allen. vs Lempod
Lempod is one of the best-known LinkedIn pod tools. If you have heard of pods at all, you have probably heard of Lempod. Allen is a different strategy entirely.
The short answer.
You publish original posts consistently and want an inexpensive way to give each one an early push.
You would rather be visible in your buyers' comment sections every day than push your own posts to an audience that is mostly other pod members.
Built for
allen.
Intelligent commenting + pipeline
Lempod
Engagement pods
Price
allen.
from $39/mo, three plans
Lempod
$10-50/mo
LinkedIn access
allen.
Official LinkedIn API
Lempod
Browser extension, pod network
Background
What Lempod actually does.
You join pods by topic or industry, and members' accounts engage with your posts automatically once you publish, often with templated comments.
The appeal is speed. Publish, and within minutes the post has activity that helps it travel further in the feed.
The engagement is generated by an arrangement rather than by interest, so the comment sections tend to read that way, and it does nothing for anyone who is not already publishing regularly.
Feature by feature.
The nine things that decide whether daily LinkedIn engagement actually happens.
| Capability | allen. | Lempod |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $10-50/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.
What it needs from you
Lempod
You have to be publishing original posts. With nothing to boost, a pod does nothing for you.
allen.
Allen works whether or not you post. Commenting on your buyers' posts, every day, is the whole motion.
Who is engaging
Lempod
Pod members, often with short templated comments that are visibly reciprocal.
allen.
You, in your own voice, on posts written by people who could buy from you.
Where it runs
Lempod
A browser extension tied to your LinkedIn session.
allen.
A web app connected through the official LinkedIn API. Nothing has to run in your browser, and the daily comments go out whether your laptop is open or not.
What you can measure
Lempod
Likes and impressions on your own posts.
allen.
Which prospects you have engaged, how often, and what came of it. If you post, you also see the reactions, comments, and reposts on your own posts.
Who does the work each day
Lempod
You, every time you publish. The pod only fires when you have something new to boost.
allen.
Autopilot runs on the weekdays you pick, whether or not you published anything, and emails you the plan before it posts.
Where Lempod genuinely wins
We would rather you buy the right tool than the wrong one.
- Very low monthly cost
- Immediate visible activity on a new post
- Established, with a lot of pods to choose from
Why people move to Allen
The reasons we hear most from people switching.
- Pod comments were embarrassing to have under their posts
- Only helped when they published, which was not often enough
- No connection between the activity and any real pipeline
- Wanted the official LinkedIn connection instead of an extension
Allen vs Lempod: 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.