Where Closely bets on automating LinkedIn at scale, Derrick bets on owning the data BEFORE you ever touch LinkedIn. The side-by-side comparison below tracks Closely's account-ban risk, session-breakage downtime and post-action data export quality against Derrick's Sheets-native LinkedIn search and enrichment.
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If your B2B data ends up in Google Sheets anyway (most teams' do), running it through Closely or Expandi first means two unnecessary hops : platform → CSV → Sheets. Derrick removes both hops. One add-on, one formula, results in the next column. The unit-of-work shrinks from "run the export" to "drag the formula down".
Closely ($49/sender/month) and Expandi ($79/mo (Business, annual) · 14-day free trial) follow the SaaS-standard model : tier the features, cap the credits, upsell when you outgrow it. Derrick is the opposite — one tier, $10/month, no caps, no seats. Predictable spend for teams that hate budgeting around credit-pool refills.
In 2026, AI agents need data tools they can call natively. Derrick speaks MCP out of the box — point Claude at your sheet, ask "enrich these 200 LinkedIn URLs with mobile numbers", done. Closely and Expandi need either a custom integration or a Zapier middleman for the same workflow.
We're upfront - every tool has strengths. Here's where Closely, Expandi, and Derrick each genuinely win.
Headline pricing rarely tells the whole story. Here's the real cost of running each tool for a year.
| Closely | Expandi | Derrick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (monthly) | $29 annual / $49 monthly per sender (flat $29 annual across all advertised tiers — old $17 at 6+ senders ELIMINATED 2026) | $79/mo (Business, annual) · 14-day free trial | €0 (free) · €9/mo paid |
| Annual cost (base) | ~€348/yr | ~€948/yr | €0/yr free · ~€108/yr paid |
| Free plan? | 14-day trial, no credit card | 14-day free trial (no credit card) | ✓ Forever - 100 credits/mo |
| Setup cost | Hours to days | Hours to days | 30 seconds via Marketplace |
| Switching cost | CSV export + retraining | CSV export + retraining | Zero - works alongside any stack |
💡 Most teams pay 2-5x more on add-ons (extra seats, phone credits, integrations) than on the headline base price. Derrick keeps everything in one transparent tier.
| Closely | Derrick App | Expandi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $49/sender/month | $10/mo flat | $79/mo (Business, annual) · 14-day free trial |
| Free plan | 14-day trial, no credit card | 14-day full trial | Yes (limited) |
| Best for | Agencies running 5+ LinkedIn accounts | Sheet-native enrichment | Established agencies + B2B teams running smart LinkedIn sequences |
| Category positioning | LinkedIn outreach automation | Spreadsheet-native B2B data | LinkedIn Automation (Cloud, Agency-Established) |
| G2 rating | 4.6/5 | — | 4.2/5 |
| Founded | 2021 | 2022 | 2019 |
| Execution model | Cloud-based (no Chrome extension) | Native Google Sheets | Cloud-based |
| Multi-account / agency | Native, up to 50+ senders | N/A — data layer | Per-tier |
| LinkedIn detection risk | Cloud — slightly higher than Chrome-ext tools | N/A | Real (despite safety claims) |
| Works natively in Google Sheets | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Per-row pricing (no credit caps) | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| MCP-ready for AI / LLM agents | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
LinkedIn outreach automation $29 annual / $49 monthly per sender (flat $29 annual across all advertised tiers — old $17 at 6+ senders ELIMINATED 2026)
Best for: Agencies running 5+ LinkedIn accounts
Closely starts at $49/sender/month. LinkedIn outreach automation, with positioning around agencies running 5+ linkedin accounts. Full tier-by-tier breakdown including credit caps, seat economics, and hidden line items lives on the dedicated Closely pricing page.
Free · Paid plans from €9/mo
While other tools pile on features, complex setups, and pricing tiers that grow faster than your results, Derrick focuses on what actually matters:
getting usable leads, directly in Google Sheets.
No heavy workflows, No endless configuration. No learning curve.
LinkedIn Automation (Cloud, Agency-Established) $79/mo (Business, annual) · 14-day free trial
Best for: Established agencies + B2B teams running smart LinkedIn sequences
Expandi starts at $79/mo (Business, annual) · 14-day free trial. LinkedIn Automation (Cloud, Agency-Established), with positioning around established agencies + b2b teams running smart linkedin sequences. Full tier-by-tier breakdown including credit caps, seat economics, and hidden line items lives on the dedicated Expandi pricing page.
Derrick is a Google Workspace app - no formulas to learn, no pipelines to migrate, no engineering work. Add it to Google Sheets and you're enriching in under a minute.
Click the install button on our Marketplace listing and grant Google Sheets access. No credit card required - you start with 100 free credits per month.
Open a Sheet with your prospect list (paste a CSV from Closely, scrape from LinkedIn Sales Navigator, or import from your CRM). Click Extensions → Derrick and the sidebar opens with all enrichment features ready to use.
Select the column with names, LinkedIn URLs, or company domains. Pick what you want - emails, phone numbers, LinkedIn data, company info, tech stack - and click "Enrich". Derrick fills the columns directly in your Sheet. No exports, no pipelines, no waiting.
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See what our customers say about Derrick.
"This app saved me so much time and effort. Great for anyone looking to build a contact list or network at scale quickly. As a start-up it's been invaluable."
Director | SaaS GTM Leader
"Working pretty nifty compared to Snov.Io. Price wise it does give a fair shake, and IMO better interface since it's google sheets."
Mortgage Broker at Zero Point Mortgage
"Derrick is a very simple and user-friendly app to enrich your contacts database. Best thing: you can test it for free. And then the price is so low, it's a no brainer."
CEO Form'actions
"Super easy to enrich linkedin urls using this tool. Both personal and company url data can be easily enriched with a click of a button."
RevOps Professional
"Amazing Tool, I would like to advocate this to my colleagues. So that you can get more users. Keep it Up. 5 Stars!"
Lead Generation Specialist at IdeaPeel
"This app is fantastic. Brilliantly created to help small and mid sized businesses."
Founder/CEO, AlmanacIO
"I have been using other expensive apps or freemium like phantombuster, but Derrick has replaced them all. I love the simplicity of the Google sheet add-in, but what is best is the efficiency it delivers."
CEO & Co-founder @ Diffly | B2B Sales Advisor
"The LinkedIn scraping and email finder combo is incredibly powerful. I can build a complete prospect list with contact info in under an hour. Absolute must-have for outbound."
SDR Team Lead at CloudScale
"Have tested over 10+ LI scraper apps, Derrick beats them all. Simple to use, accurate data, and affordable price."
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