Expandi Alternatives: 5 Cheaper Options Compared (2026)

Expandi is built for scale: role management, white-label, an agency tier for teams of ten seats or more. If you need those things, it earns its price. If you are paying USD 99 per account for features you never open, this comparison is for you.

 «compare with Waalaxy and Dripify»  

What ten accounts cost on each tool

Prices verified on each vendor’s pricing page on 15 September 2026, at monthly billing.

Pexio — USD 299 for ten accounts

USD 29.90 per account · 800 invitations each · CRM included · 30-day free trial

Waalaxy Advanced — €490 for ten seats

€49 per user · 800 invitations each · CRM inbox as a paid add-on · 14-day free trial

Dripify Advanced — USD 990 for ten seats

USD 99 per user · daily quotas · dedicated inbox · email sequences included · 7-day free trial

Expandi Business — USD 990 for ten accounts at list price

USD 99 per account · Agency tier from 10 seats is custom priced and discounted by volume · 7-day free trial

Stated plainly: at list prices, ten LinkedIn accounts cost USD 299 on Pexio against USD 990 on Expandi. Expandi’s negotiated agency pricing will narrow that gap — how much depends on your volume, and only they can tell you. 

What does Expandi actually give you for USD 99?

Expandi’s Business plan at USD 99 per month includes cloud-based LinkedIn automation with a 7-day free trial. Its Agency tier, for 10 seats or more, adds a dedicated customer success manager, flexible role management and a white-label option, at custom pricing.

That feature set makes sense for an agency with staff who each need scoped permissions, and for anyone reselling the tool under their own brand. It is overkill for a five-person sales team, and it is overkill for a founder running outreach alone.

The alternatives

1. Pexio — the per-account math is the argument

Pexio’s Agency plan is USD 299 a month for ten LinkedIn accounts with 800 invitations each and the full CRM. Solo plans are USD 24.99 for 200 invitations and USD 49.99 for 800. The trial is 30 days, the longest in this comparison.

The CRM is included rather than sold separately, so replies, stages and notes live in the same place as the campaigns.

«CRM included, not sold separately»  

What we hear from teams that switch from Expandi

The pattern is consistent enough to describe. Teams don't leave Expandi because it failed them. They leave because they were maintaining it.

Expandi is the more capable product, and it is worth saying plainly: more integrations, cold email alongside LinkedIn, and levers Pexio simply does not have. The cost of that range is setup. More settings to configure before the first message goes out, more surface area to learn, and a longer stretch between buying the tool and having a campaign actually running.

The teams that move to us are usually the ones who never needed that range. They run LinkedIn outreach and nothing else. They want it live this week. And the person operating it is a salesperson, not an ops engineer.

5 minutes is what it takes them to get a first campaign running on Pexio. Easy and effective.

So the honest filter is this: if you use Expandi's email sequences and its integrations, none of this applies and you should stay where you are. If you bought Expandi for LinkedIn and learned the rest because it came in the box, that gap is the one we built for.

Where Pexio is not the answer: no white-label and no cold email. If you resell under your own brand, Expandi still wins.

«agencies already running Pexio»  

2. Waalaxy — cheapest per seat for small teams

€19 for 300 invitations, €49 for 800. Billed per user rather than per account, so it scales linearly: ten Advanced seats come to €490. Cheaper than Expandi, more expensive than Pexio at the ten-account mark.

3. Dripify — same price, different scope

Dripify Advanced is USD 99 per user per month, the same list price as Expandi, but it includes email sequences alongside LinkedIn and 100 email finder credits. If you are paying Expandi prices anyway and you need email, this is the straighter trade.

4. PhantomBuster — automation beyond LinkedIn

PhantomBuster has a free tier plan and users can scale it up to $352 depending on automation slots, execution time, email credits, AI credits, URL finder and exports.

Who should stay on Expandi?

Three cases, honestly. You need white-label. You have enough seats that the Agency tier’s volume discount beats list price by a wide margin. Or you need granular role management across a large team. Outside those three, you are likely paying for capability you do not use.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Expandi cost?

USD 99 per account per month, or USD 79 per account billed annually. The Agency tier for 10 seats or more is custom priced.

Is there a cheaper Expandi alternative for agencies?

At list prices, yes. Pexio’s Agency plan covers ten accounts for USD 299 against USD 990 for ten Expandi accounts. Expandi’s negotiated agency pricing may narrow that gap.

Does Expandi have a free trial?

Yes, 7 days. Pexio offers 30 days, Waalaxy 14, and Dripify 7.

Which Expandi alternative includes a CRM?

Pexio includes one. Dripify has a dedicated inbox. Waalaxy sells its LinkedIn Inbox as a paid add-on.