Octopus CRM 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 2.4.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Octopus CRM grades higher on value for money. Waalaxy grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Octopus CRM
Chrome extension that automates LinkedIn invites and messages
Waalaxy
LinkedIn invitations and follow-ups, with cold email on Business
Which one is for you
Pick Octopus CRM if
- Fits if you want cheap LinkedIn outreach for one account
- Works for people who work in Chrome all day
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want email or other channels, as it's LinkedIn only
- Not for you if you can't keep Chrome open while it works
- Watch out: each license covers one LinkedIn account, so more accounts mean more subscriptions
- Tight if you want Activity Control, which only the Unlimited plan has
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
| 2.4GPAOctopus CRMFair | 2.8GPAWaalaxyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$6.99 a month on yearly billing for one LinkedIn account, well under 60% of the category's cheaper quarter ($25). The top plan is $24.99. | 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 | C7-day free trial of the Unlimited plan with no card. 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 | CConnection requests, messages, profile views, endorsements, funnels and a personal CRM, LinkedIn only. Activity Control is on Unlimited. | 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. An extension to install, a LinkedIn account to connect and funnels 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 | CChrome extension only, with Zapier, HubSpot, Zoho, Asana and Google Sheets. No web, desktop or 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 | low-cost LinkedIn automation in Chrome | 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: Octopus CRM and Waalaxy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Octopus CRM starts at $6.99 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 $14.24 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other cold outreach tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Octopus CRM 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
- Octopus CRM also covers sales pipeline, marketing automation and workflow automation.
- Waalaxy also covers email campaigns.
At a glance
| Octopus CRM | Waalaxy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $6.99 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly) | €19 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial with full access to the Unlimited plan, no credit card required | 14-day free trial on every plan |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Octopus CRM | Waalaxy |
| Price read from | octopuscrm.io | waalaxy.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Octopus CRM
- It runs only as a Chrome extension, so the browser has to stay open while it works.
- Each Octopus license is tied to one LinkedIn account; more accounts need separate subscriptions.
- Activity Control, the safeguard against excessive activity, is in the Unlimited plan per the FAQ.
- It covers LinkedIn only, with no email or other channels.
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
Octopus CRM
- Automated invites and messages
- Sends personalized connection requests and bulk messages, with random delays between actions to mimic manual work.
- Campaigns and funnels
- Builds multi-step campaigns that follow connections through a lead generation funnel, with data import and export.
- Personal CRM
- Keeps a CRM of processed contacts with stats, and skips people who already received a request or message.
- Profile views and endorsements
- Can automatically view profiles and endorse skills as additional touchpoints.
- Activity Control
- Alerts when activity on the LinkedIn account looks excessive. The FAQ lists it under the Unlimited plan.
- Zapier and HubSpot hand-off
- Pushes LinkedIn actions to Zapier, which can forward them to apps such as HubSpot, Zoho, Asana and Google Sheets.
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
Octopus CRM
Starter$6.99
per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)
Entry plan, for one LinkedIn account. Works with LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
Pro$9.99
per month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)
Mid-tier plan for one LinkedIn account. Works with Sales Navigator.
Advanced$14.99
per month, billed annually ($21.99 billed monthly)
Higher tier for one LinkedIn account. Works with Sales Navigator.
Unlimited$24.99
per month, billed annually ($39.99 billed monthly)
Top tier, marked Recommended. Adds Activity Control and works with Premium, Sales Navigator and Recruiter accounts.
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
Octopus CRM
- Annual discount
35% off with annual billing
The pricing section's Annually toggle is marked -35% and shows lower monthly prices on every plan.
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, Octopus CRM or Waalaxy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Octopus CRM starts at $6.99 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly), 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, Octopus CRM or Waalaxy?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Octopus CRM nor Waalaxy has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Octopus CRM and Waalaxy run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Waalaxy lists a web app. Both list a browser extension. 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.