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Cheap Sales Stack Cost Us $14K: What RevOps Should Evaluate in B2B Enrichment and Intent Data

2026-08-26 · Julian Hartwell

We built a 'budget-friendly' stack of four point tools for intent data, enrichment, and outbound email to avoid paying for an all-in-one AI sales automation platform. Nine months later, the total cost of ownership was over $14,000. Here's the breakdown — and the exact checklist we now use to evaluate buying intent signals, intent data topics plans, B2B enrichment, and outbound emailing features.

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