AI prospecting
The AI prospecting tool that searches your market every morning
An AI prospecting tool that maps your market, scores every account with its reasons, researches each lead and starts the conversation. From $49 a month.
An AI prospecting tool uses AI to find people who fit your ideal customer profile, research them and start a conversation, so you spend your time on replies instead of lists. Outbind is an AI prospecting tool built as the autonomous client engine: Obi reads your website, proposes your ICP, searches your market every morning and runs the Flows that follow.
Plans start at $49 a month, with a 7-day free trial on every plan.
What is an AI prospecting tool?
An AI prospecting tool is software that handles the research-heavy part of sales: deciding who to contact, learning about them and writing the first message. Older prospecting tools gave you a database and filters. AI tools add judgement on top, such as scoring, research and writing.
The question to ask is how far the AI goes. Some tools only suggest leads. Some write drafts for a person to send. An autonomous tool such as Outbind finds, writes, sends and follows up inside rules you set.
What does AI actually do in prospecting?
In prospecting, AI is most useful for the slow, repeatable steps that people tend to skip. In Outbind, Obi handles these:
- Proposes your ICP and personas from your website. You edit them.
- Maps your TAM and searches it every morning, with people search and local business search.
- Scores every account on fit, persona and intent, and shows its reasons.
- Watches signals: hiring and funding on every plan; new leaders, expansions and acquisitions on Pro Plus and up; tech stack changes on Team Scale.
- Researches each lead and writes emails that cite real sources.
- Sorts replies in the Unibox and answers people who want to talk with your booking link.
Pricing questions, objections and anything unclear come to you. The AI does the volume; you keep the judgement calls.
What should you look for in an AI prospecting tool?
Look for scores you can understand, data you can trace and limits you control. Without those, AI only speeds up mistakes. Check these on any trial:
- Does it show its reasons? A score without reasons is hard to trust or fix.
- Where does the data come from? Ask for source, date and confidence on each field.
- Are emails verified or guessed? Guessed emails bounce and hurt your mailbox.
- What can it do on its own? Decide what it may send alone and what comes back to you.
- Does it fit your channels? Email only, email plus LinkedIn, or calls.
- Can you price and cancel it yourself? Public pricing and monthly terms lower your risk.
AI prospecting tool vs a prospecting database: what is the difference?
A database gives you records to filter; an AI prospecting tool decides who matters now and does something about it.
| Prospecting database | Outbind | |
|---|---|---|
| Builds the target list | You set filters | Obi proposes your ICP and searches daily |
| Scores accounts | Rarely, or without reasons | Fit, persona and intent, reasons shown |
| Timing | Static lists | Signals such as hiring and funding |
| Writes and sends | No | Yes, from your own inbox |
| Handles replies | No | Unibox, every reply sorted |
A database still suits teams who want raw records to work by hand. For broader options, see sales prospecting tools and our alternatives pages.
Where does Outbind not fit as an AI prospecting tool?
Outbind is not built for every prospecting style. It is not the right pick if you need:
- Phone calls or a dialer. Outbind works on email and LinkedIn.
- A browser extension that pulls contacts from web pages. Outbind has no browser extension.
- A free plan. There is a 7-day free trial on every plan instead.
- A done-for-you agency. Outbind is software you run, from the web dashboard, WhatsApp or both.
How much does an AI prospecting tool cost?
Outbind costs $49 to $399 a month, depending on seats, leads and signals:
| Plan | Price a month | Leads a month | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $49 | Up to 400 | Hiring and funding |
| Pro Plus | $99 | Up to 1,000 | All signal types |
| Team | $199 | Up to 2,100 | All signal types, 3 seats |
| Team Scale | $399 | Up to 4,200 | Adds tech stack, 5 seats |
There is no setup fee and no per-send fee. Credits pay for finding and checking data; writing, sending and follow-ups never use them. See pricing.
How do you get started with AI prospecting in Outbind?
Add your website and Obi proposes your ICP and personas; you edit them. Connect your own mailboxes and a LinkedIn account, OK the first leads, then switch Autopilot on. From then on it adds good fits by itself, or you can choose to review every lead.
For the method behind it, read signal-based selling. For the role view, see AI SDR.
FAQ
Is an AI prospecting tool the same as an AI SDR?
They overlap. An AI prospecting tool covers finding and researching leads; an AI SDR also sends, follows up and books meetings. Outbind does all of it. See AI SDR.
Can AI prospect local businesses?
Yes. Outbind includes local business search as well as people search.
Does AI prospecting work for agencies?
Yes. Outbind is built for founders, agencies and sales teams. See use cases.
How does Outbind handle GDPR?
Outbind stores data in the EU, and GDPR shapes how contacts are sourced, stored and messaged. People can ask to be removed at /remove-me.
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