--- title: "Dux-Soup Alternative 2026: Comparison (now STACKED)" description: "Looking for a Dux-Soup alternative? Dux-Soup is now STACKED (from $55/month). CompLeadly from $29.99 compared: features, pricing and switching." url: "https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-dux-soup" lang: "en" alternates: de: "https://compleadly.de/vergleich/vs-dux-soup" en: "https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-dux-soup" fr: "https://compleadly.com/fr/comparatif/vs-dux-soup" es: "https://compleadly.com/es/comparativa/vs-dux-soup" it: "https://compleadly.com/it/confronto/vs-dux-soup" pt: "https://compleadly.com/pt/comparativo/vs-dux-soup" x-default: "https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-dux-soup" --- // direct comparison # Dux-Soup alternative: CompLeadly vs. Dux-Soup (STACKED) Two desktop apps, two price brackets. Dux-Soup is now called STACKED and runs as a local desktop app for Mac and Windows from $55 a month, or as a managed cloud from $99\. CompLeadly combines LinkedIn workflows with AI personalization, relationship automations and a native AI interface — from $29.99 a month. Prices and features verified on 10/03/2026 ## In short CompLeadly is the right Dux-Soup alternative if you want AI messages built from profile context, Smart Comments and congratulations. Plans start at $29.99 a month. Dux-Soup is now STACKED and, per dux-soup.com, costs $55 a month as a local desktop app or $99 as a managed cloud (as of 2 October 2026). STACKED fits if you want a managed cloud. ## Feature by feature __Feature by feature__ | Feature | CompLeadly | Dux-Soup | | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Build the audience right in the tool | Yes — filters and AI builder in the tool, built on LinkedIn and Sales Navigator (AI builder from Premium Plus) | No — filters only in LinkedIn, Sales Navigator or Google, then scan | | LinkedIn drip campaigns | Yes, with follow-ups | Yes, unlimited concurrent in both variants | | LinkedIn actions | Visits, follows, likes, endorsements, events (from Premium) | Up to 12 actions including InMail | | Email in sequences | Yes, through your own SMTP server (from Premium) | No, focused on LinkedIn | | Profile-based AI messages | Yes, including style training (from Premium Plus) | AI-powered personalization of individual messages; profile context and style training not stated | | Smart Comment AI | Yes (add-on from Premium) | Auto-likes, no comment AI listed | | Congratulation automation | Yes, 10 occasions incl. name day, public holiday and custom occasions (from Premium) | Not publicly listed | | Compare copy and audiences side by side | Yes, statistics per workflow | Not listed in the plan matrix | | Inbox and lead management | Smart Chat and contact management (add-on from Premium) | Campaign statistics, lead management and contact management included | | CRM integrations | From Premium: via the webhook engine, e.g. to HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive or Salesforce — directly or through Zapier, Make or n8n | Slack, Salesforce, Pipedrive, HubSpot, SharpSpring, Freshsales, OpenAI, Anthropic, MS Teams, HighLevel | | API and webhooks | REST API (every plan, including the free version) and webhook engine (from Premium) | API, workflow connectivity plus Zapier and Make libraries; webhook count not stated | | Native MCP server | Yes (every plan, including the free version) | Included according to the vendor (“AI and MCP capability”), details not public | | Local and cloud execution | Desktop through your own IP; optionally your own server with a fixed IP via Surfshark ($29.99/month, you bring your own Surfshark licence) | Local desktop app (Mac/Win) or managed cloud | | Free trial | 10 days, no credit card | Free trial, length not publicly stated | | Free version | Yes, permanently with limits (after 10 days of full access) | No, only a free trial (as of 23 September 2026) | | Lowest entry price | $29.99/month, $24.99 on annual billing | $55/month (STACKED Local), $41.25 billed annually | | Team and agency management | Team block list and shared statistics from Premium | Team dashboard, consolidated billing | | Data hosting and support | Data hosted in the EU and 24/7 support from real humans | International vendor | | Transparency on skipped profiles | Yes, over 260 documented reasons per profile and run | Not publicly documented | As of 10/03/2026, based on publicly available vendor information. 4.90/5 on ProvenExpert · 911+ reviews in total ## What Dux-Soup does well - A managed cloud variant at $99 a month where campaigns keep running even when your computer is off. - Native integrations with tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Slack and MS Teams. ## CompLeadly is right for you if - You want AI messages based on profile context and in your own writing style. - Smart Comments and congratulations should be part of your regular LinkedIn automation. - A native MCP server should connect Claude, ChatGPT or your own agents directly. - You prefer EU-hosted data and personal support from real humans. ## Dux-Soup is a good fit if - You want managed cloud infrastructure where campaigns keep running without your computer switched on. - You want to choose between a local desktop app and a managed cloud plan. - An