Going into 2026, LinkedIn remains an indispensable resource for many businesses, particularly in the B2B sector.

LinkedIn automation tools allow you to skip the manual process and save time. The only concern really is the off chance of getting banned from the platform, depending on the tool used.

That said, there are many types of LinkedIn automation tools and they all work differently, accomplish different tasks, and appeal to different people and companies.

It can be a bit confusing trying to find the right LinkedIn automation tool for you. That is where I come in.

In today’s article, I’ll review and compare the 18 best LinkedIn automation tools for 2026, so you can choose the ideal option based on your needs.

LinkedIn automation tool	Overall rating (/5)	Pricing	Ease of use	Developer friendliness	Stability
Proxycurl	★★★★½ (4.5/5)	★★★★	★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★
PhantomBuster	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★	★★★★★	★★	★★★
LinkedIn Scraper	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★★	★★	★★★★★	★★★★
Meet Alfred	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★
Linked Helper	★★★ (3/5)	★★★★	★★★	★★	★★★
Lusha	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★
Waalaxy	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★★
Dux-Soup	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★
Octopus CRM	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★
LinkedFusion	★★★ (3/5)	★★★	★★★	★★★	★★★
Salesflow	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★
Evaboot	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★★
LiProspect	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★
LinkedCamp	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★★
LinkedIn API	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★★	★★	★★★★★	★★★★
Dripify	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★
UpLead	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★
Zopto	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★

But first, let me explain a bit more about LinkedIn automation tools:

The different types of LinkedIn automation actions

Push automation

These are actions taken directly on LinkedIn’s platform.

Imagine you're using a tool that helps you interact with LinkedIn as if you were doing it yourself, but more efficiently and automatically. This includes activities like posting updates, sending messages, or issuing connection requests.

The key aspect of push automation tools is that they “push” content or interactions out from your account. General LinkedIn automation tools tend to fall more under the push category.

However, it's important to note that since these actions are tied directly to your personal or business LinkedIn account, there's a risk of account suspension if used excessively or inappropriately.

Pull automation

On the other side, we have pull automation tools, which are more about data extraction.

Instead of pushing content out, pull automation tools “pull” information in from LinkedIn’s vast database.

This could mean gathering data for market research, lead generation, or analyzing trends within your industry.

The advantage here is the ability to leverage LinkedIn's rich B2B data for various business purposes.

(Note: If you haven’t already seen our Definitive Guide to LinkedIn Automation, you should give it a read here to learn more about the two different types of automation actions mentioned above, and their respective business applications.)

The different things you can automate on LinkedIn

Every single LinkedIn automation tool is going to be either push or pull type, but you can also combine push and pull. And between these two different types of automation actions, there’s a lot you can do with LinkedIn.

For starters, here are a few key things you can automate:

• Sending LinkedIn connection requests
• Sending LinkedIn messages
• Posting on LinkedIn
• Responding to comments and messages on LinkedIn
• Extracting data from LinkedIn (name, email, what they do, who they work for, etc.)
• Probably whatever else you’re interested in automating

For the most part, you can automate practically every action involved with LinkedIn. You just need to find the right automation tool for your desired tasks.

Okay, now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s define the criteria for determining how to pick the right LinkedIn automation tool for you.

How to choose the right LinkedIn automation tool

It’s safe to say picking the perfect LinkedIn automation tool can feel like finding a needle in a haystack.

My plan is to make that process simpler for you.

First, you need to define what you’re actually looking for.

Here's a bit more on how to make that choice:

Your objectives

This is where you start. Ask yourself, “What am I trying to achieve on LinkedIn?”

If you're gunning for more leads, look for a tool with strong lead-generation features.

If it's about spreading the word with killer content, find something that excels in content marketing automation.

Or maybe you're looking to grow your network? Then a tool that simplifies and amplifies your networking efforts is your go-to.

Match the tool to your goals to ensure it's doing the heavy lifting where you need it most.

