Dripify vs Waalaxy: two cloud tools, two quota models (2026)
By the ZenMode team · Pricing and features verified September 3, 2026 · Updated
Quick answer
Since 1 July 2026 both tools run in the cloud: Waalaxy removed its Chrome extension, so this is no longer a browser-versus-server choice. Waalaxy is the cheaper way in at EUR 19 per user per month and sells a monthly allowance of 300 invitations; Dripify starts at $39 per user per month billed annually ($59 monthly) and meters everything by the day, throttling its entry plan to 20 connection requests against its own hard cap of 75. Dripify documents that it takes your LinkedIn credentials during onboarding. Pick Waalaxy for a low entry price and voice notes, Dripify for LinkedIn-and-email sequences on every tier and published daily limits.
The extension-versus-cloud framing no longer applies
The one-line difference between these two used to be where the code ran: Dripify on its own servers, Waalaxy inside your Chrome browser. Not any more. On 1 July 2026 Waalaxy stated that "Waalaxy no longer relies on a browser extension. Everything runs directly inside the app at app.waalaxy.com", that "The Chrome extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store", and that campaigns run "in the background regardless of what's happening in your browser" (Waalaxy Help Center).
So a comparison telling you to pick Dripify because Waalaxy needs Chrome open is describing a retired product. Both are server-side SaaS, and the decision moves to entry price, quota shape and what each vendor puts in writing; on the wider question, see our guide to where your automation tool runs. It also dates Waalaxy's reviews: one 2-star Trustpilot reviewer's December 2025 complaint about "the permanent banners in your native LinkedIn feed" describes the removed extension's UI.
Who each tool is for
Dripify sells by volume of work. Basic is "For solo sellers starting out with one campaign and a light daily volume", Advanced "For sales professionals who need stronger account safety and continuous lead flow" (pricing). It calls itself "a human-first outbound automation platform for LinkedIn and email" (careers). No headquarters, address or legal entity appears on its contact page, terms or privacy policy (3 September 2026).
Waalaxy sells breadth: "99+ ready-to-use outreach sequences", "One inbox for every conversation, nothing missed", "Roles, permissions, team dashboards" (waalaxy.com). It is far more open about itself: SAS Waapi, Montpellier, website hosted by OVH (legal notices), and "6 years later, we're over 60" on its about page.
Where it runs, and who holds your LinkedIn login
Dripify is explicit. It "operates in the cloud and does not require downloading files or adding Chrome extensions", and once a campaign is launched "you can close your browser, turn your PC off and the software will still work for you" (FAQ). Step 2 of onboarding is "Enter Your LinkedIn Account Credentials", which the vendor says "will not give us direct access to your LinkedIn account since this information is fully encrypted by the system" (help centre).
Its IP wording is ambiguous, and both readings are the vendor's own. The FAQ says actions run "from your local IP address"; the safety page says Dripify assigns one - "a unique IP address from your local region assigned to your Dripify account" (safety page). Neither says whether it is residential or datacentre, and "proxy" returns no hits in its 151-article help centre (3 September 2026).
Waalaxy is quieter. Its cloud article requires a LinkedIn connection without saying how, and its Data Usage Policy mentions Google OAuth but no LinkedIn credentials, so neither documents a password (3 September 2026). On IPs it documented the Cloud add-on it retired - fixed VPN IPs, "a maximum of 5 users per IP" (Waalaxy Cloud, November 2025) - and nothing equivalent for the app that replaced it.
Pricing, verified 3 September 2026
Prices are in the currency each vendor displays, with no conversion applied.
| Tool | Plan | Monthly | Annual (billed annually) | Billing basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dripify | Basic | $59 | $39 | per user/month |
| Dripify | Pro | $79 | $59 | per user/month |
| Dripify | Advanced | $99 | $79 | per user/month |
| Dripify | Enterprise | Contact sales | - | Contact sales |
| Waalaxy | Pro | EUR 19 /user/month | one toggle, all plans (below) | per user/month |
| Waalaxy | Advanced | EUR 49 /user/month | one toggle, all plans (below) | per user/month |
| Waalaxy | Business | EUR 69 /user/month | one toggle, all plans (below) | per user/month |
Sources: dripify.com/pricing and
waalaxy.com/pricing, fetched 3 September 2026. Dripify advertises
up to 35% off annually. Waalaxy offers quarterly (-20%) and yearly (-50%) billing across all plans and publishes no annual total (pricing).
Both bill per seat - Dripify's effectively per LinkedIn account, since "Each LinkedIn account is
connected to its own Dripify account" (multi-account); Waalaxy's is explicitly "/user/month". Dripify's trial is a
7-Day Free Trial, No Credit Card Required, on the unthrottled Advanced plan
(trial article); Waalaxy
shows a 14-day free trial on all three (pricing). Neither publishes a money-back guarantee: none appears on Dripify's pricing, FAQ or help centre, and its terms state the opposite — "All monthly purchases are non-refundable", with a refund on annual plans only "within 24 hours after we receive your payment"; Waalaxy's Terms of Use specify none.
