Octopus CRM review (2026): is it worth $6.99 a month, billed yearly?
Chrome extension that automates LinkedIn invites and messages
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Octopus CRM report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for low-cost LinkedIn automation in Chrome
Octopus CRM is a Chrome extension that runs LinkedIn connection requests, messages and profile views from your own browser. Plans start at $6.99 a month on yearly billing. It covers LinkedIn only, the browser has to stay open, and Activity Control sits on the top plan.
Who Octopus CRM is for
- Fits if you want cheap LinkedIn outreach for one account
- Works for people who work in Chrome all day
Who Octopus CRM is not for
- 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
Why Octopus CRM gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for money$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.
- CFree plan and trial7-day free trial of the Unlimited plan with no card. No free plan.
- CFeaturesConnection requests, messages, profile views, endorsements, funnels and a personal CRM, LinkedIn only. Activity Control is on Unlimited.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. An extension to install, a LinkedIn account to connect and funnels to build.
- CPlatforms and integrationsChrome extension only, with Zapier, HubSpot, Zoho, Asana and Google Sheets. No web, desktop or phone apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Octopus CRM's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/octopus-crm#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/octopus-crm.svg" alt="Octopus CRM: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Octopus CRM stands among cold outreach tools
Octopus CRM's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 32 of the 47 other cold outreach tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 40 of 47) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $6.99 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 4 of the 43 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 48 cold outreach tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Octopus CRM’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 40 of 47, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 15 of 47, level with 32
- CFeaturesAbove 7 of 47, level with 24
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 47, level with 43
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 47, level with 8
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 44 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 Octopus CRM, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Octopus CRM you would be making email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 32 of the 47 other cold outreach tools we grade. It costs $83.88 a year.
What you could make
- Sales pipeline and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Octopus CRM’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 Octopus CRM?
Octopus CRM is a Chrome extension that runs LinkedIn outreach from the user's own browser session: automated connection requests, messages, profile views and skill endorsements. It keeps a personal CRM with stats, builds multi-step funnels and sends actions to Zapier. It works with free LinkedIn accounts as well as Premium, Sales Navigator and Recruiter.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Octopus CRM pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Octopus CRM is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $6.99 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $6.99 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial with full access to the Unlimited plan, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $6.99per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly) | Entry plan, for one LinkedIn account. Works with LinkedIn Sales Navigator. |
| Pro | $9.99per month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly) | Mid-tier plan for one LinkedIn account. Works with Sales Navigator. |
| Advanced | $14.99per month, billed annually ($21.99 billed monthly) | Higher tier for one LinkedIn account. Works with Sales Navigator. |
| Unlimited | $24.99per month, billed annually ($39.99 billed monthly) | Top tier, marked Recommended. Adds Activity Control and works with Premium, Sales Navigator and Recruiter accounts. |
Read from octopuscrm.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Octopus CRM before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount35% off with annual billing
The pricing section's Annually toggle is marked -35% and shows lower monthly prices on every plan.
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Common questions
Does Octopus CRM have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Octopus CRM is listed for no platform we could confirm.
Does Octopus CRM have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Octopus CRM is listed for no platform we could confirm.
Is Octopus CRM open source?
Octopus CRM is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.