As a reviewer focused on social media management tools, I look for platforms that balance powerful features with ease of use. Having reviewed the public presentations of Linked Helper and Agorapulse extensively, I can help you understand which tool fits your specific workflow—and where a more streamlined alternative like PostFlow might be a better fit for creators who prioritize fast content creation.

Emilia Morosini, Chief Content Strategist at PostFlow

Linked Helper

  • Platform: LinkedIn only
  • Best For: LinkedIn outreach and lead gen
  • Strength: Scalable automation mimicking human behavior
  • Users: 300,000 users

Starting at $8.25/month

Agorapulse

  • Platform: Multi-platform (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.)
  • Best For: Team-based social management and analytics
  • Strength: Unified inbox and ROI measurement
  • Users: 2,011 users

Starting at $79/month

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At a Glance

Platform Support

Feature Linked Helper Agorapulse
LinkedIn Deep automation for LinkedIn including Sales Navigator Standard support for posting and engagement
Facebook & Instagram LinkedIn-only focus Full support with product tagging and grid previews
Twitter (X) & Other Networks Not supported Supports Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and more
LinkedIn Account Types Supports Basic, Premium, Sales Navigator, Recruiter Generic LinkedIn support without specialized automation

Automation & Outreach

Feature Linked Helper Agorapulse
Automated Connection Requests Personalized notes to 2nd/3rd-degree contacts with human-like behavior No outreach automation
Drip Campaigns Multi-step with reply detection and filtering Scheduling queues but no drip outreach
Bulk Engagement (Likes, Comments) Actions like likes, comments, follows, endorsements Manual engagement via inbox
Post Scheduling No content scheduling Unlimited multi-network scheduling with queues
AI Writing Assistant Message template editor with variables AI for post generation and alt-text

Inbox & Engagement Management

Feature Linked Helper Agorapulse
Unified Social Inbox Conversation filtering in campaigns Centralizes comments, messages, reviews across networks
Automated Moderation Rules Smart reply detection Rules, labels, bulk actions for inbox
Messaging to Connections To 1st-degree, groups, events with templates Via unified inbox for all platforms
Ad Comments Management Not applicable Monitoring and replying to ad comments

CRM & Lead Management

Feature Linked Helper Agorapulse
Built-in CRM Tags, notes, interaction history for contacts No dedicated CRM
Email Finder Uncovers emails for 2nd/3rd-degree connections No email finding
Data Scraping & Export Profiles and companies to CSV/CRMs Profile-level reporting exports
Lead Tracking to ROI Basic interaction history Connects social to leads, sales, traffic

Analytics & Reporting

Feature Linked Helper Agorapulse
Campaign Analytics Interaction history and reply rates Post-level and profile-level reports
ROI Tracking No ROI features Ties activity to revenue with benchmarking
Branded Exports CSV exports Branded reports for stakeholders
Social Listening Targeting from LinkedIn sources Across networks, news, blogs

Collaboration & Agency Features

Feature Linked Helper Agorapulse
Shared Content Calendars No collaboration With approvals and internal comments
Team Assignments Individual desktop app Post and inbox assignments
Approval Workflows Not available Multi-step for governance (Enterprise)
Multi-Account Management For agencies running multiple LinkedIn accounts Unlimited profiles in Enterprise

Integrations & Tools

Feature Linked Helper Agorapulse
CRM Integrations Export to CRMs via CSV/webhooks API and Zapier for workflows
Link-in-Bio Tool Not applicable PulseLink for Instagram
Desktop vs Cloud Standalone desktop app for safety Cloud-based with mobile app
Bulk Actions Engagement and removals Scheduling via CSV, inbox bulk actions
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Pricing Comparison

Linked Helper starts at $8.25/month (annual Standard) for LinkedIn automation, offering excellent value for solo users and scaling to $24.75/month for Pro annual. Agorapulse starts at $79/month per user (annual Standard) for multi-platform management, with per-user pricing that can add up for teams but includes a free tier for basics.

