Monaco starts with a $10,000 upfront credit commitment, then bills usage, with no seat fees. If your team will sell by phone, Sales Montana ($99 a month flat for up to 3 users) adds a power dialer and CRM; Attio and Close suit teams that want a CRM first, and Monaco stays the better fit for startups that want agents and an embedded sales executive doing outbound.
By Nabil Irfan, founder of Sales Montana · Updated
What is Sales Montana?
Sales Montana is a power dialer and CRM for B2B teams. Montana, its AI head of sales, finds leads, reviews every interaction and tells each rep where to focus. He grades every connected call and writes each rep's morning brief. One flat price for the platform: Engine $99 a month for up to 3 users, or Pro $297 a month for unlimited users, billed monthly. We make Sales Montana, and it is one of the options in this comparison. About us.
Monaco calls itself "the AI native platform that replaces legacy CRM and disparate sales point solutions." Its homepage lists a database, signals, sequences, pipeline tracking and call recording in one system, with agents that research accounts and fill in records. Each customer also gets a forward deployed sales executive during activation. It is aimed at startups, and the only way in is a demo request. Monaco's pages describe call recording but do not describe a dialer.
Monaco came out of stealth in February 2026 and became generally available in August 2026, according to Salesforge and MarketBetter. Salesforge notes that the results Monaco quotes are self-reported and that it found no G2 or Capterra reviews yet.
Monaco's pricing page shows "no seat fees" and "no platform fee", with a $10,000 upfront commitment paid at signature as 1,000,000 credits at one cent each. It says the commitment "covers roughly the first three months" for most customers, after which billing moves to monthly usage with no lock-in. At that pace the first three months work out to about $3,300 a month (our arithmetic, not a Monaco quote). That price includes forward-deployed sales executive support and outbound agents, which the tools below do not provide, so compare what each price covers.
| Tool | Price (billed monthly) | Built-in CRM | Dialer | Best fit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | $10,000 upfront credits, then usage; no seat fee | Yes | None described; call recording | Startups that want agents and an embedded sales executive doing outbound | monaco.com/pricing |
| Sales Montana (we make it) | $99 flat for up to 3 users (Engine); $297 flat, unlimited users (Pro) | Yes | Single-line power dialer | Founder-led and SDR teams that win on the phone | Sales Montana pricing |
| Attio | Plus $44 per user; Pro $99 per user | Yes | None listed on the pricing page | Teams that want a flexible CRM and add calling separately | attio.com |
| Close | Growth $109 per user | Yes | Power dialer on Growth | Teams that want a mature CRM with calling, paid per seat | close.com |
| HubSpot Sales Hub | Professional from $90 per seat (monthly vs annual not separated on the page), plus $1,500 one-time onboarding | Yes | Not compared here | Teams that want marketing and sales in one suite | hubspot.com |
Checked October 14, 2026 on Monaco's and Attio's pages, and October 5 to 8, 2026 for Close and HubSpot. Per-user prices exclude taxes and calling usage; Close bills calling minutes on top.
Pick Monaco if you are a funded startup without a sales background and you want agents to build and run outbound while an experienced sales executive coaches the setup. Nothing in this comparison replicates that service, and we do not claim to.
Pick Sales Montana if you plan to put people on the phone. It is a single-line power dialer with a CRM, companies, contacts, deals and tasks in one place, at a flat price for the whole team. Montana finds leads, grades every connected call and writes each rep's morning brief, so a founder or small SDR team sees how every call went. The founder-led sales page covers that setup.
Pick Attio or Close if you want a CRM first. Attio's Pro plan lists call intelligence and sequences; Close has a power dialer on Growth. Both charge per user, so cost rises with every rep you add. Sales Montana Pro stays at $297 a month for unlimited users.
For a three-person team billed monthly: Attio Plus is 3 x $44 = $132, Close Growth is 3 x $109 = $327 plus calling usage, and Sales Montana Engine is $99 flat. Sales Montana includes 1,000 pooled talk minutes with AI review on every connected call, then 3 credits a minute (1 credit is 1 cent). See the pricing page or the stack cost calculator for your own team size, and the best power dialers if the phone is your main channel.
What is Monaco CRM?
Monaco is an AI-native revenue platform for startups that combines a CRM, a prospect database, outbound agents and call recording. Per its own pricing page it charges no seat or platform fee, starts with a $10,000 upfront credit commitment, and bills monthly for usage after that.
What is the best Monaco alternative for outbound calling?
For a team that wants reps on the phone with a CRM built in, Sales Montana is a flat $99 a month for up to 3 users or $297 for unlimited users, with a single-line power dialer included. Close is the closest per-seat option with a built-in dialer, and Attio is a better fit if you want a flexible CRM and will add calling separately.
How much does Monaco cost?
Monaco's pricing page lists a $10,000 upfront commitment, paid as 1,000,000 credits at one cent each, with no seat fees or platform fee. It says that covers roughly the first three months for most customers, then you pay monthly for what you use.
Is there a cheaper Monaco alternative for a founder-led sales team?
Yes, if you do not need Monaco's agents and embedded sales executive. Attio Plus is $44 per user a month billed monthly, Close Growth is $109 per user a month billed monthly, and Sales Montana Engine is $99 a month flat for up to 3 users.
Does Sales Montana send outreach for you like Monaco's agents?
No. Montana, the AI head of sales, finds leads, grades every connected call and writes each rep's morning brief, but your reps place the calls and send the emails. Automatic sending by Montana is planned, not live.
Vendor pages checked October 14, 2026. See also: all dialer and CRM comparisons · dialer for founder-led sales · what is an outbound dialer · Sales Montana pricing.
$99 a month for up to three users, $297 for unlimited, with Montana reviewing every connected call. 14 days or 100 minutes free: a card to start, nothing charged during the trial.