LinkedIn Automation · Review

Closely Review: LinkedIn Outreach With a Built-In Lead Finder

Closely fits teams that run LinkedIn and email outreach in one sequenceIn this Closely review, the score rests on 10 tagged reviews, and the help center sets a maximum of 200 emails a day, read on Sep 27, 2026.

190+ public reviews as of Sep 2026 · scored on 10 tagged reviews · same 5-dimension grid for every scored tool · Scores last recalculated on Oct 16, 2026

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8.0
OUR SCORE / 10
linkedin automation tools we score
$65 /mo Read on the vendor's pricing page on Oct 4, 2026
Closely in three sentences

Closely runs LinkedIn and email steps in one sequence and enriches leads from 30+ sources. Growth is $159 a month, billed monthly, or $95 a month, billed annually, for 3 LinkedIn accounts, read on Oct 4, 2026. The global score is 8.0 on 10 tagged reviews.

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Price

What it costs

Four plans. Every figure read on the vendor's pricing page on Oct 4, 2026.

Closely pricing in US dollars, monthly billing
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Starter
$65 /mo
$39 /mo billed annually
LinkedIn accounts
1
Bonus credits monthly
Not published
Choose Starter
Growth
$159 /mo
$95 /mo billed annually
LinkedIn accounts
3
Bonus credits monthly
3,000
Choose Growth
Essential
$259 /mo
$155 /mo billed annually
LinkedIn accounts
5
Bonus credits monthly
5,000
Choose Essential
Custom
$439 /mo
$263 /mo billed annually
LinkedIn accounts
10
Bonus credits monthly
Not published
Choose Custom
What the listed price does not sayRead on the vendor's pricing and terms pages
Growth includes 3 LinkedIn accountsGrowth lists 3 LinkedIn accounts, against 1 on Starter and 5 on Essential, read on Oct 4, 2026.
Essential adds 5,000 bonus credits monthlyEssential lists 5,000 bonus credits a month, against 3,000 on Growth, read on Oct 4, 2026.
What changed since we last lookedOnly what we read ourselves, dated
Oct 4, 2026
Prices read

Monthly prices read on the vendor's page: Starter $65, Growth $159, Essential $259, Custom $439.

Oct 16, 2026
Scores recalculated

Scores recalculated on 10 tagged reviews; global score 8.0.

Features

What you get, what you don't

Six things Closely does. None of the six is missing on the vendor's pages; the weak spots are in what reviewers say, below.

LinkedIn automationBuilt inConnection requests, visits, follow-ups automated
AI agentsBuilt inQualifies leads, researches, personalizes messages
Data enrichment30+ sourcesReal-time emails, phones, LinkedIn data
CRM syncBuilt inSyncs messages, events and replies to CRM
MultichannelLinkedIn + EmailOne automated flow combines both channels
Account safetyBuilt inWarm-up mode, throttling, dedicated proxies
Does it fit your stack?Read on the vendor's public pages between Sep 27 and Oct 4, 2026 · "Not published" means the vendor does not say
Integrations
What connects, and how
  • SalesforceNative
  • HubSpotNative
  • PipedriveNative
  • GoHighLevelNative
  • Zoho CRMNative
Security & compliance
What your IT team will ask
  • Data hostedUnited States
  • GDPR data processing agreementAvailable
  • SOC 2 reportNot published
  • Single sign-onNot published
Support
Channels, hours, and what reviewers say
  • ChannelsLive chat, email
  • Hours24-hour chat
  • PhoneNot published
  • Read as negative0 of 4 tagged reviews
Evidence

The data behind the score

Our five scores against the average of the tools we score.

Tagged reviews from Aug 2024 to Dec 2025
CloselyAverage of the tools we score
DimensionScorevs averageRead as positive
Ease of setup
9.3
+0.9
9 of 10
Feature depth
7.9
+0.4
6 of 10
Value for money
8.2
−0.1
7 of 10
Support quality
7.9
+0.6
3 of 4
Account safetyCategory dimension
7.3
+0.4
3 of 4
What reviewers talk aboutCounts are mentions as of Sep 2026
Praised most
Customer support
3
Integrations
2
Results and time saved
2
Setup
2
Criticised most
Feature range
1
Sequence builder
1

How we score

Fit

Should you buy it?

Name your dealbreaker. No profile is scored on its own yet: too few tagged reviews per profile, so the page shows the overall score.

Your dealbreaker
8.0all reviewers

Buy it if You run LinkedIn and email steps in one flow and need 3 LinkedIn accounts: Growth is $159 a month, billed monthly (Oct 4, 2026). Skip it if You need to send more than 200 emails a day: the help center sets that as the maximum (Sep 27, 2026).

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Questions to ask the vendor

  1. Can the 200-a-day email maximum be raised on a higher plan?The help center sets a default of 50 emails a day and a maximum of 200.
  2. Can a campaign run past 5,000 recipients?The help center states a maximum of 5,000 recipients per outreach campaign.
  3. What counts as the initial purchase for the 2-day refund window?The cancellation policy states no refunds beyond the first 2 calendar days.
  4. What can the bonus credits be spent on each month?Growth lists 3,000 bonus credits a month and Essential 5,000, per the pricing page.
Alternatives

If Closely isn't it

Three tools we score in this category. Each card names where the tool is weaker. The highest-scored tool that covers a dealbreaker above is always among them. Daily email cap and Campaign size have no card: we hold no published fact that shows another tool here does better. Click a card, or a name below, to put it next to Closely.

