allen. vs Dux-Soup
Dux-Soup has been automating LinkedIn since long before AI wrote anything. Its playbook, profile visits and automated messages at volume, is the one LinkedIn has spent years learning to detect.
The short answer.
You want cheap, familiar automation and you accept the account risk that comes with it.
You want a motion that works with LinkedIn rather than against it, and output good enough to put your name on.
Built for
allen.
Intelligent commenting + pipeline
Dux-Soup
Outreach automation
Price
allen.
from $39/mo, three plans
Dux-Soup
$15-99/mo
LinkedIn access
allen.
Official LinkedIn API
Dux-Soup
Chrome extension
Background
What Dux-Soup actually does.
Dux-Soup is a Chrome extension that visits profiles, endorses skills, and sends connection requests and messages automatically while your browser is open.
It is inexpensive and well known, with a long track record and a loyal user base.
It is also the classic shape of LinkedIn automation, which means it carries the classic risks, and auto-visiting profiles is a weak signal in 2026 compared to what it was in 2018.
Feature by feature.
The nine things that decide whether daily LinkedIn engagement actually happens.
| Capability | allen. | Dux-Soup |
|---|---|---|
| Finds relevant posts for you daily | ||
| Drafts comments in your trained voice | ||
| Voice improves from your edits and ratings | ||
| Connects through the official LinkedIn API | ||
| Built-in prospect and pipeline tracking | ||
| Runs without your browser open | ||
| You see the day's plan before it posts and can pull any comment | ||
| Sends new leads to your CRM | ||
| Works from your phone | ||
| Monthly cost | from $39 | $15-99/mo |
A dot means partial or add-on support. Pricing, categories, and features reflect each product's public positioning at the time of writing and may change. We do our best to describe competitors fairly, and we encourage you to evaluate every tool yourself before you buy.
Head to head
Where the two really differ.
The signal you send
Dux-Soup
An automated profile visit or a templated message. Recipients recognize both.
allen.
A specific, thoughtful comment on something they wrote, in public.
Risk
Dux-Soup
Browser automation against LinkedIn's terms, the pattern enforcement targets first.
allen.
The official LinkedIn API, with human approval on every comment.
Where the work happens
Dux-Soup
On your machine, while your browser is open.
allen.
In the cloud, every day, whether or not you open LinkedIn.
Quality of contact
Dux-Soup
Volume of touches with templated content.
allen.
A smaller number of comments that people actually reply to.
What runs while you are away
Dux-Soup
Nothing. Close the browser and the automation stops mid-campaign.
allen.
Autopilot runs in the cloud on the weekdays you choose, and you can check the day's plan from your phone.
Where Dux-Soup genuinely wins
We would rather you buy the right tool than the wrong one.
- Low price and a long track record
- Simple to run for basic automation tasks
- Useful profile data extraction
Why people move to Allen
The reasons we hear most from people switching.
- Account warnings and restrictions
- Auto-visits and templated messages stopped producing anything
- Wanted a sanctioned connection to LinkedIn
- Needed quality of engagement, not volume of touches
Allen vs Dux-Soup: common questions.
Set it once.
Let Allen work..
Tell Allen who you want as customers and turn on Autopilot. Every day it finds them, comments in your voice, and hands you a DM for everyone who replies.