Expandi vs Waalaxy vs Derrick in short. Expandi: cloud-based LinkedIn automation with smart conditional sequences. Waalaxy: beginner-friendly LinkedIn automation Chrome extension for solo prospectors. Derrick is a B2B enrichment web app (nothing to install), also available as a Google Sheets add-on, a REST API and an MCP server (Claude and ChatGPT drive enrichment for you). It is free forever with 100 credits/month, with paid plans from €20/month, and it runs on its own or alongside Expandi or Waalaxy.
Where Expandi bets on automating LinkedIn at scale, Derrick bets on owning the data BEFORE you ever touch LinkedIn. The side-by-side comparison below tracks Expandi's account-ban risk, session-breakage downtime and post-action data export quality against Derrick's Sheets-native LinkedIn search and enrichment.
Trusted byHands Down best extension for sheets till date. It eased up my linkedin lead collection journey by 10x. Thank you!!Rahul Nairfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceThis tool makes enriching LinkedIn URLs incredibly easy. You can enrich both personal and company profiles with a single click, and the Google Sheets integration is a game-changer.Pankaj Rohillafrom Google Workspace MarketplaceGreat extension. There's bigger companies that do 1000x less. Go with Derrick.Ben Leinenfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceIt makes my life a lot easier… no more copy and paste and time wasted. Thank you!Cris Forlanifrom Google Workspace MarketplaceDerrick is your one stop solution to data collection and up to date leads data automated collection. 100/100 value for money.Manu Nairfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceThis is one hell of a magical tool, it has blown my mind already, it's so handy, just love it. I am exploring how much more I can do with itJagdip Gohilfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceLoving the smoothness of the experience especially on Chrome. Great value for the price as well.GB Alaofrom Google Workspace MarketplaceI was looking for a tool to enrich LinkedIn data. Very easy to use.Keith Hildebrandfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceCURSOREasy to enhance contacts by running bulk lists. Try itJames Finlaysonfrom Google Workspace Marketplace +34,000 others
3 core reasons SDRs and ops teams switch to Derrick. Click to expand each.
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Real-time validation and 50+ enrichments without LinkedIn limits
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Expandi and Waalaxy rely on LinkedIn data and limits, which constrain real-time validation and rich enrichment at scale. Derrick offers real-time email validation and 50+ enrichments directly in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API), without LinkedIn limits or export steps. This translates to faster, more accurate prospect data and improved deliverability, reducing wasted outreach time by up to 20-30% for teams handling large lists. A typical use case: validate every contact and append firmographic details on the fly, right inside Derrick, without leaving the web app or Sheets.
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Unlimited multi-channel prospecting beyond LinkedIn data limits with no tool switching
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Expandi and Waalaxy limit multi-channel prospecting by leaning on LinkedIn data as the primary source, creating gaps once data or channels run dry. Derrick solves this by delivering multi-channel prospecting beyond LinkedIn data limits, in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) with 50+ enrichments per contact and real-time validation, avoiding tool switching. This translates to measurable gains like reduced manual research time and improved deliverability, while credits are reusable month to month. For fast, practical use, Derrick enables seamless cross-channel outreach directly from the web app (or in Sheets, Claude and the API), without exporting or extra tools.
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Unified data quality with proactive enrichment health checks
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Expandi and Waalaxy both rely on LinkedIn data and basic enrichment, leaving gaps in data completeness and proactive health checks. Derrick tackles this by delivering unified data quality with proactive enrichment health checks, leveraging 50+ attributes per contact and real-time email validation to prevent deliverability issues. The result is measurable: up to a 15-20% improvement in contact accuracy and fewer campaign resets due to stale or incomplete data, with monthly retrievable credits keeping workflows fluid. A practical use case is continuous health monitoring across multi-channel sequences, ensuring refreshed, reliable prospects without manual re-entry.
Replace Expandi: import leads from a Sales Navigator search in Derrick's web app, nothing to install
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Honest comparison
What each tool does better
We're upfront - every tool has strengths. Here's where Expandi, Waalaxy, and Derrick each genuinely win.
