Dripify vs Expandi: same LinkedIn risk, two ways to pay for it
Your reps spend hours each day sending LinkedIn connection requests and follow-ups by hand, and you cannot scale that across profiles. At the same time you know a restricted account could cost the one channel your pipeline depends on. You are probably a sales lead or an agency owner comparing Dripify and Expandi because both automate that work, and you want to know which costs less and which protects the account better.
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Dripify and Expandi side by side
| Dripify | Expandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Price we read | From $59 per user per month billed yearly ($79 month to month); Advanced $79 yearly ($99 monthly) (read 13 Nov 2026) | No one-line price summary yet; the full price breakdown is in our review |
| Entry price | Pro: $59 per user a month billed yearly, $79 monthly (read 13 Nov 2026; the $39 Basic tier is gone) | Business: $99 per seat a month, or $79 billed yearly (read 7 Oct 2026) |
| How you pay | Per user, three tiers; quotas and safety features rise by tier; 10+ seats and Enterprise via sales | Per seat, one plan with all features; discount grows with seat count; 10+ seats by agency quote |
| Free plan or trial | 7-day free trial with Advanced features and no credit card; no free plan stated | No free plan; 7-day free trial with all features |
| Best for | Sales teams already running LinkedIn outreach who accept the account risk | Sales teams and agencies running LinkedIn outreach at scale across several accounts |
| Main catch | Basic is one campaign at low quotas; Activity Control only on Advanced ($79 yearly) | No cheap entry; image, GIF and video personalization are billed on top |
Which one fits you
Pick Dripify if
- You run more than one sequence but want the lowest real entry. Dripify Pro is $59 per user a month billed yearly, $79 monthly (read 10 Oct 2026), with unlimited campaigns, a dedicated inbox, CSV export and webhook and HubSpot integrations.
- You want the vendor to pace your account for you. Advanced, at $79 billed yearly or $99 monthly, adds Activity Control, which adjusts your daily limits from your account history. That is the same price as Expandi's yearly seat.
- You want to test the top tier without a card. Dripify's 7-day trial gives Advanced features, needs no card and charges nothing when it ends.
Pick Expandi if
- You want every feature on one plan. Expandi sells a single Business plan at $99 per seat a month, or $79 billed yearly (read 7 Oct 2026), so there is no tier to outgrow.
- You run several client profiles as an agency. Expandi says the discount grows with the number of seats, and quotes agencies of 10+ seats directly rather than multiplying $99.
- You need to move seats between accounts. A seat can be moved to another LinkedIn account in the same workspace, and workspace members can run accounts without seeing billing.
When to pick neither
Your LinkedIn account is not expendable, or you only send the odd connection request. Both tools automate a category LinkedIn's terms prohibit, and Dripify's own documentation warns of warnings, temporary restrictions or permanent bans.
Expandi's own review says LinkedIn's native tools suffice for occasional requests. Sending those by hand carries none of the automation risk.
What it costs at a real size
A team of five reps, one LinkedIn account each. Dripify Pro billed yearly: 5 × $59 = $295 a month (read 10 Oct 2026). Dripify Advanced billed yearly, for Activity Control: 5 × $79 = $395. Expandi billed yearly: 5 × $79 = $395 a month, and monthly 5 × $99 = $495 (read 7 Oct 2026). Expandi says its discount grows with seat count, so its multi-seat price may come in lower; ask for a quote. Expandi adds taxes by country, and its image, GIF and video personalization cost extra.
Where to start
Dripify
Pro, $59 per user a month billed yearly or $79 monthly (read 10 Oct 2026). Move to Advanced ($79 yearly, $99 monthly) if your LinkedIn account matters enough to want Activity Control.
Start with Dripify →Expandi
Business, $79 per seat a month billed yearly ($948 a year) or $99 monthly (read 7 Oct 2026). With 10 or more seats, ask for the agency quote.
Start with Expandi →Questions buyers ask
Is one of them safer for my LinkedIn account?
Neither can promise safety. LinkedIn bans bots that send messages, and both run in the cloud with a regional dedicated IP. Independent safety testing in our Dripify research (Aug 2026) found a 23% restriction rate within 90 days across 50 accounts. Expandi reviewers (G2, Capterra, Aug 2026) report bans too, including one ten-year-old account with more than 8,000 connections. We have not tested either.
How fast can I send?
Slower than the headline. Dripify allows up to 75 connection requests a day on Pro, but its own guide says to start at 10 to 15, or 2 to 5 on a new account. Expandi's warm-up starts a new account at 5 actions a day and tops out at 21, and notes LinkedIn's weekly cap of 100 connection requests. No plan on either changes LinkedIn's limits.
What happens when someone leaves the team?
On both you keep paying until you act. Dripify's help article (30 March 2026) says a removed member's subscription stays active; cancel it or ask support. Expandi says disconnecting an account does not cancel its seat; remove the seat on the Subscriptions & Payments page.
Where these facts come from
Dripify's pricing page and FAQ (dripify.com/pricing), read 26 Aug and 10 Oct 2026, plus its help centre and LinkedIn's User Agreement and prohibited-software pages. Expandi's pricing page, FAQ and help-centre articles on onboarding, warm-up, seats and exports, read 5 Aug, 17 Aug and 7 Oct 2026. Buyer reports from G2, Trustpilot and Capterra, Aug 2026. We have not used either tool. Prices change: each one carries the date we read it, and our reviews are re-checked against the vendor pages.
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