Comparisons

Comparing cold calling agencies, fairly

Every comparison here uses only what each company says on its own website, with the page and the date we read it. Where a company does not publish something, the table says so rather than filling the gap with a guess.

Last reviewed 4 October 2026.

The short answer

Pick the comparison that matches your shortlist. Each page sets Alba's published facts beside one competitor's, explains who each model suits, and lists the questions that decide it. We wrote these, so read them as a vendor's view and check the sources.

How these comparisons are built

We read each competitor's pricing page and its home or about page on 4 October 2026 and recorded only statements they make about themselves. We did not use review-site ratings, anonymous price reports or sales calls. Prices and terms change, so every row links to its source and you should check it before you sign anything.

Alba's own column is the same on every page and comes from our published pricing and terms. If a row says "Not stated", the company did not say it on the pages we read; it does not mean they cannot do it.

  • Alba Talent vs Belkins: a seat-based calling team against a multi-channel retainer.
  • Alba Talent vs SalesHive: Cairo callers on published prices against US-based SDRs on custom quotes.
  • Alba Talent vs Callbox: one calling seat against a multi-channel campaign pod.
  • Alba Talent vs Superhuman Prospecting: two published price lists, two dialing philosophies.
  • Belkins vs Callbox: two multi-channel agencies side by side.

Sources: [3] , [4] , [5] , [6]

Seven questions that decide any cold calling vendor

Whichever agencies are on your list, put the same questions to each and compare the written answers, not the sales call.

  • Who exactly will make my calls, where do they sit, and can I hear them before we start?
  • How many hours of live calling does my monthly price buy?
  • Who supplies the data, and is it scrubbed against the National Do Not Call Registry?
  • Which dialer do you use, and does a human start every call?
  • What is the minimum term, the notice period and the setup fee?
  • What will I see every week, and can I hear the recordings?
  • What happens when the script stops working: who changes it, and how fast?

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Sources

  1. Alba Talent, published pricing. https://albatalent.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-04.
  2. Alba Talent, services terms. https://albatalent.io/terms, accessed 2026-10-04.
  3. Belkins, pricing page. https://belkins.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-04.
  4. SalesHive, pricing page. https://saleshive.com/pricing/, accessed 2026-10-04.
  5. Callbox, lead generation pricing page. https://www.callboxinc.com/lead-generation-pricing/, accessed 2026-10-04.
  6. Superhuman Prospecting, pricing page. https://superhumanprospecting.com/pricing/, accessed 2026-10-04.