Budget

Let's talk money. While some free tools offer a taste of automation, their limitations can quickly hinder your progress and become a waste of time.

After you move on from the free options, it's tempting to go for the cheapest option but remember, you often get what you pay for.

That said, the most expensive tool isn't always the best either. Weigh the features each tool offers against its price.

If a tool is a bit pricier but pays for itself and more, who cares?

Ease of use

While some individuals and/or businesses might require more sophisticated LinkedIn automation tools like an API (ELI5: like a fast food menu for data) for deeper integration and customization, others may benefit from simpler, more user-friendly tools, like a Google Chrome extension.

Whether you need a more advanced and technical LinkedIn automation tool or a more straightforward solution, we'll guide you to the right choice.

It's also essential to select tools that provide robust support resources like documentation, informative guides, and responsive customer support.

This ensures that, regardless of the complexity of the tool, your team has the necessary resources for a smooth onboarding process and continued learning.

Integration capabilities

This is crucial. Your LinkedIn automation tool should play nice with the other tools in your toolkit.

Can it integrate seamlessly with your CRM or other marketing platforms? This integration streamlines your workflow, making data management and strategy implementation a breeze.

Get this mix right, and you’ve got a powerful ally

Choosing the right LinkedIn automation tool is all about balancing your goals, budget, technical experience, and integration needs.

Okay, now that we’ve established the basics as well as the basis for finding the right LinkedIn automation tool for you, let’s start the comparison:

The top 18 LinkedIn automation tools

1. Proxycurl

Proxycurl's homepage

In the nature of transparency, you’re on Proxycurl’s old blog lineage right now. But I’m going to be as neutral and fair as possible here.

While Proxycurl worked great for many businesses, anywhere from VCs to startups and thousands of other B2B use cases, it also was never the right fit for everyone.

Our primary LinkedIn automation tool here was the API. You could use it to automate the process of extracting vast amounts of B2B data from LinkedIn. Then you could use that data for different purposes.

Proxycurl wasn’t just a “LinkedIn scraper,” though. The API was derived from publicly scraped data available on LinkedIn and then enriched with third-party sources. So it used more than just LinkedIn for its data, which was part of the secret sauce and what made it stand out.

Update: Proxycurl has been sunset. I’m the founder behind Proxycurl, and the work I’m doing now is at NinjaPear, which is a different product with a different data philosophy. NinjaPear does not do LinkedIn messaging automation or LinkedIn scraping, but it is a plausible alternative if what you actually need is enrichment, prospecting, and outbound workflows outside of LinkedIn itself. In practice, that means using NinjaPear’s Employee API to prospect people from public web data, its Company and Person profile data for enrichment, and its Work Email capability to plug those people into cold email workflows.

The API was also designed to be scalable and fit into your systems and workflows. A traditional LinkedIn scraper that’s based in a Google Chrome browser isn’t particularly scalable.

For one, Proxycurl didn’t require you to provide your own LinkedIn accounts. The scraping happened on the vendor side. Whereas a Google Chrome extension would obviously require you to provide your own accounts, proxies, etc. There are a lot more headaches involved in comparison.

You could incorporate Proxycurl into just about any workflow, and you wouldn’t have to worry about much. It just worked and pulled enriched B2B data into your applications, for whatever you needed it for.

That said, Proxycurl had many different API endpoints that all did different things.

Let me show you an example of extracting data from LinkedIn using two of the most commonly used Proxycurl endpoints:

Extracting LinkedIn data with Proxycurl

The main endpoint you’d use to extract data from a LinkedIn profile was the Person Profile Endpoint.

Using some simple Python, or your language of choice, you could extract data from any LinkedIn profile you’d like.

