The 10 Best LinkedIn Automation Tools (LinkedIn Outreach)

LinkedIn automation software streamlines your outreach efforts. With these tools, you don’t need to send connection requests or follow-ups manually. If you’re in sales, marketing, or running an agency (like me), you will probably need them. In this list of the best LinkedIn automation tools, we’ll focus on solutions that make outreach smarter, faster, and more effective.

With LinkedIn outreach becoming a part of sales and networking, it’s not a surprise that automation tools are multiplying rapidly. HubSpot discovered that LinkedIn traffic produced the highest visitor-to-lead conversion rate, nearly three times higher (277%) than Twitter and Facebook. 

In my review, the best tools for LinkedIn outreach include:

• Expandi
• Dripify
• Waalaxy
• Dux-Soup
• Linked Helper
• Octopus CRM
• PhantomBuster
• Meet Alfred
• Lemlist
• HeyReach

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Expandi

If you’re looking to turn LinkedIn outreach into a fully automated revenue machine, then check out Expandi, which can send up to hundreds of connection requests weekly and book meetings on autopilot. You will love its intuitive campaign builder and ability to save hours of repetitive work.

What I Like

• Expandi has an easy-to-use interface with tons of functionality (automated lead engagement before sending requests, and clear outreach flow visualization). 
• The ability to run omnichannel follow-ups via LinkedIn, email, and InMails in one dashboard.
• One of my favorite things about Expandi is that we can hyper-personalize cold messages and engage with leads before sending connection requests by liking posts, endorsing skills, or visiting profiles. 

What I Dislike

• Occasional dashboard glitches (though these are usually fixed quickly). 
• Starting at $79/month, Expandi may be expensive, especially for individual users, startups, or small businesses.
• The platform supports email automation, but it’s not as powerful as its LinkedIn features.

Dripify

Dripify is a next-gen LinkedIn automation tool. It works with all LinkedIn account types and lets you send up to 800 connection requests per month, as well as messages, InMails, and endorsements. 

What I Like

• The Dripify dashboard is clean and beginner-friendly. It’s easy to set up campaigns using LinkedIn actions and smart conditions, then run them during your preferred hours.
• Personalization is an amazing feature here, with more than 20 variables to make your automated outreach sound like it came from an actual human. 
• The platform also includes an integrated inbox, which allows you to respond to leads without leaving Dripify, along with team management features for coordinated outreach. 

What I Dislike

• Dripify can start to feel a bit boxed in once your outreach campaigns get more sophisticated. Segmentation and reporting work well for basic prospecting, but the deeper you go, the more you’ll notice their limits.
• Some of the more powerful features for scaling live behind higher-priced plans, and pricing transparency isn’t always clear. 
• I wished for greater flexibility when I couldn’t add or remove steps from an active sequence. Once a campaign is live, the fundamental structure of the sequence – the number of steps and their order – is locked in. 

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Waalaxy

I did deep research on Waalaxy, from exploring every feature it offers for LinkedIn outreach to testing how its automation sequences perform. In my experience, using Waalaxy is like spending hours manually sending connection requests and follow-ups, but with the efficiency of automation. It clearly saves time.

What I Like

• What I liked most is how intuitive the interface is, even for beginners. The multi-channel functionality combines LinkedIn and email outreach in one workflow. 
• The analytics and CRM integration also help with my campaigns.

What I Dislike

• Of course, you can use variables for basic personalization, but the options are not as powerful as they are in other tools. 
• Expensive for what you get. Many of the most valuable features, such as multiple sender accounts, are often only available in higher-priced plans, which can significantly increase the total cost.

Dux-Soup

Broadly speaking, Dux-Soup simplifies your LinkedIn outreach efforts. It automates main LinkedIn activities, including sending connection requests, viewing profiles, endorsing skills, and messaging prospects. For sales and marketing professionals or agencies, it is a faster, more efficient way to grow your sales pipeline and expand professional networks. 

What I Like

• Creating campaigns and enrolling prospects is quite simple. Also, the analytics dashboard provides a clear view of campaign performance. 
• I appreciate its multi-channel capabilities and seamless integration with popular CRM systems, which allow for centralized prospect management and follow-up strategies. 

What I Dislike

• There is also a learning curve for setting up automation correctly. 
• Some features, like internal pipelines or custom fields, are still limited.

Linked Helper

Linked Helper allows you to automate connection requests, send personalized messages, and engage with posts safely and efficiently. With features like smart message chains, CRM integrations, and hyper-personalized outreach, it helps businesses and professionals save hours every week. It is designed for both LinkedIn Basic and Premium users.

