Direct mail | Demand generation, ad management, B2B data, the graph8 platform | Miami headquarters; operators across more than 10 languages | Month to month SDR teams, or SDRs you hire and direct |
| Belkins | Email, Phone, LinkedIn, SMS and WhatsApp, Paid ads | Demand generation, ABM, HubSpot CRM and deliverability consulting | Based in the US and Ukraine; remote-first | A set yearly appointment volume |
| Martal Group | Email, LinkedIn, Phone | Sales outsourcing, sales training, inbound lead generation | Onshore reps in the EU, North America and LATAM | Outsourced lead generation and sales |
| memoryBlue (formerly Operatix) | Phone, Email, LinkedIn | Inbound lead qualification, channel programmes | North America, EMEA, LATAM, APAC | B2B software vendors |
| SalesHive | Phone, Email | List building, sales strategy, its platform on its own | US-based SDRs; offshore calling option | US-based calling, month to month |
| Callbox | Phone, Email, LinkedIn, Web retargeting | Demand generation, ABM, webinar and event marketing | Clients in 50+ countries; campaigns in 15+ languages | Multilingual, multi-region outreach |
| Pearl Lemon Leads | Email, Phone, LinkedIn | PPC and SEO lead generation, demand generation | Headquarters in London; New York and San Francisco offices | Outbound plus search marketing from one group |
How to Choose the Right CIENCE Alternative
Key Factors to Evaluate Before Switching Agencies
Picking the right lead gen partner isn't about finding the “best” agency. It's about finding the best fit for your specific situation. Here's how to think through it.
1. What channels do you actually need?
If you only need cold email, you have plenty of options. But if your buyers respond better to phone calls, or if you're selling into enterprise accounts where multi channel outreach is essential, you need an agency that can do more than send emails.
2. Do you need help beyond lead generation?
This is the question most companies don't ask early enough. If your brand looks dated, your website doesn't convert, or your content strategy is non existent, pouring leads into a broken funnel is a waste of money. Consider whether you need a partner that can fix the top of the funnel before filling it.
3. Where are your target buyers?
Geography matters more than people think. An agency that's brilliant in the US market might know nothing about selling into the UK, Germany, or the Middle East. Make sure your partner has genuine experience in the markets where your buyers sit, and ask which languages the outreach runs in. ORRJO's outreach runs in English.
4. What's your budget, really?
Be honest about what you can spend. UK lead gen retainers typically run £3,000 to £10,000 a month (Prospeo, Best Lead Gen Companies UK: 2026 Ranked Guide), depending on scope, channels, and target markets. If you're at the lower end, a leaner agency might be the right starting point. Check what each fee covers, which currency it is in and whether setup, platform or per-meeting fees sit on top.
5. What's the contract structure?
Terms vary. CIENCE and SalesHive both say they run month to month. Martal Group's pricing page starts with a pilot campaign of 3 or 4 months. At ORRJO, engagements run on 6 or 12 month contracts, and committing to 12 months earns a discounted rate. Get the notice period in writing before you sign.
6. How do they measure success?
Ask any agency you're evaluating how they define and report on success. If they talk about “leads generated” without specifying quality criteria, that's a red flag. The metrics that matter are qualified meetings booked, pipeline created, and revenue influenced. Everything else is noise.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CIENCE good for B2B lead generation?
CIENCE has run outbound programmes since 2016, and its about page says it has served 2,500+ clients. Since graph8 acquired its assets, its services run on the graph8 platform. It sells outbound and inbound SDR teams, cold email, cold calling, demand generation and ads on month to month terms, and its pricing page publishes setup, team and platform fees. Whether it suits you depends on how you want to buy: as separate line items with SDR capacity priced on top, or as one monthly retainer.
How much does CIENCE cost?
CIENCE publishes its prices in US dollars. Its pricing page lists a one-time GTM setup at $5,000, a strategic team at $2,000 a month and the graph8 platform at $499 a month, which it totals as $7,499 for the first month. SDR capacity is priced separately, and a per-meeting fee is calculated from the agreed ROI goal. Its homepage puts managed SDR and campaigns from $5,600 per month. For comparison, ORRJO Lead Generation starts from £2,500 a month. The final figure depends on the volume of qualified meetings you need and how deep the qualification goes, both set at discovery and confirmed in your proposal.