The following Python script pulls all the information it can find by using nothing but a LinkedIn profile URL:

import requests

api_key = 'Your_API_Key_Here'

headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + api_key}

api_endpoint = 'https://nubela.co/proxycurl/api/v2/linkedin'

params = {
    'linkedin_profile_url': 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/colton-randolph',
    'extra': 'include',
    'github_profile_id': 'include',
    'facebook_profile_id': 'include',
    'twitter_profile_id': 'include',
    'personal_contact_number': 'include',
    'personal_email': 'include',
    'inferred_salary': 'include',
    'skills': 'include',
    'use_cache': 'if-recent',
    'fallback_to_cache': 'on-error',
}

response = requests.get(api_endpoint, params=params, headers=headers)

print(f"Status Code: {response.status_code}")
print("Response Content:")
print(response.json)

Pretty easy, and the best part is it was incredibly convenient. You just needed a basic level of technical knowledge and the ability to copy and paste a Python script. You could also do this for LinkedIn companies as well.

Now let me show you another option:

Instantly tap into a huge LinkedIn data set, zero scraping required

The second option was if you weren’t actively pulling specific prospects, profile by profile, and enriching them. In that case, you could search through the massive LinkedIn dataset called LinkDB via the Person Search Endpoint.

While the full LinkedIn dataset was also sold via LinkDB, the Person Search Endpoint was powered by that same data set. It included hundreds of millions of publicly scraped profiles on people and companies.

It provided probably the most convenient way to access LinkedIn’s data without having to do any scraping at all. This time you didn’t even need LinkedIn profile URLs either. You could search by specifying parameters that would identify your ideal prospect.

Let’s say you’re looking to reach out to software developers. The following Python would search the entire database for “software developers”:

import json, requests

headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + 'Your_API_Key_Here'}

api_endpoint = 'https://nubela.co/proxycurl/api/search/person/'

params = {
    'country': 'US',
    'enrich_profiles': 'enrich',
    'page_size': '10',
    'past_role_title':'(?i)software developer',
}

response = requests.get(api_endpoint, params=params, headers=headers)
result = response.json()
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))

Then if you wanted to narrow this down further, there were additional parameters you could use. For example, adding the following:

'past_company_linkedin_profile_url': 'https://www.linkedin.com/company/stripe',

Would then search for software developers working at Stripe.

There were dozens of other different ways you could customize your search. Just view all of the search parameters on the documentation here. You could also search for companies as well.

Either way, between the respective endpoints, you had several convenient options to have tons of B2B data at your fingertips.

If your real need today is not LinkedIn automation itself, but enrichment plus outbound, I’d look at NinjaPear in parallel. It gives you a different workflow: prospect from public web data, enrich person and company records, find work emails, then run cold email or CRM workflows without touching LinkedIn messaging automation at all.

Who Proxycurl is for

Proxycurl was best for businesses needing extensive B2B data extraction from LinkedIn, suitable for VCs, startups, and other various B2B use cases, specifically marketing and sales.

Proxycurl was ideal for developers or people with some technical backgrounds that valued stability and scalability. It could be built into any application or workflow.

Proxycurl pricing

It used a credit-based system to charge for API actions.

You can learn more about the legacy pricing here, but at this point I’d treat this as historical context, not an active buying option, because Proxycurl itself has been sunset.

Proxycurl ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Stability: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Overall: ★★★★½ (4.5/5)

2. PhantomBuster

PhantomBuster's homepage

No coding skills? No problem.

PhantomBuster bridges the gap with its user-friendly interface and powerful automation features like the LinkedIn Network Booster and Profile Scraper.

It primarily relies on a browser extension to automate actions, but once you install the browser extension it’s pretty easy to select a variety of different automation actions, like scraping a profile, and so on.

PhantomBuster's LinkedIn automation possibilities

Generally speaking the biggest limitation of PhantomBuster is the same limitation of about any browser extension. They’re convenient and easy to get the hang of, but they’re also not scalable at all.

At the end of the day, automation is against LinkedIn’s rules, so when you’re using a browser extension you’ll always be using your own accounts. You can automate intelligently and get by for a while, but it’s always a risk.

And if you’re extracting data at scale from LinkedIn you will get your accounts limited and/or banned. It’s a fact.

That’s just something you’ll have to deal with, with browser extensions. PhantomBuster included.

