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WARMLY VS CLAY
AI Agents vs Spreadsheet Workflows
Clay is a powerful spreadsheet with 100+ integrations. Warmly is two AI agents that run your GTM automatically. Both enrich data and build audiences — the difference is what happens after setup.
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Warmly vs Clay: Which is better for GTM in 2026?
The short answer: Clay is better for teams with dedicated RevOps who want maximum flexibility. Warmly is better for teams who want GTM to run automatically without constant maintenance.
Choose Warmly if
You want AI agents that run without babysitting
On-site conversion (chat, booking) + off-site orchestration matters
You don't have 5-10 hours/week for workflow maintenance
You want 220M+ contacts with real-time verification included
Choose Clay if
You have dedicated RevOps with time to build and maintain tables
Your use cases don't fit standard GTM patterns
You want complete control over every step
You're comfortable investing in Clay agencies ($2-5K/month)
Key differences:
Aspect
Clay
Warmly
Core model
Spreadsheet workflows
AI agents
Maintenance
5-10 hrs/week
1-2 hrs/week
On-site chat
Not included
Included (AI + human)
Contact database
Not included
220M+ contacts included
Pricing
$149-800/mo + agencies
All-in-one platform
Understanding Clay's Approach
Clay is a spreadsheet-based data enrichment and workflow tool. Think of it as Excel with 100+ API integrations built in.
What Clay does well
Flexibility
Build almost any workflow with spreadsheet logic
Integrations
100+ data providers and tools
Claygent
AI research agent for custom data gathering
Community
Active templates and shared workflows
How Clay works
01 • Create a "table" (spreadsheet)
02 • Add columns for data you want (email, company, etc.)
03 • Connect enrichment providers
04 • Build formulas and logic
05 • Run the table manually or on schedule
06 • Export to your CRM or outreach tool
The Clay ecosystem
Clay Core
$149-800/month for the platform
Clay Credits
Consumed for each enrichment (can add up quickly)
Clay Agencies
$2,000-5,000/month for teams who need help building/maintaining
Understanding Warmly's Approach
Warmly is two AI agents — Inbound Agent and TAM Agent — that orchestrate your entire GTM automatically.
What Warmly does
Inbound Agent
AI chat, live routing, meeting booking, personalization
TAM Agent
Audience building, enrichment, intent scoring, outbound orchestration
Data Engine
220M+ contacts, proprietary waterfalls, real-time verification
How Warmly works
01 • Connect your CRM and website
02 • Define your ICP and audience criteria
03 • Configure orchestration rules (who gets what outreach)
04 • Agents run automatically — enriching, scoring, routing, and engaging
The Warmly difference
No spreadsheet maintenance
No formulas to debug
No agencies required
On-site + off-site in one platform
Detailed Capability Breakdown
Data Enrichment
Feature
Clay
Warmly
Multi-vendor waterfall
Yes (build your own)
Yes (proprietary, 4+ vendors)
Person enrichment
Yes
Yes (220M+ database)
Company enrichment
Yes
Yes (30M+ companies)
Email verification
Via integrations
Native (95%+ deliverability)
Phone verification
Via integrations
Native
Automatic refresh
Manual runs
Signal-driven (4M/month)
Setup time
Hours to days
Minutes
Key difference: Clay gives you the building blocks. Warmly gives you a working engine.
Intent Signals
Feature
Clay
Warmly
Website visitor ID
Via integration
Native (person-level)
Third-party intent
Via integration
Native (Bombora, etc.)
Intent scoring
Build your own
ML-powered, 6-factor model
Real-time signals
Batch updates
Real-time
Job change signals
Via integration
Native
Research intent
Via integration
Native (33M signals/year)
Key difference: Clay requires you to connect and normalize intent data. Warmly has it built in.
Audience Building
Feature
Clay
Warmly
Dynamic audiences
Yes (with workflows)
Yes (automatic)
ICP tiering
Build your own
AI-powered
Audience refresh
Manual trigger
Continuous
Segment logic
Very flexible
Rule-based
Buying committee
Build your own
Automatic identification
Key difference: Similar capability, very different maintenance burden.
Outbound Orchestration
Feature
Clay
Warmly
Sequence triggers
Via integrations
Native
Multi-channel
Via integrations
Native (email, LinkedIn)
AI-written messages
Via AI credits
Native
Automatic sending
Needs integration
Yes
Coordination with on-site
No
Yes (no double-touch)
CRM sync
Via integrations
Native (Salesforce, HubSpot)
Key difference: Warmly is end-to-end. Clay needs Outreach, Apollo, or similar.
On-Site Conversion
Feature
Clay
Warmly
AI Chat
No
Yes
Live human chat
No
Yes
Meeting booking
No
Yes
Website personalization
No
Yes
Real-time Slack alerts
Via integration
Native
Visitor identification
No
Yes (person-level)
Key difference: Warmly is end-to-end. Clay needs Outreach, Apollo, or similar.
AI Capabilities
Feature
Clay
Warmly
AI research (Claygent)
Yes
Via Context Graph
AI message writing
Yes (credits)
Yes (native)
AI chat conversations
No
Yes
AI ICP scoring
No
Yes
AI intent scoring
No
Yes
Learning from outcomes
No
Yes
Key difference: Clay's AI is for research and writing. Warmly's AI runs conversations and improves from results.