What Expandi does better
Smart conditional sequences (best in the cloud category)
Headline pricing rarely tells the whole story. Here's the real cost of running each tool for a year.
Cost item
Expandi
Waalaxy
Derrick
Starting price
$79/mo (Business, annual) · 14-day free trial
€19/user/mo (Pro) · Free 80 invites/mo
€0 (free) · €20/month paid
Annual cost (base)
~$948/yr
~€228/yr
€0/year free · €240/year on Standard
Free plan?
14-day free trial (no credit card)
Yes - 80 invitations/mo permanently free
✓ Forever - 100 credits/mo
Setup cost
Hours to days
Hours to days
Nothing to install (web app)
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 it to one transparent credit model.
Best for: Established agencies + B2B teams running smart LinkedIn sequences
Expandi offers tiered plans with a free option and scalable paid credits starting at affordable entry pricing; details on plan limits and add-ons are available on the pricing page, with a full breakdown accessible via see full pricing breakdown.
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, in a web app with nothing to install (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API).
No heavy workflows, No endless configuration. No learning curve.
Best for: Solo prospectors testing LinkedIn outbound for the first time
Waalaxy offers tiered pricing with a free plan and paid credits starting at accessible entry points; see the full pricing breakdown for complete details and options. For precise numbers and plan names, view complete pricing details on the Waalaxy pricing page.
Derrick is a web app - nothing to install, no formulas to learn, no pipelines to migrate. Sign up and you're enriching in under a minute.
Web appnothing to install
Google Sheetssidebar
Claude · MCPjust ask
REST APIPOST /v1/enrich
Same engine, same credits
Open the Derrick web app
Sign up on the Derrick web app. Nothing to install, no credit card required - you start with 100 free credits per month.
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Import LinkedIn leads
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Import your Expandi list
Upload the CSV you exported from Expandi, paste LinkedIn URLs, or import from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Prefer to stay in your tools? The same features run in Google Sheets, in Claude (MCP) and via the API.
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Enrich your list with one click
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 in your list. No pipelines, no waiting.
What teams say after switching from Expandi vs Waalaxy
See what our customers say about Derrick.
323 reviews
"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."
Alex Clark
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."
David Sire
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."
Etienne Grange
CEO Form'actions
"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."
Julien Walon Cohen
CEO & Co-founder @ Diffly | B2B Sales Advisor
"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."
Zaid Bilal
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!"
Asif Hanzala
Lead Generation Specialist at IdeaPeel
"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."
Michael Kim
SDR Team Lead at CloudScale
"This app is fantastic. Brilliantly created to help small and mid sized businesses."
Dan Hughes
Founder/CEO, AlmanacIO
"Have tested over 10+ LI scraper apps, Derrick beats them all. Simple to use, accurate data, and affordable price."
Derrick vs Expandi: which is better for LinkedIn outreach?
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Both Derrick and Expandi serve different prospecting needs on LinkedIn. Expandi excels at automating connection requests and message sequences directly within LinkedIn's ecosystem with intuitive campaign builders. However, Derrick complements this by enriching your prospect data with 50+ attributes per contact, real-time email validation, and integrated AI scoring-all natively in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) without LinkedIn Sales Navigator costs. For comprehensive outreach, many teams use Expandi for automation while leveraging Derrick's data enrichment to ensure higher-quality targeting and better email deliverability before sending campaigns.
Is Derrick a good alternative to Expandi for automation?
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Yes, Derrick is an excellent alternative to Expandi for automation, though they serve slightly different needs. Expandi focuses exclusively on LinkedIn automation and messaging workflows, while Derrick provides broader B2B data enrichment with 50+ contact and company attributes directly in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API). If you need LinkedIn-specific outreach automation, Expandi excels there. However, if you want to combine automation with comprehensive prospect research, email validation, and AI-powered enrichment without leaving the web app or Google Sheets, Derrick offers more versatility. Derrick also eliminates the need for LinkedIn Sales Navigator, saving around twelve hundred dollars annually compared to Expandi's ecosystem, and features rollover credits with no credit card required for the free tier, providing greater flexibility for teams with variable prospecting demands.
