Botdog vs HeyReach (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Botdog if

• Fits if you run LinkedIn outreach only and want it in the cloud
• Works for agencies that need many senders in one place

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you need email or other channels, as it's LinkedIn only
• Watch out: the yearly price shows first, and monthly billing is $79 a sender
• Skip it if you want refunds, since none are offered
• Pricey if you want the Managed service, from $690 a month per seat

Pick HeyReach if

• Fits if you run LinkedIn outreach for several clients and spread volume over many accounts
• Works for teams already sending email through Instantly or Smartlead

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want email and LinkedIn in one tool on one bill
• Pricey if every rep sends, at $64 per sender a month billed yearly or $79 monthly
• Tight if you need lots of contact data, as enrichment credits are a one-time 100 per sender on Growth
• Watch out: Agency and Unlimited make you bring your own proxies; only Growth includes one per sender
• Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as none is on record

Botdog

• LinkedIn only: the vendor says it skips email and other channels.
• The pricing page shows the yearly-billed price first; the monthly-billed rates are $79 per account (Solo) and $299 (Agency, 5 senders).
• No refunds are offered; a cancelled subscription runs to the end of its billing period.
• The Managed service is priced separately, from $690 a month per seat.

HeyReach

• Each LinkedIn account is a paid sender; teammates, assistants and clients can be added at no charge.
• Agency and Unlimited require you to bring your own proxies; only Growth includes a residential proxy for each sender.
• Email steps run through the Instantly or Smartlead integrations, which are separate subscriptions.
• Enrichment credits are a one-time allowance (100 per sender on Growth); more have to be bought.

Botdog

LinkedIn sequences

Step-by-step campaigns of connection requests, follow-up messages, InMails and post likes or comments, run from the cloud.

Many ways to import leads

Leads come from LinkedIn searches, Sales Navigator lists, Recruiter projects, event attendees, post reactions or CSV files.

AI lead review and variables

A plain-English description of the ideal prospect screens leads before invitations are spent, and AI variables write a unique opener per prospect.

Unified and team inbox

Read and reply to LinkedIn conversations in one place, share inboxes with teammates, and get AI summaries and suggested replies.

Team and agency management

One campaign can send from several teammates' accounts, with roles, shared contacts and a team performance report.

Webhooks, Slack alerts and MCP

Events can be pushed to any URL or a Slack channel, and an MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor query campaigns and add leads.

HeyReach

LinkedIn actions

Automates connection requests, messages, follow-ups, voice notes and profile views, with an If Connected condition to treat existing connections differently.

Many senders per campaign

Unlimited campaigns can draw on many LinkedIn accounts, while each sender is held within its own daily limits.

Unified inbox

LinkedIn messages from every connected account land in one inbox, so nobody has to log in and out of individual accounts.

Multichannel with Instantly and Smartlead

Native integrations with Instantly and Smartlead add cold email to LinkedIn campaigns; HeyReach itself handles the LinkedIn side.

Client workspaces and white label

Agencies manage each client's senders, leads and campaigns in separate workspaces from one login; Agency and Unlimited add your own branding and domain.

API, webhooks, MCP and CLI

An API and custom webhooks, an MCP server for AI agents that build campaigns and tag replies, a command-line tool, and Clay, Make and Zapier links.

Botdog

• Solo$55.33

  per account / month, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly)

  One sender. Unlimited campaigns, all LinkedIn actions, AI campaign building and inbox, and analytics. The yearly price is $664, shown as 30% off the monthly rate.

• Agency$209.33

  per month for 5 senders, billed yearly ($299 billed monthly)

  Starts at 5 senders, with 10, 20, 30 and 40 sender steps; price rises with senders. Adds white-glove onboarding, migration, priority and dedicated support, and volume discounts.

• ManagedCustom

  Done-for-you outbound run by Botdog: campaign setup, inbox management and ghostwritten posts. The page says from $690 a month per seat, billed monthly.

HeyReach

• Growth$64

  per seat (sender) / month, billed yearly ($79 monthly)

  One LinkedIn account per seat with its own proxy, all LinkedIn actions, unified inbox, API, webhooks, MCP and 100 enrichment credits. From 10 senders, $59 each ($48 yearly).

• Agency$800

  per month for up to 25 senders, billed yearly ($999 monthly)

  Bring your own proxies. One white label, 1,000 enrichment credits, onboarding and a Slack channel; 50 senders cost $1,399 a month ($1,120 billed yearly).

• Unlimited$2,399

  per month for up to 300 senders, billed yearly ($2,999 monthly)

  Senders capped at 300 under a fair-use policy, 3,000 enrichment credits, migration help and priority support; extra white-label brands cost $500 each.

• Done for youCustom

  HeyReach's team researches the market, builds lead lists and runs LinkedIn and email campaigns, with a dedicated GTM engineer and inbox manager.

Botdog

• Annual discount

  30% off with 12-month billing

  The pricing page lists 12-month billing at 30% off the monthly rate, and 10% off for 3 months.

HeyReach

• Annual discount

  20% off yearly, 10% off quarterly

  Growth is $64 per sender a month billed yearly ($759), $72 billed quarterly ($214) or $79 monthly; Agency is $800 a month yearly instead of $999.

• Startups

  Early stage program

  A heavily discounted plan for new customers under $250,000 in annual recurring revenue with fewer than 5 people, by application.