What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about linkedin outreach tools — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 84 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 84 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (55 answers)
Across 84 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Expandi is recommended most often — appearing in 71.4% of recommendations, followed by HeyReach (70.2%) and Dripify (59.5%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expandi expandi.io Best for: AI recommends Expandi most when buyers ask “best LinkedIn outreach automation tools for B2B prospecting” (100% of those answers) | 71.4% 95% CI 61–80% 60 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 33.3% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 2 | HeyReach heyreach.io Best for: AI recommends HeyReach most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (92.9% of those answers) | 70.2% 95% CI 59.8–79% 59 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 10.2% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 60.7%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 78.6% | Claim |
| 3 | Dripify dripify.com Best for: AI recommends Dripify most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (92.9% of those answers) | 59.5% 95% CI 48.8–69.4% 50 mentions · avg pos 6.7 first pick 2% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 46.4% | Claim |
| 4 | Reply.io reply.io Best for: AI recommends Reply.io most when buyers ask “which LinkedIn automation tool has the best inbox management and reply detection” (100% of those answers) | 47.6% 95% CI 37.3–58.2% 40 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 20% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 64.3%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 39.3% | Claim |
| 5 | Sales Navigator Best for: AI recommends Sales Navigator most when buyers ask “best LinkedIn outreach automation tools for B2B prospecting” (78.6% of those answers) | 44% 95% CI 33.9–54.7% 37 mentions · avg pos 10.2 first pick 10.8% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 64.3%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 6 | Waalaxy waalaxy.com Best for: AI recommends Waalaxy most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (64.3% of those answers) | 39.3% 95% CI 29.5–50% 33 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 60.7%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 21.4% | Claim |
| 7 | Skylead skylead.io Best for: AI recommends Skylead most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (57.1% of those answers) | 35.7% 95% CI 26.3–46.4% 30 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 6.7% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 53.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 8 | Salesforge salesforge.ai Best for: AI recommends Salesforge most when buyers ask “which LinkedIn automation tool has the best inbox management and reply detection” (78.6% of those answers) | 33.3% 95% CI 24.2–43.9% 28 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 17.9% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 60.7%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 9 | Dux-Soup dux-soup.com Best for: AI recommends Dux-Soup most when buyers ask “best tools for automating LinkedIn connection requests and messages safely” (71.4% of those answers) | 29.8% 95% CI 21–40.2% 25 mentions · avg pos 8.2 first pick 4% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 35.7%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 17.9% | Claim |
| 10 | Meet Alfred meetalfred.com Best for: AI recommends Meet Alfred most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (64.3% of those answers) | 27.4% 95% CI 19–37.7% 23 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 0% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 53.6%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 11 | Connect tryconnect.io Best for: AI recommends Connect most when buyers ask “how do I build a LinkedIn prospecting sequence that gets replies” (57.1% of those answers) | 27.4% 95% CI 19–37.7% 23 mentions · avg pos 11.1 first pick 4.3% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 39.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 12 | Salesflow salesflow.io Best for: AI recommends Salesflow most when buyers ask “which LinkedIn automation tool has the best inbox management and reply detection” (50% of those answers) | 26.2% 95% CI 18–36.5% 22 mentions · avg pos 9.4 first pick 4.5% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 13 | Lemlist lemlist.com Best for: AI recommends Lemlist most when buyers ask “LinkedIn outreach tools vs email outreach tools for B2B prospecting” (64.3% of those answers) | 23.8% 95% CI 16–33.9% 20 mentions · avg pos 14.1 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 21.4%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 17.9% | Claim |
| 14 | La Growth Machine lagrowth.com Best for: AI recommends La Growth Machine most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (57.1% of those answers) | 22.6% 95% CI 15–32.6% 19 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 5.3% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 17.9% | Claim |
| 15 | Linked Helper Best for: AI recommends Linked Helper most when buyers ask “best tools for automating LinkedIn connection requests and messages safely” (64.3% of those answers) | 22.6% 95% CI 15–32.6% 19 mentions · avg pos 10.9 first pick 0% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 21.4% | Claim |