Derrick vs Expandi vs Waalaxy: which delivers better ROI?
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ROI depends on your specific prospecting workflow and budget. Expandi excels at LinkedIn automation with strong compliance, making it cost-effective for volume-based outreach, while Waalaxy offers similar LinkedIn capabilities with broader multi-channel integration. However, Derrick delivers superior ROI for data-driven teams by eliminating LinkedIn Sales Navigator costs (saving $1,200 annually), operating natively in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) without CSV exports, and providing 50+ enrichment attributes with real-time email validation. Derrick's rollover credits and integrated Claude and ChatGPT AI for scoring and segmentation maximize efficiency without platform switching, making it ideal for teams prioritizing data quality and operational simplicity over pure outreach volume.
Does Expandi offer better pricing than Derrick and Waalaxy?
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Does Expandi offer better pricing than Derrick and Waalaxy? Not necessarily. Expandi’s pricing is typically positioned around its LinkedIn outreach features with plans that target volume automation, while Derrick App offers a unique web app approach (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) with monthly rolling credits and no credit card required for the free tier. Waalaxy focuses on multi-channel outreach and data enrichment with its own pricing structure. If you prioritize cost efficiency and flexibility, Derrick’s credit system, transferable credits, and no-CC-free tier can provide ongoing savings and scalability, especially for teams already deep in Google Sheets workflows. For pure pricing comparisons, check each platform’s current plan details to see which aligns with your expected outreach volume and data enrichment needs.
How does Expandi compare to Waalaxy in features and review?
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Expandi and Waalaxy are both LinkedIn automation platforms with similar core strengths in connection requests and message sequencing, but they differ in execution depth. Expandi excels at personalization and compliance with thoughtful rate-limiting, while Waalaxy offers faster campaign deployment and multi-channel capabilities. Both platforms struggle with data enrichment accuracy and lack comprehensive firmographic intelligence. Unlike these outreach-focused tools, Derrick App provides deeper data enrichment with fifty plus attributes per contact, real-time email validation, and AI-powered scoring directly in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API), eliminating the need for external platforms or LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscriptions while maintaining cost efficiency through rollover credits.
Can Derrick replace both Expandi and Waalaxy for data enrichment
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Derrick cannot fully replace Expandi and Waalaxy for data enrichment, as those platforms primarily focus on automating LinkedIn outreach and basic data collection, while Derrick specializes in web app data enrichment (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) and advanced scoring, segmentation, and validation. Derrick excels at enriching with 50+ attributes per contact, real-time email validation, AI-driven insights, and broad integrations, but Expandi and Waalaxy provide multi-channel outreach automation and CRM integrations that Derrick does not replace on their own. For teams prioritizing data completeness and enrichment quality, Derrick complements Expandi and Waalaxy, rather than replacing their core outreach capabilities.
Hands Down best extension for sheets till date. It eased up my linkedin lead collection journey by 10x. Thank you!! Rahul Nair from Google Workspace Marketplace 
This tool makes enriching LinkedIn URLs incredibly easy. You can enrich both personal and company profiles with a single click, and the Google Sheets integration is a game-changer. Pankaj Rohilla from Google Workspace Marketplace 
Great extension. There's bigger companies that do 1000x less. Go with Derrick. Ben Leinen from Google Workspace Marketplace 
It makes my life a lot easier… no more copy and paste and time wasted. Thank you! Cris Forlani from Google Workspace Marketplace 
Derrick is your one stop solution to data collection and up to date leads data automated collection. 100/100 value for money. Manu Nair from Google Workspace Marketplace 
This is one hell of a magical tool, it has blown my mind already, it's so handy, just love it. I am exploring how much more I can do with it Jagdip Gohil from Google Workspace Marketplace 
Loving the smoothness of the experience especially on Chrome. Great value for the price as well. GB Alao from Google Workspace Marketplace 
I was looking for a tool to enrich LinkedIn data. Very easy to use. Keith Hildebrand from Google Workspace Marketplace CURSOR Easy to enhance contacts by running bulk lists. Try it James Finlayson from Google Workspace Marketplace +34,000 others 
