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Outsourced SDR agency vs offshore staffing marketplace vs X77 pod
Three ways to add sales, success or support capacity without US headcount. They differ on who manages the people, who owns the results and what you keep when it ends.
| Outsourced SDR agency | Offshore staffing marketplace | In-house US hire | X77 pod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | Agency staff, often shared across clients | A person you recruit through them | Your employee | Dedicated people working only for you |
| Who manages them daily | Agency account manager | You | You | A working team lead inside the pod |
| Executive accountability | Rare | None | Your sales leader | A former listed-company CEO chairs your monthly review |
| Scope | Outbound only | Any role, unmanaged | One role | SDR, SDM/BDM, CS, support, onboarding, finance, engineering, executive |
| Typical market cost | $3,000–$12,000+ per month per program (public ranges) | Salary plus recruiting fee | $90,000–$175,000 fully loaded per seat | Quoted per seat after scoping; typically 60–70% below US fully loaded |
| Time to start | 2–6 weeks | 3–8 weeks to recruit | 2–4 months | 7 days |
| Commitment | 3–6 month minimums common | Placement fee or monthly | Permanent | 60-day pilot, then rolling 30 days |
| If the person under-performs | Campaign adjusted | Your problem | Performance management | Replaced at no cost after ramp |
| What you keep | Varies — check domain and list ownership | The person, if they stay | Everything | Lists, playbooks, reports and sequences stay with you |
Market ranges are drawn from public vendor pricing pages and industry round-ups in 2026 and will vary by provider and scope.
FAQ
Choosing between them
What is the difference between an outsourced SDR agency and an offshore staffing marketplace?
An SDR agency sells a campaign run by its own staff, often shared across clients, priced per month or per meeting. A staffing marketplace recruits a person for you to manage. X77 pods sit between them: dedicated people who work only for you, inside your tools, with a team lead and executive oversight included.
Why not just hire offshore directly?
You can. Direct hiring saves the management layer but gives you recruiting, payroll, compliance, devices, backup power, QA and coaching to run yourself — in a country you may not know. Most companies that try it end up with a cheap seat and no system around it.
Do you publish prices?
No. Every pod is scoped to your outcome, roles and hours and quoted in writing within 24 hours of a scoping call. The comparison table shows typical market ranges from public sources, not X77 pricing.