# How SaaStr uses Artisan

**4.4%**: “How SaaStr achieved a 4.4% positive reply rate with Artisan”

As published on [artisan.co](https://www.artisan.co/customers/saastr). Captured by usedby on 2026-10-24.

- Company: [SaaStr](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/saastr.md)
- Tool: [Artisan](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/artisan.md)
- Industry: [Marketing Tech](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/marketing-tech-martech.md)

## The use case: how SaaStr deploys Artisan

SaaStr uses Artisan's AI BDR, Ava, to send personalized outbound emails to net-new target accounts, lapsed leads, site visitors, current sponsors, and VIP and past attendees. The team defines segments, launches campaigns, and steps into warm replies.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of Artisan and SaaStr, not ours.

> SaaStr adopted Artisan’s AI BDR to send personalized, brand‑safe emails at volume. Targets included net‑new target accounts, lapsed leads, site visitors, current sponsors, and VIP and past attendees.

> Email has always been our number one driver. Artisan is now neck‑and‑neck in both output and closed‑won revenue.
>
> Amelia Lerutte, Chief AI Officer

Source: [artisan.co](https://www.artisan.co/customers/saastr), captured 2026-10-03.

## Other AI tools used by SaaStr

- [Descript](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/descript.md) — Confirmed
- [Qualified](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/qualified.md) — Confirmed
- [Replit](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/replit.md) — Confirmed
- [Lavender](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/lavender.md) — Observed
- [OpusClip](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/opusclip.md) — Observed
- [Salesforge](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/salesforge.md) — Observed

## Other companies using Artisan

- [Chain of Events](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/chain-of-events.md) — Confirmed
- [CookUnity](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/cook-unity.md) — Confirmed
- [Sumup](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/sumup.md) — Confirmed
- [Zirtual](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/zirtual.md) — Confirmed
- [Arc](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/arc.md) — Observed
- [Informa](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/informa.md) — Observed

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-10-24.

- Checked: the figure 4.4% is printed word for word on the page, near the name of SaaStr.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of SaaStr.
- Checked: SaaStr uses Artisan. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-10-24.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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Source: https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/saastr-artisan · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology