Your buyers, defined
Your voice, learned
Search Console, connected
Your CRM, connected
Setup week
Our strategists set it up.
Your buyers, your voice and your data, connected and agreed.
Clay alternatives: workflows to build, or workflows that run
Clay is a flexible tool for building prospecting workflows yourself. AI Coworkers sets up those workflows around how you sell, and AI coworkers run them every week.
The short answerChoose Clay when someone on your team enjoys building and maintaining workflows, and has the hours to do it. Choose AI Coworkers when you want the same kind of system running without anyone building it. Our strategists set it up; AI coworkers deliver 200 leads a week, why-now plays and competitor notes. Your reps do the outreach.
Building it in Clay yourself or AI Coworkers, side by side.
Building it in Clay yourselfAI Coworkers
What it costsA free plan, then paid plans metered in actions and data credits.Less than one hire costs.
Who builds the workflowsSomeone on your team, often a RevOps lead or GTM engineer.Our strategists, around how you sell, in about a week.
Who keeps it runningThe person who built it. Workflows need care when data or goals change.Your AI coworkers, every week. We tune them monthly.
What arrives every weekWhatever your workflows produce, once built.200 verified leads, why-now plays and notes on what competitors changed.
Beyond leadsMostly data and enrichment workflows.Also SEO, AI search, LinkedIn and content, from the same team.
Who reaches outYour reps, through the tools you connect.Your reps. We never send emails or DMs, and your CRM stays read only.
Risk to tryLow. Clay has a free plan.Low. The first month has a 30-day money-back guarantee (conditions apply).
Each one wins somewhere.
An honest answer is the useful one. Here is when to choose each.
Choose building it in Clay yourself
When building it in Clay yourself is the better choice
- You have a RevOps lead or GTM engineer who wants to build every step.
- You need very custom enrichment across many data providers.
- You run high volumes and want to tune each workflow by hand.
Choose AI Coworkers
When AI Coworkers is
- Nobody on your team has the hours to build and maintain workflows.
- You want the plays, not the plumbing: researched leads with a reason to call.
- You want marketing work from the same team, set up in about a week.
Credits vs the hours to build
500Actions a month on Clay's free plan, with 100 data creditsSource: clay.com/pricing, as of 16 Oct 2026
2Meters on Clay's paid plans: actions and data creditsSource: clay.com/pricing, as of 16 Oct 2026
1 weekTo set up AI Coworkers, with a strategist
1-2 hOf your team's time a week, directing and approving
Clay has a free plan with 500 actions and 100 data credits a month. Paid plans meter actions and data credits separately.
The subscription is the small part. Someone still designs, builds and repairs the workflows every month.
AI Coworkers costs less than one hire. Your team spends 1-2 hours a week approving.
What switching looks like.
Live in about a week. Your team spends 1-2 hours a week directing and approving.
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Questions, answered.
What is Clay used for?
Clay is a tool for building prospecting workflows: finding companies, enriching leads from many data providers and running AI steps on each row.
What are the best Clay alternatives?
If you want another tool to build in, compare data and enrichment platforms. If you want the workflows set up and run for you, consider AI Coworkers.
Do we need Clay to use AI Coworkers?
No. Our strategists set up the workflows, and your AI coworkers run them. You don't need to buy or learn another tool.
Is Clay hard to learn?
Clay is flexible, so it rewards time spent learning it. Teams often have one person who builds and maintains the workflows.
Can AI Coworkers work alongside Clay?
Yes. If your RevOps team already builds in Clay, AI coworkers can cover the weekly research, content and competitor tracking around it.
Does AI Coworkers send outreach for us?
No. Your reps make every first contact. AI coworkers deliver the leads, the reasons and opening lines.
Is AI Coworkers an agency?
No. It's a service. Our strategists set up AI coworkers that do your lead research every week, in your own accounts. Your team approves everything.
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