Closely
LinkedIn and email outreach automation with AI-written messages
Closely report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for LinkedIn-first outreach with email steps
Closely runs your LinkedIn outreach, with connection requests, visits and messages that stop when someone replies, and adds email steps to the same sequence. It's $39 a month for one LinkedIn account on yearly billing, and agencies can white-label any plan. The cheapest plan has no credits, though, so finding emails and AI personalization really start on Growth.
Who Closely is for
- Great if most of your prospecting happens on LinkedIn and you want email steps alongside
- Handy when you're an agency reselling outreach under your own logo and domain
- Good for solo sellers who want a LinkedIn tool at an ordinary price
Who Closely is not for
- Not for you if you need to find emails on the cheapest plan, as Starter has no credits
- Skip it if you want time to change your mind, as refunds are only within 2 days of a first purchase
- Pricey if you pay month to month, as Starter is $65 against $39 billed annually
Why Closely gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyStarter 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.
- CFree plan and trialNo 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.
- BFeaturesThe 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Closely's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
Make Closely? Put this grade on your site
Paste this where you want the badge. It links here and follows the grade if it changes. About badges
<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/closely#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/closely.svg" alt="Closely: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Closely stands among cold outreach tools
Closely's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 12 of the 23 other cold outreach tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on features (B, above 9 of 23) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $40 for the category: 9 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 24 cold outreach tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Closely’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 23, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 23, level with 18
- BFeaturesAbove 9 of 23, level with 14
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 23, level with 19
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 23, level with 20
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 21 cold outreach tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Closely, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Closely you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $468 a year.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- It plugs into other products, HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Closely’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Closely?
Closely automates LinkedIn outreach, with connection requests, profile visits, messages and follow-ups that pause when a lead replies, and adds email steps to the same sequence. It also finds verified emails and phone numbers from a waterfall of data sources, scores leads with AI and writes personalized messages. Plans are priced by the number of LinkedIn accounts connected, and every plan can be white-labeled for agencies.
Closely is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $39 per month for 1 LinkedIn account, billed annually ($65 monthly). See every plan
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Closely pricing
- Starts at
- $39 per month for 1 LinkedIn account, billed annually ($65 monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial offered on every plan; its length is not stated
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $39per 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 | $95per 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 | $155per 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 | $1,499per 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. |
Read from closelyhq.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Closely before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount40% 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.
Stated on closelyhq.com
Works with
Closely alternatives
- Closely vs Expandi
Free trial · from $79/mo
- Closely vs HeyReach
Free trial · from $63/mo
- Closely vs Dripify
Free trial · from $59/mo
- Closely vs Waalaxy
Free trial · from €19/mo
- Closely vs La Growth Machine
Free trial · from $60/mo
Common questions
Is Closely free?
No, Closely is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial offered on every plan; its length is not stated.
How much does Closely cost?
Closely lists 4 plans. Starter: $39 per month for 1 LinkedIn account, billed annually ($65 monthly). Growth: $95 per month for 3 LinkedIn accounts, billed annually ($159 monthly). Essential: $155 per month for 5 LinkedIn accounts, billed annually ($259 monthly). Custom: $1,499 per month for unlimited LinkedIn accounts, billed monthly. Prices were read from closelyhq.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Closely work on?
Closely is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Closely offer any discounts?
Closely publicly lists the following: 40% off with annual billing.
Does Closely have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Closely is listed for Web.
Does Closely have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Closely is listed for Web.
Is Closely open source?
Closely is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Closely integrate with?
Closely's listing names HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel, Gmail and Microsoft Outlook. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Closely?
Closely is made by Esterson Limited.
What are the alternatives to Closely?
The closest alternatives to Closely in our directory are Expandi, HeyReach, Dripify, Waalaxy and La Growth Machine. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Closely.
How does Closely compare with other cold outreach tools?
Closely's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 12 of the 23 other cold outreach tools we grade, and level with 2. It stands best on features (B, above 9 of 23) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Is Closely good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Closely C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $40 for the category: 9 of the 20 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Could I make my own version of Closely?
To replace Closely you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $468 a year. What you could not make: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. It plugs into other products, HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive among them. The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.