What I Like

• Linked Helper is a good choice for an all-in-one LinkedIn automation solution. The suite of features can facilitate lead gen and lead engagement automation on LinkedIn.
• The built-in CRM is pretty convenient. Its hyper-personalization features that I really like allow you to tailor messages using custom variables, images, and smart templates.
• Integration with popular CRMs (HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce)

What I Dislike

• The interface can feel outdated and clunky. Occasionally, glitches in campaign flows can disrupt automation.
• It could be hard to manage responses from your campaigns because you have to do it directly within the standard LinkedIn inbox, which is not optimized for high-volume outreach.

Octopus CRM

With Octopus CRM, you can automate repetitive tasks such as sending personalized connection requests, messaging hundreds of 1st-degree connections in bulk, visiting profiles, and so on. These features help you build a fully automated LinkedIn lead generation funnel. 

What I Like

• The interface is clean and uncomplicated while organized into clearly defined tabs for each functionality. 
• Another major benefit is the ability to create a complete LinkedIn marketing funnel: connecting with leads, sending thank-you messages, and scheduling follow-ups all within one platform. 
• The real-time analytics and dashboard insights help users refine their strategies and track measurable results.

What I Dislike

• A lack of flexibility and customization options, particularly regarding messaging and campaign sequences.
• Octopus CRM is very LinkedIn-specific, so if you are looking for a broader CRM that works across multiple social platforms, this might not be the best fit. 

PhantomBuster

Using PhantomBuster for lead generation is easy. It uncovers unique intent data from live sources across different platforms, allowing you to generate fresh and high-quality leads on a daily basis. For outreach campaigns, you can develop more targeted campaigns and nurture relationships with personalized AI-driven messages.

What I Like

• The platform is user-friendly and enables easy setup of automations, including LinkedIn scraping, messaging, and data enrichment, for first-time users. One of my favorite parts: it operates completely in the cloud, so I can schedule workflows and let them run without needing to constantly monitor. 
• The prebuilt Phantoms are very effective, and the ability to integrate with Google Sheets or Zapier streamlines all lead management.
• The real-time data collection and enrichment capabilities allow for highly personalized outreach campaigns. 

What I Dislike

• The learning curve for setting up complex workflows.
• Customization options, while decent, are somewhat limited for users who want more nuanced control over automation behaviors. 
• It’s quite expensive for smaller businesses running multiple automations. 

Meet Alfred

Meet Alfred doesn’t seem like just a LinkedIn automation tool precisely because it’s already handling so much for you. Meet Alfred functions like having a virtual sales rep. It handles lead generation, outreach, and conversation management on autopilot.

What I Like

• Meet Alfred is very flexible and powerful. Lead Finder pulls accurate contacts from the web, multi-channel sequences let you reach prospects wherever they are, and the conversation manager keeps all your messages neat and organized. 
• I love that you can personalize sequences with AI. 
• Plus, it’s cost-effective compared to using multiple separate tools for email, LinkedIn, and social outreach.

What I Dislike

• Some advanced features are locked behind higher-tier plans.
• What I dislike is mostly around plan limitations. The “safe” daily activity limits imposed by Meet Alfred can be quite low.

Lemlist

Lemlist is a powerful multichannel prospecting platform. It’s built for sales professionals who want to reach leads across LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp, and calls. With Lemlist, you can automatically find leads, enrich their profiles with verified emails and phone numbers, and run highly personalized campaigns. 

What I Like

• The platform can automatically visit profiles, send connection requests, and personalize messages based on bios and pain points.
• You can run multichannel campaigns from one spot, integrating email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and calls seamlessly. 
• AI personalization at scale is a game-changer. 
• Also, Lemlist keeps everything organized with shared inboxes, tags, and filters.

What I Dislike

• From my perspective, the reporting and interface leave quite a lot to be desired. While the platform covers most of the basic outreach needs, its dashboards can be quite limited for teams that want further insights.

HeyReach

With features like automated connection requests, message sequences, lead imports from Sales Navigator, HubSpot, and Clay, as well as unified inbox management, HeyReach streamlines every stage of LinkedIn prospecting. 

What I Like

• The ability to rotate multiple LinkedIn accounts in a single campaign ensures maximum reach without violating LinkedIn limits. 
• Its integration with tools like Clay, HubSpot, and Zapier makes workflows smooth and efficient, allowing teams to automate both inbound and outbound campaigns.
• The unified inbox feature helps you manage multiple accounts.

What I Dislike

• HeyReach can scale outreach across multiple “sender” accounts for a fixed price. This model is extremely cost-effective for agencies, but it is not suitable for individual users or small teams.

Expert opinion

Approach each customer with the idea of helping him or her solve a problem or achieve a goal, not of selling a product or service.

Brian Tracy

Thought Leader, Best Selling Author, Professional Speaker

Conclusion

For now, I’d say these ten platforms look to be the most effective for LinkedIn automation. I also believe industry insiders and frequent users would now have a clear picture of which tools dominate outreach.

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