One trap each. Dripify's Basic sits far below its own ceiling: 20 connection requests a day against 75
on Pro and Advanced, 30 messages against 100+, 1 drip campaign (pricing). Waalaxy's Pro buys 300 invitations a
month, but API access, the Make/Zapier/n8n modules and maximum invitation limits start at Advanced, and
cold email only on Business (pricing). Its free tier is unresolved: the pricing page lists none, while its last statement on it, dated 17 June 2026, describes "3 actions per day and per type" (subscriptions).
A monthly allowance versus a daily ceiling
Waalaxy sells invitations by the month: "300 invites/month" on Pro, "800 invites/month" on Advanced
and Business, with 25/month email finder credits on Pro and Advanced, 500/month only on Business (pricing). A weekly ceiling is published too - "the standard limit of 200 invitations per week" - but that security article, like its per-day figures of 80 to 100 requests and 120 to 150 messages, predates the July 2026 migration and describes the extension.
Dripify sells a daily ceiling and publishes it: "processing limits have been hard-coded into the software. You cannot send more than 75 connection requests per DAY with Dripify", and "the limit is 150 messages per day" (limits article). Caps also vary by LinkedIn account type, and the vendor cites LinkedIn's own side: "standard profiles are limited to 100 invitations per week", with high-SSI accounts possibly reaching 200.
Waalaxy gives you a pot to spend as you like; Dripify gives you an allowance that resets daily whether or not you used it.
Feature differences that matter
| Capability | Dripify | Waalaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Sequence building | Conditional branching, incl. an "if open profile" condition (conditions) | "99+ ready-to-use outreach sequences" (homepage) |
| Sales Navigator | Compatible with Free, Premium, Sales Navigator and Recruiter Lite (compatibility) | Import: "Extract high-intent prospects from Sales Navigator" (use case) |
| Email in the sequence | Every tier; 50 emails/day on Basic, 200 above (limits) | Cold email on Business only (pricing) |
| Email finder credits | 100 credits - included; packs to 10 000 credits - $99 (pricing) | 25/month Pro and Advanced, 500/month Business (pricing) |
| InMail | Sales Navigator InMail only since July 2026 (InMail) | Not found on homepage, pricing, use-case/sales |
| Voice notes | Not found on dripify.com or its help centre | Yes, in the Inbox: "voicemails, GIFs, emojis, PJs and images" (Inbox article) |
| A/B testing | Beta, Advanced only, max 3 variants (A/B) | Not checked |
| Unified inbox | Dedicated inbox from Pro (pricing) | Add-on, "500 free conversations"; price not found on pricing or the Inbox article |
| Lead export | CSV from Pro, uncapped (export) | CSV export; no plan or field detail stated (lead-list) |
| Teams | Unlimited members; Multi-team management from Advanced (pricing) | Team collaboration from Pro (pricing); "All members must use the same plan" (subscriptions) |
Email decides most purchases. Dripify puts LinkedIn and email in one sequence on every plan; Waalaxy gates multichannel to the EUR 69 Business plan, which makes its EUR 19 entry a LinkedIn-only product. Waalaxy has voice notes, dripify.com and its help centre carry none, and its InMail support narrowed this summer (InMail article).
What each vendor says about safety
Vendor claims, not verified behaviour.
Dripify says it "creates random delays between automated actions up to milliseconds" (delays) and that Activity Control "adjusts your daily processing limits, guaranteeing a gradual growth in your LinkedIn performance" (daily limits), with the caveat its help centre attaches: "no automatization can overcome the limits set by LinkedIn" (safe limits).
Waalaxy's safety documentation is weaker, for a dateable reason. Its principal security article was published 19 September 2022 and last modified 27 October 2025 (security article), and it describes the extension: a "random delay between each action" of "two to three minutes", randomised volume and a 48-hour self-pause. That software was removed on 1 July 2026, and no equivalent article for the replacement appears on that same blog page or in the help centre (3 September 2026). The homepage still shows a Chrome Store rating badge for it.
The same framing applies to both: LinkedIn's User Agreement broadly prohibits third-party automated (LinkedIn Help) access, and that applies to every tool in this category. Dripify publishes no position on it in its help centre, FAQ or terms (3 September 2026), and its terms put the software "as is", with "your use of the site and our services will be at your sole risk". Waalaxy's Terms of Use say a publisher "may expressly forbid the use of such a solution", and 13(c) has you "release and indemnify Waapi against all consequences that may arise from the use of Waalaxy that does not comply with the requirements of the present terms and conditions" - scoped, on its face, to non-compliant use. Its older terms page that did name LinkedIn returned HTTP 404 on 3 September 2026, though the footer still links to it.
