LinkedIn outreach tools compared
Five cloud LinkedIn outreach tools on one grid: how each one charges for sender accounts, how it protects them, and what you can do from code or an AI assistant. Every cell comes from the vendor's own pricing and docs pages, read on 25 Oct 2026.
Compare two of them
- Aimfox vs OutFlo AI
- Dripify vs Expandi
- Dripify vs HeyReach
- Dripify vs OutFlo AI
- Expandi vs HeyReach
- Expandi vs OutFlo AI
1 more in the list above.
Starting prices
The lowest published plan of each tool in US dollars, with its billing basis, as each vendor's page showed it on 25 Oct 2026.
- HeyReach$79per sender per month, billed monthly (US$64 billed yearly)Growth
- Expandi$99per LinkedIn seat per month, billed monthly (US$79 billed annually)Business
- Dripify$79per user per month, billed monthly (US$59 billed annually)Pro
- Aimfox$49per seat per month, billed monthly (US$490 a seat a year)Outreach seat
- OutFlo AI$49per LinkedIn account per month, billed monthly; a year-end offer in place of US$59 (US$37 billed yearly)Growth
Side by side
14 points for each tool. The full detail and its caveats are on each pair page and each tool's API review.
| What | HeyReach | Expandi | Dripify | Aimfox | OutFlo AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price (billing basis) | US$79/sender/mo monthly, US$64 yearly | US$99/seat/mo monthly, US$79 annual | US$79/user/mo monthly, US$59 annual | US$49/seat/mo monthly, US$490/yr | US$49/account/mo monthly (offer), US$37 yearly |
| Volume pricing | US$59/sender from 10 senders | 10+ seats priced by sales | 10+ seats via sales | 20-seat Agency pool, US$499/mo | 25 accounts for US$699/mo |
| Priced by | LinkedIn sender; teammates free | LinkedIn account seat | User (one LinkedIn account each) | Seat; rented profiles extra | LinkedIn account; teammates free |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card, 3 accounts | 7 days; connect LinkedIn first | 7 days, no card | 14 days, no card | 8 days, no card, 3 accounts |
| LinkedIn accounts included | 1 per sender; 25 or 50 on Agency | 1 per seat | 1 per user | 1 per seat; 20 on Agency | 1 per account; 25 to 100 on Booster |
| IPs and proxies | Residential proxy per sender on Growth | Dedicated country IP, auto warm-up | Unique IP from your region | Free proxy pool, or bring your own | Dedicated residential IP per sender |
| API access by plan | Full API, every plan | No public REST API | Open API on Pro and Advanced | REST API v3, every plan | 91-operation API, every plan |
| API auth | X-API-KEY workspace key | Key and secret in webhook URL | X-Api-Key, one key at a time | Bearer key, All or Read-only | x-api-key, scoped keys |
| Webhooks | 12 event types | 25 events, optional batching | Per campaign, reply carries thread | 11 events, retries over a day | 3 documented events, by scope |
| MCP server | Official, 58 tools, every plan | Beta, OAuth | Official, 4 tools, Pro and up | Official, 56 tools, OAuth | Official, OAuth, every plan |
| API rate limits | 300/min, one shared limit | None documented | 60/min and 5,000/day per key | 60/min across all endpoints | Per operation, e.g. 50/s |
| Email steps | Via Instantly or Smartlead | Built in, same campaign | Built in, up to 200/day | Via Instantly, Smartlead, EmailBison | Via Smartlead or Instantly |
| Integrations | Clay, HubSpot, Zapier, Make | HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Zapier | HubSpot native; Zapier, Make | Clay, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier | Slack, HubSpot, Smartlead, Instantly |
| Best for | Many senders, campaigns built by API | Small teams, LinkedIn plus email | Solo sellers, LinkedIn plus email | Low seat price, rented profiles | Many senders, API and MCP every plan |
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Pick by need
- Building and launching campaigns from codeHeyReachIts API creates lists and campaigns, sets the sequence and starts it, on every plan, at 300 requests a minute.
- The lowest published price per senderOutFlo AIGrowth is US$49 an account a month billed monthly (an offer, regularly US$59), with 25 accounts for US$699.
- LinkedIn and email in one sequenceDripifyEmail steps run in the same sequence on every paid plan, up to 200 emails a day on Pro and Advanced, with an email finder included.
- Many webhook events, including emailExpandi25 event types cover LinkedIn and email opens, clicks and bounces.
- Rented LinkedIn profilesAimfoxA 3-profile pack costs US$387 a month with 3 seats included.
- An agency pool of seats with white labelAimfoxAgency is US$499 a month for 20 seats across workspaces, plus US$20 a seat beyond 20.
- LinkedIn post publishing with client approvalOutFlo AIPosts can be drafted, sent to clients for approval and scheduled, in the app and through its API.
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Questions people ask
What is the best tool for LinkedIn outreach?
It depends on how many senders you run and how you build campaigns. For many senders and API-built campaigns, HeyReach and OutFlo; for one rep running LinkedIn and email together, Dripify or Expandi; for rented profiles or a pooled agency plan, Aimfox.
What is the safest LinkedIn automation tool?
All five run in the cloud and publish safety controls: a residential proxy per sender (HeyReach Growth), a dedicated IP (Expandi, OutFlo) or a unique IP from the user's region (Dripify), a proxy pool (Aimfox), plus daily or weekly action limits and warm-up or ramp-up. OutFlo notes that no automation tool can guarantee LinkedIn will never restrict an account.
How many connection request I can send on LinkedIn per day?
Each tool lets you set daily limits per account. Dripify allows up to 75 connection requests a day; OutFlo enforces a ceiling of 40 a day; HeyReach sender accounts read on 25 Oct 2026 showed a maximum of 40; Expandi uses randomised daily ranges you set; Aimfox uses weekly interaction limits.
Is there an AI agent that can automate LinkedIn messages?
All five publish an MCP server an AI assistant can use. HeyReach (58 tools), Aimfox (56 tools) and OutFlo cover campaigns, leads and conversations; Dripify's 4 tools read campaigns and upload leads; Expandi's is in beta and drafts campaigns and replies for a person to approve.
Which LinkedIn tools also send email?
Dripify and Expandi run email steps in the same campaign as LinkedIn steps. HeyReach, Aimfox and OutFlo send on LinkedIn only and hand leads to an email sender such as Instantly or Smartlead.
Two at a time
Every cell is read from each vendor's own pricing and docs pages. Verified 25 Oct 2026.
