Outreach.io vs Waalaxy
Outreach.io and Waalaxy overlap without being the same purchase: Outreach.io is organised around running several channels at once and Waalaxy is organised around LinkedIn. Both will do the job the other is built for, less well. Decide which channel or which size of operation is actually yours, and the answer follows from that rather than from a feature list.
What each one is
Outreach.io
An enterprise sales execution platform for whole revenue teams, spanning sequences, calls, deals and forecasting.
How it runs: A full platform deployed across a sales organisation. LinkedIn is a manual task inside a sequence rather than automation, and the value is in the reporting, coaching and forecasting around the sending.
Waalaxy
Entry-level LinkedIn outreach with a free tier, aimed at first-time users.
How it runs: Primarily a Chrome extension on the cheaper plans, so automation runs while your browser is open.
Where they actually differ
Structural differences only. Anything either of them could change next quarter is left out on purpose.
Channels
Both cover email and LinkedIn. Outreach.io adds calls.
What it is built around
Outreach.io is organised around running several channels at once. Waalaxy is organised around LinkedIn. Tools tend to be good at the channel they were designed for and adequate at the ones added afterwards.
Where it runs
Outreach.io runs in the cloud, so it keeps working with your browser closed. Waalaxy is a browser extension at its core, with a cloud tier on the higher plans. This is the difference people notice first in daily use.
Who it is for
Outreach.io is aimed at a whole sales team, with the admin that implies. Waalaxy is aimed at one person running their own outreach. Buying the one built for a bigger operation than yours means paying for administration you will not use.
Strangers or your own network
Outreach.io is built to reach people you have no relationship with. Waalaxy works inside the network you already have. That is a difference in job rather than in quality, and it is usually the one that settles the question.
Trying it for nothing
Waalaxy has offered a free tier and the other has not, which makes it the cheaper way to find out whether this category suits you at all. Check both directly, because this is the kind of thing that changes.
What they have in common
- Both work over email and LinkedIn.
- Both build a campaign and push contacts through it, which is the assumption they share and the one OutreachConvert does not make.
What each is good at
Stated plainly, because it is true of both.
Outreach.io
- Depth no small tool matches: conversation intelligence, deal management, forecasting
- Built to be administered across a large team
- The category standard for enterprise sales engagement
Waalaxy
- A usable free tier
- Low commitment to try
- Approachable for a first automation
Choose Outreach.io when
You run a sales team large enough to need forecasting, coaching and a platform administrator.
Choose Waalaxy when
You are trying LinkedIn outreach for the first time and want to spend nothing.
A third option, if neither fits
Both Outreach.io and Waalaxy start from a list: you choose who to contact, then a sequence decides when. OutreachConvert starts from an event. It watches the connections you already have, notices when somebody changes role or posts something worth answering, drafts a reply to that specific thing, and holds it for you to approve before anything sends. If your problem is reaching more strangers, neither of those sentences helps you and one of the two above is the better buy. If your problem is that the right people are already in your network and you never catch the moment, that is the gap this fills.
Common questions
Which is better, Waalaxy or Outreach.io?
Outreach.io and Waalaxy overlap without being the same purchase: Outreach.io is organised around running several channels at once and Waalaxy is organised around LinkedIn. Both will do the job the other is built for, less well. Decide which channel or which size of operation is actually yours, and the answer follows from that rather than from a feature list.
What is the difference between Outreach.io and Waalaxy?
Both cover email and LinkedIn. Outreach.io is organised around running several channels at once. Outreach.io runs in the cloud, so it keeps working with your browser closed. Outreach.io is aimed at a whole sales team, with the admin that implies. Outreach.io is built to reach people you have no relationship with. Waalaxy has offered a free tier and the other has not, which makes it the cheaper way to find out whether this category suits you at all.
Can you use Outreach.io and Waalaxy together?
You can, but there is little point. They overlap enough that the second one mostly duplicates the first, and two tools driving the same LinkedIn account doubles the activity that account is judged on without doubling what you get back.
Is there an alternative to both Outreach.io and Waalaxy?
Both Outreach.io and Waalaxy start from a list: you choose who to contact, then a sequence decides when. OutreachConvert starts from an event. It watches the connections you already have, notices when somebody changes role or posts something worth answering, drafts a reply to that specific thing, and holds it for you to approve before anything sends. If your problem is reaching more strangers, neither of those sentences helps you and one of the two above is the better buy. If your problem is that the right people are already in your network and you never catch the moment, that is the gap this fills.
Other comparisons
No pricing or feature counts appear on this page deliberately. Both change, and a comparison full of stale numbers is worse than none. Check both directly before deciding. If anything here is wrong or out of date, tell us at hello@outreachconvert.com and it will be corrected.