memoryBlue is a phone-led outsourced SDR agency with multi-month pilots and longer ramps. Occura is a LinkedIn specialist on dedicated accounts branded as your business, live in 7 days. Here is the honest comparison.
memoryBlue is an established, phone-led outsourced SDR agency that builds rep teams as an extension of your sales org, with multi-month pilots and longer ramps. Occura is a LinkedIn-only specialist on dedicated accounts branded as your business, live in 7 days, with human setters and zero risk to your profile.
Book a strategy callmemoryBlue is a sales development consulting and outsourced SDR agency (founded 2002) that builds and runs outbound rep teams (SDRs, BDRs) as an extension of a client's sales org, across phone, email and LinkedIn, with phone-led prospecting.
Pricing: memoryBlue publishes two figures on its own site, read on 31 August 2026: $800 to $1,000 per kept appointment with a qualified lead, or a dedicated resource model starting at $11,000 a month depending on team size and whether a manager is required. Clutch lists a minimum project size of $5,000+, with most engagements between $10,000 and $49,999. Contract minimums are not published. Converting an SDR onto your own payroll is provided for in the original agreement, but the fee is not published.
Where memoryBlue is genuinely good:
Read on memoryblue.com on 31 August 2026. They publish two price points, which contradicts the common claim that their pricing is private.
| What | Price |
|---|---|
| Pay per appointmentPer kept appointment with a qualified lead | $800 to $1,000 |
| Dedicated resourceVaries by team size and whether a manager is required | From $11,000 / mo |
| Clutch minimum project sizeMost engagements fall between $10,000 and $49,999 | $5,000+ |
| SDR conversion to your payrollProvided for in the original agreement. Their page says pricing drops according to a variety of factors | Fee not published |
| Contract minimumCompetitor pages assert 3 to 6 months, but none cite a source | Not published |
| Ramp guidanceTheir own advice is to look for a partner who can get SDRs making calls in that window | 10 to 15 days |
memoryBlue has been running since 2002, holds 4.7 out of 5 across 23 verified Clutch reviews, and its SDR training reputation is real: they run a four-day bootcamp plus five weeks of coaching and sell the same programme as a standalone product. The recurring criticism is the flip side of a recruit-train-place model, and it comes from clients who rated them highly.
Too many changes in their team, and that slowed down the lead delivery.
Turnover during the early stages of our project put a slight delay on getting up to speed.
You'll be making dials all day with a manager breathing down your throat. They can fire you instantly for having one bad month.
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 credible senior figure from your business, built to earn replies in your market.
Real people write every message and handle every reply. No automation, no scripts.
We run dedicated accounts and carry the risk. Your team's profiles are never used.
You are a funded, growth-stage or mid-market B2B tech company that wants to scale an outbound SDR org with trained reps, including phone, and can commit to a multi-month pilot and a longer ramp.
You want LinkedIn done deeply rather than a phone-led SDR org, a dedicated account branded as your business, results within a week, and a month-based engagement rather than a multi-year commitment.
Channel, model and speed. memoryBlue is a phone-led outsourced SDR agency that builds rep teams over a multi-month pilot. Occura is LinkedIn-only, on dedicated accounts branded as your business, live in 7 days, with human setters.
Yes, it is an established, well-regarded SDR agency with strong training and account management. If you want to scale a phone-inclusive SDR org and can commit to a longer ramp, it is a solid choice. Occura fits better for focused LinkedIn outbound, fast.
memoryBlue typically runs a multi-month pilot with a ramp that can take several months to meaningful results. Occura goes live in 7 days, with early meetings in month one.
Occura, because LinkedIn is our only channel, on dedicated branded accounts with human setters. memoryBlue is phone-led, with LinkedIn as one channel among several.
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: memoryBlue cost of outsourced sales · memoryBlue sales services · memoryBlue academy · Clutch profile · Indeed employee reviews
30 minutes. Tell us your market and we'll show you exactly how we'd run outbound branded as your business. No scripted pitch.