| 16 | Outreach.io outreach.io Best for: AI recommends Outreach.io most when buyers ask “LinkedIn outreach tools vs email outreach tools for B2B prospecting” (42.9% of those answers) | 22.6% 95% CI 15–32.6% 19 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 10.7%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 17 | Overloop overloop.com Best for: AI recommends Overloop most when buyers ask “best LinkedIn outreach automation tools for B2B prospecting” (64.3% of those answers) | 21.4% 95% CI 14–31.3% 18 mentions · avg pos 6.1 first pick 5.6% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 10.7%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 35.7% | Claim |
| 18 | Phantombuster phantombuster.com Best for: AI recommends Phantombuster most when buyers ask “best tools for automating LinkedIn connection requests and messages safely” (50% of those answers) | 19% 95% CI 12.1–28.7% 16 mentions · avg pos 10.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 21.4%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 10.7% | Claim |
| 19 | SalesRobot salesrobot.co Best for: AI recommends SalesRobot most when buyers ask “best tools for automating LinkedIn connection requests and messages safely” (50% of those answers) | 15.5% 95% CI 9.3–24.7% 13 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 7.7% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 10.7%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 20 | Apollo AI apollo.io Best for: AI recommends Apollo AI most when buyers ask “LinkedIn outreach tools vs email outreach tools for B2B prospecting” (50% of those answers) | 15.5% 95% CI 9.3–24.7% 13 mentions · avg pos 16.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 21.4%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 21.4% | Claim |
| 21 | Botdog botdog.co Best for: AI recommends Botdog most when buyers ask “best tools for automating LinkedIn connection requests and messages safely” (35.7% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 8.4–23.3% 12 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%PERPLEXITY 32.1% | Claim |
| 22 | alfred_ Best for: AI recommends alfred_ most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (35.7% of those answers) | 13.1% 95% CI 7.5–21.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 21.4%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 23 | We-Connect Best for: AI recommends We-Connect most when buyers ask “best tools for automating LinkedIn connection requests and messages safely” (35.7% of those answers) | 11.9% 95% CI 6.6–20.5% 10 mentions · avg pos 12.1 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 24 | Sbl.so sbl.so Best for: AI recommends Sbl.so most when buyers ask “best LinkedIn outreach automation tools for B2B prospecting” (57.1% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5.7–19.1% 9 mentions · avg pos 10.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10.7%PERPLEXITY 21.4% | Claim |
| 25 | Saleshandy saleshandy.com Best for: AI recommends Saleshandy most when buyers ask “LinkedIn outreach tools vs email outreach tools for B2B prospecting” (57.1% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5.7–19.1% 9 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 10.7%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 10.7% | Claim |
| 26 | Octopus CRM | 9.5% 95% CI 4.9–17.7% 8 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 3.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 10.7% | Claim |
| 27 | Kondo trykondo.com Best for: AI recommends Kondo most when buyers ask “which LinkedIn automation tool has the best inbox management and reply detection” (57.1% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 4.1–16.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 28 | LeadConnect leadconnect.io | 8.3% 95% CI 4.1–16.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 8.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 21.4%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 29 | Salesforce | 8.3% 95% CI 4.1–16.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 12.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%CHATGPT 71.4% | Claim |
| 30 | Clearout clearout.io Best for: AI recommends Clearout most when buyers ask “best LinkedIn outreach automation tools for B2B prospecting” (42.9% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 4.1–16.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 17.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 17.9% | Claim |
| 31 | Closely closelyhq.com | 7.1% 95% CI 3.3–14.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 3.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 10.7% | Claim |
| 32 | Postiv postiv.ai Best for: AI recommends Postiv most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (42.9% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 3.3–14.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 33 | LaGrowthMachine lagrowthmachine.com Best for: AI recommends LaGrowthMachine most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (42.9% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 3.3–14.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 16.7% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 34 | Cloud Campaign cloudcampaign.com | 7.1% 95% CI 3.3–14.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 57.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 35 | Close close.com Best for: AI recommends Close most when buyers ask “how do I build a LinkedIn prospecting sequence that gets replies” (35.7% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 3.3–14.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 11.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 36 | Pipedrive pipedrive.com | 7.1% 95% CI 3.3–14.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 19.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 42.9% | Claim |
