Salesforge vs LinkedAutomate: Outreach Automation Tool Comparison

For a thorough understanding of what each option offers, a simplified comparison table isn't enough to grasp all intricacies that come with each tool, so let's dive deeper into what makes LinkedAutomate and Salesforge unique.

Linked Automate vs Salesforge: Email & LinkedIn Automation Tool Overview

Salesforge and LinkedAutomate serve the same goal - get you meetings - but they take very different routes.

• Salesforge is a cloud-based, deliverability-first outreach platform that bundles free warm-up, next level personalization, multi-channel sequences, and consolidated lead organization so teams can scale without wrecking inbox placement or LinkedIn safety.
• LinkedAutomate, by contrast, is a lightweight Chrome extension that only focuses on LinkedIn-centric automation, making it fast and cheap, but very basic.

Practically speaking, pick LinkedAutomate if you only need standard straightforward LinkedIn outreach. Pick Salesforge if you care about higher response rates, coordinated multi-channel prospecting, extensive deliverability controls, and centralized lead hygiene that reduces risk as you scale.

Pricing Structure

LinkedAutomate provides four paid plans + a free tier (with a discounted annual Specialist plan that gives the best rates, but is billed yearly):

• $0/mo for Free plan (you get: 10 send messages, 10 profile views, 10 connection requests and 10 auto like/share/comment actions per day, access to the built-in LinkedIn CRM, background campaign runner, ability to set delays and daily caps to mimic manual behavior)
• $5.99/mo for Entry plan (you get: 30 send messages, 50 profile views, 50 connection requests and 30 auto like/share/comment actions per day, configurable action delays and daily limits)
• $10.99/mo for Plus plan (you get: 50 send messages, 80 profile views, 80 connection requests and 50 auto like/share/comment actions per day, support for multi-message follow-up sequences, background campaign automation)
• $24.99/mo for Pro plan (you get: 100 send messages, 160 profile views, 200 connection requests and 80 auto like/share/comment actions per day, advanced campaign controls and scheduling, full background operations)
• $99.99/yr for Specialist (Annual) plan (you get: 150 send messages, 200 profile views and 150 auto like/share/comment actions per day, 500 connection requests per week and, as with the previous plans, a background campaign runner and built-in LinkedIn CRM)

Salesforge provides 2 plans oriented around outreach scale and a 14-day free trial as well (with 2 free months granted when using annual billing):

• $48/mo for Pro plan (you get: 1000 active contacts in sequence, 5000 messages/mo, 100 email validation credits/mo, 100 personalization credits/mo, unlimited mailboxes, unlimited contact storage, free premium warm up via Warmforge, unlimited workspaces, connect unlimited mailboxes, a unified inbox (Primebox), mailbox rotation, dynamic IPs, live chat support and more)
• $96/mo for Growth plan (you get: 10x the credits from the Pro plan, unlimited seats, A/B testing, personal onboarding, API access, 100 social action credits/month, multi-language sequences, Primebox AI reply crafting, ESP matching, access to a massive knowledge base and more)

Multi-Channel Prospecting

Modern outreach often benefits from multi-channel prospecting - mixing email and LinkedIn touchpoints to raise response rates.

• Salesforge explicitly offers multi-channel campaigns and inbox deliverability tools (unlimited warm-up, mailbox rotation, dynamic IPs, ESP matching, etc.) so your cold outreach emails actually land, while scheduling and safe send volumes are handled for LinkedIn actions to reduce account risk.
• Additionally, Salesforge utilizes the Primebox - an inbox that consolidates all replies from both channels in one convenient place, so no leads slip through the cracks.

That means Salesforge’s cloud based architecture supports orchestration across LinkedIn plus email sequences - useful when you want to connect, then move a prospects conversation or simply follow up with email.

• LinkedAutomate’s value prop is to be a great Chrome extension for LinkedIn automation: it runs campaigns that send connection requests, bulk messages, profile views and engagement actions without needing your LinkedIn browser window open (does everything Salesforge does as well).

If you only need to grow LinkedIn connections and send LinkedIn messages, LinkedAutomate’s LinkedIn-first toolset is an inexpensive, but severely lackluster option. if you want true multi-channel outreach that includes well-managed cold multi-channel sequences, Salesforge’s broader platform is more appropriate.

Email Deliverability

One of Salesforge’s clearest selling points is its attention to email deliverability. Salesforge offers unlimited free warm-up (via Warmforge), mailbox rotation, dynamic IPs, ESP matching and other tools to help ensure emails reach the primary inbox rather than spam - foundational for assuring high open and reply rates.

LinkedAutomate doesn’t solve email deliverability - it’s solely for LinkedIn automation - so if your sequences rely heavily on cold email deliverability, LinkedAutomate will need to be paired with another email tool.

If your strategy follows the current meta of of sending messages via LinkedIn with thoughtfully crafted follow-ups via email, Salesforge is built to both automate sending and actively reduce the volume risks that cause account problems.

LinkedIn Automation

LinkedAutomate is explicit about supporting various workflows: bulk connection requests, sending messages, auto-views, endorsements, and auto-like/share/comment engagement. On paid plans it also runs campaigns in the background until the daily/monthly limits you choose are reached, and its built-in messenger gives a basic built in CRM experience for organizing replies and messages.

