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CIENCE is a large multichannel SDR platform with a setup fee, monthly fees and per-meeting commissions. Occura is a focused LinkedIn specialist on dedicated accounts branded as your business, on a flat monthly fee. Here is the honest comparison.

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In short

CIENCE is a large, established multichannel outbound platform that stacks a setup fee, monthly fees, per-SDR costs and per-meeting commissions. Occura is a LinkedIn-only specialist on dedicated accounts branded as your business, on a flat monthly fee, with human setters and zero risk to your profile.

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What CIENCE is

First, the honest picture.

CIENCE Technologies is one of the largest B2B lead generation and go-to-market agencies (founded 2015). It pairs human SDRs with a proprietary data and automation platform to run multichannel outbound across email, phone and LinkedIn, plus ads.

Pricing: CIENCE publishes it, which is rare. Read on cience.com on 31 August 2026: $5,000 one-time setup, $2,000 a month for the strategic team and $499 a month for the platform, which their page labels $7,499 for the first month and $2,499 a month after, before a single SDR. SDRs are quoted separately at $1,500 to $6,500 a month depending on level and location, plus $1,000 onboarding each, plus a per-meeting fee calculated from an agreed ROI goal.

Where CIENCE is genuinely good:

  • Large, established player since 2015 with serious scale and infrastructure
  • Human SDRs combined with a proprietary data and automation platform
  • True multichannel reach: email, phone, LinkedIn and ads
  • Now offers month-to-month flexibility and published base pricing
Side by side

CIENCE vs Occura.

Agency

CIENCE

  • Who owns the company: CIENCE's own About page states that "graph8 acquired the assets of CIENCE". Every page now reads GTM services by graph8, with a graph8 support address and graph8 copyright
  • Cost before a single SDR: $7,499 in month one, then $2,499 a month, with SDRs quoted on top
  • How you pay for meetings: A retainer plus a per-meeting fee "calculated from the agreed ROI goal, typically 4x ROI"
  • Who employs the person messaging your market: Their pricing page describes SDRs "sourced through vetted agencies or hired direct" and optional SDR capacity via a marketplace
  • Will that person still be there in month four: A verified Clutch client wrote in September 2024 that their team "changed 3x in less than 4 months"
  • How many other clients your lead carries: A verified Clutch client wrote that their project manager "had 8 or more projects running concurrently"
  • Channels: Email, calling, LinkedIn, ads and direct mail, orchestrated together. One five-star client's year included 10,447 calls and 11,610 emails
  • Which LinkedIn account they use: Not stated anywhere public. LinkedIn appears only as one channel in the outreach mix, with no published position on account ownership
LinkedIn specialist

occura

  • Who owns the company: Independent and founder-run. One owner, and you can name them.
  • Cost before a single SDR: One flat monthly fee. No seats to count, no per-meeting fee, no add-ons.
  • How you pay for meetings: No per-meeting fee and no commission. The fee is the fee.
  • Who employs the person messaging your market: In-house setters, employed by us.
  • Will that person still be there in month four: The same setter on your account for the engagement.
  • How many other clients your lead carries: A deliberately small book per setter.
  • Channels: LinkedIn only, done deeply. No calls, no cold email, no ads.
  • Which LinkedIn account they use: A dedicated account we set up and operate, branded as your business. Your own profile is never connected.
What they charge

CIENCE pricing, as they publish it.

Read on cience.com on 31 August 2026. CIENCE publishes its full pricing, which is rare in this category and worth crediting.

WhatPrice
GTM System SetupDescribed as a five-day sprint$5,000 one-time
Strategic execution team$2,000 / mo
graph8 platform licence75,000 credits$499 / mo
First month, all inTheir own label, and it is before a single SDR$7,499
Monthly thereafterStill before a single SDR$2,499
SDR, offshoreBy level, L1 scripted through L3 data-driven$1,500 to $3,500 / mo
SDR, Europe$2,500 to $4,500 / mo
SDR, United States$4,500 to $6,500 / mo
SDR onboarding$1,000 one-time each
Per-meeting feeCalculated from an agreed ROI goal, typically 4x, using their campaign calculatorOn top of all of the above
What their clients say

The reviews, good and bad.

CIENCE is large and long established, with 142 Clutch reviews averaging 4.2 and genuine strengths in project management. The reviews split hard by platform: Trustpilot rates them 1.7 out of 5. Their own reviews page cites eight platforms and does not include Trustpilot. Both sets are real, and the recurring themes below come from verified Clutch clients rather than anonymous accounts.

We suffered from staff turnover, our team changed 3x in less than 4 months to start the project, no shows on calls from team members, and had to pull the plug for fear of harm to our brand.
0.5/5Clutch, Account Director at an IT services company · 20 September 2024
Our second PM was quite good, but he had 8 or more projects running concurrently and his team was unable to perform.
Clutch, same review · 20 September 2024
Each account manager is assigned to way more accounts than is feasible, and as a result service sometimes suffers.
4/5Clutch, Manager at a software development company, in an otherwise 4-star review · 31 January 2023
Why the difference matters

Branded as you. Operated by us.

Occura runs LinkedIn lead generation on dedicated accounts that wear your brand, with a real in-house setter writing every message. Your own profiles stay untouched.

A persona, not a stock profile

A credible senior figure from your business, built to earn replies in your market.

In-house setters, not bots

Real people write every message and handle every reply. No automation, no scripts.

Your accounts stay untouched

We run dedicated accounts and carry the risk. Your team's profiles are never used.

The honest answer

Which one is right for you.

Pick CIENCE if

You are a mid-market or enterprise company, often with higher deal sizes, that wants one scaled vendor to run multichannel outbound (email, phone and LinkedIn together) with platform tooling, and can absorb a setup fee and commissions.

Pick Occura if

You want LinkedIn done deeply rather than a multichannel platform, simple flat pricing with no setup fee or commission, a dedicated account branded as your business, and human setters rather than a data engine.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

CIENCE stacks a $5,000 setup, monthly fees, per-SDR costs and per-meeting commissions, often landing well above $5k a month all-in. Occura is a flat monthly fee with no setup fee and no commission. CIENCE buys multichannel scale; Occura buys focused LinkedIn specialism.

Scope and simplicity. CIENCE is a large multichannel platform across email, phone, LinkedIn and ads. Occura is LinkedIn-only, on dedicated accounts branded as your business, with human setters and flat pricing.

For larger companies wanting a scaled multichannel program with platform tooling, yes, it is one of the biggest in the space. If you want LinkedIn done well with simple flat pricing, Occura is the sharper fit.

CIENCE pairs human SDRs with its own data and automation platform. Occura uses in-house human setters only, with no bots and no templates, on dedicated branded accounts.

Sources. Every figure and quote on this page was read at source on 31 August 2026. Pricing changes without notice, so check before you decide: CIENCE pricing · CIENCE about us · graph8 company page · Clutch profile · Trustpilot reviews

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