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What B2B appointment setting costs, and who it's worth it for

B2B appointment setting usually runs about $2,500 to $9,300 a month, plus a one-time setup fee of roughly $3,600 to $4,500. Where you land depends on two things: how many calls you want made each month, and how long you commit.
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At Leads at Scale, a 500-call program runs about $2,500 to $3,100 a month. A 1,000-call program runs about $4,900 to $6,200. The month-to-month rate sits at the top of each range. A 12-month commitment sits at the bottom, about 20% lower.

The real question is whether appointment setting pays off for a company like yours. For some, it's the cheapest pipeline they'll ever buy. For others the math never works, and we'll say so on the first call. Here's how to tell which one you are.
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How much does B2B appointment setting cost?
We price by calls, not by lead. You pick a monthly call volume, we make the dials, qualify against your criteria, and book the meetings straight onto your team's calendar. Here's roughly what that costs each month.
b2b appointment pricing
Monthly calls
approximate monthly cost
best fit
500 Calls
~$2,400 – $3,000
Teams testing outbound, or filling one rep's pipeline
1,000 Calls
~$4,900 – $6,100
A full pipeline for a small closing team
1,500 Calls
~$7,400 – $9,300
Multiple reps or territories to feed
Every program also has a one-time setup fee of about that covers onboarding, list and targeting work, script development, and training our BDRs on your offer. These are ranges, not quotes. Your exact number depends on your market, your list, and how long you commit. We scope it with you before you sign anything.
John Dubay
Head of B2B Appointment Setting

Who is appointment setting actually worth it for?

Most of what you read about appointment setting skips the one question that decides everything: does the math work for your business? So run it before you spend a dollar.
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The real question is whether appointment setting pays off for a company like yours. For some, it's the cheapest pipeline they'll ever buy. For others the math never works, and we'll say so on the first call. Here's how to tell which one you are.
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Appointment setting pays off when:
You have closers who are good at closing. They just don't have enough at-bats. That's a pipeline problem, not a sales problem, and it's the exact problem we fix.
Your average deal is big enough that a handful of new customers a year covers the cost several times over.
You sell to other businesses, to decision-makers you can name: a VP, a director, an owner.
Your sale involves a real conversation. A demo, a consult, an assessment. Something a human books.
You'd rather your team spend their hours closing than digging for their own leads.
It's probably not worth it when:
Your product sells for a few hundred dollars. The cost of outbound won't clear the return, and we won't pretend otherwise.
You sell to consumers, not businesses.
You have no one to hand the meetings to. Booked meetings that nobody works are just a bill.
You need a pile of cheap form-fills, not qualified conversations. That's a different service, and it isn't us.
You want results next week with zero commitment. Outbound compounds. The first few weeks are ramp, not revenue.
If you read those and landed on the wrong side, keep your money. If you landed on the right side, the rest of this page is for you.

What's included in the price?

Your monthly fee buys a working outbound program, not a person with a phone and a list of names. Every plan includes:
US-based, native-English BDRs. Not offshore. The people calling your prospects sound like the people your prospects already do business with.
B2B Appointment Playbook that includes your sales talking points, value proposition, ideal client persona, etc. 
Follow-up and multi-touch sequencing. 75% of the meetings we book happen inside the first three calls, so we don't quit after one voicemail.
Appointments booked onto your team's calendar, logged in your CRM, with the call activity behind them.
A named account manager and regular reporting on calls, conversations, and meetings set.
The setup fee covers the ramp: learning your offer, building the target list, writing the script, and integrating with your calendar and CRM before the first dial goes out.

Do you charge per appointment or a flat monthly fee?

A flat monthly fee, priced on call volume. We don't charge per appointment, and that's on purpose.

Pay-per-appointment sounds safer. You only pay for results, right? Look closer at what it rewards. When a vendor gets paid for every booking, they're paid to book meetings, any meetings, that clear the lowest bar the contract allows. The incentive is quantity. You feel it later, when half the calendar is meetings that were never a fit and never show.

A monthly fee points us at the thing you actually care about: qualified conversations your team can close. We're paid to run a real program, so we optimize for meetings that show up and close, not for a booking count that flatters our invoice. Our incentive and your close rate move in the same direction.

If someone quotes you a flat price per appointment, ask what "qualified" means in their contract. The answer tells you what you're really buying.
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Why a longer commitment costs less
Month-to-month.
Cancel anytime. Top of the range. Good for testing the water before you commit.
3-month.
ABout 5% off.
6-month.
About 15% off.
12-month.
About 20% off. Bottom of the range.
This isn't an act-now discount. It's a this-works-better-over-time discount. Outbound compounds. The list sharpens, the script tightens, our BDRs learn your offer cold, and week twelve outperforms week one. A longer commitment lets us put more into the setup and the ramp, and we hand that efficiency back as a lower rate. The clients who commit longer pay less because they get more, not because we pressured them at signing.
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What does it cost compared to hiring an in-house SDR?

One US-based sales development rep costs more than the salary. Add benefits, a dialer and data tools, a manager's time, and three to six months of ramp before they're productive. Fully loaded, that's often north of $80,000 a year for one seat, and you carry the hiring, the training, and the turnover.

A 500-call program runs about $40,000 in year one, setup included, with no one to hire and nothing to manage. It's running in weeks, not quarters. And you're not betting the whole thing on one person working out.
We wrote the full breakdown in in-house SDR vs. outsourced appointment setting. If you're weighing the two, start there.
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Common Questions

How much does B2B appointment setting cost?
B2B appointment setting typically costs about $2,500 to $9,300 a month, plus a one-time setup fee of roughly $3,600 to $4,500. The monthly figure depends on how many calls you want made and how long you commit. At Leads at Scale, a 500-call program runs about $2,500 to $3,100 a month and a 1,000-call program about $4,900 to $6,200.
Is there a setup fee, and what does it cover?
Yes, a one-time setup fee of about $3,600 to $4,500. It covers onboarding, building your target list, writing the call script, training our BDRs on your offer, and integrating with your calendar and CRM before the first call.
Do you charge per appointment or a flat monthly fee?
A flat monthly fee based on call volume. We don't charge per appointment, because paying per booking rewards a vendor for booking any meeting that clears a low bar. A monthly fee keeps us focused on qualified meetings that show up and close.
How many calls per month do I need?
Most teams start at 500 or 1,000 calls a month. 500 is enough to test outbound or fill one rep's pipeline. 1,000 supports a full small closing team. 1,500 and up feeds multiple reps or territories. We help you pick during scoping.
What's the minimum commitment? Can I cancel?
You can start month-to-month and cancel anytime. That rate sits at the top of the range. Committing to 3, 6, or 12 months lowers your monthly rate by about 5%, 15%, and 20%.
How is this cheaper than hiring an in-house SDR?
A fully loaded US-based SDR often costs more than $80,000 a year once you add benefits, tools, management, and ramp, and takes months to get productive. A 500-call program runs about $40,000 in year one, runs in weeks, and carries no hiring or turnover risk.
Who is appointment setting not a good fit for?
Companies selling low-ticket products for a few hundred dollars, companies selling to consumers, and teams with no one to work the meetings we book. If your average deal is small, the cost of outbound won't clear the return, and we'll tell you that upfront.
How fast will I see booked meetings?
The first few weeks are ramp: list building, script, and training. Meetings start landing after that and build as the program compounds. Outbound rewards patience in the first month and pays it back over the length of the program.
John Dubay
Founder, Leads at Scale

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