Linked Helper

Trial

Free

Testing core features

  • 14-day free trial period
  • Access to all essential LinkedIn automation features needed to get started
  • Ability to test connection workflows and message sequences
  • Access to Linked Helper desktop application
  • Basic use of Linked Helper CRM during the trial

Standard (1 month)

$15/month

Individual users starting with automation

  • Standard suite of the most used LinkedIn automation features
  • Automated connection requests and follow-up message sequences
  • Reply detection and advanced conversation filtering
  • Campaign builder with unlimited campaigns
  • Smart custom settings for limits and timeouts
  • Flexible working hours for automated actions
  • Export of people profiles to CSV and via webhooks (limited daily volume)
  • Export of messaging history to CSV and via webhooks
  • Linked Helper CRM with notes, tagging, and full-profile data scraping
  • Email enrichment with Linked Helper Email Finder (around 620 profiles per month)

Standard (3 months)

$13.33/month

Short-term commitments

  • All Standard features from the 1-month plan
  • Discounted effective monthly rate for a 3-month commitment
  • Access to Linked Helper CRM and Email Finder credits
  • Automation for lead generation, messaging, and data scraping

Standard (6 months)

$10/month

Mid-term users

  • All Standard features with extended subscription period
  • Lower effective monthly price for long-term users
  • Continued access to automation, CRM, and Email Finder credits

Standard (12 months)

$8.25/month

Long-term individual automation

  • All Standard features for a full year
  • Maximum discount on effective monthly price
  • Ideal for users committed to long-term LinkedIn automation

Pro (1 month)

$45/month

Power users and agencies

  • All Standard features plus maximum advanced automation capabilities
  • Higher or unlimited daily limits for many actions
  • Unlimited messages to LinkedIn group members and event attendees
  • Higher limits for messages with attached images and personalized media
  • Larger quota for Linked Helper Email Finder (around 3,100 profiles per month)
  • Expanded bulk engagement actions (invites, likes, tags, etc.)
  • Best suited for agencies and power users running multiple campaigns

Pro (3 months)

$40/month

Team short-term high-volume

  • All Pro features from the 1-month plan
  • Discounted effective monthly rate for a 3-month commitment
  • High-volume automation and data scraping for teams and agencies

Pro (6 months)

$30/month

Heavy users mid-term

  • All Pro features with extended subscription period
  • Lower effective monthly price for heavy users
  • Ideal for agencies standardizing on Linked Helper for multiple clients

Pro (12 months)

$24.75/month

Long-term high-volume automation

  • All Pro features for a full year
  • Maximum discount on effective monthly price
  • Best value for long-term, high-volume LinkedIn automation

Agorapulse

Free

Free

Solo users testing basics

  • 1 user and 3 social profiles
  • Access to core publishing and inbox features on a limited scale
  • Ongoing free usage with option to upgrade to paid plans

Standard (Monthly)

$99/month per user

Social media managers handling solo

  • Built for social media managers handling it all themselves
  • Schedule and publish unlimited posts across supported networks
  • Manage all messages and organic comments from one unified inbox
  • Access basic reports on audience and top content
  • Export branded reports for stakeholders
  • Support for up to 10 social profiles by default
  • Mobile app access for iOS and Android

Standard (Yearly)

$79/month per user

Annual commitment for solo managers

  • All Standard (Monthly) features
  • Discounted annual pricing compared with monthly
  • Support for up to 10 social profiles by default

Professional (Monthly)

$149/month per user

Growing teams needing collaboration

  • Perfect for growing teams who need to move faster together
  • Includes everything in Standard
  • Expanded publishing toolbox with PulseLink in Bio link‑in‑bio tool
  • Instagram product tagging directly from the composer
  • Calendar notes for campaign coordination
  • Monitoring and replying to ad comments
  • Improved teamwork with post and inbox assignments
  • Team performance reports for collaboration insights
  • Support for up to 10 social profiles by default

