Botdog vs Waalaxy (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 Waalaxy if

• Fits if you're a founder or freelancer starting LinkedIn outreach
• Works for small teams building lists from Sales Navigator or Recruiter Lite searches

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're on Pro, at 300 LinkedIn invitations a month
• Pricey if you want email in the same campaign, which needs Business at €69 a user billed yearly
• Not for you if you want prices in dollars or a monthly rate shown up front, as monthly billing costs more
• Watch out: the LinkedIn Inbox is a €20 a month add-on after 500 free conversations
• Watch out: the API and Make, Zapier and n8n modules start at Advanced, €49 a user, and there's no phone app

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.

Waalaxy

• Prices are shown in euros, even to US visitors, and only the yearly-billed rate is shown; monthly and quarterly billing cost more.
• Pro and Advanced cover LinkedIn only; cold email and LinkedIn-plus-email campaigns need Business.
• The LinkedIn Inbox for managing conversations is a paid add-on at €20 a month after 500 free conversations.
• Pro is capped at 300 LinkedIn invitations a month; Advanced and Business allow 800.

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.

Waalaxy

LinkedIn sequences

Connection requests, messages and follow-ups run from 99+ ready-made sequences, paced to stay within LinkedIn's limits, and stop when a reply is detected.

Prospect lists from LinkedIn

Import prospects from LinkedIn search, Sales Navigator or Recruiter Lite, or target post reactions, groups and events; CSV imports also work.

Email finder

Finds prospects' professional emails from a monthly credit allowance: 25 on Pro and Advanced, 500 on Business.

Cold email and multichannel campaigns

On Business, campaigns combine LinkedIn steps with cold email sequences and automated email follow-ups sent from several sender accounts.

Team prospecting

A shared workspace with duplicate prevention so two teammates do not contact the same person, shared analytics and one payment for the team.

Campaign reporting

Reply rates per campaign compared with industry benchmarks, positive-reply sentiment and a dashboard for each user and the team.

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.

Waalaxy

• Pro€19

  per user / month, billed yearly

  300 LinkedIn invitations a month, unlimited campaigns, pre-built sequences, automated follow-ups, CRM sync and 25 email finder credits a month.

• Advanced€49

  per user / month, billed yearly

  800 invitations a month, API access, Make, Zapier and n8n modules, and live chat support with an average reply time under an hour.

• Business€69

  per user / month, billed yearly

  Adds cold email sequences, campaigns mixing LinkedIn and email, multiple sender accounts and 500 email finder credits a month.

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.

Waalaxy

• Annual discount

  Up to 50% off with yearly billing

  Waalaxy's pricing page lists 20% off for quarterly billing and up to 50% off for yearly billing, paid up front in one payment.