Dux-Soup vs Waalaxy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Waalaxy: it is third in our ranking of cold outreach tools, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Waalaxy grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dux-Soup
LinkedIn automation now sold as STACKED, local or cloud
Waalaxy
LinkedIn invitations and follow-ups, with cold email on Business
Which one is for you
Pick Dux-Soup if
- Fits if LinkedIn is the one channel you work and you have one person doing it
- Works for teams already on HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want email or phone outreach too, since it's LinkedIn only
- Not for you if your computer can't stay on: the local version stops when it does
- Pricey if you want cloud, at $74.17 a seat on yearly billing
- Watch out: the old Chrome extension plans are gone, and monthly billing is $55 and $99
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
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADux-SoupFair | 2.8GPAWaalaxyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$41.25 a seat a month on yearly billing for local, $74.17 for cloud. The category's middle is $39 and the cloud plan climbs past the dearer quarter at $50. | BEach person has their own seat, so five on Pro pay €19 a head billed yearly, inside the cheaper quarter's $32.50 even after converting from euros. Only the yearly rate is shown, and email in the same campaign needs Business at €69 a user. |
| Free plan and trial | D14-day free trial, with no card rule stated and no free plan. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial on every plan. That's enough to run a real sequence and see who accepts. |
| Features | CDrip campaigns, AI personalization and stats on LinkedIn only. It does that job fully, but there is no email or phone outreach. | BThe whole job on Business: LinkedIn requests and messages from 99+ ready-made sequences that stop on a reply, plus cold email sequences and follow-ups from several senders. Pro and Advanced are LinkedIn only, and the LinkedIn Inbox is €20 a month after 500 free conversations. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A desktop app to install, a LinkedIn account to connect and campaigns to build. | BNo App Store rating on record. It's a Chrome extension on the LinkedIn account you already have, with 99+ ready-made sequences to pick from, so there's little to set up before the first campaign. |
| Platforms and integrations | BMac and Windows app plus web, with Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier and Make. No phone apps. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with HubSpot and Pipedrive, plus Make, Zapier, n8n and the API from Advanced. No phone or desktop app on record. |
| Best for | LinkedIn automation from your own computer | starting LinkedIn outreach for the first time |
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: Dux-Soup and Waalaxy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dux-Soup starts at $41.25 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Waalaxy starts at about $21.23 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Waalaxy scores higher and starts $20.02 a month lower. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 5 score higher than Dux-Soup for less, and none scores higher than Waalaxy 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
- Dux-Soup also covers workflow automation.
- Waalaxy also covers templates and email campaigns.
At a glance
| Dux-Soup | Waalaxy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $41.25 per seat / month, billed annually ($55 billed monthly) | €19 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 14-day free trial on every plan |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Dux-Soup | Waalaxy |
| Price read from | dux-soup.com | waalaxy.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dux-Soup
- The former Chrome extension plans (Pro, Turbo and Cloud) are no longer sold; STACKED replaced them.
- The local edition needs your computer on to run campaigns; only cloud runs continuously.
- Billing model and seat count are chosen at checkout, and shared team campaigns need two or more seats.
- It automates LinkedIn only; there is no email or phone outreach.
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.
Key features
Dux-Soup
- Drip campaigns
- Chain up to 12 actions such as visit, follow, endorse, like a post, connect, message and InMail, with delays between steps.
- AI personalization
- Message and campaign personalization is included on both editions.
- Lead management
- Tag and search profiles, follow prospects through funnel stages, and export lead lists and LinkedIn data to CSV.
- Response detection
- Campaigns pause when a reply is detected, and replies are available in an inbox view.
- Local or cloud
- Local runs on your computer; cloud runs continuously on the vendor's servers and can be started from anywhere.
- Integrations
- Native connections to Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and others, plus Zapier and Make libraries.
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.
Plans
Dux-Soup
STACKED local$41.25
per seat / month, billed annually ($55 billed monthly)
Desktop app for Mac or Windows with unlimited campaigns, AI personalization, statistics and lead management.
STACKED cloud$74.17
per seat / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Everything in local, run on the vendor's infrastructure with no machine kept on, plus account management.
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.
Ways to pay less
Dux-Soup
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves 25%
Dux-Soup's pricing page marks annual billing as saving 25%: local is $41.25 a month annually against $55 monthly.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dux-Soup or Waalaxy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Waalaxy is cheaper to start with: about $21.23 a month for each person, against $41.25 a month for each person for Dux-Soup. Dux-Soup starts at $41.25 per seat / month, billed annually ($55 billed monthly), and Waalaxy starts at €19 per user / month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Dux-Soup or Waalaxy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Dux-Soup nor Waalaxy has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Dux-Soup and Waalaxy run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Dux-Soup lists macOS and Windows apps and only Waalaxy lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.