HeyReach vs Lemlist vs Derrick in short. HeyReach: multi-account LinkedIn automation built for agencies. Lemlist: multichannel cold outreach (email + LinkedIn + calls). 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 HeyReach or Lemlist.
Where HeyReach bets on automating LinkedIn at scale, Derrick bets on owning the data BEFORE you ever touch LinkedIn. The side-by-side comparison below tracks HeyReach'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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Save €1,200 yearly without Sales Navigator
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HeyReach and Lemlist both rely on LinkedIn-centric workflows or separate enrichment stages, often requiring additional tools to reach the same depth of data and multi-channel outreach. Derrick delivers a web app experience (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) that bypasses Sales Navigator, saving €1,200/year by eliminating expensive LinkedIn-based workflows. With Derrick, you get 50+ attributes per contact, real-time email validation, and automated scoring in the web app (or in Sheets, Claude and the API), reducing the need for costly add-ons and manual data stitching. This means faster prospecting, higher deliverability, and measurable time savings of 5–10 hours per month.
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Real-time data quality without manual verification overhead
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HeyReach and Lemlist excel at outreach but struggle with real-time data quality, often requiring manual verification to validate contact details and enrichment. Derrick solves this by delivering real-time data validation in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) workflow, eliminating separate verification steps. This reduces wasted contacts and boosts deliverability, with measurable efficiency: saves 5-10 hours per month and maintains up-to-date enrichments across 50+ attributes per contact. Use cases include instant on-sheet validation during list building, ensuring only verified records proceed to campaigns.
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Unified multi-source enrichment for deeper buyer insights
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HeyReach and Lemlist excel at outreach and basic data points, but they struggle with unified, multi-source enrichment that yields deeper buyer insights across channels. Derrick centralizes 50+ enrichment attributes and real-time verification within the web app (plus Sheets, Claude, API), avoiding data silos and export steps. This results in richer buyer profiles, faster insight generation, and actionable segmentation without leaving the workflow, saving hours monthly. For teams needing end-to-end context from multiple sources to inform messaging, Derrick delivers deeper, ready-to-activate intelligence.
Replace HeyReach: 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 HeyReach, Lemlist, and Derrick each genuinely win.
Headline pricing rarely tells the whole story. Here's the real cost of running each tool for a year.
Cost item
HeyReach
Lemlist
Derrick
Starting price
$44/seat/mo (annual)
$63/seat/mo (annual)
€0 (free) · €20/month paid
Annual cost (base)
~$528/yr
~$756/yr
€0/year free · €240/year on Standard
Free plan?
14-day free trial (no credit card)
No (14-day free trial)
✓ 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.
HeyReach offers a starter plan with affordable entry pricing and a free tier for initial outreach, with paid plans scaling for larger teams-see full pricing breakdown for all details and limits.
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.
Lemlist offers tiered plans starting with a free option and paid tiers based on outreach capabilities and multi-channel features; exact pricing details vary by plan and usage. See the full pricing breakdown for complete details and current numbers.
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 HeyReach list
Upload the CSV you exported from HeyReach, 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 HeyReach vs Lemlist
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 HeyReach: which is better for multi-channel outreach?
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Both platforms excel at email sequencing and LinkedIn automation, but they serve different needs. HeyReach focuses primarily on LinkedIn-native workflows with verified contact discovery, while Lemlist offers broader multi-channel campaigns with AI personalization across email, LinkedIn, and SMS. For truly comprehensive multi-channel outreach, Derrick complements both by providing deep data enrichment with 50+ attributes per contact, real-time email validation, and integrated AI scoring-all directly in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API). This eliminates manual exports and reduces prospecting time significantly, making it ideal for teams wanting complete control over their outreach data without external platform complexity.
Derrick vs HeyReach: is one a better alternative?
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Neither is universally better-it depends on your priorities. HeyReach excels at LinkedIn-to-email conversion with strong verification accuracy, making it ideal if you're already deep in LinkedIn research. However, Derrick offers broader multi-channel enrichment with 50+ data attributes per contact, real-time email validation, and integrated AI scoring-all directly in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) without exports or complex setup. If you need comprehensive data intelligence beyond contact discovery, Derrick delivers more value with lower operational friction and rollover credits for budget flexibility.
Derrick vs HeyReach vs Lemlist: what's the comparison?
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Derrick, HeyReach, and Lemlist serve different functions in the B2B prospecting stack. HeyReach specializes in LinkedIn-to-email conversion with strong automation efficiency, while Lemlist excels at multi-channel outreach sequencing and personalized campaigns. Derrick differentiates by operating natively in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API), eliminating CSV exports and complex integrations while offering 50+ enrichment attributes, real-time email validation, and integrated AI scoring via Claude and ChatGPT. Unlike HeyReach and Lemlist, Derrick requires no LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription, includes rollover credits, and needs no credit card for the free tier, making it ideal for teams prioritizing data enrichment depth and workflow simplicity without external platform dependencies.
Are HeyReach and Lemlist better pricing options than Derrick?
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Short answer: Not exactly. HeyReach and Lemlist offer strong pricing for automation and multi-channel outreach, but Derrick’s value proposition goes beyond price alone. Derrick provides web app data enrichment (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) with up to 50+ attributes per contact, real-time email validation, AI scoring and segmentation, and a large catalog of integrations, all while delivering credits that roll over and no credit card needed for the free tier. HeyReach emphasizes LinkedIn-centered outreach with solid data enrichment and CRM sync, while Lemlist emphasizes multi-channel campaigns and AI-powered personalization, but both can require additional tools for deeper data quality and enrichment. If your priority is cost per enriched lead with seamless Google Sheets workflow and scalable credit usage, Derrick can be more cost-efficient in long run; if you mainly need LinkedIn-centric outreach or broad multi-channel campaigns, HeyReach or Lemlist may offer competitive pricing for those narrower scopes.
What are the Derrick pricing differences vs Lemlist?
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Derrick offers significantly lower pricing than Lemlist, starting at €0 for 100 credits with no credit card required, compared to Lemlist's paid entry point. Derrick's credits roll over monthly, providing flexibility for variable prospecting needs, while Lemlist operates on a fixed monthly subscription model. Additionally, Derrick operates natively in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) with integrated AI enrichment and real-time email validation, eliminating the need for external platforms or expensive LinkedIn tools. For teams seeking cost-effective data enrichment without complex integrations, Derrick delivers more affordable per-contact pricing with greater operational simplicity than Lemlist's broader outreach platform approach.
Does Derrick replace both HeyReach and Lemlist?
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Derrick does not replace HeyReach and Lemlist; instead, it complements them by delivering native data enrichment, wide multi-channel potential, and advanced AI scoring directly in the web app (or in Google Sheets, Claude and the API). HeyReach focuses on LinkedIn-to-email workflows and data delivery, while Lemlist emphasizes multi-channel campaigns and personalization. Derrick adds depth with 50+ enrichment attributes, real-time email validation, and extensive integrations, while offering flexible credits and no credit card required for the free tier. For teams needing richer lead intelligence and seamless workflow in Sheets, Derrick enhances the overall outreach stack rather than replacing these two tools.
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 
