LinkedIn Outreach Tools Compared: HeyReach vs Dripify vs Expandi (2026)
The best LinkedIn outreach tool depends on how many LinkedIn accounts you run. HeyReach is best for agencies and multi-account teams, billing $79 per sender with free teammates and one inbox. Dripify is best for a solo seller, from $59 per user on annual billing with email steps included. Expandi is best when account safety comes first, at $99 per account with automatic warm-up.
All three run LinkedIn sequences in the cloud. What separates them is what they charge for — LinkedIn accounts or the people using the software — and how much of the safety work they do for you.
Key takeaways
- HeyReach charges per LinkedIn sender: $79/month, $63 on yearly billing, with unlimited free team members. Agency is $999/month for 25 senders.
- Dripify charges per user: Pro $59/user/month annually ($79 monthly), Advanced $79 ($99 monthly). One LinkedIn account per seat; there is no longer a $39 Basic plan.
- Expandi charges per LinkedIn account: $99/month, or $79/month on annual billing. Teammates and clients do not add seats.
- Trials: HeyReach 14 days with 3 accounts and no card; Dripify 7 days with no card; Expandi 7 days with all features.
- The real risk is account restriction, not price. Aggressive volume gets LinkedIn accounts limited, and that cost is not on anyone's pricing page.
How we picked
Every list like this is someone's opinion. Here are the criteria behind this one, so you can discount the ones you disagree with.
- Runs real LinkedIn sequences — connection requests, follow-ups, and reply handling.
- Published pricing, verified against each vendor's own pricing page and help centre in October 2026. Where a vendor quotes privately, we say so rather than guess.
- Multi-account capable, or explicitly not, since that is the main dividing line.
- Still actively sold. This category has a high churn of tools that stop being maintained.
Disclosure: this article is published by Scalry, a sales platform that overlaps with parts of what these tools do. None of the three is ours and we have left ourselves off the list. We have tried to describe each tool as its own users would — but read it knowing who wrote it, and check the claims against each vendor.
What are the best LinkedIn outreach tools in 2026?
HeyReach, Dripify and Expandi are the three most often compared, and each is the best choice for a different buyer: agencies, individual sellers, and safety-first teams respectively.
1. HeyReach
Price: $79/sender/mo ($63 yearly); Agency $999/mo for 25 senders
Best for: Agencies and teams running many LinkedIn accounts
HeyReach charges per LinkedIn sender rather than per user, and its pricing page says it does not charge for teammates, VAs, clients or users. Growth includes a dedicated residential proxy for each sender; on Agency ($999/month for 25 senders, whitelabel included) and Unlimited ($2,999/month, fair use capped at 300 senders) you bring your own proxies.
A unified inbox covers every connected account, sending can rotate automatically between accounts, and workspaces keep each client's data separate. Email runs through native Instantly and Smartlead integrations.
Where it wins: Per-sender pricing with free seats, a published agency bundle, and one inbox across many accounts.
Where it falls short: It is an outreach tool, not a CRM, and email steps need a separate Instantly or Smartlead subscription.
2. Dripify
Price: $59–$79/user/mo annually ($79–$99 monthly)
Best for: Individual sellers and small sales teams
Pro is $59 per user a month on annual billing ($79 monthly) and Advanced is $79 ($99 monthly); Enterprise is quoted by seat count. Each seat connects one LinkedIn account, and teams of 10 or more seats are asked to contact sales.
Every paid plan runs LinkedIn and email steps in one sequence, with 100 email-finder credits a month included and a native HubSpot integration. Team management and A/B testing sit on Advanced.
Where it wins: The cheapest annual entry point, email in the same sequence, and it works with free LinkedIn accounts as well as Sales Navigator.
Where it falls short: One account per seat means cost rises with every account, so it scales less well for agencies.
3. Expandi
Price: $99/account/mo ($79 annually); Agency quoted for 10+ seats
Best for: Teams prioritising account safety
Expandi's Business plan is $99 per LinkedIn account a month, or $79 a month on annual billing. Each seat connects one account, and inviting teammates or clients does not add seats. Agencies with 10 or more seats, or wanting white-label, get a custom quote.
It lists cloud-based sending from a dedicated country-based IP, automatic profile warm-up, limit ranges it will not let you exceed, an If/Action sequence builder and email follow-ups in the same sequence.
Where it wins: The most safety work done for you: warm-up, enforced limits and a consistent IP per account.
Where it falls short: The highest per-account list price of the three, and agency pricing needs a sales call. Image, GIF and video personalisation cost extra.
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How much do LinkedIn outreach tools cost?
