Octopus CRM
LinkedInLow-cost Chrome extension for LinkedIn connect, message, view and endorse campaigns
The cheapest way to run LinkedIn connect, message and endorse campaigns, still maintained and still built to its 2018 feature set.
Best for
Solo professionals and recruiters growing a LinkedIn network on the smallest possible budget who are happy to run campaigns with Chrome open.
Not great for
Anyone who needs conditional sequences, always-on cloud sending, a reply inbox, or any AI capability.
Starting price
$6.99/seat/mo
Pricing model
Per seat
Free trial
7 days, no card
Platforms
Chrome extension
Founded
2018
Octopus CRM, in plain terms
Octopus CRM is a LinkedIn automation Chrome extension that has been running since 2018 and is still actively maintained, with version 3.7.19 shipped in March 2026 and around 70,000 users listed on the Chrome Web Store. It automates personalized connection invites, bulk messages to first-degree connections, automatic profile views and automatic skill endorsements, and it stores everything in a Personal CRM page with stats covering profile views, acceptance rates, messages sent and your LinkedIn SSI. Higher tiers add campaigns, CSV import and export, funnels, Zapier and HubSpot integration, and Activity Control, an alerting feature that flags excessive account activity. The Unlimited plan also includes an email finder with 500 credits per month that can deliver a connection invitation by email instead of a LinkedIn invite, with a claimed 65 percent success rate, though the company notes those invitations cannot be personalized. Price is the standout: entry is $6.99 per month on annual billing and the top tier is $24.99, which is among the cheapest paid LinkedIn tooling available. The trade-offs are structural. There is no cloud tier at any price, and the company's own review article lists as cons that automation stops the moment you close your browser and that there is no separate web dashboard. Funnels are linear, with their own cons list citing no multi-step conditional logic. There is no unified inbox, reply pipeline, owned database, AI feature, video, booking product or mobile app.
Key features
- Personalized auto invite to second and third-degree connections with dynamic placeholders
- Bulk messaging to first-degree connections from the Pro tier
- Auto view profiles and auto endorse skills, up to seven skills per profile
- Personal CRM page with profile view, acceptance rate, messages sent and SSI statistics
- Campaigns and linear funnels from the Advanced tier, with CSV import and export
- Email finder and Connect by Email on Unlimited, 500 credits per month resetting every 30 days
- Activity Control alerts on excessive account activity, Unlimited tier only
- Zapier and HubSpot integration on Unlimited, routed through Zapier
Pros
- Entry pricing at $6.99 per month on annual billing, and $24.99 for the top tier, is among the cheapest in the category
- Simple to install and run, with reviewers consistently citing a shallow learning curve
- Auto endorse skills is a genuinely differentiated warm-up action most modern tools dropped
- Connect by Email finds a lead's corporate address and sends the invitation there, with a claimed 65 percent success rate
- Still actively maintained, with Chrome Web Store version 3.7.19 shipped in March 2026 and the publisher in good standing
- Runs in your own browser session on your own IP, so no LinkedIn credentials are handed over
Cons
- There is no cloud tier at any price, and their own review article lists as cons that automation stops the moment you close your browser and that there is no separate web dashboard
- Their own cons list also states there is no multi-step conditional logic, and reviewers report having to transfer and launch each funnel step manually
- Features are heavily gated: the entry plan cannot send automated messages, campaigns and funnels start at Advanced, and Zapier, HubSpot and their own Activity Control alerts are Unlimited only
- Trustpilot sits near 3.6 from around 201 reviews, with roughly 12 percent one star, and refund and billing friction is a recurring theme
- There is no inbox management after a lead replies, and the Personal CRM is a processed-leads list rather than a conversation or pipeline view
Cost at scale
Five LinkedIn accounts on Unlimited at $39.99 per month is $199.95 per month, or $124.95 on annual billing. Agency pricing at 20 or more accounts is quote only.
