# Octopus CRM review (2026): is it worth $6.99 a month, billed yearly? > Chrome extension that automates LinkedIn invites and messages Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Cold Outreach - **Made by:** Octopus CRM - **Website:** https://octopuscrm.io - **Runs on:** Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want email or other channels, as it's LinkedIn only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## 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). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **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 | $6.99 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. | Read from https://octopuscrm.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Octopus CRM before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **35% off with annual billing** (Annual discount): The pricing section's Annually toggle is marked -35% and shows lower monthly prices on every plan. Source: https://octopuscrm.io ## 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. ## Good for - Individuals who want low-cost LinkedIn automation from their own browser - Recruiters and sales reps using Sales Navigator or Recruiter - Agencies with several LinkedIn accounts, who can ask for custom pricing ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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. - **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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** 7-day free trial of the Unlimited plan with no card. No free plan. - **Features: C.** Connection requests, messages, profile views, endorsements, funnels and a personal CRM, LinkedIn only. Activity Control is on Unlimited. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. An extension to install, a LinkedIn account to connect and funnels to build. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Chrome extension only, with Zapier, HubSpot, Zoho, Asana and Google Sheets. No web, desktop or phone apps. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/cold-outreach ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Sales pipeline and templates: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Zapier, HubSpot, Zoho, Asana, Google Sheets **Tags:** Marketing automation, Workflow automation, Sales pipeline, Templates ## Alternatives - [Linked Helper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/linked-helper): Desktop LinkedIn automation with a built-in CRM and inbox. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/linked-helper-vs-octopus-crm) - [Dux-Soup](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dux-soup): LinkedIn automation now sold as STACKED, local or cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dux-soup-vs-octopus-crm) - [Waalaxy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/waalaxy): LinkedIn invitations and follow-ups, with cold email on Business. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/octopus-crm-vs-waalaxy) - [Expandi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/expandi): Cloud-based LinkedIn outreach sequences with email follow-ups. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/expandi-vs-octopus-crm) - [Meet Alfred](https://toolgpa.com/tools/meet-alfred): Cloud LinkedIn automation with email and X outreach added. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/meet-alfred-vs-octopus-crm) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://octopuscrm.io - https://octopuscrm.io/faq Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/octopus-crm Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).