But it’s certainly a valuable LinkedIn automation tool, nonetheless.

Who PhantomBuster is for

Ideal for users who prefer a user-friendly interface without requiring coding skills. It offers various automation features, including the LinkedIn Network Booster and Profile Scraper, and is more suitable for individual users or small teams.

PhantomBuster pricing

PhantomBuster starts at $69 per month and that includes the possibility of running 5 Phantoms, different automation actions, concurrently. That also limits you to 20 hours per month of automation execution time.

You can increase those numbers by upgrading to the next package at $159 per month and you’ll receive 80 hours of execution time and 15 Phantoms respectively.

The next package more than triples those amounts and will run you $439 per month.

PhantomBuster ratings

Pricing: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Stability: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall: ★★★½☆ (3.5/5)

3. LinkedIn Scraper

LinkedIn Scraper's GitHub repository

LinkedIn Scraper is a free and open-source Python library that allows you to scrape both people and company profiles.

It isn’t very sexy, or user-friendly, you need to be heavily technically inclined to be able to use it, but it can certainly help out for LinkedIn data extraction.

Who LinkedIn Scraper is for

LinkedIn Scraper is best for technically inclined users who need a basic, no-frills data extraction tool.

LinkedIn Scraper pricing

Thanks to the open-source community, this project can be tested and used by anyone for free.

LinkedIn Scraper ratings

Pricing: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Ease of use: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

4. Meet Alfred

Meet Alred's homepage

Meet Alfred takes outreach to the next level.

It definitely leans on the data extraction, lead generation, CRM and outreach side of things. But it does indeed have other basic LinkedIn automation features like post-scheduling.

If you’re looking to extract data and immediately put it into outreach sequences, it’s definitely a good LinkedIn automation tool to give a try:

Meet Alfred's LinkedIn automation possibilities

Who Meet Alfred is for

Geared towards users focusing on data extraction, lead generation, CRM, and outreach. Suitable for users who want to combine data extraction with immediate outreach sequences.

Meet Alfred pricing

Meet Alfred starts at $59 per month for 3 active campaigns and does not include some of its automation capabilities. You can upgrade to unlimited campaigns and all automation features for $89 per month. After that, enterprise plans are available starting at $345 per month and it includes 5 users.

Meet Alfred ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

5. Linked Helper

LinkedIn Helper's homepage

Linked Helper simplifies essential tasks like sending connection requests, following up with leads, and replying to messages.

It only works via a desktop application:

LinkedIn Helper's user interface

Of course, you’ll need to provide your own computing power, proxies, and accounts, but it provides a pretty simple, no-frills, way to automate most of the actions you would need on LinkedIn, data scraping, outreach campaigns, a basic CRM.

Who Linked Helper is for

Linked Helper simplifies tasks like sending connection requests and managing leads. It operates via a desktop application and is suitable for users needing basic LinkedIn automation without sophisticated features.

Linked Helper pricing

Linked Helper starts with a free trial, after that, you’re looking at either $15 per month or $45 per month respectively. The difference is the first plan is relatively limited and doesn’t include all of the lead generation features of the more expensive plan.

Linked Helper ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Stability: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)

6. Lusha

Lusha's homepage

Lusha is primarily a data provider with enrichment possibilities. Their most recent offerings are introducing some new outreach automation possibilities as well.

While they don't go out there and blatantly say it, their dataset certainly consists primarily of LinkedIn data.

Lusha's user interface

Who Lusha is for

Lusha is primarily a data provider with enrichment capabilities, recently introducing outreach automation features. It's best for users who need a mix of data extraction and outreach automation.

Lusha pricing

Lusha offers a very limited freemium plan, and then after that uses a credit based system. Their cheapest plan starts at $39 per month.

Lusha ratings

Pricing: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★½☆ (3.5/5)

7. Waalaxy

Waalaxy's homepage

Waalaxy is a Google Chrome extension that focuses more on data extraction than anything but also has some additional messaging features available.

