A Ylopo alternative that’s the whole system, not the front end
Worth knowing before you compare: Ylopo is not a CRM, and they don't claim to be. Their own pitch is "you already have a CRM" — they run ads and work the leads with AI text and voice, then hand people off to a system somewhere else. My Roost CRM is a complete system: the CRM, the daily follow-up, and the marketing produced in your voice, at a flat published price. If you're weighing the two, the real question is whether you're buying a lead engine or building a business on the database you already own.
Full app, sample data, no sign-up. Plans $99–$399/agent/mo, 30-day money-back guarantee.
A lead engine vs a complete system
Ylopo
Buys attention and qualifies it. Ads, remarketing, listing alerts, AI text and voice that chase new leads until a human should take over — then the work leaves for another system. By design it does not hold your book of business.
My Roost CRM
Holds your book and works it. Scoring, daily priorities, drafted outreach, deals, campaigns, social, SEO and reputation — one login, one shared memory of your market and voice, and nothing handed off. Leads from any source you run land here and get followed through.
| My Roost CRM | Ylopo | |
|---|---|---|
| What it actually is | The CRM and system of record — contacts, pipeline, deals, follow-up, marketing, and your data. | A lead generation and AI nurture layer designed to run on top of whatever CRM you already use. |
| Where leads come from | Your database, your site forms, embeddable tools, plus any paid source you already run — all through your lead webhook. | Paid campaigns across Google, Facebook and social, plus dynamic remarketing to re-engage older leads. |
| Ongoing cost shape | A flat published subscription. No media budget required for the daily call list and marketing to work. | Subscription plus the ad spend the lead engine runs on. |
| AI calling | 24/7 AI voice receptionist answers inbound, qualifies, and books — included from Premier (200 min/mo, 500 on Ultimate). | AI text and outbound AI voice qualification with warm transfer to an agent — their core strength. |
| Marketing beyond leads | Social Suite, email campaigns, listing content, flyers, presentations, SEO & reputation tools built in (plan-dependent). | Focused on advertising, remarketing and listing alerts rather than producing your brand content. |
| Your database's own value | Every contact scored nightly; Predictive Seller Radar surfaces who's most likely to list next (Ultimate). | Remarketing re-engages leads already in the funnel; the emphasis is on the ad pipeline. |
| Pricing | Published flat: $99 / $229 / $399 per agent per month, plus a published one-time setup fee. No annual commitment, 30-day money-back guarantee. | Quoted directly — check ylopo.com for current terms. |
Comparison reflects our understanding of publicly available information as of August 2026 — always verify current features and pricing on the other product’s own site. Roost features marked Premier or Ultimate are plan-specific; see pricing. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners; My Roost CRM is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by them.
Where Roost stops
Two things Roost does not do, so you're not surprised later. It has no ad-buying engine — paid ads are an optional done-for-you service on ad accounts you own, not a lead machine inside the subscription. And its voice AI is a receptionist: it answers, qualifies and books calls that come to you, but it does not dial out through a list of cold leads, and a full power dialer is on the roadmap rather than shipped. If buying lead volume and chasing it outbound at scale is the entire job, Roost is not built for that and we'd rather say so now.
Ylopo is built for…
- Businesses where paid lead volume is the growth plan.
- Budgets that can carry campaigns month after month.
- Teams whose bottleneck is speed on brand-new inquiries.
- Outbound AI text and voice chasing leads at scale.
- Agents who already run a separate CRM and only want the front end.
You want My Roost CRM if…
- You need the CRM itself — the system of record, not a layer on top of one.
- Most of your business comes from people who already know you.
- You want marketing and social produced for you, in your voice.
- You'd rather not carry a permanent monthly media budget.
- You're solo or a small team without an ops or marketing hire.
What your week feels like
Ylopo-oriented (paid-volume front end)
Campaigns run → new leads land → AI text engages, AI voice qualifies → warm transfers arrive → then the lead leaves for a separate system, and the follow-through is only as good as whatever lives there.