Professional (Yearly)

$119/month per user

Annual team collaboration

  • All Professional (Monthly) features
  • Discounted annual pricing compared with monthly
  • Support for up to 10 social profiles by default

Advanced (Monthly)

$199/month per user

Teams needing insights and structure

  • Ideal for teams needing structure and deeper insights
  • Includes everything in Professional
  • Operational streamlining with labels and saved replies
  • Automated moderation rules with bulk actions
  • Shared content calendars for alignment
  • Advanced reports and ads reports
  • Social media ROI analysis to tie activity to revenue
  • Competitor benchmarking for performance comparison
  • Support for up to 10 social profiles by default

Advanced (Yearly)

$149/month per user

Annual advanced analytics

  • All Advanced (Monthly) features
  • Discounted annual pricing compared with monthly
  • Support for up to 10 social profiles by default

Custom (Enterprise)

Tailored Pricing

Large teams with complex needs

  • Best for large teams or enterprises with complex needs
  • Includes everything in Advanced
  • Unlimited social profiles for large account portfolios
  • AI‑powered reply suggestions based on past interactions
  • Enterprise collaboration with SSO and custom roles
  • Multi‑step approval workflows for governance
  • Full reporting capabilities including historical data import
  • API integrations for data and workflow connectivity
  • Sentiment analysis for deeper understanding of conversations
  • Priority support with a dedicated Customer Success Manager
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Feature Deep Dive

Automation & Outreach Capabilities

Linked Helper

Strengths
  • Standalone desktop app mimicking human behavior for safe automation
  • Automated connection requests with personalized notes
  • Multi-step drip campaigns with reply detection
  • Bulk engagement: likes, comments, follows, endorsements
  • Targeting from groups, events, alumni, post engagers
Workflow

Set targeting → Build campaign with templates → Automate actions with limits → Monitor replies and CRM

Agorapulse

Strengths
  • Unlimited post scheduling with queues and bulk CSV
  • AI writing assistant for content
  • Publishing workflows with approvals
  • No direct outreach automation but strong scheduling automation
Workflow

Create/schedule posts → Use queues for automation → Approve and publish → Track via reports

Linked Helper dominates LinkedIn-specific outreach automation with connections, drips, and engagement actions, ideal for lead gen. Agorapulse focuses on content scheduling automation across platforms but lacks outreach tools. Choose Linked Helper for prospecting; Agorapulse for posting.

Linked Helper automation campaign builder

Inbox & Engagement Management

Linked Helper

Strengths
  • Smart conversation filtering and reply detection
  • Messaging to connections, groups, events
  • Built-in CRM for tracking interactions
Limitations
  • LinkedIn-only, no unified multi-platform inbox
  • No moderation rules or bulk inbox actions

Agorapulse

Strengths
  • Unified inbox for all comments, messages, reviews, ad comments
  • Automated moderation rules, labels, saved replies
  • Bulk actions and assignments for teams
  • AI reply suggestions (Enterprise)
Limitations
  • Less focused on outbound messaging automation

Agorapulse's unified inbox excels for multi-platform engagement management and team handling. Linked Helper offers targeted LinkedIn messaging but lacks broad inbox features. For centralized engagement, Agorapulse wins; for LinkedIn outreach, Linked Helper.

Agorapulse unified social inbox

Lead Generation & CRM

Linked Helper

Strengths
  • Built-in CRM with tags, notes, history
  • Email finder for connections
  • Data scraping and export to CRMs
  • Campaign-based lead nurturing
Workflow

Target prospects → Automate connections/messages → Enrich with emails → Track in CRM → Export

Agorapulse

Strengths
  • ROI tracking linking social to leads/sales
  • Social listening for lead signals
  • No built-in CRM but API integrations
Limitations
  • No email finding or scraping
  • Lead tracking via analytics, not dedicated CRM

Linked Helper provides robust LinkedIn-specific lead gen and CRM tools. Agorapulse offers ROI-focused lead attribution across platforms but no direct CRM. For LinkedIn prospecting, Linked Helper; for broader ROI, Agorapulse.