It’s just a very simple Google Chrome extension that exports some data points from LinkedIn, there isn’t much to say about it. It works well.

Waalaxy's Google Chrome extension on LinkedIn

Who Waalaxy is for

Waalaxy is a Google Chrome extension focusing on data extraction. It’s simple and effective for users needing basic data export from LinkedIn.

Waalaxy pricing

Waalaxy has a limited freemium version. After that, you’re looking at €112 per month and €160 per month respectively. The main difference between the tiers is the amount of invitations you can automate, and the amount of emails you can look up with LinkedIn profile URLs.

Waalaxy ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

8. Dux-Soup

Dux-Soup's homepage

Dux-Soup is a Google Chrome extension that automates profile views, lead generation, follow-up sequences, and more.

Dux-Soup's user interface

It even allows you to make outreach funnels. It works pretty well for outreach, but it carries the same limitations as all other Google Chrome based LinkedIn automation tools.

Who Dux-Soup is for

Dux-Soup offers automation for things like profile views, lead generation, and follow-up sequences via a Chrome extension. It's suitable for users wanting to make outreach funnels and basic LinkedIn automations.

Dux-Soup pricing

Dux-Soup starts at $14.99 per month for a basic LinkedIn automation barebones version. The next plan will run you $55 per month and includes more integration and outreach options. The largest plan will run you $99 per month and gives you everything as well as “cloud” outreach campaigns, running on their servers, rather than in your browser. But the Google Chrome extension would still be partially required outside of the outreach campaigns.

Dux-Soup ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Stability: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall: ★★★½☆ (3.5/5)

9. Octopus CRM

Octopus CRM's homepage

Octopus CRM is a B2B lead generation powerhouse, offering automated messaging campaigns, detailed analytics, and powerful data enrichment features. It too functions through a Google Chrome extension:

Octopus CRM's Google Chrome extension

Octopus CRM specifically caters to marketing and sales teams looking to streamline their lead-generation and conversion process.

It works pretty well for what it’s designed for and does include the normal standard LinkedIn automation features all of these other tools offer. It would be nice if it was cloud-based and operated more like a traditional CRM, though.

Who Octopus CRM is for

Octopus CRM is a B2B lead generation tool offering automated messaging campaigns and analytics. A general CRM of sorts. Ideal for marketing and sales teams focusing on lead-generation and outreach.

Octopus CRM pricing

Octopus CRM starts at $9.99 per month with pretty limited features and works its way up to $39.99 per month for unlimited everything. It’s pretty affordable.

Octopus CRM ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

10. LinkedFusion

LinkedFusion's homepage

LinkedFusion is a desktop-based LinkedIn automation tool that offers several general LinkedIn automation possibilities.

LinkedFusion's user interface

Things like scheduling posts, prospecting, exporting data, outreach automation, and beyond. A pretty good swiss army knife for anyone focused on LinkedIn, specifically sales or marketing.

Though, you will run the risk of getting banned considering you'll be using your own account and will need to consider things like proxies, having a computer running constantly, etc.

It does have quite a bit of integration possibilities, specifically with CRMs.

Who LinkedFusion is for

LinkedFusion is a desktop-based tool offering a range of LinkedIn automation features. It's suitable for users focusing on scheduling posts, prospecting, exporting data, and outreach automation.

LinkedFusion pricing

LinkedFusion starts at $69.95 per month and works its way up from there as you gain features.

LinkedFusion ratings

Pricing: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Ease of use: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Stability: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)

11. Salesflow

Salesflow's homepage

Salesflow is a LinkedIn Sales Navigator based outreach tool. You can use it without LinkedIn Sales Navigator, but it won’t be nearly as effective.

Its features, like automated email warm-ups, personalized outreach sequences, and deal tracking, make it ideal for sales teams looking to close more deals on LinkedIn. It’ll flawlessly integrate with your CRM.

