Closely vs HeyReach
We give Closely a 2.4 GPA and HeyReach a 2.2, out of 4.0. Closely grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Closely
LinkedIn and email outreach automation with AI-written messages
HeyReach
LinkedIn outreach across many sender accounts, billed per sender
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACloselyFair | 2.2GPAHeyReachFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $39 a month for one LinkedIn account and inbox billed annually, or $65 month to month. That's the ordinary middle of what outreach tools here charge. It comes with no monthly credits; Growth at $95 covers 3 accounts and 3,000 credits. | CYou pay per LinkedIn sender, so five reps who each send pay $63 a head billed yearly, $315 a month in all. That's at the dear end of this category, just short of the dearest tenth at $69. Agencies with up to 25 senders pay $799 a month flat. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but every plan has a free trial. Its length isn't stated and neither is a card, so it sits at the ordinary grade. After you pay, refunds are only on request within 2 days of a first purchase. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of Growth with 3 LinkedIn accounts and no card. Enough to try sending from several accounts. |
| Features | BThe whole job: LinkedIn requests, visits, messages and InMails mixed with email steps in one conditional sequence, A/B tests, unlimited email accounts, a waterfall email and phone finder, AI lead scoring and one inbox for replies. Finding contacts uses credits Starter lacks. | CLinkedIn done thoroughly: requests, messages, voice notes and profile views across many senders, one inbox and client workspaces. The gap is email: it sends none itself, and email steps come from Instantly or Smartlead on separate subscriptions. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. You connect your own LinkedIn account and inboxes and work inside daily limits, and the sequence builder branches on conditions, so there's some setting up before the first campaign goes out. | CNo App Store rating on record. Each LinkedIn account has to be connected and kept within its limits, and on Agency and Unlimited you bring your own proxies. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a browser extension, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and GoHighLevel sync, and Gmail, Outlook or SMTP for sending. No API on record, and no phone or desktop app. | BWeb only, with Instantly, Smartlead, Clay, HubSpot, RB2B, Trigify, Make and Zapier, plus an API, webhooks, an MCP server and a command-line tool. No phone or desktop app on record. |
| Best for | LinkedIn-first outreach with email steps | LinkedIn outreach across many sender accounts |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Closely and HeyReach. How we grade
Price against what you get
Closely starts at $39 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. HeyReach starts at $63 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Closely scores higher and starts $24 a month lower. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Closely for less, and 10 score higher than HeyReach for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Closely starts at $39 per month for 1 LinkedIn account, billed annually ($65 monthly). HeyReach starts at $63 per seat (sender) / month, billed yearly ($79 monthly).
- Only Closely lists a browser extension.
- Closely also covers AI agents and email campaigns.
- HeyReach also covers shared inbox.
At a glance
| Closely | HeyReach | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per month for 1 LinkedIn account, billed annually ($65 monthly) | $63 per seat (sender) / month, billed yearly ($79 monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered on every plan; its length is not stated | 14-day free trial of Growth with 3 LinkedIn accounts, no card required |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Esterson Limited | HeyReach |
| Price read from | closelyhq.com | heyreach.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Closely
- Sellers and founders who prospect mainly on LinkedIn
- Teams that want LinkedIn and email steps in one sequence
- Agencies reselling outreach under their own brand
HeyReach
- Lead-gen agencies running LinkedIn outreach for many clients
- Teams spreading LinkedIn volume across several accounts
- Outbound teams pairing LinkedIn with Instantly or Smartlead email
Worth knowing
Closely
- Starter includes no monthly credits, so finding emails, phone numbers or AI personalization starts on Growth or with credits bought separately.
- LinkedIn steps run on your own LinkedIn account, which is connected to Closely and works within daily limits.
- Payments are non-refundable except for a request within 2 days of a first purchase, or for service problems at Closely's discretion.
- Discounts shown on the site need a promo code at checkout; the prices listed here are without them.
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.
Key features
Closely
- LinkedIn automation
- Sequences of connection requests, profile visits, messages and InMails with daily limits, delays and warm-up, each LinkedIn account on its own residential IP.
- Multichannel campaigns
- A conditional sequence builder mixes LinkedIn and email steps, with unlimited email accounts over Gmail, Outlook or SMTP and A/B tests on copy.
- Email and phone finder
- Finds work emails and phone numbers by checking sources in turn until one returns a valid result, and pulls leads from Sales Navigator, posts and events.
- AI agents
- Score leads against your ideal customer profile, research companies on the web for hiring, funding and tech stack, and write personalized messages.
- Unified inbox and CRM sync
- LinkedIn messages, InMails and email replies land in one inbox with tags and templates, and sync to HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive or GoHighLevel.
- White label
- Every plan can run under an agency's own logo, colors and domain, with branded reports and a client portal at no setup fee.
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.
Plans
Closely
Starter$39
per month for 1 LinkedIn account, billed annually ($65 monthly)
1 sender (a LinkedIn account and an email inbox), unlimited email accounts and campaigns, LinkedIn and email sequences and white label. No monthly credits.
Growth$95
per month for 3 LinkedIn accounts, billed annually ($159 monthly)
3 senders and 3,000 credits a month, enough for about 750 emails, 150 phone numbers or 1,500 AI personalizations.
Essential$155
per month for 5 LinkedIn accounts, billed annually ($259 monthly)
5 senders and 5,000 credits a month, enough for about 1,250 emails, 250 phone numbers or 2,500 AI personalizations.
Custom$1,499
per month for unlimited LinkedIn accounts, billed monthly
A calculator prices any number of LinkedIn accounts and credits; from 30 accounts up, the price is a flat $1,499 a month however many seats an agency runs.
HeyReach
Growth$63
per seat (sender) / month, billed yearly ($79 monthly)
One LinkedIn account per seat with its own residential proxy, all LinkedIn actions, a unified inbox, API, webhooks, MCP and 100 enrichment credits.
Agency$799
per month for up to 25 senders, billed yearly ($999 monthly)
Bring your own proxies. One white label, 1,000 enrichment credits, done-for-you onboarding and a Slack channel; a 50-sender option is offered.
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.
Ways to pay less
Closely
- Annual discount
40% off with annual billing
Closely's pricing page marks annual billing 40% off: Starter is $39 a month ($468 a year) against $65 billed monthly.
HeyReach
- Annual discount
20% off yearly, 10% off quarterly
Growth is $63 per sender a month billed yearly ($756), $71 billed quarterly ($213) or $79 monthly; Agency is $799 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.
