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Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.
Starting price
$99/mo Free trial
Cloud LinkedIn outreach. Business is $99/mo monthly or $79/mo on annual; 7-day trial.
Where Expandi fits
$19/mo 7 day free trial
Hosted LinkedIn MCP server that lets Claude, ChatGPT or n8n research, search and message on LinkedIn through your own account. From $19/mo with a 7 day free trial and no card. Best for recruiters who already work in an AI assistant and want LinkedIn research and outreach inside the same chat.
Where LinkMCP fits
| Detail | Expandi | LinkMCP |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/mo | $19/mo |
| Free tier | –No | –No |
| Free trial | Yes | 7 day free trial |
| MCP server | –No | ✓Yes |
| Public API | –No | –No |
| Listed under | Lead generation, LinkedIn | LinkedIn, Email finders, Sourcing |
| Capterra | 4.4 from 31 reviews | Not enough reviews |
Expandi
Stands out: Cloud LinkedIn (not Chrome) with a 7-day trial: the grown-up Waalaxy alternative agencies actually demo.
Watch out: $99 monthly is the headline; annual is $79. More accounts cost more. LinkedIn will still cap you.
Not the right fit for
LinkMCP
Stands out: It turns LinkedIn into 35 tools an assistant can chain, so one prompt can find candidates, read their recent posts and draft a personal connection note, with no browser extension and nothing running on your computer.
Watch out: It works through your signed in LinkedIn session, not an official LinkedIn API, so an account restriction cannot be ruled out even with its daily limits. Connecting your own account needs a paid plan; the trial only covers lookups and enrichment.
Not the right fit for
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LinkMCP
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$99/mo
From ~$99/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 7 Sep 2026
LinkMCP
$19/mo
LinkMCP has three paid plans: Starter at $19/mo, Pro at $49/mo with five times the usage and higher LinkedIn daily limits, and Max at $199/mo with fifty times the usage. Every plan includes every tool, and top up packs cost $10. The 7 day free trial needs no card and covers profile and company lookups, post data and email and phone finding; connecting your own LinkedIn account for search, messages and posting needs a paid plan. New trials get their first month of Starter for $9.50. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 21 Oct 2026
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