The short answer
The best Dripify alternative depends on how much automation you want. Expandi and HeyReach are cloud automation tools with more advanced or multi-account features. Waalaxy and La Growth Machine add email to LinkedIn steps. For lower risk, use Sales Navigator to find people and send researched notes by hand, with a writing tool like Edithly drafting each note.
On this page
- Dripify vs Edithly at a glance
- What Dripify Does Well
- Why People Look for a Dripify Alternative
- Dripify Alternatives, From Most to Least Automated
- A Lower-Risk LinkedIn Routine in 30 Minutes a Day
- Connection Notes Worth Sending by Hand
- Where Edithly Fits, and When It Doesn't
- Draft a researched LinkedIn connection note in three steps
- FAQ
Key takeaways
Automation is a dial: Tools range from fully automated sending to research and drafting you send yourself. Pick a level, then pick a tool.
Risk sits with your profile: LinkedIn's User Agreement prohibits unauthorized automation for adding contacts and sending messages. The tool's safety settings don't change that.
Thirty minutes covers it: Twenty researched connection requests, sent by hand, take about half an hour a day once the notes are drafted.
The note earns the accept: A specific reason to connect does more for acceptance than any send schedule. Spend effort on the words.
Dripify vs Edithly at a glance
| Dripify | Edithly | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Sales teams that want simple, automated LinkedIn and email campaigns | Sellers who send LinkedIn notes by hand and want them researched |
| Core job | Automating LinkedIn outreach sequences | Researching each account and writing outreach and collateral |
| Research per account | Variables you set, plus an AI icebreaker variable | Reads the prospect's website and public signals, with sources |
| What you get | Running campaigns, an inbox on Pro and above, an email finder and verifier | Connection note, email variants, follow-ups, call script, decks and one-pagers |
| Sending | Sends invites, messages and email steps from your accounts | Does not send; you paste into LinkedIn, your inbox or sequencer |
| Pricing model | Per user: from $59 a month, or $39 a month billed annually, at the time of writing; 7-day free trial | Free Starter plan with 50 credits; paid plans for more |
| Works with | Webhooks, Zapier and HubSpot; open API on Pro and above | CSV import, plus an API for Apollo, Clay, HubSpot and Zoho |
Based on each vendor's website, October 2026.
What Dripify Does Well
Dripify is a LinkedIn automation tool built around drip campaigns: a sequence of LinkedIn actions that runs on a schedule while you do other work. Its site promises "LinkedIn automation made ridiculously simple," with automated LinkedIn and email campaigns that run on its servers.
- Simple campaign builder. A drag-and-drop builder with 10+ actions and conditions: profile views, invites, messages, InMails, endorsements, likes and follows.
- Runs in the cloud. Campaigns run on Dripify's servers from a dedicated IP tied to your account, inside the working hours you set.
- Built for teams. Team management features, with multi-team setups and A/B testing on its Advanced plan.
- Inbox and data helpers. A dedicated inbox on Pro and above, an email finder and verifier, and an AI icebreaker variable for first lines.
It is easy to get running. For a small sales team that wants LinkedIn touches to happen without daily clicking, Dripify is quick to set up.
Why People Look for a Dripify Alternative
The search usually starts for one of three reasons. Two of them are not about features at all.
- A restriction scare. A warning or a temporary restriction on a LinkedIn profile makes teams rethink automation. LinkedIn's User Agreement says members will not use "bots or other unauthorized automated methods" to add contacts or send messages. Its help center also says that if LinkedIn suspects an automation tool behind excessive invitations, it may suspend or restrict the account. Our explainer on whether LinkedIn automation is safe covers how restrictions tend to happen.
- Accepts without replies. Automated sequences scale whatever message you load. If people accept and then go quiet, the message is the problem.
- Missing features. Some teams want email steps in the same sequence, multi-account management or deeper conditional logic.
Only the third reason calls for another automation tool. The first two call for a different approach to who you contact and what you say.
Dripify Alternatives, From Most to Least Automated
Think of LinkedIn outreach as a dial, not a switch. Here are six options, ordered from most to least automated. Details come from each vendor's website at the time of writing (October 2026).
| Option | What runs without you | Account risk under LinkedIn's rules | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeyReach | Invites and messages across many senders | Automated sending on every connected profile | Agencies and multi-rep teams |
| Expandi | Invites, messages and conditional steps | Automated sending on your profile | Teams wanting advanced sequences |
| La Growth Machine | LinkedIn and email steps in one sequence | Automated sending on your profile | Multichannel sellers |
| Waalaxy | LinkedIn steps, with email added | Automated sending on your profile | Solo sellers and small teams |
| Sales Navigator | Nothing; it finds and tracks people | None from automation | Finding the right people |
| Hand-sent notes, drafted by Edithly | Nothing; it researches and writes | None from automation | Sellers who send 15 to 20 a day by hand |
HeyReach
HeyReach connects many LinkedIn accounts ("senders") and rotates sending across them in one campaign, with a unified inbox for replies. It is priced per sender, with agency bundles of 25 or more senders. It fits agencies and teams that run outreach from many profiles.
Expandi
Expandi runs cloud-based LinkedIn sequences with if/then logic, adds email follow-ups through your own provider and offers white labeling on its Agency plan. At the time of writing, its Business plan is $99 per seat per month, or $79 billed annually, with a 7-day trial. It suits teams that want more sequence logic than Dripify.