Though, I’ll admit, my experience with it was a bit clunky. When I signed up my LinkedIn account integration wasn’t working. The platform wouldn’t allow me to remove or change it, and kept redirecting me to sign up for a trial:

Salesflow's user interface

Maybe you’ll have a smoother experience?

Who Salesflow is for

Based on LinkedIn Sales Navigator, it’s ideal for sales teams focusing on personalized outreach sequences, outreach, and closing outbound deals.

Salesflow pricing

You can start off with a 7-day free trial, and then after that, you’ll start at $99/mo per user, and upwards from there, depending on the quantity of outreach you want to do.

Salesflow ratings

Pricing: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

12. Evaboot

Evaboot takes your existing LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription to the next level by automating the lead exportation and enrichment process.

Evaboot's homepage

You’ll need both a LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription and to download a Google Chrome extension, but from that point forward, it’s incredibly simple to export LinkedIn leads with Evaboot:

Evaboot's user interface

Who Evaboot is for

Evaboot enhances LinkedIn Sales Navigator by automating lead exportation and enrichment. It's mainly for sales and marketing teams interested in lead generation.

Evaboot pricing

Evaboot starts at $19 for 1,000 export credits, which does not include emails. For 1,000 export credits that also include emails, you’re looking at $39. It goes up from there, but subscriptions do include discounts as well as bulk purchases.

Evaboot ratings

Pricing: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

13. LiProspect

LiProspect's homepage

LiProspect is a cloud based LinkedIn prospecting tool.

It entirely centers around outreach, and doesn't have anything like scheduling automation or export possibilities.

While it does outreach well, it's pretty limited on everything else. Not a good general tool.

You also do run the risk of getting banned as you'll have to link your account for the outreach.

Who LiProspect is for

LiProspect is a cloud-based prospecting tool centered around outreach. It's suitable for users needing a specialized tool for LinkedIn outreach.

LiProspect pricing

LiProspect has one plan for $44.95 per month.

LiProspect ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Stability: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall: ★★★½☆ (3.5/5)

14. LinkedCamp

LinkedCamp's homepage

LinkedCamp is a cloud-based tool that offers a comprehensive suite of automation features for lead generation, prospecting, and engagement.

It leans heavily on its outreach automation possibilities:

LinkedCamp's outreach automation

Who LinkedCamp is for

LinkedCamp offers a comprehensive suite of automation features for lead generation and engagement. It's ideal for users needing cloud-based LinkedIn outreach automation.

LinkedCamp pricing

LinkedCamp starts at $69 per month and works its way up from there.

LinkedCamp ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

15. LinkedIn API (unofficial)

LinkedIn API's GitHub repository

LinkedIn API is a third-party and free, open-source Python API available on GitHub. It allows you to programmatically send messages, get jobs, and search LinkedIn profiles.

While LinkedIn API offers a powerful means to interact with LinkedIn data, it is essential to note that it requires technical expertise to implement effectively. It's more suited towards developers.

Be willing to debug a little bit and figure things out.

Who LinkedIn API is for

LinkedIn API is a free and open-source Python API for interacting with LinkedIn data. It's best suited for developers.

LinkedIn API (unofficial) pricing

Entirely free.

LinkedIn API (unofficial) ratings

Pricing: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Ease of use: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

16. Dripify

Dripify's homepage

Dripify is a comprehensive LinkedIn automation platform designed to simplify and enhance marketing efforts on LinkedIn.

It offers a range of features, including automated messaging, lead generation, and campaign management.

It provides tools for creating and executing automated LinkedIn outreach campaigns, making it easier for businesses to engage with prospects and nurture leads.

Dripify automations

Who Dripify is for

Dripify is a comprehensive platform designed for marketing on LinkedIn, offering automated messaging and campaign management. It's suitable for businesses focusing on automated LinkedIn outreach campaigns.

Dripify pricing

Dripify starts at $39 per month for a limited plan and works its way up from there.

Dripify ratings

Pricing: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

17. UpLead

UpLead's homepage

UpLead is a B2B lead extraction platform that helps businesses find and connect with potential customers. It offers a database of verified B2B contacts and companies, enabling users to build targeted prospect lists.