Linked Helper CRM and email finder

Analytics & Reporting

Linked Helper

Strengths
  • Interaction history and campaign performance
  • Profile scraping for insights
  • Exportable data for custom analysis
Limitations
  • No advanced ROI or benchmarking
  • LinkedIn-focused only

Agorapulse

Strengths
  • Profile and post-level reports
  • ROI analysis tying to revenue
  • Competitor benchmarking, branded exports
  • Social listening reports
Limitations
  • Advanced features in higher tiers
  • Less granular for LinkedIn automation

Agorapulse delivers comprehensive multi-platform analytics with ROI focus. Linked Helper provides basic campaign tracking for LinkedIn. For business impact measurement, Agorapulse; for automation metrics, Linked Helper.

Agorapulse ROI and analytics reports
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Use Case Comparison

B2B Sales Rep Using LinkedIn

Linked Helper 🏆

Excellent

Automated outreach, drip campaigns, email finder, and CRM perfect for prospecting and nurturing leads on LinkedIn.

Best Plan: Standard ($8.25/month annual)

Score: 10/10

Agorapulse

Fair

Good for LinkedIn posting and inbox but no automation for connections or leads.

Best Plan: Standard ($79/month annual per user)

Score: 5/10

Marketing Team Managing Multiple Platforms

Linked Helper

Poor

LinkedIn-only limits use for broader social strategies; no scheduling or multi-platform inbox.

Best Plan: Not suitable

Score: 2/10

Agorapulse 🏆

Excellent

Unified inbox, scheduling, calendars, and ROI tracking ideal for team-managed multi-platform efforts.

Best Plan: Professional ($119/month annual per user)

Score: 10/10

Digital Agency Handling Multiple Clients

Linked Helper

Good

Pro plan supports multi-account LinkedIn automation for clients, but no collaboration tools.

Best Plan: Pro ($24.75/month annual)

Score: 7/10

Agorapulse 🏆

Excellent

Workspaces, approvals, white-label reports, unlimited profiles in Enterprise for client management.

Best Plan: Advanced ($149/month annual per user)

Score: 10/10

Recruiter Sourcing on LinkedIn

Linked Helper 🏆

Excellent

Supports Recruiter Lite/Pro, scraping, CRM for candidate tracking, automated messaging.

Best Plan: Pro ($24.75/month annual)

Score: 10/10

Agorapulse

Poor

No sourcing or automation tools for recruiting; basic LinkedIn support only.

Best Plan: Not suitable

Score: 3/10

E-commerce Brand Using Social for Sales

Linked Helper

Fair

Limited to LinkedIn; useful for B2B but no Instagram tagging or multi-platform.

Best Plan: Standard ($8.25/month annual)

Score: 4/10

Agorapulse 🏆

Excellent

Instagram product tagging, unified inbox for customer service, ROI to sales tracking.

Best Plan: Advanced ($149/month annual per user)

Score: 9/10

Solo Consultant Running LinkedIn Outreach

Linked Helper 🏆

Excellent

Affordable, full automation suite with CRM for personal lead management.

Best Plan: Standard ($8.25/month annual)

Score: 9/10

Agorapulse

Good

Free tier for basics, but per-user cost high for solo; better for posting than outreach.

Best Plan: Free or Standard ($79/month annual)

Score: 6/10

Team Focused on Content Creation and Scheduling

Linked Helper

Poor

No content tools or scheduling; automation-focused only.

Best Plan: Not suitable

Score: 1/10

Agorapulse 🏆

Excellent

AI writing, calendars, approvals, bulk scheduling for team content workflows.

Best Plan: Professional ($119/month annual per user)

Score: 10/10

B2B Team Running Lead Gen Campaigns

Linked Helper 🏆

Excellent

Drip campaigns, targeting, email enrichment tailored for B2B LinkedIn leads.