La Growth Machine
La Growth Machine builds one sequence across LinkedIn, email, X and calls, with AI-written messages and voice messages. It prices per "identity", meaning each sender. It suits teams whose problem is coordinating channels rather than LinkedIn volume alone.
Waalaxy
Waalaxy is aimed at people new to LinkedIn outreach, with dozens of prebuilt sequences and full email sequences on its Business plan. Its site says campaigns now run in the cloud. Plans are per user with a 14-day free trial.
Sales Navigator
Sales Navigator is LinkedIn's own paid prospecting product. Use its search filters, saved lists and job-change alerts to choose who gets your 20 requests a day. It does not send anything for you, so it carries no automation risk.
Hand-sent notes with Edithly
Research and drafting, no automation. Edithly reads the prospect's website and public signals, then writes a connection note and an email sequence from the same research. You send the note yourself, so nothing runs on your profile.
A Lower-Risk LinkedIn Routine in 30 Minutes a Day
Manual sending only feels slow when the research is manual too. With the notes drafted, this routine fits in half an hour. For the full set of habits, see our guide to safe LinkedIn automation.
| Time | Step | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 5 min | Pick 20 accounts that fit your ICP | A short list, not a scraped search |
| 10 min | Review a drafted note for each, check the facts | 20 notes with one true reason each |
| 10 min | Send the requests by hand | 20 personal invitations |
| 5 min | Reply to new accepts with a first message | Conversations started |
Check your note allowance. LinkedIn's help pages say free accounts can add a personalized note to only a few requests a month, at up to 200 characters. On a free plan, send the request blank and use the note as your first message once they accept.
Withdraw stale invitations with care. LinkedIn won't let you re-invite the same person for up to three weeks after a withdrawal, so only withdraw requests you're happy to let go.
Connection Notes Worth Sending by Hand
A good note has one job: give a stranger a reason to click accept. Keep it under 200 characters and two sentences, mention something true, and don't pitch. More examples are in our LinkedIn connection request message guide.
The trigger note
Hi [First name], saw [Company] is [trigger: hiring its first RevOps lead].
Curious how you're thinking about [related problem: pipeline reporting] as you grow.
The shared-context note
Hi [First name], we were both at [shared context: last week's logistics meetup in Denver].
I work with [peer type: regional carriers] on [topic]. Would be good to connect.
The after-email note
Hi [First name], I sent a short note about [topic] last week.
No need to reply there. Thought it easier to connect here.
After the accept, add value before you ask. Our LinkedIn follow-up message templates cover what to send next.
Where Edithly Fits, and When It Doesn't
Edithly is not a Dripify replacement if you want automation. It does not send invitations or messages, run sequences or manage LinkedIn accounts. If you want hands-off LinkedIn volume, compare the automation tools above and accept the trade-off knowingly.
It fits the hand-sent approach. Paste a prospect's website and Edithly writes a connection note and email angles with follow-ups, listing the facts and sources it used. You review the note and send it yourself.
It also helps you pick the 20. Suggested Prospects returns real companies that match your ICP, with why each fits and a source. See how the LinkedIn message generator writes for a single account.
How Edithly does it
Draft a researched LinkedIn connection note in three steps
Edithly reads the prospect's website and writes a LinkedIn connection note, plus emails and follow-ups from the same research, so you can send a better note by hand.
- 1
Click the Email Outreach tile
On Home, pick Email Outreach. Your pitch, proof points and positioning come from your playbook, built from your website when you added your product.
- 2
Enter the prospect's details
Add the company name and website, and optionally the contact's name, LinkedIn URL, an angle in Notes and a tone.
- 3
Generate, copy, send by hand
Click Generate email outreach. Copy the LinkedIn connection note into LinkedIn and send it yourself. The emails and follow-ups are ready for later touches.
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- Variant A · Hiring angle
- Subject lines
- Body
- Follow-ups · Day +3, +7
- LinkedIn note
- Do not say
- By hand
- 10 to 15 minutes of research and drafting per note
- With Edithly
- A couple of minutes per account, research included
Frequently asked questions
Is Dripify safe for my LinkedIn account?
No automation tool can guarantee safety. LinkedIn's User Agreement prohibits using bots or other unauthorized automated methods to add contacts or send messages, and LinkedIn can restrict accounts that do. Conservative limits lower the odds of detection but don't make automation allowed. Sending by hand avoids that particular risk.
What is a good free alternative to Dripify?
The lowest-cost, lower-risk option is LinkedIn itself: search for prospects, research each company and send a short, personal note by hand. Most automation tools offer free trials of 7 to 14 days rather than free plans. For drafting notes, Edithly's free Starter plan includes 50 credits and writes from the prospect's website.
How many LinkedIn invitations can I send per day by hand?
LinkedIn does not publish a daily or weekly number. Its help center says every member is subject to invitation limits, and that hitting one can pause your invitations, typically for a week. A practical habit is 15 to 20 targeted requests a weekday, sent to people likely to accept. Targeting matters as much as volume.
What is the difference between Dripify and Expandi?
Both are cloud-based LinkedIn automation tools that run sequences of visits, invites and messages. They differ in features such as conditional logic, email steps, team management and pricing, so compare current plans on each vendor's site. Both carry the same underlying account risk under LinkedIn's rules.
Does Edithly automate LinkedIn like Dripify?
No. Edithly does not send connection requests or messages, and it does not automate LinkedIn in any way. It researches the prospect's company and writes a connection note together with emails and follow-ups, and it can write a call script for the same account. You copy the note and send it yourself.