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Exec alternatives for AI sales roleplay (2026)

Exec alternatives compared on public prices, seat minimums, free plans, languages and scope. Sourced from each vendor's pages, 9 Nov 2026.

Exec facts are from exec.com/pricing, read on 9 Nov 2026. Hyperbound, Kendo AI, Outdoo and Yoodli facts are from their own public pages, read the same day. DIRI AI is our product.

Exec is a training platform for customer-facing teams: AI roleplays, courses, a knowledge hub, scoring of real calls and coaching. It publishes per-seat prices, which few vendors in this space do. People look past it for three common reasons: they are one person or a team smaller than the seat minimum, they want more than five free roleplays a year to test with, or they need a language confirmed by name.

Want to compare on your own call? Run one free practice call in DIRI AI. The Free plan is 3 voice calls a month, up to 5 minutes each.

What Exec says it does

  • An "AI-native training platform for customer-facing teams": sales, customer success, support, L&D and managers.
  • Plans: Free (USD 0), Starter USD 20 per seat a month, Professional USD 39 per seat a month, both billed annually; Enterprise custom.
  • Seat minimums: Starter 5 full seats, Professional 15 full seats.
  • Free plan: up to 3 basic seats, 2 courses, 5 programs, 500 one-time platform credits, 5 roleplay sessions per user per year, 2 custom scenarios.
  • Trial: "Start Free Trial" on Starter and Professional; length not stated.
  • Languages: "multi-language roleplays", not named.
  • Security: SOC 2 Type 2, TLS 1.2+, "never uses your data to train our models"; SSO and SCIM above Starter.
  • Integrations: call recorders, API, LTI 1.3, custom integrations, an Exec MCP for ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot.

Comparison table

ExecDIRI AIHyperboundKendo AIOutdooYoodli
Who it is forCustomer-facing teams wanting roleplay plus courses and call scoringIndividual sellers, agents and small teamsRevenue teams; roleplay plus real-call scoringSales teams and managersCustomer-facing teamsIndividuals and teams practising speaking and roleplay
Price shown publiclyYes: USD 20 and 39 per seat a month, annualYes: EUR 19.90, 49.90, 99.90 per month, tax includedNo; per user by quoteYes: USD 55 and 100 per seat a monthFree public; paid by quoteYes: USD 8 and 20 a month, annual
Seat minimum5 (Starter), 15 (Professional)1Not statedNot statedUnlimited team members1
Free option5 roleplays per user per year3 voice calls a month, up to 5 min45 prebuilt roleplaysFree trial, length not stated60 minutes of credits, no card5 lifetime sessions
Languages statedNot named11, all named25+, 24 listedNot statedEnglish indicatedNot stated
Real-call scoringYesNoYesYesYesFeedback on uploaded recordings
Security statedSOC 2 Type 2No SOC 2 or ISO claimSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001SOC 2 Type II in progressSOC 2 Type IISOC 2 Type 2

Sources: exec.com/pricing, hyperbound.ai and hyperbound.ai/pricing, kendo.ai, outdoo.ai/pricing, yoodli.ai/pricing, diriai.com/pricing; all read on 9 Nov 2026. For a two-way table see DIRI AI vs Exec.

When Exec is the better choice

  • You want roleplay, courses, a knowledge hub and real-call scoring from one vendor.
  • You have at least 5 people to seat and want a published per-seat price.
  • You want an MCP connection so people can reach training content from ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot.
  • You need SOC 2 Type 2 and a no-training statement up front.

When DIRI AI is the better choice

  • You are one person, or a team smaller than Exec's seat minimum.
  • You want to test properly before paying: 3 voice calls every month on the Free plan instead of 5 roleplays a year.
  • You need Czech, Slovak, Polish, German, Hungarian or Romanian named on the page.
  • The job is the phone call itself, with a report after each call that names the sentence to change.

Where DIRI AI falls short

DIRI AI has no courses, knowledge hub, real-call scoring or integrations. It holds no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification. Its prices are per person; at USD 39 a seat, Exec Professional lists below DIRI AI's Plus and Pro plans, and a 15-seat team is the case Exec is priced for. Team plans are not self-serve yet; ask about a team pilot.

Other options worth a look

How to test any of these in one week

  1. Run the same cold call in every tool. The buyer says: "We already work with someone for this."
  2. Use the same reply each time. Try: "Makes sense, most of the people I call do. What would they have to get wrong for you to take a second call?"
  3. Check the feedback against your words. Does the tool name the sentence, or only give a score?
  4. Count what the free option really allows for your team over a month.
  5. Ask for the 12-month cost in writing for your exact headcount, including seat minimums.

FAQ

How much does Exec cost?

On 9 Nov 2026 Exec listed Starter at USD 20 and Professional at USD 39 per seat a month, billed annually, with minimums of 5 and 15 full seats. Enterprise is custom.

Does Exec have a free plan?

Yes. It includes up to 3 basic seats and 5 roleplay sessions per user per year, among other limits.

Which Exec alternatives work for one person?

DIRI AI and Yoodli sell single-person plans with public prices. Outdoo has a free plan with 60 minutes of credits.

Does DIRI AI score real sales calls?

No. DIRI AI is practice with an AI customer and a report after each practice call.

Try it yourself

Start on the Free plan and run the one-week test above next to an Exec free account.

Fairness note

This page is published by the DIRI AI team, so read it with that in mind. We describe other products only from their public pages on the dates shown, mark what we could not verify, and say where they are the better fit. Features, limits and prices change; check each vendor before you decide. Spotted something wrong? Tell us through the contact page and we will fix it.

Related: DIRI AI vs Exec, Best AI sales training software (2026), Best sales role-play tools, DIRI AI and other ways to train sales calls.

Sources (accessed 2026-11-09)