established remote-control API and a team dashboard matter more than AI personalization. ## Switch to CompLeadly if - You want AI messages from real profile context and in your own writing style. - Smart Comments and congratulations should be part of your regular LinkedIn automation. - You need EU-hosted data and support from real humans. ## Stay with Dux-Soup if - You want your campaigns running on managed third-party infrastructure, without your computer being on. - You want to be able to choose between a local desktop app and a managed cloud plan. - A remote-control API and a team dashboard matter more to you than AI personalization. ## What it costs per year Dux-Soup – STACKED Local $495.00 per year CompLeadly – Premium $599.88 per year The comparison uses CompLeadly Premium: the table shows email sending and webhooks — neither is on the $29.99 Basic plan, they start at Premium. REST API and MCP server are included in every plan, including the free version. All prices as stated by the vendor, as of 10/03/2026\. Source: [dux-soup.com ↗](https://www.dux-soup.com/pricing) ## How to switch from Dux-Soup 1. ### Export your leads as CSV Export your scanned profiles from STACKED as CSV before you cancel — contact export is part of the feature set in both variants. [Source: dux-soup.com ↗](https://www.dux-soup.com/pricing) 2. ### Rebuild the audience in CompLeadly Set the filters right in CompLeadly — the same filter depth as Sales Navigator, without the detour through LinkedIn. 3. ### Rebuild the campaign and test in parallel Rebuild your drip campaign and run both tools side by side for ten days, as long as you don't write to the same audience twice. 4. ### Only then let the subscription go Cancel Dux-Soup only once your new campaign is running and you have been able to compare results. ## The short version Dux-Soup and CompLeadly both automate LinkedIn drip campaigns with follow-ups, connect through API and webhooks, and hand contacts to CRMs such as HubSpot, Pipedrive or Salesforce — Dux-Soup through native integrations, CompLeadly through its webhook engine, directly or via Zapier, Make or n8n. Both run as a local desktop app on your own machine. Dux-Soup is now STACKED: the local variant costs $55 per seat per month, or $41.25 billed annually; the managed cloud variant $99 or $74.17\. In return, campaigns there keep running even when your computer is off. CompLeadly starts at $29.99 a month and goes beyond classic drip campaigns: email through your own SMTP server, profile-based AI messages with style training, Smart Comment AI, a congratulations automation for ten occasions, a native MCP server, and data hosted in the EU with 24/7 support from real humans. In short: if you want your campaigns running on managed third-party infrastructure or need to bill many seats together, look at STACKED. If you want AI-driven, profile-based messages, Smart Comments and congratulations plus support from real humans at the lower entry price, CompLeadly fits better. _Competitor details according to publicly available vendor information (dux-soup.com), as of 3 October 2026\. Where a capability is not publicly documented there, the table says so explicitly — it is not a statement that the capability is missing._ ## Other alternatives to Dux-Soup The other tools in our comparison – each with the use case it fits well. __Other alternatives to Dux-Soup__ | Tool | Type | Price | Best for | Comparison | | ------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Waalaxy | Cloud | from €39.00/month | Teams who want LinkedIn and cold email running in the cloud without keeping a computer switched on for it. | [Waalaxy alternative](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-waalaxy) | | Expandi | Cloud | from $99.00/month | Agencies and sales teams running several client accounts from the cloud with their own country IP. | [Expandi alternative](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-expandi) | | Dripify | Cloud | from $59.00/month | Sales teams who want LinkedIn and email in one cloud platform with a built-in email finder. | [Dripify alternative](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-dripify) | | lemlist | Cloud | from $69.00/month | Outbound teams for whom email deliverability is business-critical and who run several channels in one system. | [lemlist alternative](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-lemlist) | | Linked Helper | Local desktop app | from $15.00/month | Solo sellers and small teams who want to automate locally and keep their CRM in the same tool. | [Linked Helper alternative](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-linked-helper) | | ZenMode | Local desktop app | from $15.00/month | Solo sellers and small agencies who automate locally and need a white label with a custom domain at a flat rate. | [ZenMode alternative](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-zen-mode) | | HeyReach | Cloud | from $79.00/month | Agencies and sales teams who manage many LinkedIn accounts in one cloud platform with sending rotation and white label. | [HeyReach alternative](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-heyreach) | ### [Waalaxy](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-waalaxy) from €39.00/month · Cloud Waalaxy is a cloud-based