Between $59 and $99 per LinkedIn account a month at list price, before agency bundles. The table prices each tool on monthly billing at one, five and 25 accounts.
| Tool | Bills on | 1 account | 5 accounts | 25 accounts | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeyReach | Per sender | $79/mo | $395/mo | $999/mo (Agency) | Free, unlimited |
| Dripify | Per user, 1 account each | $79/mo (Pro) | $395/mo (Pro) | Contact sales (10+ seats) | Each user is a seat |
| Expandi | Per seat, 1 account each | $99/mo | $495/mo | Agency quote (10+ seats) | Free |
On annual billing the entry prices are $59 (Dripify Pro), $63 (HeyReach Growth, yearly) and $79 (Expandi). Per-unit pricing wins at one account and loses at scale; the useful question is whether a vendor bills on LinkedIn accounts or on people, and whether it publishes a bundle for many accounts. Only HeyReach does.
Prices and plan details for HeyReach, Dripify and Expandi were checked against each vendor's own pricing page and help centre in October 2026. LinkedIn tools change plans often — confirm the current numbers with the vendor before you commit.
Which LinkedIn automation tool is safest?
Expandi does the most safety work for you, but no tool can make LinkedIn automation risk-free; the volume you run decides most of the risk. Here is what each vendor publishes.
| Tool | Runs from | Published limits | Warm-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeyReach | Background session per sender; residential proxy on Growth | Up to 40 connection requests/day, default 25, 200/week cap | Not listed |
| Dripify | Cloud, dedicated IP in your location | Up to 75 connection requests and 100+ messages/day | Adaptive activity control (Advanced) |
| Expandi | Cloud, dedicated country-based IP | Not published; enforced limit ranges | Automatic profile warm-up |
LinkedIn restricts accounts that behave like software, and it does not publish its own limits. Every tool here operates in tension with LinkedIn's terms of service, and the penalty for aggressive volume is a limited or banned account — taking your connection graph and your sending history with it. That is the main reason to prefer conservative daily limits over whichever tool allows the highest throughput.
Which LinkedIn outreach tool should you choose?
Count your LinkedIn accounts and your people separately, then pick the tool that bills on the smaller number.
- One person, one account? Dripify, the cheapest annual entry with email steps included.
- An agency running many client accounts? HeyReach, because per-sender pricing with free seats and a published 25-sender bundle is the only model that does not punish you twice.
- Protecting a few valuable profiles? Expandi's automatic warm-up and enforced limits earn the higher price.
- Need email in the same sequence? Dripify and Expandi do it natively; HeyReach does it through Instantly or Smartlead.
- Need replies in a CRM? None of the three is a CRM. Decide where replies go, and how they get there, before you launch.
Down to two? The head-to-heads go deeper: Dripify vs HeyReach, Expandi vs HeyReach and Dripify vs Expandi.
How do you keep a LinkedIn account safe while automating?
Send less than your tool allows, ramp up slowly, and treat a falling acceptance rate as an early warning.
- Stay well under the limits. Whatever your tool allows, send less. Connection requests are the riskiest action.
- Warm up new accounts slowly over two to three weeks rather than starting at full volume.
- Personalise beyond the first name. Obvious templated messages generate reports, and reports generate restrictions.
- Never automate from an account you cannot afford to lose — including the founder's, if that is where your network lives.
- Watch acceptance rate as a health metric. A falling rate is an early warning long before a restriction lands.
- Have somewhere for replies to go. The most common failure is not a ban — it is a reply nobody actioned for six days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best LinkedIn outreach tool?
It depends on how many accounts you run. For one person, Dripify from $59 per user a month on annual billing is the cheapest credible option. For agencies running many accounts, HeyReach's per-sender pricing with free team seats is the most economical. If account safety comes first, Expandi's automatic warm-up and enforced limits justify its $99 per account.
How much do LinkedIn outreach tools cost?
HeyReach is $79 a month per LinkedIn sender ($63 on yearly billing), or $999 a month for 25 senders on Agency. Dripify is $59 to $79 per user a month on annual billing, or $79 to $99 monthly. Expandi is $99 per LinkedIn account a month, or $79 on annual billing.
Do these tools have a free trial?
Yes. HeyReach offers 14 days with 3 LinkedIn accounts and no credit card, and a 30-day Agency or Unlimited trial on request. Dripify offers 7 days of Advanced features with no card. Expandi offers 7 days with all features and no charge during the trial.
Is LinkedIn automation against the terms of service?
Automated activity sits in tension with LinkedIn's terms, and accounts that behave like software can be restricted or banned. Every tool in this category carries that risk. Conservative daily volumes, gradual warm-up and genuine personalisation reduce it substantially, but they do not eliminate it — never automate from an account you cannot afford to lose.
Per-sender or per-user pricing — which is cheaper?
Per-sender is cheaper when several people share access to the same accounts, which is the normal agency setup. Per-user costs the same when each person runs exactly one account. Count your LinkedIn accounts and your people separately, then compare.
Do I need a separate CRM alongside a LinkedIn tool?
Yes. HeyReach, Dripify and Expandi run sequences but do not manage a pipeline, so replies have to reach your CRM through an integration — Dripify has a native HubSpot connection, HeyReach and Dripify offer an API and webhooks, and Expandi lists integrations.
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