While they don't really explicitly say it, it definitely does come from scraping LinkedIn. It works well for lead generation and enrichment, but there aren't many automation possibilities.

UpLead user interface

Who UpLead is for

UpLead is a B2B lead extraction platform, ideal for building targeted prospect lists. It's for businesses focusing on lead generation and enrichment.

UpLead pricing

UpLead starts with a free trial and a few trial credits, but after that the first plan will run you $99 per month, and works its way up from there using a credit based system.

UpLead ratings

Pricing: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Stability: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

18. Zopto

Zopto's homepage

Zopto focuses on sales outreach specifically, and adds in LinkedIn as another channel, LinkedIn messages and posts.

Relatively similar to Dripify and LinkedCamp, but all have their own slight differences.

Outside of sales outreach, it's cloud-based and adds in a hint of AI like just about every tool out there nowadays.

If you're looking for cross-platform sales outreach, it's not a bad tool to give a try.

Who Zopto is for

Zopto focuses on sales outreach, adding LinkedIn as an outreach channel. It's suitable for users seeking cross-platform sales outreach and those needing LinkedIn cloud-based solutions with a hint of AI.

Zopto pricing

Zopto starts at $195 per month and works its way up from there, eventually landing at $780 per month for an agency license.

Zopto ratings

Pricing: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Ease of use: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Developer friendliness: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Stability: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall: ★★★½☆ (3.5/5)

The ratings of all 18 LinkedIn automation tools

LinkedIn automation tool	Overall rating (/5)	Pricing	Ease of use	Developer friendliness	Stability
Proxycurl	★★★★½ (4.5/5)	★★★★	★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★
PhantomBuster	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★	★★★★★	★★	★★★
LinkedIn Scraper	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★★	★★	★★★★★	★★★★
Meet Alfred	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★
Linked Helper	★★★ (3/5)	★★★★	★★★	★★	★★★
Lusha	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★
Waalaxy	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★★
Dux-Soup	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★
Octopus CRM	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★
LinkedFusion	★★★ (3/5)	★★★	★★★	★★★	★★★
Salesflow	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★
Evaboot	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★★
LiProspect	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★
LinkedCamp	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★★
LinkedIn API	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★★	★★	★★★★★	★★★★
Dripify	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★
UpLead	★★★★ (4/5)	★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★
Zopto	★★★½ (3.5/5)	★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★

All 18 LinkedIn automation tools, Features Comparison

Tool name	Data extraction	General LinkedIn automation	Outreach automation	Who it's for	How it works	What it does
Proxycurl	Excellent, enriches data	Focused on profile scraping	None	Marketing and sales teams, VCs, startups, various B2B cases	API & entire dataset	Enriches and scrapes LinkedIn profiles
PhantomBuster	Good for small-scale	Basic automations	Some	Individual users, small teams	Cloud-based/Browser extension	Automates various LinkedIn tasks
Meet Alfred	Not much	Automated outreach	Excellent	Small marketing and sales teams	Desktop	Automates LinkedIn outreach
Waalaxy	Yes, some	Data extraction and outreach related automations	Solid for outreach	Marketing and sales teams	Browser extension	Simplifies LinkedIn outreach
LinkedIn Scraper	Yes, for technical users	Scraping focused	No	Developers	Desktop/Script	Scrapes LinkedIn data
Octopus CRM	Some	Data extraction / CRM related automations	Yes	Marketing and sales teams	Browser extension	Manages LinkedIn outreach and sales pipelines
Linked Helper	Basic	Basic automation	Basic	Developers	Desktop	Provides basic LinkedIn automation
Lusha	Yes, and enrichment	Data-focused	Outreach possible	Marketing and sales teams	API, web app	Exports and enriches LinkedIn data
Dux-Soup	Some	Yes, basic automation	Yes	Sales and marketing teams, small scale	Browser extension	Outreach automation, general automations
LinkedFusion	Some	Yes, general automations	Yes, outreach focused	Sales and marketing teams	Desktop	Automates various LinkedIn tasks
Salesflow	Yes, for Sales Navigator	Outreach focused	Yes	Sales teams, LinkedIn Sales Navigator users	Cloud-based	Manages sales outreach on LinkedIn
Evaboot	Yes, for Sales Navigator	Scraping and outreach focused	Some	Sales teams, LinkedIn Sales Navigator users	Browser extension	Exports and enriches leads
LiProspect	Some	Outreach focused	Yes	Sales and marketing teams	Cloud-based	Focuses on LinkedIn outreach
LinkedCamp	Some	Outreach focused	Yes	Sales and marketing teams	Cloud-based	Automates outreach on LinkedIn
LinkedIn API	Yes	Some actions	Yes	Developers, technical use cases	API	Enables some programmable LinkedIn actions
Dripify	Some	Automated outreach	Yes	Sales and marketing teams	Cloud-based	Automates marketing on LinkedIn
UpLead	Yes	No LinkedIn automation	Lead generation only	Sales and marketing teams	Cloud-based/API	Extracts and enriches B2B leads
Zopto	Some	Outreach related automations	Yes	Sales and marketing teams	Cloud-based	Manages sales outreach