Salesforge handles everything LinkedAutomate can with the added bonus of no Chrome extension necessary. LinkedIn scheduling and send volume throttling are also part of its multi-channel pipeline, meaning it coordinates LinkedIn connection attempts alongside email cadence so you don’t blast connections and messages in an unsafe pattern. Finally, Salesforge also offers unlimited LinkedIn senders, which makes it an incredibly useful and affordable option for larger teams.

For teams that need very bare-bones LinkedIn outreach alone, LinkedAutomate is an attractive option, but for cross-channel orchestration where LinkedIn is one touchpoint among many, Salesforge’s approach is safer and more integrative.

Campaign Building & Sequences

Creating repeatable campaigns, organizing sequences, and automating follow up messages is table stakes for outreach tools.

• Salesforge positions itself as a campaign platform where you can build multi-channel sequences that include LinkedIn touches, email steps, and timed follow ups. Salesforge also emphasizes advanced templates and personalization via AI-driven content, and mailbox management so campaigns don’t ruin sender reputation.

Salesforge also offers educational assets (Salesforge Academy, guides, tutorials) to help users structure outreach and increase response rate.

• LinkedAutomate focuses on campaign types tied to LinkedIn behavior: send messages, grow your network with personalized notes on connection requests, view profiles, or auto-engage with content. Its flow is very run-of-the-mill - find leads, choose the campaign type, set daily limits for connection or messaging activity, and run.

Salesforge’s strength is in sequencing multiple channels and ensuring messages are personalized, timed, and delivered - which is where prolonged drip sequences and A/B testing on subject lines and message content become very useful.

Inbox & Message Management

Having a place to read replies, organize conversations, and move prospects through pipeline stages is critical.

• LinkedAutomate advertises a built-in LinkedIn inbox where you can read and reply to LinkedIn messages directly from the app without visiting your LinkedIn profile - effectively giving you a simple built in CRM for connections and responses.
• Salesforge, on the other hand, leans toward broader behavior - capturing leads, attributing data, and letting you conveniently organize contacts across campaigns (email + linkedin) within a consolidated reply inbox (Primebox), so your outreach sequences are coordinated.

Salesforge’s pipeline management is aimed at consolidating data and giving you structured ways to search, tag, and prioritize contacts - crucial when you’re juggling many accounts or mailboxes.

LinkedIn Account Safety

Both platforms talk about safety, but from different angles.

• LinkedAutomate’s blog content and FAQs explicitly warn users about LinkedIn limits and advise conservative use: don’t overuse automation, customize messages, and stay within LinkedIn’s invite limits to avoid account restrictions.
• Salesforge approaches account safety more holistically: it manages safe sending volumes for LinkedIn actions. Because Salesforge treats LinkedIn touches as one part of a larger outreach cadence, it’s easier to avoid triggering LinkedIn’s behavior algorithms.

Practically, if your team runs high-volume outreach across LinkedIn, a platform that coordinates both channels (and builds in warm-up and mailbox controls) will reduce the chance of account limits being hit compared to running a standalone Chrome extension and a separate email provider without coordination.

Integrations

LinkedAutomate expects you to manage everything email-related separately. It integrates the LinkedIn messenger into its app and is entwined fairly closely with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, but that's pretty much where its integrations end.

Salesforge, on the other hand, supports many native integrations, as well as the Forge Stack, which keeps prospect data, campaign history, and inbox conversations aligned so that when a lead moves to opportunity stage the handover is seamless. Notable Salesforge integrations include:

• Major CRMs
• SMTP
• API
• Webhooks
• Slack
• Zapier
• Clay
• The Forge Stack (Salesforge + Mailforge, Infraforge, Primeforge, Warmforge, Leadsforge)

And many more. Salesforge is built to play cleanly with existing pipelines while keeping inbox and sender infrastructure consolidated.

Reporting & Analytics

• LinkedAutomate reports on campaign activity inside the app - messages sent, connection requests issued, profile views, engagements - and gives you a direct way to track replies in the messenger.

It’s focused, although very basic reporting, that answers how many invitations were sent and how many messages or responses you received on LinkedIn.

• Salesforge provides a broader analytics view across email and LinkedIn actions: open rates, reply rates, deliverability dashboards (warm-up status), and campaign-level analytics that help you A/B test messaging and subject lines.

Because it aggregates data across channels, Salesforge can give you richer insights on what combination of LinkedIn touches and emails drove meetings or responses, which is valuable for truly optimizing multi-channel outreach.

Who Should Pick Which Tool

• Choose Salesforge if you care about multi-channel outreach, deliverability and safely, advanced personalization and robust integrations.

If you desire to manage complex pipelines in a consolidated inbox, hyper-personalize messages at scale, and avoid having to buy additional warm-up or other email deliverability tooling, Salesforge bundles those capabilities in a way that saves operational complexity and ultimately saves time.

• Choose LinkedAutomate if your world lives almost entirely on LinkedIn and all you want is the very standard LinkedIn outreach features: bulk connection requests, profile views, likes/comments, etc.

LinkedAutomate is fairly inexpensive, but pricing quickly scales with team size. It's fast to onboard, but really barren in capabilities. It's a decent choice for individuals, but teams with ambitious outreach goals will likely prefer Salesforge.

Final Verdict: Salesforge vs LinkedAutomate

If your outreach is purely LinkedIn - LinkedAutomate is a cost-effective Chrome extension solution that will get you started fairly quickly, but will require expanding very soon, which is where costs will stack up.

If your strategy follows the meta of including LinkedIn with email touches, requires advanced deliverability safeguards, or needs structured lead organization and advanced cross-channel analytics, Salesforge is the safer, more comprehensive platform.

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