LinkedIn alternative. Since 1 July 2026 the tool runs entirely on the vendor's servers; the Chrome extension was removed from the Web Store. Waalaxy is a good fit if your campaigns should keep running even when your computer is off. The Pro plan costs €39 per user per month, or €19 billed annually. Cold email and multichannel start on the Business plan at €139, or €69 billed annually (as of 9 October 2026). On Trustpilot, Waalaxy sits at 4.7 out of 5 from 1,294 reviews. CompLeadly instead automates locally over your own IP and focuses on Smart Comments, congratulations and an MCP server. Best for: Teams who want LinkedIn and cold email running in the cloud without keeping a computer switched on for it. A good fit if … You want to work fully in the cloud so your campaigns keep running even when your computer is off. [Full comparison →](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-waalaxy) ### [Expandi](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-expandi) from $99.00/month · Cloud Expandi is a cloud-based multichannel alternative from LeadExpress B.V. in Eindhoven. Every account gets a dedicated country-based IP. Expandi is a good fit if you want to work in the cloud with your own country IP, without providing hardware or a location. The Business plan costs $99 a month, or $79 billed annually. Agencies get a dedicated plan with white label, roles and client reporting. On Trustpilot, Expandi sits at 4.5 out of 5 from 234 reviews. CompLeadly instead automates locally on your machine and focuses on profile-based AI copy, Smart Comments and congratulations. Best for: Agencies and sales teams running several client accounts from the cloud with their own country IP. A good fit if … You want to work in the cloud, with a dedicated country IP for every account and no hardware of your own. [Full comparison →](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-expandi) ### [Dripify](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-dripify) from $59.00/month · Cloud Dripify is a cloud-based LinkedIn alternative with a visual sequence builder, a built-in email finder and email sequences on every paid plan. The Basic plan costs $39 per user per month billed annually, or $59 billed monthly. Dripify is a good fit if your sequences should run whether or not your computer is on, on a consistent account IP you do not have to provide yourself. On Trustpilot, Dripify sits at 4.6 out of 5 from 523 reviews. CompLeadly instead runs as a desktop app over your own IP and focuses on Smart Comments, congratulations for ten occasions and an MCP server. Best for: Sales teams who want LinkedIn and email in one cloud platform with a built-in email finder. A good fit if … You want your sequences to keep running in the cloud while your computer is off, without any infrastructure of your own. [Full comparison →](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-dripify) ### [lemlist](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-lemlist) from $69.00/month · Cloud lemlist is a cloud-based outbound platform that bundles email, LinkedIn, SMS, WhatsApp and calling into one sequence editor. The email-only plan starts at $69 a month, or $55 billed annually; the multichannel plan including LinkedIn costs $109, or $87 billed annually. lemlist is a good fit if you want built-in deliverability infrastructure with lemwarm and rotating IPs for your email sending. On its pricing page, lemlist displays a G2 rating of 4.7 out of 5 from 1,396 reviews. CompLeadly focuses on LinkedIn, goes deeper there and runs locally over your own IP. Best for: Outbound teams for whom email deliverability is business-critical and who run several channels in one system. A good fit if … You need your own deliverability infrastructure (lemwarm, rotating IPs) and want to run five channels in one sequence editor. [Full comparison →](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-lemlist) ### [Linked Helper](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-linked-helper) from $15.00/month · Local desktop app Linked Helper is the alternative architecturally closest to CompLeadly: desktop software with its own browser engine that works locally over your own IP — explicitly not a browser extension. The Standard plan with local storage costs $15 a month; a cloud-storage variant starts at $29.90\. Linked Helper is a good fit if you want a built-in CRM with tags, notes and custom fields right inside the tool and want to start from $15 a month. Its registered address is in Wilmington, Delaware. CompLeadly instead focuses on congratulations for ten occasions, Smart Comment AI, an MCP server and support from real humans. Best for: Solo sellers and small teams who want to automate locally and keep their CRM in the same tool. A good fit if … You want a CRM with tags, notes and custom fields right inside the tool and an entry price from $15 a month. [Full comparison →](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-linked-helper) ### [ZenMode](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-zen-mode) from $15.00/month · Local desktop app ZenMode is the only alternative in this comparison selling exactly the same execution model as CompLeadly: a local desktop app for macOS and Windows that automates LinkedIn through your own Chrome and your own IP — the vendor states your password and session never leave your machine. Entry costs $15 a month for one LinkedIn account; the Sensei plan costs $299\. ZenMode is a good fit if your team should pay a flat rate instead of per seat from the Master plan, or if you need a full white label with a custom domain on the Sensei plan. On its own testimonial page ZenMode states a Trustpilot rating of 4.3 out of 5, without naming a total number of reviews. CompLeadly instead focuses on AI personalization, congratulations and open interfaces. Best for: Solo sellers and small agencies who automate locally and need a white label with a custom domain at a flat rate. A good fit if … Your team should pay a flat rate instead of per seat from the Master plan, or you need a full white label with a custom domain on the Sensei plan. [Full comparison →](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-zen-mode) ### [HeyReach](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-heyreach) from $79.00/month · Cloud HeyReach is a cloud-based LinkedIn alternative for agencies and sales teams with many sender accounts. The Growth plan costs $79 per sender per month, or $63 billed annually; the Agency plan bundles 25 senders for $999 a month and includes white label. HeyReach is a good fit if sending should rotate automatically between connected accounts, each account on its own static proxy, all in the cloud and without a desktop app. HubSpot is connected natively. CompLeadly instead runs as a desktop app over your own IP, optionally on a cloud computer of your own, and focuses on Smart Comments, congratulations for ten occasions and more than 260 documented skip reasons. Best for: Agencies and sales teams who manage many LinkedIn accounts in one cloud platform with sending rotation and white label. A good fit if … You manage many LinkedIn accounts in the cloud and want sending spread across them automatically, each account with its own static proxy. [Full comparison →](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-heyreach) ## Frequently asked questions Do I have to bring my audiences over from Dux-Soup? No — you build them fresh, and faster than before. In Dux-Soup you filter in LinkedIn, Sales Navigator or Google and have the results scanned. In CompLeadly you set the filters right in the tool: the same filter depth as Sales Navigator, without the detour through LinkedIn and without search links. Or you describe your service and your ideal customers, and the AI builds the audience for you. I've just paid Dux-Soup for a year — is switching still worth it? Test ten days in parallel. Both tools run side by side as long as you don't write to the same audience twice. Afterwards you'll know, without having cancelled anything. How long does switching take? One afternoon: install, connect LinkedIn, create your audience, set up the sequence. In the launch workshop we set it up together with you — included in every package, otherwise $199. Is Dux-Soup the same as STACKED? Yes. The vendor now sells its product as “STACKED, powered by Dux-Soup”. It comes in two variants: STACKED Local runs as a desktop app for Mac and Windows on your own machine, STACKED Cloud on the vendor’s infrastructure. Source: dux-soup.com, as of 2 October 2026. How much does Dux-Soup cost in 2026? STACKED Local costs $55 per seat per month, or $41.25 billed annually. STACKED Cloud costs $99 per seat per month, or $74.17 billed annually. These are the prices listed on dux-soup.com as of 2 October 2026\. For comparison: CompLeadly starts at $29.99 a month, or $24.99 on annual billing. How does Dux-Soup work with my LinkedIn account: locally or in the cloud? Both. STACKED Local runs as a desktop app for Mac and Windows on your own machine. STACKED Cloud runs on the vendor’s infrastructure and keeps working even when your computer is off. CompLeadly runs as a desktop app through your own IP. Optionally you add your own server with a fixed IP via Surfshark for $29.99 a month, and you bring your own Surfshark licence. Which Dux-Soup alternative runs in the cloud? In our comparison, Waalaxy, Dripify, Expandi, HeyReach and lemlist run in the cloud. You will find entry prices and the use case each one fits in the table “Other alternatives to Dux-Soup” on this page. STACKED itself is also available as a managed cloud for $99 a month (as of 2 October 2026). CompLeadly runs as a desktop app through your own IP, optionally on your own server with a fixed IP via Surfshark. ## All comparisons - [Waalaxy](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-waalaxy) - [Expandi](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-expandi) - [Dripify](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-dripify) - [lemlist](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-lemlist) - [Linked Helper](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-linked-helper) - [ZenMode](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-zen-mode) - [HeyReach](https://compleadly.com/comparison/vs-heyreach) [All tools at a glance →](https://compleadly.com/comparison) ## You don't have to decide before you've seen it Ten days, no credit card, nothing to cancel. If Dux-Soup suits you better, you'll know it afterwards as surely as we do. 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