Best LinkedIn automation tool for data extraction

Proxycurl is going to win here.

It's not only effective in scraping LinkedIn profiles but also enriches the data, making it ideal for marketing and sales teams, VCs, and various other B2B cases. Anytime you need rich B2B data.

Plus, it works via an API so you have zero risk of getting your own LinkedIn accounts banned, and it's infinitely scalable with zero headaches. You'll be able to flawlessly integrate it with your existing application, systems, or workflow.

That said, because Proxycurl has been sunset, the modern alternative I’d put on your radar is NinjaPear. It is not a LinkedIn messaging automation tool, and it does not scrape LinkedIn, but if your end goal is still list-building, enrichment, and outbound, NinjaPear is a very plausible replacement workflow.

Best general LinkedIn automation tool

PhantomBuster, while the master of none, offers a surprising amount of LinkedIn automation possibilities.

It has a bit of everything across the board, and everything works pretty well, so if we're going to say the best general LinkedIn automation tool, I'll have to give it to PhantomBuster.

Best budget automation tool

LinkedIn Scraper and LinkedIn API are both entirely free, so if you're technical or patient, those are worth a try.

Outside of that, both Linked Helper and Dux-Soup are good mentions for basic LinkedIn automation needs on a budget.

Best LinkedIn automation tool for outreach

I like both Meet Alfred and Salesflow for outreach. Both are strong contenders.

Octopus CRM is an honorable mention here, too.

Conclusion

The best LinkedIn automation tool depends largely on the specific needs and objectives of the user. While one person might want to extract leads from LinkedIn, the next might want to automate LinkedIn messaging.

Each LinkedIn automation tool has its unique strengths and is tailored to cater to different segments of users, from developers to marketing and sales professionals, and beyond.

That said, if you're looking to extract a lot of B2B data, specifically LinkedIn B2B data, and implement it into your business, workflow, or application at scale, Proxycurl was historically one of the strongest options on this list.

Today, because Proxycurl has been sunset, I’d split the decision in two:

• If you need actual LinkedIn messaging / browser automation, use one of the dedicated LinkedIn automation tools above.
• If you need prospecting, enrichment, and work emails for outbound workflows, take a look at NinjaPear. It is a different product category, but for a lot of teams it solves the real job they were trying to get done in the first place.

Thanks for reading, and hopefully this article helped make the decision on finding the right LinkedIn automation tool for you easier.

P.S. A lot of teams think they need LinkedIn automation when what they really need is fresher data, better enrichment, and a cleaner way to get from company list to person to verified work email. That’s the lane NinjaPear is building for.

Oh, and if you have any questions about B2B data extraction, enrichment, or outbound workflows in general, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at "[email protected]". We'll be glad to help.