The Hidden Cost of Spreadsheet GTM
Clay's flexibility is its strength — and its burden. The same power that lets you build anything means:
Clay maintenance requirements
Weekly table updates
Formulas break, APIs change, data drifts
Credit management
Monitor consumption, optimize costs
Integration babysitting
Connections fail, need reconnection
Ops expertise
Clay agencies exist because it's complex
No self-healing
When something breaks, you find out when data stops
Warmly maintenance requirements
Weekly check-in
Review performance, adjust if needed
That's it
Time comparison:
Activity
Clay
Warmly
Initial setup
20-40 hours
2-4 hours
Weekly maintenance
5-10 hours
1-2 hours
Monthly optimization
8-12 hours
2-4 hours
Annual time investment
300-500+ hours
50-100 hours
Agents That Just Run
"We had two people spending half their week on Clay tables. With Warmly, our RevOps lead checks in for an hour on Mondays. The agents just run."
— VP of Revenue Operations, Series C SaaS
Total Cost of Ownership (2026)
Clay Pricing
Plan
Monthly Cost
Credits Included
Per-Credit Overage
Starter
$149
2,000
$0.05-0.10
Explorer
$349
10,000
$0.03-0.05
Pro
$800
50,000
$0.02-0.03
Enterprise
Custom
Custom
Custom
What's NOT included in Clay pricing:
On-site chat tool (Drift: $30-100K/year, Qualified: $50-150K/year)
Contact database (ZoomInfo: $30-100K/year)
Outbound execution tool (Outreach: $10-30K/year)
Clay agency for setup/maintenance ($2-5K/month)
Warmly Pricing
What's Included
Value
TAM Agent (audience building, enrichment, orchestration)
Included
Inbound Agent (AI chat, routing, booking)
Included
220M+ contact database
Included
Intent signals
Included
CRM integrations
Included
On-site personalization
Included
Contact sales for pricing — Plans based on website traffic and outreach volume.
Total Cost of Ownership
Cost Factor
Clay Stack
Warmly
Core platform
$3,600-9,600/year
Single platform
Credit overages
$2,000-10,000/year
Included
Chat tool
$30,000-100,000/year
Included
Contact database
$30,000-100,000/year
Included
Outbound tool
$10,000-30,000/year
Included
Clay agency
$24,000-60,000/year
Not needed
RevOps time (300-500 hrs @ $75/hr
$22,500-37,500/year
Minimal
Total
$120,000-350,000/year
Single platform cost
Note: Clay is affordable as a tool. The hidden costs are everything you need around it.
Addressing Clay's AI Agent
Clay launched Claygent — an AI research agent that can gather custom data. It's a direct response to the "Clay is too manual" criticism.
What Claygent does
You want AI agents that run without babysitting
Answer custom questions about prospects
Gather data that isn't available from standard providers
What Claygent doesn't do
Run outbound sequences
Chat with website visitors
Book meetings
Coordinate on-site and off-site
Learn from engagement outcomes
The difference
Claygent
= AI for research within Clay's spreadsheet model
Warmly Agents
= AI that runs your entire GTM workflow
Claygent makes Clay smarter. It doesn't make Clay automatic.
Moving from Clay to Warmly
If you're currently using Clay, migration typically takes 1-2 weeks:
Setup and parallel run
Week 1
01 • Export your enriched contacts from Clay
02 • Import to Warmly (we handle deduplication)
03 • Configure TAM Agent audience rules to match your Clay logic
04 • Run both systems in parallel
Week 2: Cutover
05 • Verify Warmly data matches or exceeds Clay quality
06 • Enable Inbound Agent on your website
07 • Activate orchestration rules
08 • Retire Clay tables
What you gain
On-site conversion you didn't have before
220M+ contacts without separate subscription
AI chat and routing
80% less maintenance time
What you keep
Your enriched contact data
Your audience logic (translated to Warmly rules)
Your CRM integrations
Switched in 8 Days
"Migration took us 8 days. We ran Clay and Warmly side-by-side, confirmed the data quality matched, then just turned off Clay. Haven't looked back."
— Head of Revenue Operations, Series B Fintech
When to Choose Each
Choose Clay if
You have dedicated RevOps with 10+ hours/week for maintenance
Your workflows are truly custom and don't fit standard GTM patterns
You want complete control over every formula and logic step
You're comfortable with the Clay agency ecosystem
On-site conversion isn't a priority (you already have Drift/Qualified)
You enjoy spreadsheet-based operations
Clay is genuinely excellent for:
Custom data operations, one-off research projects, highly technical teams who want to build everything themselves.
Choose Warmly if
You want GTM to run without constant maintenance
On-site conversion + off-site orchestration matters
You don't have dedicated ops headcount (or want to free them up)
You prefer "configure goals" over "build workflows"
You want chat, enrichment, intent, and orchestration in one platform
You want to consolidate your GTM stack
Warmly is genuinely excellent for:
B2B SaaS teams who want results without the ops burden, companies consolidating from Clay + ZoomInfo + Drift, teams who tried Clay and found it too manual.
Teams Who Made the Switch
More Deals, Same Team Size
"Warmly has allowed us to increase our pipeline targets by twenty percent without increasing headcount."
David Chase
Sales Leaders / CROs
Marketing That Converts
"We’ve doubled our average contract value, and our sales team freaking loves using it."
Charles Fox
Marketing / Demand Gen
Revenue Outcomes
"Warmly sourced MQLs closed fifty percent higher and thirty percent faster than our other sources."
Stephanie Armand
RevOps
Common questions
FAQ
Is Warmly a Clay replacement?
Can I use Warmly and Clay together?
How does pricing compare?
What about Clay's flexibility?
What about Claygent?
How long does migration take?
Does Warmly support the same enrichment quality?
Do I need a Clay agency with Warmly?
What if I have custom workflows that don't fit standard patterns?
What about Clay's integrations?