Dux-Soup vs Dripify: pricing, email steps and which is better
The short answer
Dux-Soup is no longer the cheap LinkedIn tool, and Dripify is the one that adds email. Dux-Soup retired its $14.99 Pro plan and now sells STACKED: Local at $41.25 a seat a month on annual billing as a desktop app, or Cloud at $74.17. Its sequences are LinkedIn only. Dripify is $39, $59 and $79 a seat annually, runs in the cloud on every plan and includes email steps plus 100 email finder credits. Buy Dux-Soup for unlimited LinkedIn campaigns with native CRM sync, Dripify for LinkedIn plus email. AutoMail is for when email is the main channel.
AutoMail researches and writes the 1:1 sequence right here. It runs in your browser, so no email goes out.
Type a real prospect and AutoMail writes the sequence here, from what you enter. On your list the AI does the research for you.
Live, interactive · personalized · no card needed
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Quick verdict
Who each tool is for
Both Dux-Soup and Dripify are capable. Here is the shortest honest way to choose, with where AutoMail fits.
Pick Dux-Soup
LinkedIn is the only channel, you want as many concurrent campaigns as you like, and your CRM is Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive or HighLevel. STACKED Local at $41.25 a seat annually includes unlimited campaigns and native CRM sync, which is cheaper than Dripify Pro if you are happy to keep a machine running.
Pick Dripify
You want LinkedIn and a follow-up email in one sequence, running in the cloud, without paying for a top tier. Every Dripify plan includes email steps and 100 email finder credits a month; Pro at $59 a seat on annual billing adds unlimited campaigns and costs less than Dux-Soup Cloud.
Pick AutoMail
Email is the channel that books the meetings and LinkedIn is the second touch. The AI researches each company, writes the opener and follow-ups for that prospect, warms and rotates your own sending inboxes, pauses the moment someone replies and sends interested prospects your booking link. Flat per workspace, from $39 a month on annual billing.
Dux-Soup and Dripify end up on the same shortlist because they do the same core job: connection requests, messages and follow-ups on LinkedIn, sent on a schedule so a rep does not have to click through profiles all afternoon. Both bill per seat, both connect one LinkedIn account per seat, both work with Sales Navigator, and both offer a trial without a sales call.
Most comparisons you will find still describe a Dux-Soup that no longer exists. In September 2026 its pricing page listed one product, STACKED, in two editions: Local at $55 a seat a month, or $41.25 on annual billing, installed as a Mac or Windows desktop app, and Cloud at $99, or $74.17 annually, running on Dux-Soup's servers. The old Pro Dux plan at $14.99 and the separate Turbo and Cloud Dux tiers are gone; even the old pro-plan URL now shows STACKED pricing. So the question is no longer whether Dux-Soup is the budget option. At one seat, its cheapest plan costs about what Dripify Basic does.
That moves the decision onto two things price used to hide. First, where the automation runs: Dux-Soup Local needs your computer on, while every Dripify plan runs in the cloud. Second, email: every action on Dux-Soup's feature list is a LinkedIn action (connect, message, InMail, visit, endorse, follow, like a post), while Dripify puts email steps in the same sequence on every plan, Basic included.
Side by side
Dux-Soup vs Dripify vs AutoMail
Pricing verified September 2026. Capabilities change, so check each vendor for the latest before you buy.
| What matters | Dux-Soup | Dripify | AutoMail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | LinkedIn-only prospecting with CRM sync | Sales reps and small teams running LinkedIn plus email sequences | Writing and sending personalized cold email that books meetings |
| Pricing model | Per seat, one product (STACKED) in two editions | Per user on three published tiers plus Enterprise | Flat per workspace, unlimited seats |
| Entry price | STACKED Local $55 a seat monthly, $41.25 annual | Basic $59 per user monthly, $39 annual (one campaign) | Starter $49 a month flat, $39 on annual billing |
| Cloud price | STACKED Cloud $99 a seat monthly, $74.17 annual | Every plan is cloud: Pro $59 and Advanced $79 annual | Growth $99 a month flat, $79 on annual billing |
| Where it runs | Local: desktop app on Mac or Windows. Cloud: Dux-Soup servers | Cloud on every plan, dedicated IP per account | Fully cloud based |
| Campaigns | Unlimited concurrent campaigns on both editions | One on Basic, unlimited from Pro | Unlimited sequences |
| Cold email steps | Not listed; the sequence actions are LinkedIn only | Email steps on every paid plan | The core product, with warm-up, rotation and a spam check before each send |
| Email finder credits | None listed | 100 per user every month on every plan | None, bring or sync your own verified list |
| LinkedIn actions | Connect, message, InMail, visit, endorse, follow, like a post | Connect, message, visit, follow, endorse, like, plus email | Not applicable, email channel |
| What LinkedIn allows | About 100 invitations a week for most accounts | About 100 a week for most accounts, whatever the daily setting says | Not applicable; sends from your own warmed mailboxes |
| Integrations | Native Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, HighLevel, Freshsales, Slack, Teams, Zapier and Make | CRM integrations and Zapier | CRM and calendar sync, booking link routing |
| Team pricing | Fixed or metered seats, 10 percent off per 10 seats, up to 50 percent | Per seat; Enterprise quoted by seat count | Flat per workspace, no per-seat fee |
| Free trial | 14 days | 7 days with Advanced features, no card | No free plan |
| AI copywriting | AI message personalization inside campaigns | Sequence templates and profile variables; you write the message | Researches each prospect and writes the whole sequence |
| Platform risk | LinkedIn prohibits third-party automation; restrictions land on your own profile | LinkedIn prohibits third-party automation; restrictions land on your own profile | Your own mailboxes and domains, with warm-up and rotation built in |
Comparison reflects publicly available pricing and positioning as of September 2026. Company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
The third option
Where AutoMail fits between them
The AI writes the sequence
Both tools above leave the copy to you. AutoMail researches each prospect and writes a genuine 1:1 opener and follow-ups, so relevance, not just volume, drives the reply rate.
Deliverability built in
Inbox rotation, gradual warm-up and a spam-score check on every send keep personalized copy in the primary inbox, built for the 2026 Google and Microsoft sender rules.
Replies become meetings
When a prospect answers, the sequence pauses, intent is classified, and meeting-ready replies route to your booking link and CRM. Flat per workspace, unlimited seats, no credits.
One honest caveat: AutoMail has no built-in lead database, so bring or sync your own verified list. If prospecting data is what you need most, keep a data tool for that and run the outreach here.
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Skip the copywriting, keep the deliverability
AutoMail personalizes every email, rotates and warms your inboxes, follows up, pauses on reply and books meetings into your calendar and CRM. Flat monthly fee, not per-seat, permission-based by design.
Flat pricing from $49/mo, no per-seat fees · 1-click unsubscribe in every email · CAN-SPAM and GDPR