Kakiyo 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 1.6.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Waalaxy grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kakiyo
AI agent that runs LinkedIn outreach conversations
Waalaxy
LinkedIn invitations and follow-ups, with cold email on Business
Which one is for you
Pick Kakiyo if
- Fits if LinkedIn is your only outreach channel and you want the replies handled
- Works for founders running outbound from one account
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one person: €125 a month for 1 account
- Not for you if you need email or other channels, since email is beta
- Watch out: the trial is Pioneer only
- Tight if you run many accounts: more than 5 goes to a sales conversation
- Skip it if you want a price in dollars, as the page lists euros
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
| 1.6GPAKakiyoWeak | 2.8GPAWaalaxyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D€125 a month billed monthly for 1 LinkedIn account, €315 for 3 and €495 for 5. That's in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $120. | 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 days free on Pioneer only. The page doesn't say whether a card is needed. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial on every plan. That's enough to run a real sequence and see who accepts. |
| Features | CAI-written conversations, meeting booking, autopilot or copilot modes and agency workspaces. It's LinkedIn only; email follow-up is marked beta. | 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. You connect a LinkedIn account and brief the agent. | 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 | CWeb only, with Gmail and Google Workspace listed and no desktop or mobile app. | 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 | AI conversations on LinkedIn | 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: Kakiyo and Waalaxy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kakiyo starts at about $139.65 a month and scores 2.0 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 $118.42 a month lower. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 46 score higher than Kakiyo 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
- Kakiyo also covers AI agents.
- Waalaxy also covers templates and email campaigns.
At a glance
| Kakiyo | Waalaxy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | €125 per month, billed monthly (quarterly and yearly billing shown for less) | €19 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14 days free on the Pioneer plan | 14-day free trial on every plan |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Kakiyo | Waalaxy |
| Price read from | kakiyo.com | waalaxy.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Kakiyo
- Prices are listed in euros; the page shows the monthly-billed figure by default and says quarterly and yearly billing cost less without stating the amounts here.
- The 14-day free trial is listed on the Pioneer plan only.
- Each paid agent includes 10,000 AI credits a month, shared by the team; extra credits are bought in Billing. The page's hidden data lists higher figures for two plans.
- LinkedIn only: email follow-up is marked beta, and the product runs in the browser with no desktop or mobile app listed.
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
Kakiyo
- AI-written conversations
- The agent writes each message from the prospect's profile and handles replies, objections and qualification questions instead of sending a fixed sequence.
- Meeting booking
- When a prospect qualifies, the agent proposes times and books the meeting on the connected calendar.
- Autopilot, copilot or manual
- Messages can go out automatically, wait for a person's approval, or be written by hand, set per campaign.
- Cloud LinkedIn sessions
- Accounts run in cloud browser sessions with a local IP and human-like delays, with no Chrome extension installed. The vendor says daily LinkedIn limits are respected automatically.
- Email follow-up (beta)
- If an invitation goes unanswered or a conversation stalls, follow-ups can go by email from your own Gmail or Google Workspace address, with an unsubscribe link and no tracking pixels.
- Agency workspaces
- The vendor describes unlimited client workspaces, a white-labeled dashboard and a per-client AI voice for agencies, with volume pricing for 10 or more accounts.
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
Kakiyo
Pioneer€125
per month, billed monthly (1 LinkedIn account)
One connected LinkedIn account, one team member and 10,000 AI credits a month. Aimed at founders running their own outbound; includes the 14-day trial.
Hunter€315
per month, billed monthly (up to 3 LinkedIn accounts)
Up to 3 LinkedIn accounts, unlimited team members and priority chat and email support.
Conqueror€495
per month, billed monthly (up to 5 LinkedIn accounts)
Up to 5 LinkedIn accounts, unlimited team members and priority support. Teams with 10 or more accounts are pointed to a sales conversation.
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
Kakiyo
- Annual discount
Savings on quarterly and yearly billing
The pricing page has Quarterly and Yearly billing toggles and says they offer additional savings; the amounts were not readable without the page's scripts.
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, Kakiyo or Waalaxy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kakiyo starts at €125 per month, billed monthly (quarterly and yearly billing shown for less), and Waalaxy starts at €19 per user / month, billed yearly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Kakiyo or Waalaxy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Kakiyo nor Waalaxy has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Kakiyo and Waalaxy run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 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.