Best Plan: Pro ($24.75/month annual)

Score: 10/10

Agorapulse

Fair

Campaign coordination via calendars, but no lead-specific automation.

Best Plan: Advanced ($149/month annual per user)

Score: 5/10

Customer Service via Social Media

Linked Helper

Poor

No inbox or multi-platform support for service queries.

Best Plan: Not suitable

Score: 2/10

Agorapulse 🏆

Excellent

Unified inbox, moderation, assignments for efficient service handling.

Best Plan: Professional ($119/month annual per user)

Score: 10/10

Agency Managing LinkedIn for Clients

Linked Helper 🏆

Good

Multi-account support in Pro, but no team collaboration or reports.

Best Plan: Pro ($24.75/month annual)

Score: 8/10

Agorapulse

Fair

LinkedIn support with agency tools, but less automation depth.

Best Plan: Advanced ($149/month annual per user)

Score: 6/10

Higher Ed Managing Alumni Engagement

Linked Helper

Good

LinkedIn targeting for alumni, messaging, CRM for tracking.

Best Plan: Standard ($8.25/month annual)

Score: 7/10

Agorapulse 🏆

Excellent

Multi-platform engagement, inbox, reports for student/alumni interactions.

Best Plan: Advanced ($149/month annual per user)

Score: 9/10

Budget-Conscious Starter Team

Linked Helper 🏆

Excellent

Low starting price with full LinkedIn features; no per-user fees.

Best Plan: Standard ($8.25/month annual)

Score: 9/10

Agorapulse

Fair

Free tier limited; paid starts high per user.

Best Plan: Free

Score: 5/10

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Pros and Cons

Linked Helper

Pros

  • Standalone desktop app mimics human behavior, reducing ban risks
  • Rich feature set: invitations, messaging, email finding, scraping, CRM
  • Built-in CRM with tags, notes, full interaction history
  • Powerful multi-step campaign builder with reply detection
  • Robust LinkedIn targeting from diverse sources
  • Affordable pricing starting at $8.25/month annual
  • Supports all LinkedIn account types including Sales Navigator

Cons

  • Steep learning curve for LinkedIn limits and best practices
  • Desktop app less convenient than cloud for teams
  • No content creation, scheduling, or post optimization
  • Risk of account issues if misconfigured against policies
  • Overwhelming interface for simple needs
  • LinkedIn-only, no multi-platform support

Agorapulse

Pros

  • Unified social inbox centralizing all interactions across platforms
  • Intuitive interface easier than legacy tools
  • Robust publishing with calendars, approvals, bulk scheduling
  • Strong ROI features connecting social to business outcomes
  • Advanced inbox moderation, labels, bulk actions
  • AI tools for writing and alt-text
  • Enterprise-grade collaboration with SSO and custom roles

Cons

  • Per-user pricing expensive for large teams
  • Heavy feature set overwhelming for solos or small businesses
  • Advanced analytics and ROI locked in higher tiers
  • Requires configuration for many profiles/users
  • Less AI-driven content ideation than specialized tools
  • No LinkedIn-specific automation or lead gen
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Final Verdict

Linked Helper and Agorapulse target different aspects of social media operations. Linked Helper is a specialized LinkedIn automation tool for outreach, leads, and CRM, ideal for sales and recruiting. Agorapulse is a full-suite multi-platform manager with inbox, scheduling, and ROI, suited for teams and agencies.

Choose Linked Helper for LinkedIn-focused lead generation and automation on a budget. Opt for Agorapulse if you need multi-platform management, team features, and ROI insights. For hybrid needs, use Linked Helper for LinkedIn outreach alongside Agorapulse for overall social operations.

Overall Scores

Linked Helper

4.6 / 5.0

LinkedIn Focus: 10/10

Lead Generation: 10/10

Value: 9/10

Agorapulse

4.5 / 5.0

LinkedIn Focus: 5/10

Lead Generation: 3/10

Multi-Platform: 10/10

Value: 7/10

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