Both run many LinkedIn senders from one place. We also run email in the same sequence and inbox, without a second tool.
Choose HeyReach if…
- You only need LinkedIn and already run Smartlead or Instantly for email.
- You want 100–300 senders on one flat monthly fee.
- You want its large template library and expert community.
Choose us if…
- You want LinkedIn and email in one sequence and one inbox.
- A reply on any channel should stop every sender, straight away.
- You want deeper branching, and A/B tests judged on positive replies.
- You’d rather not buy and manage your own proxies.
GrowthxAI Outreach and HeyReach, side by side
Every HeyReach fact below comes from their own site, help centre or public reviews. Sources are listed at the bottom of the page.
 GrowthxAI Outreach | HeyReach | |
|---|---|---|
| Gmail, Outlook and IMAP in the same sequence and inbox | Through Instantly, Smartlead or EmailBison integrations; their own alternatives post calls HeyReach “LinkedIn only” | |
| Price unit | Per active sender | Per sender |
| Entry price | From $49 / sender / month | $79 / sender / month ($63 yearly) |
| 25 senders | $875 / month ($35 per sender) on Agency | $999 / month on Agency ($799 yearly) |
| Proxies on agency plans | Included, one per sender, in the owner’s country | Bring your own on Agency and Unlimited |
| Per-user fees | None | None |
| Sender rotation | Sender pools, 5 assignment strategies, safe rebalancing | Auto-rotation |
| Sequence logic | 32 step types, 25+ branch conditions, A/B split | “If Connected” logic only |
| Reply on another channel | Stops the lead on every sender and channel | LinkedIn only, so there is no second channel |
| Reply sentiment | Intent tag on every reply, in every report | Sentiment analysis |
| AI assistant | Claude connector, with your exact permissions and limits | MCP for Claude and ChatGPT; its numbers can differ from the dashboard |
| White-label | Agency Plus, portal on your own domain | Agency and Unlimited; extra brands $500 each |
| Published safety limits | Yes, on our safety page | No safety page on their site |
| Trial | 14 days, no card, 3 senders | 14 days, no card, 3 accounts |
Last checked: 22 Sep 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
The 3 differences that matter
Difference 1
Email is built in, not bolted on.
Connect Gmail, Outlook or any IMAP mailbox and it runs in the same sequence as your LinkedIn steps. HeyReach sends email through Instantly, Smartlead or EmailBison, so LinkedIn and email live in two tools.
- One sequence: invite, message, then an email if they haven’t accepted
- One inbox: every LinkedIn and email reply, with the sender, sequence and step it came from
- One bill: mailboxes are included in the per-sender price
Difference 2
A reply on any channel stops every sender.
When someone answers an email, their LinkedIn steps stop too, on every account and in every sequence, and anything queued is cancelled. Out-of-office replies pause and resume on their own.
How the reply stop works
Difference 3
Branching that follows what people do.
32 step types and 25+ branch conditions, plus A/B splits with a results report that picks the winner on positive replies. HeyReach’s branching is built around whether an invite was accepted, and stops there.
See sequencesPricing side by side
Monthly list prices at 1, 10 and 25 senders. HeyReach charges per sender; we charge per active sender, with email and AI included.
| Senders | GrowthxAI Outreach | HeyReach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sender |
| $79 / month ($63 yearly)Growth plan |
| 10 senders |
| $790 / month ($630 yearly)Growth at $79 per sender |
| 25 senders |
| $999 / month ($799 yearly)Agency plan; bring your own proxies |
HeyReach Unlimited is $2,999 a month, capped at 300 senders. Above 99 senders, talk to us for a price. HeyReach prices from their public pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
See all plans and the sender-count sliderWhat HeyReach users say
Themes that come up again and again in public reviews of HeyReach, paraphrased. These are not our customers, and we don’t quote them. Read the reviews yourself below.
What users like
- Running many LinkedIn accounts from one dashboard, with volume spread across them. This is the most praised feature.
- The unified inbox: replies from every account in one place, without logging in and out.
- A clean, simple interface and a quick setup.
- Flat top-tier plans that get cheaper per account as an agency adds senders.
Common complaints
- Slower support in recent negative reviews than in older ones.
- Campaigns that stall or won’t start, and LinkedIn sessions that need reconnecting.
- LinkedIn only: email needs a separate tool such as Smartlead.
- $79 per sender feels expensive for one to three accounts.
- Accounts restricted despite the safeguards. Every tool in this category, ours included, carries some of this risk.
- Basic reporting; the AI connector’s numbers can differ from the dashboard.
Switching from HeyReach
Most of what you run in HeyReach moves across as it is. The email steps you ran in a second tool join the same sequence. The plan: a 30-minute call on day 0, your workspace ready on day 1, and your first sequence live on day 2.
- Export your leads as CSV; custom fields map on import and tags are applied as they come in.
- We rebuild your sequences from an export or screenshots, and add the email steps you were running in Instantly or Smartlead.
- You don’t need your proxies: each sender gets its own, in the owner’s country.
- Each owner reconnects their LinkedIn account through a hosted login link. You never handle their password.
Your accounts ramp back up over about 10 weeks. Here’s why.
Every LinkedIn account you move starts again at warm-up level 0: 4 invites a day. It goes up one level after each 14 healthy days in a row, so an established Premium account takes about 10 weeks to reach full volume (45 invites a day). That is deliberate. A new tool, a new IP address and a sudden jump in activity is the pattern that gets accounts restricted, so we ramp back up slowly on every account, including yours. Mailboxes start higher, at level 3.
GrowthxAI Outreach vs HeyReach: questions
Do I still need Smartlead or Instantly?
No. Gmail, Outlook and any IMAP mailbox connect directly and run in the same sequence and inbox as your LinkedIn steps.
Do I need my own proxies?
No. Each LinkedIn account gets its own proxy in the owner’s country, included in the price.
Do you charge per user?
No. You pay per active sender. Teammates and client viewers are free.
Is HeyReach cheaper for a very large agency?
It can be. HeyReach Unlimited is a flat $2,999 a month for up to 300 senders. Above 99 senders, talk to us and we’ll give you a price.
Will my LinkedIn accounts keep their current volume when I switch?
Not straight away. Every moved LinkedIn account restarts at warm-up level 0 (4 invites a day) and climbs one level per 14 healthy days, reaching full volume in about 10 weeks. It is a safety feature: a sudden jump in activity from a new tool is what gets accounts restricted.
Will my LinkedIn account get banned?
No tool can promise that, and you should distrust any that does. New accounts start at 4 invites a day, daily caps are the lowest of the platform ceiling, the warm-up level and your own cap, and nobody can switch them off, including us, the API and Claude.
Your LinkedIn accounts stay safe.
New accounts start at 4 invites a day and earn more after 14 healthy days in a row. Every account has daily limits that nobody can switch off: not you, not your team, not the API, not Claude, not us. Activity runs only in working hours, spaced like a person, and slows down on its own if anything looks wrong.
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Sources
Checked 22 Sep 2026. We re-check every table each quarter. Spotted something out of date?Tell us and we’ll fix it.
- HeyReach pricing (plans, prices, proxies, trial)
- HeyReach homepage (rotation, inbox, MCP)
- HeyReach for agencies (white-label, workspaces)
- HeyReach alternatives post (“LinkedIn only”)
- HeyReach comparison pages
- HeyReach reviews on G2 (sequence logic, connector numbers)
- HeyReach reviews on Trustpilot
- HeyReach reviews on TrustRadius
- Our published limits and warm-up levels
- Our plans and prices
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