Dux-Soup review: features, pricing and verdict

What is Dux-Soup?

Dux-Soup is one of the original LinkedIn automation tools, now sold as STACKED, powered by Dux-Soup. It automates drip campaigns of profile visits, invitations, messages and other actions, and manages leads in one place.

The relaunch gave it two ways to run: a desktop app on your own Mac or Windows machine, or a cloud version that runs on Dux-Soup's infrastructure around the clock.

How Dux-Soup works

Dux-Soup now comes as STACKED, one product you can run in two ways: as a desktop app on your own machine, or in the cloud. Either way, you build drip campaigns and let them run within the delays you set.

Step 1: Choose where it runs

Pick STACKED Local, a desktop app for Mac or Windows, or STACKED Cloud, which runs on Dux-Soup's own managed infrastructure.

Step 2: Add your prospects

Find prospects on LinkedIn, Sales Navigator or Recruiter and add them to a campaign.

Step 3: Create a drip campaign

Build a drip sequence of up to 12 actions, including visits, invitations, messages, InMails, endorsements, follows and post likes, with custom delays between steps.

Step 4: Personalise and pause

Use AI to personalise each message, and let the tool detect replies and pause campaigns for people who respond.

Step 5: Manage leads

Follow each prospect's progress, tag and search profiles, export lead lists, and sync contacts with your CRM.

Who is Dux-Soup best for?

Dux-Soup suits sellers and teams who want a proven, CRM-friendly tool for steady drip campaigns, and who can pick between running it on their own machine or paying more for the cloud. Bargain hunters and beginners have friendlier options.

A good fit if you

• Want a long-established LinkedIn automation tool
• Use a CRM such as HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive
• Prefer to choose between desktop and cloud
• Run steady, multi-step drip campaigns

Skip it if you

• Want the lowest price for a cloud tool
• Need advanced lead sources like events or groups
• Want an all-in-one inbox with email outreach
• Prefer a tool built from scratch for the cloud

Why use Dux-Soup at all?

Dux-Soup is a safe bet if you want something proven. Its long history, steady user ratings and simple drip logic appeal to teams that don't want to gamble on newer, less tested software.

Its integrations are the standout. If your team lives in Salesforce, HubSpot or Pipedrive, Dux-Soup can push LinkedIn activity straight into the system you already use.

For a multichannel alternative that adds email and X steps, see our MeetAlfred review.

If you'd like an outreach tool focused on sales teams with a cloud setup, Salesflow is another option we've reviewed.

If you're deciding between the two versions, think about how you work. The Local app is cheaper but only runs while your computer is on, which suits people at their desk all day. The Cloud version costs more but keeps campaigns running overnight and while you travel.

Yearly billing takes 25% off either version, so if you're confident Dux-Soup fits your process after a few weeks, switching to annual payments is the easiest way to cut the cost.

You'll find every LinkedIn tool we've covered in all our reviews, with scores you can compare.

How we reviewed it

Our Dux-Soup review draws on the official Dux-Soup website and STACKED pricing page, checked on October 16, 2026, along with feedback from users and independent reviewers on review sites.

We also compared it with our earlier Dux-Soup post and with other LinkedIn outreach tools on price, where the automation runs and how much safety is built in. You can read our scoring approach to see how we reach every score out of 5.

What we liked

Long track record

Dux-Soup is one of the longest-running LinkedIn automation tools, and it holds a 4.6 out of 5 rating on Trustpilot.

Strong CRM integrations

Native connections to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Freshsales, HighLevel, Slack, Zapier and Make make it easy to fit into an existing sales stack.

Choice of setup

You can run it locally for $55 a month or let it run in the cloud for $99, depending on whether you want to keep a machine on.

What we didn't like

Cloud costs a lot more

The cheaper Local version needs your own computer running to work. Moving to the Cloud version, which runs without a machine switched on, almost doubles the price to $99 a month per seat.

Feels older than rivals

Independent reviewers point out that the tool's browser-based roots show, and that newer rivals were designed around the cloud from day one, with more lead sources and shared inboxes.

Dux-Soup pricing

Each seat is billed monthly at the prices above. Choosing yearly billing saves 25%, bringing Local to $41.25 and Cloud to $74.17 a month, paid upfront.

The pricing page doesn't mention a free trial. Billing model and seat count are chosen at checkout.

Prices checked October 16, 2026.

Is Dux-Soup safe?

Dux-Soup lets you set custom delays between actions, pauses campaigns when someone replies, and on the Cloud plan adds what it calls robust security and account management, with campaigns monitored on its own infrastructure.

There are no hard weekly caps advertised to protect you, so staying at a sensible pace is up to you. Bear in mind that LinkedIn's automation rules don't permit third-party automation, so restrictions remain possible with any tool.

Dux-Soup review: our verdict

Dux-Soup has earned its reputation over many years, and its integrations remain a real strength. But you pay $99 a month for the cloud version, and newer tools offer more lead sources, stronger built-in limits and lower prices. It's worth a look if your CRM setup depends on it; otherwise start with the leaders in our LinkedIn automation guide.

Not sure it fits? Here are Our Dux-Soup alternatives roundup.

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