Looking for an Expandi alternative? Here's an honest comparison.
Expandi is a cloud-based LinkedIn automation tool. Outboundly is human-first: it decides who to contact and drafts each message, and a person sends it. Here's how they differ, and when each one is the better choice.
The short answer
Expandi automates LinkedIn connection requests, messages and engagement from the cloud, with email steps and CRM integrations, for agencies, sales teams, recruiters and business owners. Outboundly is for teams that want no automation on their accounts: it builds a daily list per rep and drafts every message, and a person sends it. Pick Expandi for self-serve automation; pick Outboundly to keep a human sending.
Facts about Expandi are from its own website, checked Oct 14, 2026. Sources are listed at the end.
Outboundly vs Expandi. Feature by feature.
| Outboundly | Expandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Sales teams, founders and service firms running LinkedIn outreach by hand | Lead-gen agencies, sales teams, recruiters and business owners |
| Who sends messages | A person: your reps on the Platform, our team on Done-for-you | The software, from the cloud, on your behalf |
| Runs on your LinkedIn account | No. Nothing acts on the account | Yes. Automates connection requests, messages and engagement actions |
| Fit with LinkedIn's User Agreement | Manual sending, no bots or extensions | Expandi's terms say it is not authorised by LinkedIn and use is at the user's own risk |
| Safety approach | A person sends at a human pace | Dedicated country-based IP per account, auto warm-up and limit ranges |
| Messages | A draft written for each person from your offer brief, edited by the sender | If/then sequences, A/B testing, image and video personalisation (paid add-ons) |
| Follow-ups | Warm-up and follow-up steps arrive as daily tasks | Automated sequences with conditions |
| Email steps in the same sequence with the Email & Pipeline add-on | Email follow-ups in the same sequences | |
| Integrations | Audience and results export on Team | HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, API, webhooks and Zapier |
| Team features | A daily list per profile, combined reporting, shareable batch reports | Smart inbox. Roles, white-label and client reports on the Agency plan |
| Pricing | Per LinkedIn profile: Solo $150/mo (1 profile), Team $299/mo (3 profiles) on the Platform. Done-for-you $250 and $750. Setup fee of one month, waived on quarterly billing. | Business $99/mo billed monthly or $79/mo billed annually. Agency plan custom. 7-day trial |
Four differences that matter in practice.
Who presses send
Expandi runs your outreach from the cloud: it sends requests and messages on a schedule, even when you're offline. Outboundly never sends anything itself. It builds the daily list and drafts the message, and a person reads it and sends it. Slower per message, and every message gets a human check.
Account risk
Expandi invests in safety features like a dedicated IP per account and gradual warm-up. Its own terms are also clear that it is not an official LinkedIn feature and that using it is a risk taken by the user. LinkedIn's User Agreement prohibits automated messaging, so Outboundly simply doesn't automate.
Integrations and email
Expandi is the more connected tool: native CRM integrations, an API and webhooks, and email steps built into its sequences. Outboundly handles email through its Email & Pipeline add-on, with a pipeline and call briefs, but has fewer integrations today.
Templates versus drafts
Expandi personalises templates with variables, images and video. Outboundly starts from your offer brief and drafts a message for each person, which the sender then adjusts. Different tools for different jobs: scale versus a message written for one reader.
When each one is the better choice.
Choose Expandi if
- You want self-serve LinkedIn and email automation that runs while you're offline
- You accept the account risk that comes with automation
- Native CRM integrations, an API and webhooks are must-haves
- You want to start today on a short free trial
Choose Outboundly if
- You want a person to send every message, with nothing running on the account
- You'd rather send fewer, better messages written for each prospect
- You manage a team and want each rep on a short daily list with shared reporting
- You want our team to send for you, by hand
Expandi vs Outboundly: what people ask.
What is the best Expandi alternative?
If you want another automation tool, look at other cloud-based LinkedIn automation products. If you want to move away from automation entirely, Outboundly drafts each message and builds each rep's daily list, and a person sends every message.
Is Expandi safe?
Expandi uses safety features such as a dedicated IP per account and gradual warm-up. Its own terms state it is not an official LinkedIn feature and that use is at the user's own risk, and LinkedIn's User Agreement prohibits automated messaging.
Does Outboundly do email like Expandi?
Yes, with the Email & Pipeline add-on ($50 per workspace per month): email steps sit in the same sequence as LinkedIn steps, sent from your own address, alongside a pipeline and call briefs.
How does pricing compare?
Expandi lists its Business plan at $99 a month billed monthly or $79 a month billed annually, with a custom Agency plan. Outboundly is priced per LinkedIn profile: $150 a month for one or $299 for three on the Platform, or $250 and $750 when our team sends.
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Sources, checked Oct 14, 2026
- Expandi homepage
- Expandi pricing
- Expandi integrations
- Expandi terms and conditions
- LinkedIn User Agreement
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Outreach a person sends. Nothing running on your account.
Outboundly decides who to reach and drafts each message. Your reps send, or our team does, by hand.