Integrations
Dripify "currently provides integration capabilities through Open API and webhooks" (integrations article). Webhooks are configured per campaign. Native HubSpot is documented (setup) and sold as a Pro feature, though the vendor's own overview still calls it "coming soon". Zapier and Make have first-party connectors; every other logo on the integrations page is Zapier- or Make-mediated.
Waalaxy names three native CRMs - HubSpot and Pipedrive 2-way, Salesforce inbound (integrations) - plus a bearer-token API gated to Advanced, as are its Zapier, Make and n8n modules; the Make listing carries two modules (apps.make.com). No webhook endpoints appear in those API docs (3 September 2026), and the homepage's "2,000+ integrations" runs through Zapier and Make.
What users say
| Tool | Capterra | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|
| Dripify | 4.7 / 5 from 477 reviews | 4.6 / 5 from 519 reviews |
| Waalaxy | 4.4 / 5 from 253 reviews | 4.7 / 5 from 1,289 reviews |
The quotes below are individual opinions, not verified findings, from the low-star minority behind those averages.
Billing, cancellation and refunds are Dripify's most repeated low-star Trustpilot theme; the entry plan is the other. Capterra, 3 stars, July 2025: "Basic package is VERY limited. Only 1 campaign permitted which can't be edited or archived." Trustpilot, 1 star, September 2025: "Don't provide refunds even when you cancel your subscription on day 1 of the new cyle" - consistent with its terms, which state that "All monthly purchases are non-refundable", not evidence of a breach.
Two of Waalaxy's land on email polish and support hours. Capterra: "Email outreach needs to be polished - the text formatting is not supported and it is not possible to include variables" - pointed, when email is the Business plan's upgrade. Trustpilot, 2 stars, November 2025: "There customer support is absolutely terrible".
Where ZenMode fits
Both tools here execute on a vendor's servers, where this category has settled. ZenMode is built the other way: a desktop app that runs on your own machine, on your own LinkedIn session and your own home or office IP, so there is no server-side login to hand over and no ambiguity about whose address the requests came from. The honest trade-off is the obvious one - your computer has to be on and awake for a campaign to progress. That suits a founder or an SDR working a normal day; it does not suit an agency wanting overnight throughput across dozens of accounts. Our feature breakdown covers what runs locally, and there are side-by-side write-ups for both tools here: ZenMode as a Dripify alternative and ZenMode as a Waalaxy alternative.
Verdict
- Choose Dripify if you want LinkedIn and email in one sequence on your first paid plan, published hard-coded daily caps, webhooks and an Open API - and can live with an entry plan throttled to 20 invitations a day.
- Choose Waalaxy if the cheapest entry price matters, you want voice notes and native two-way HubSpot or Pipedrive sync, and a monthly allowance suits you better than a daily ceiling.
- Consider a desktop tool if handing a vendor server your LinkedIn access is what you are stuck on, and you would trade always-on execution to keep the session on your own machine.
FAQ
Does Waalaxy still need a Chrome extension?
No. Waalaxy's help-centre article dated 1 July 2026 states that "Waalaxy no longer relies on a browser extension. Everything runs directly inside the app at app.waalaxy.com" and that "The Chrome extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store". Any review calling Waalaxy browser-dependent describes the pre-July-2026 product; the optional Alien Copilot companion speeds up imports but is not required.
Which is cheaper to start with?
Waalaxy, at face value: Pro is listed at EUR 19 per user per month against Dripify's Basic at $39 per user per month billed annually, or $59 monthly. The currencies differ and the plans are not equivalent: Dripify's Basic carries LinkedIn and email sequences but throttles you to 20 connection requests a day and one campaign, while Waalaxy's Pro gives 300 invitations a month and no cold email until the EUR 69 plan.
Do either of them need my LinkedIn password?
Dripify does, and says so: step 2 of onboarding is "Enter Your LinkedIn Account Credentials", though it adds the information "is fully encrypted by the system" (help centre). Waalaxy's cloud article requires a LinkedIn connection without saying how, and its Data Usage Policy never mentions LinkedIn credentials, so neither documents a method (3 September 2026).
Can I send InMails or voice notes with either tool?
Dripify supports Sales Navigator InMail, but "As of July 2026, Dripify no longer supports the Basic LinkedIn InMail action" (InMail article), so a Sales Navigator contract is required, and neither dripify.com nor its help centre documents voice notes. Waalaxy is the mirror image: its Inbox handles "voicemails, GIFs, emojis, PJs and images" (Inbox article), while no InMail campaign step appears on its homepage, pricing or use-case/sales.