Total funding
No outside funding reported, bootstrapped since 2018 (reported)
Users claimed
40,000+ users on their own site and 70,000 users on the Chrome Web Store listing, their marketing figures, claimed
| Plan | Price | Limits | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $9.99 per month, per LinkedIn account | Cannot send automated messages | Personal CRM with stats, Personalized auto invite, Connect with premium LinkedIn users only, No bulk messaging at this tier, $6.99 per month on annual billing |
| Pro | $14.99 per month, per LinkedIn account | Adds bulk messaging, profile views and endorsements, but no campaigns or funnels | Adds automated bulk messaging, Auto view profiles, Auto endorse skills, $9.99 per month on annual billing |
| Advanced | $21.99 per month, per LinkedIn account | Adds campaigns and funnels, but no Zapier, HubSpot or Activity Control | Adds campaigns, Export and import data, Build funnels, $14.99 per month on annual billing |
| Unlimited | $39.99 per month, per LinkedIn account | Everything unlocked, with 500 email finder credits per month that reset every 30 days | Adds Zapier and HubSpot integration, Activity Control safety alerts, Email finder and Connect by Email, 500 credits per month, Compatible with Premium, Sales Navigator and Recruiter, $24.99 per month on annual billing |
| Agency | Custom quote, 20+ accounts | 20+ accounts, quote only | Contact their team for special pricing, No self-serve agency motion below 20 accounts |
From their published pricing, July 2026. Starter $9.99 monthly and $6.99 on annual, Pro $14.99 and $9.99, Advanced $21.99 and $14.99, Unlimited $39.99 and $24.99. Priced per LinkedIn account. Agency pricing at 20+ accounts is quote only. Check their pricing table.
What reviews praise
- Price is the most consistently praised attribute across every review platform
- Reviewers report an easy setup and a shallow learning curve
- Users report real network growth, with one testimonial citing over 100 connections in a single week
- Some reviewers name customer support as a strength
What reviews flag
- Users report having to manually transfer and launch each campaign step
- Refund and billing friction is a recurring reported theme, including declined refund requests and charges after cancellation
- Support responsiveness is reported as inconsistent, sometimes needing multiple emails
- The experience between the extension and the CRM dashboard is described as disjointed
- Reporting and engagement insights are reported as minimal
- Users report it will not run overnight campaigns because Chrome has to stay open
Distilled from public reviews and community threads. Not Weezly's opinion, and not a rating.
API access
No public API advertised. Zapier is the bridge, and only on the Unlimited tier.
Data export
CSV import and export from the Advanced tier
Automation platforms
Zapier on Unlimited, forwarding to HubSpot, Zoho, Asana and Google Sheets
Integrations
Zapier
HubSpot
ZohoAsanaGoogle SheetsSalesforce (via Zapier)Pipedrive (via Zapier)LinkedIn Sales NavigatorLinkedIn Recruiter Lite- Founded
- 2018 (reported)
The full comparison
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No. It is a Chrome extension with no cloud tier at any price, and their own review article lists as cons that automation stops the moment you close your browser and that there is no separate web dashboard. Third-party reviewers add that it will not run overnight campaigns.
From their published pricing in July 2026, Starter is $9.99 per month, Pro $14.99, Advanced $21.99 and Unlimited $39.99, each per LinkedIn account, with annual billing about 35 percent off, bringing them to $6.99, $9.99, $14.99 and $24.99. Agency pricing at 20 or more accounts is quote only. There is a 7 day free trial of the Unlimited plan with no credit card required.
Quite a few. Bulk messaging, auto profile views and auto endorsements start at Pro. Campaigns, data export and import and funnels start at Advanced. Zapier and HubSpot integration, Activity Control safety alerts, Connect by Email and Premium or Recruiter account compatibility are Unlimited only. The Starter plan cannot send automated messages.
An Unlimited-plan feature that finds and verifies a lead's corporate email address and sends the connection invitation by email instead of as a LinkedIn invite, which their blog frames as a way past LinkedIn's weekly invite cap. They claim an average 65 percent success rate, include 500 email finder credits per month that reset every 30 days, and note that these invitations cannot be personalized.
Yes. The Chrome Web Store lists version 3.7.19 updated in March 2026 with a publisher badged as having no history of violations, and their own review article was refreshed in April 2026. That said, the feature set has not expanded: no cloud edition, AI capability, video, email channel, booking product or mobile app has been announced in 2025 or 2026.
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