Aimfox
If you want to rent pre-warmed LinkedIn profiles
8.5+0.5 vs Closely
$49 /seat /mo14-day free trial
Read on the vendor's pricing page on Oct 4, 2026
  • Rent pre-warmed LinkedIn profiles through Aimfox Avatars, read on Sep 27, 2026
  • Feature range draws 5 negative mentions
Our review Try
Dux-Soup
If a longer refund window after buying matters to you
8.3+0.3 vs Closely
$41.25 /seat /mo billed annually14-day free trial
Read on the vendor's pricing page on Oct 4, 2026
  • Refund within 31 days of initial purchase, against 2 days at Closely, read on Sep 27, 2026
  • Customer support draws 3 negative mentions
Our review Try
Dripify
If you want plans priced per user
8.1+0.1 vs Closely
$59 /seat /mo7-day free trial
Read on the vendor's pricing page between Sep 27 and Oct 4, 2026
  • Basic is $59 per user a month on monthly billing, read on Sep 27, 2026
  • Price level draws 48 negative mentions
Our review Try
Side by side

Closely vs Aimfox

Compare Closely with
Closely Aimfox Dux-Soup Dripify
Our score
8.0
8.5
8.3
8.1
Price and plan
Entry price$65 /mo$49 /seat /mo$41.25 /seat /mo billed annually$59 /seat /mo
Free planNo free plan statedNo free plan statedNo free plan statedNo free plan stated
Free trial14-day free trial14-day free trial7-day free trial
Four dimensions, same grid
Ease of setup
9.3
9.4
7.7
9.4
Feature depth
7.9
7.7
8.2
7.1
Value for money
8.2
9.4
9.3
8.1
Support quality
7.9
9.2
8.9
8.7
Fit
CRM syncHubSpot, Salesforce, PipedriveHubSpot, SalesforceSalesforce, HubSpot, PipedriveHubSpot
Support channelsLive chat, emailLive ChatEmail, chat, phoneChat and email
Main strengthEase of setupSupport and ease of setupLinkedIn drip campaign automationEase of use and automation

Aimfox caps connection requests at 100 to 200 a week and message requests at 150 to 200 a week, read on Oct 4, 2026.

Same five-dimension grid for every tool; the fifth dimension changes with the category and stays out of this table. Prices and integrations read on each vendor's public pages between Sep 27 and Oct 4, 2026.

In depth

What the reviews say, in depth

Value

Closely plans are priced by LinkedIn account count

Starter is $65 a month, billed monthly, or $39 a month, billed annually, for 1 LinkedIn account. Growth is $159 a month, billed monthly, or $95 a month, billed annually, for 3 LinkedIn accounts. Essential is $259 a month, billed monthly, or $155 a month, billed annually, for 5 LinkedIn accounts. Prices were read on the vendor's page on Oct 4, 2026.

Custom is $439 a month, billed monthly, or $263 a month, billed annually, for 10 LinkedIn accounts. Value for money scores 8.2 on the 10 tagged reviews, with 7 of the 10 tagged reviews on it positive.

Sequences

One flow can mix LinkedIn and email steps

The multichannel page, read on Oct 4, 2026, says sequences combine LinkedIn and email outreach into one automated flow. The data page lists real-time lead enrichment from 30+ sources, read on Oct 4, 2026.

Sequence builder draws 1 negative mention and Feature range draws 1 negative mention among the 10 tagged reviews. Results and time saved draws 2 favourable mentions.

Safety

Warm-up, throttling and dedicated proxies are listed

The vendor's page, read on Oct 4, 2026, lists warm-up mode, activity throttling and dedicated proxies that mimic real user behavior. The help center says the cap of 100 connection requests per week per LinkedIn account is set by LinkedIn, read on Sep 27, 2026.

Terms

Subscriptions renew automatically and refunds are narrow

The cancellation policy says the subscription term renews automatically unless cancelled, read on Oct 4, 2026. It states no refunds, except within 2 calendar days of a first purchase, read on Sep 27, 2026.

Support

Support runs by live chat and email

The help center lists live chat and email, read on Sep 27, 2026, and the pricing page lists a 24-hour support chat, read on Oct 4, 2026. Customer support draws 3 favourable mentions among the 10 tagged reviews.

Questions

Before you commit

A vendor page cannot show whether LinkedIn restricts an account. Closely lists warm-up mode, activity throttling and dedicated proxies, read on Oct 4, 2026. Its help center says the cap of 100 connection requests per week per account is set by LinkedIn.

The cancellation policy says the subscription term renews automatically unless cancelled, read on Oct 4, 2026. It states no refunds, except within 2 calendar days of a first purchase, read on Sep 27, 2026.

Starter is $65 a month, billed monthly, or $39 a month, billed annually, for 1 LinkedIn account; Custom is $439 a month, billed monthly, for 10 LinkedIn accounts, read on Oct 4, 2026. This page covers the plans the pricing page lists and does not cover any other deal.

The data page, read on Oct 4, 2026, lists real-time lead enrichment from 30+ sources, covering emails, phone numbers, job titles and LinkedIn data. This page does not rate data quality.

Yes. The multichannel page, read on Oct 4, 2026, says sequences combine LinkedIn and email outreach into one automated flow.

This page shows one score, 8.0 on 10 tagged reviews dated between August 2024 and December 2025. It does not reproduce other sites' ratings, so it cannot explain the gaps between them.

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