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Rhenyx vs hiring an SDR
A good SDR is valuable, and expensive to get right. Here’s how hiring compares with running Rhenyx, with a calculator for your own numbers.
The short answer
Hire an SDR when you need a person on the phone and in long conversations every day. Use Rhenyx when you need outbound running now, at a volume one person can’t cover, without the hiring risk. Many teams do both: Rhenyx books the meetings and a person takes them.
Side by side
| Item | Hiring an SDR | Rhenyx |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first outreach | Weeks to hire, then onboarding | First campaign ready in about an hour |
| Ramp | Months before full output | No training; new mailboxes warm up before sending at full volume |
| Capacity | One person’s hours | Grows with your list, not your headcount |
| Consistency | Varies with workload, holidays and turnover | Every follow-up goes out on schedule |
| What you learn | Leaves when they leave | Stays in the system: research, messages, every conversation |
| Live conversations and calls | A real strength | Handed to your team |
| Cost | Salary, hiring, tools and management time | A plan from $20 a month |
Compare with your own numbers
Enter what an SDR would cost you. We don’t estimate meetings for either option; use your own expectations.
Required
Recruiter fees or internal time
Months with little or no output
Data, sending, LinkedIn and scheduling tools
All amounts in US dollars
- SDR cost in year one
- —
- Productive months in year one
- —
- Rhenyx cost per month
- $20
- Rhenyx cost in year one
- $240
How these are worked out
- SDR cost in year one = salary + hiring cost + (tools × 12)
- Productive months in year one = 12 − months to ramp
- Rhenyx cost per month = your plan’s monthly price, 10% less billed quarterly or 20% less billed annually
- Rhenyx cost in year one = monthly cost × 12
Already have SDRs?
Keep them. Rhenyx takes on research, writing and follow-up, so they spend their days in conversations instead of spreadsheets.
FAQ
Questions teams ask before they start
It replaces the repeatable work: research, writing, sending and follow-up. Live conversations and calls still belong to people.
Meeting rates depend on your offer, market and timing. We’d rather you compare costs honestly and judge results on your own campaigns.
From one website link, your first campaign can be ready in about an hour.
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