| 37 | Taplio taplio.com Best for: AI recommends Taplio most when buyers ask “best tools for automating LinkedIn connection requests and messages safely” (42.9% of those answers) | 6% 95% CI 2.6–13.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 38 | ZoomInfo pipeline.zoominfo.com Best for: AI recommends ZoomInfo most when buyers ask “cloud-based alternatives to risky LinkedIn automation browser extensions” (35.7% of those answers) | 6% 95% CI 2.6–13.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%PERPLEXITY 10.7% | Claim |
| 39 | Zopto zopto.com | 6% 95% CI 2.6–13.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 10.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 10.7%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 40 | Smartlead smartlead.ai Best for: AI recommends Smartlead most when buyers ask “LinkedIn outreach tools vs email outreach tools for B2B prospecting” (35.7% of those answers) | 6% 95% CI 2.6–13.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 12.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 41 | HubSpot CRM hubspot.com | 6% 95% CI 2.6–13.2% 5 mentions first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 42 | Sai by Simular simular.ai | 4.8% 95% CI 1.9–11.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 10.7% | Claim |
| 43 | Salesloft salesloft.com | 4.8% 95% CI 1.9–11.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 12.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 42.9% | Claim |
| 44 | Swydo swydo.com | 4.8% 95% CI 1.9–11.6% 4 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 45 | GetFuzzy getfuzzy.ai Best for: AI recommends GetFuzzy most when buyers ask “how do I build a LinkedIn prospecting sequence that gets replies” (50% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1.2–10% 3 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 46 | Primebox | 3.6% 95% CI 1.2–10% 3 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 3.6%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 47 | Zapier AI zapier.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1.2–10% 3 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 48 | Evaboot evaboot.com Best for: AI recommends Evaboot most when buyers ask “how do I build a LinkedIn prospecting sequence that gets replies” (35.7% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1.2–10% 3 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 49 | Reactin reactin.io | 3.6% 95% CI 1.2–10% 3 mentions · avg pos 12.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 50 | Instantly instantly.ai | 3.6% 95% CI 1.2–10% 3 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 3.6% | Claim |
| 51 | Woodpecker woodpecker.co | 3.6% 95% CI 1.2–10% 3 mentions · avg pos 21.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 52 | Mailshake | 3.6% 95% CI 1.2–10% 3 mentions · avg pos 22 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 53 | Bearconnect bearconnect.io | 2.4% 95% CI 0.7–8.3% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 7.1% | Claim |
| 54 | LinkedFusion | 2.4% 95% CI 0.7–8.3% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 55 | SocialPilot socialpilot.co | 2.4% 95% CI 0.7–8.3% 2 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1% | Claim |
| 56 | Kaspr kaspr.com | 2.4% 95% CI 0.7–8.3% 2 mentions · avg pos 12.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 57 | Lusha lusha.com | 2.4% 95% CI 0.7–8.3% 2 mentions · avg pos 14.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 58 | Wiza wiza.co | 2.4% 95% CI 0.7–8.3% 2 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6% | Claim |
| 59 | Amplemarket amplemarket.com | 2.4% 95% CI 0.7–8.3% 2 mentions · avg pos 24 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6% | Claim |
| 60 | Outreaches.ai outreaches.ai | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 61 | Belkins belkins.io | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 62 | LinkedSDR linkedsdr.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 63 | Agentforce salesforce.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 64 | LeadShark leadshark.io | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 7.1% | Claim |
| 65 | ContactOut contactout.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 66 | Brandwatch brandwatch.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 67 | BreakCold breakcold.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 68 | ColdIQ coldiq.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 69 | ConnectSafely connectsafely.ai | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 70 | Folk folk.app | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 71 | HeroHunt.ai herohunt.ai | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 72 | HeySid heysid.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 73 | Martal martal.ca | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 74 | Nimble CRM nimble.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 75 | Oppora AI | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.6% | Claim |
| 76 | Quicklead quicklead.io | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 77 | Scaliq scaliq.ai | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 78 | Skrapp skrapp.io | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.6% | Claim |
| 79 | Unify unifygtm.com | 1.2% 95% CI 0.2–6.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 84 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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