In Roost
Open Who to call today → drafts in your voice → log the call → Social Suite and campaigns in the same login → the Brain learns overnight → the AI receptionist catches what you miss (from Premier).
Click through the real UI: try the live demo — sample data, no sign-up.
Moving to Roost without losing your book
Your contacts and the leads you already paid for are yours. Bringing them into Roost is an export and a guided import, and any lead source you run keeps feeding you through your webhook.
- 1
Export & import
Export contacts to CSV; guided onboarding imports from 15+ CRMs and Google Contacts, with dedupe on the way in.
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Reconnect lead sources
Your personal lead webhook (Zapier-compatible) takes portal leads, ad forms, and your own site forms — scored and source-tagged on arrival.
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Teach the Brain (~10 minutes)
Market, scripts, voice — once. Every draft after that sounds like you.
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Work the same day
A real who-to-call list on day one, built from the database you just imported — no media budget required to fill it.
Done-for-you onboarding is an optional add-on — see pricing.
What Roost costs (no “call us for a quote”)
| Plan | Price | Best if you need |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $99/mo | Full AI CRM & pipeline, email campaigns, calendar & booking |
| Premier (most agents) | $229/mo | + 24/7 AI receptionist (200 min), Social Suite, video messaging, SEO & reputation, Wingman |
| Ultimate | $399/mo | + 500 receptionist minutes, Predictive Seller Radar, Vision AI |
- Setup & onboarding fees are published by plan ($79/$199/$599) and waived for the first 100 paying agents.
- Annual: pay for 10 months, get 12. Cancel anytime; 30-day money-back on the first plan payment.
We don't quote other vendors' prices — check ylopo.com for theirs. When you compare, remember an ad-led model has two lines, not one: the subscription and the media spend it runs on. Roost's number is the whole number.
Outbound AI calling — the honest gap
Roost's voice AI is a receptionist: it answers calls coming to you, qualifies, and books, 24/7, from Premier up — 200 minutes a month, 500 on Ultimate. It is not an outbound dialing fleet working a list of cold leads, and a full in-app power dialer is on the roadmap rather than shipped. We publish that gap rather than let you find it after you switch.
Common questions
Is Ylopo a CRM?
No, and they say so themselves — their positioning is "you already have a CRM." Ylopo generates and qualifies leads with ads and AI, then hands them to the CRM you keep. That's why this page maps the two layers instead of pretending it's a straight swap.
Will leads from my existing ad sources still reach me in Roost?
Yes. Any source that can send a lead — portals, Facebook Lead Ads, your own campaigns or site forms — posts to your personal lead webhook, and those leads arrive scored, source-tagged, and on your who-to-call list. Switching your CRM doesn't cost you your lead flow.
Does Roost do AI calling?
On the inbound side, yes — the receptionist answers, qualifies and books calls that come to you, included from Premier with 200 answered minutes a month and 500 on Ultimate. It does not dial out through a list of cold leads, and a full power dialer is on the roadmap rather than shipped. If outbound AI qualification at volume is the job you're hiring software for, Roost is not built for it.
What does Roost cost compared to Ylopo?
Roost publishes flat per-agent pricing: $99 Basic, $229 Premier, $399 Ultimate per month, plus a published one-time setup fee ($79/$199/$599, waived for the first 100 paying agents), no annual commitment, 30-day money-back guarantee. Ylopo quotes directly — check ylopo.com. If you're running both, remember the ad spend is a third line item on top of both subscriptions.
How do I tell which one my business actually needs?
Look at where your last ten closings came from. If most trace back to people who already knew you — sphere, past clients, referrals — the thing that compounds is follow-through and consistent marketing, and that's what Roost is built to produce. If nearly all of them trace back to leads you paid for, you're running an ad business, and you should weigh that honestly before switching anything.
See it for yourself — in the actual app
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