What's the best alternative to CIENCE for global campaigns?
It depends on where your buyers are. Callbox says it serves clients in more than 50 countries and runs region-specific campaigns in over 15 languages. memoryBlue (formerly Operatix) lists North America, EMEA, LATAM and APAC on the Operatix site. Martal Group employs onshore sales reps in the EU, North America and LATAM. ORRJO works across the UK, Europe, US, Canada and the Middle East, and its outreach runs in English. Ask each agency which countries it has run campaigns in, and in which languages.
Should I outsource lead generation or build an in house team?
It depends on your stage and resources. Building in house gives you more control but costs significantly more when you factor in salaries, tools, training, and management overhead. Outsourcing lets you move faster and scale up or down as needed.
What makes ORRJO different from other lead gen agencies?
Two things. First, we're full funnel. We don't just generate leads. We build the brand, create the demand, and then convert it into pipeline. Second, we're headquartered in Glasgow and work across the UK, Europe, US, Canada and the Middle East.
The Bottom Line
CIENCE now sells managed SDR teams, demand generation and ads on month to month terms, run on the graph8 platform, with its prices published in US dollars. If that model suits you, it is a reasonable choice, and the other agencies above each offer their own mix of channels and terms.
If you want US-based SDRs on the phones month to month, SalesHive says that is what it runs. If you sell B2B software, look at memoryBlue (formerly Operatix): the Operatix homepage says its client portfolio is 100% B2B software vendors. If you want multilingual outreach across many regions, Callbox describes campaigns in more than 15 languages.
But if you want one partner that can build your brand, drive awareness, and fill your pipeline across multiple channels and geographies, that's what we built ORRJO to do. We can do it for you.
Book a call with our team and let's talk about what growth looks like for your business.
Sources
Every fact about another agency on this page comes from that agency's own website. ORRJO prices and terms come from our pricing page.
- CIENCE, About CIENCE. graph8's acquisition of CIENCE's assets, founded 2016, Miami headquarters, 2,500+ clients served, channels, operators across more than 10 languages. Checked 14 October 2026.
- CIENCE, Pricing. Setup, strategic team and graph8 platform prices, the $7,499 first-month total, SDR capacity priced separately, per-meeting fee, direct hiring of SDRs. Checked 14 October 2026.
- CIENCE, homepage. The graph8 footer line, three ways to work, managed SDR and campaigns from $5,600 per month. Checked 14 October 2026.
- CIENCE, Outbound SDR services. No contracts, month to month, results in 30 days, AI agents and human SDRs. Checked 14 October 2026.
- CIENCE, Additional channels and Demand generation. Direct mail, content syndication, local visits, demand generation. Checked 14 October 2026.
- graph8, About us. CIENCE and Tenbound becoming part of graph8 in 2025. Checked 14 October 2026.
- Belkins, homepage, about us and pricing. Founding, founders, US and Ukraine base, offices, services, channels, retainer packages, no published price. Checked 14 October 2026.
- Martal Group, homepage, pricing and how it works. Onshore team, addresses, services, channels, pilot campaigns and fee structure, account-based marketing. Read in a web browser because automated requests were blocked. Checked 14 October 2026.
- Operatix, homepage, about us, FAQ and memoryBlue acquires Operatix. Software-only client base, 2012 founding, regions, Fleet office, services, no set pricing, the acquisition. Checked 14 October 2026.
- memoryBlue, sales development services, where Operatix's outbound page now leads. Phone, email and LinkedIn prospecting. Checked 14 October 2026.
- SalesHive, homepage, about and pricing. 2016 founding, remote-first, US-based SDRs, offshore calling option, channels, plans, custom quotes, month to month, no per-meeting pricing. Checked 14 October 2026.
- Callbox, company profile and pricing. 2004 founding, Encino headquarters, offices, team size, countries, languages, services, channels, Campaign Pod estimate, subscription model. Checked 14 October 2026.
- Pearl Lemon Leads, homepage and about us. Headquarters and offices, Pearl Lemon Group, founding, services, the price list on its contact form, regions served. Checked 14 October 2026.