HeyReach vs PhantomBuster

Steps

1. 1

   Count your senders.

   One LinkedIn account points to PhantomBuster. Five or more points to HeyReach.

2. 2

   Test it with your own list, not their demo.

   Use 50 real people you'd actually reach out to.

3. 3

   Check 50 contacts by hand.

   Open each profile. Are they still at that company with that title?

4. 4

   Pay month to month first.

   Use the trial or a monthly plan before you sign a yearly deal.

5. 5

   Drop it if more than 20% is wrong.

   That's Kevin Hopp's rule. More than 10 bad out of 50 means move on.

6. 6

   Keep it slow.

   We send about 15 connection requests a day with no pitch in the note. Whatever tool you pick, don't crank it up on day one.

Side by side

PhantomBuster: solid for one seller

• What it does: Robots that export Sales Navigator searches and send a few connection requests a day.
• Price: Start $69 a month. The free trial exports only 10 rows (our tool page, Oct 2026).
• Fits: A seller or small team with one or two LinkedIn accounts who builds lists in Sales Navigator.
• Skip it if: You manage lots of LinkedIn accounts for clients. It isn't built around many senders.

• What people say: Product Hunt: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews (read Oct 28, 2026, Product Hunt). Trustpilot: 3.4 from 114 reviews (read Oct 28, 2026, Trustpilot). G2 compare pages in search results showed 4.4 out of 5 from 138 reviews (read Oct 28, 2026, G2).
• "the execution is flawless, never had any issues from linkedin using PB." (Product Hunt review)
• "Horrible Support that takes days to respond." (Trustpilot review)
• Most common praise: quick to set up, and the robots save hours of copying from LinkedIn.
• Most common complaint: slow support, and some people report wrong results or LinkedIn warnings.

HeyReach: solid for agencies and many accounts

• What it does: Runs LinkedIn campaigns across several sender accounts, with one inbox for replies.
• Price: Growth $79 a month per sender. Agency $999 a month for 25 senders (checked Oct 28, 2026).
• Fits: Agencies and teams running five, ten or more LinkedIn accounts.
• Skip it if: You're one person with one account. You'd pay per sender for features you won't use.
• We haven't used this one yet.
• What people say: Trustpilot: 4.1 from 52 reviews (read Oct 28, 2026, Trustpilot). Product Hunt: 5.0 from 2 reviews (read Oct 28, 2026, Product Hunt). G2 compare pages in search results showed 4.7 out of 5 from 69 ratings (read Oct 28, 2026, G2).
• "Unified inbox + Clay integration = chef's kiss." (Trustpilot review)
• "Sometimes, it takes 24 to 48 hours to get a response" (Trustpilot review)
• Most common praise: one inbox across all senders, and support that helps.
• Most common complaint: support answers have gotten slower for some, plus a few bugs.

The short version

PhantomBuster is a toolbox of robots, and LinkedIn is one of the things it works on. HeyReach is built for LinkedIn campaigns across many accounts. Pick by how many senders you run, then test on your own 50.

Prompts you can copy

Check a sample of 50 LinkedIn contacts

You are helping me check a LinkedIn export before I reach out. Here are 50 rows with name, title, company and LinkedIn link: [paste rows].

For each row, tell me what to check on the profile: still at this company, title close to [the buyer title I want], and company fits [what I sell]. Give me a table with name, what to check, and keep or drop. At the end, remind me to drop the tool if more than 10 of the 50 are wrong.

Decide by your setup

Help me pick between HeyReach and PhantomBuster. My setup: [number] LinkedIn accounts, [yes or no] Sales Navigator, about [number] new people a week, budget [amount] a month.

PhantomBuster: Start $69 a month, exports Sales Navigator searches and sends a few connection requests a day. HeyReach: Growth $79 a month per sender, runs campaigns across several senders.

Work out my monthly cost on each and tell me which fits in two sentences. Use only these facts.

Write the questions to ask before buying

I'm about to buy [HeyReach or PhantomBuster] for LinkedIn outreach. Write 8 short, plain questions for their team. Cover monthly price for my number of accounts, whether I can pay month to month, daily sending limits, what happens if LinkedIn flags an account, how fast support answers, and how to cancel. No fluff.

Sources

FAQ

Can I use PhantomBuster and HeyReach together?

You can, but most people won't need both. Pick by how many LinkedIn accounts you run.

Is the PhantomBuster free trial enough to test it?

Not really. It exports only 10 rows, so plan on one paid month to test it on your own 50.

Will LinkedIn flag my account?

Any tool that sends for you carries some risk. Go slow, skip the pitch in the note, and watch your account for warnings.

Which one do you use?

We use PhantomBuster for about 15 connection requests a day. We haven't used HeyReach.

Rather have it done for you? We build the system that handles your outreach, one time, and you own it. See how it works.

First posted October 28, 2026. Last updated October 28, 2026. Free to copy and use, CC BY 4.0.