TexAu Desktop alternatives
The closest TexAu Desktop alternatives start from $9.99/mo (Octopus CRM). 133 tools share a category (LinkedIn Automation and Data & Enrichment) with TexAu Desktop; 103 publish a starting price and 54 list a free plan. Add-ons that need another product aren't counted as the cheapest option. The full list below is alphabetical; prices come from each vendor's site. See TexAu Desktop pricing for the tool itself.
Closest TexAu Desktop alternatives
Tools that do the same job, from our roundup Best PhantomBuster alternatives for LinkedIn and web lead extraction. Prices are from each vendor's own pricing page on the date shown.
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| Tool | Price (vendor-published) | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Evaboot Needs a LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription | Pay per lead: Starter $9/mo (100 credits), Grow $29/mo (400), Scale $49/mo (1,000); Enterprise custom; unlimited seats and Sales Navigator accounts; credits roll over; cancel anytime | |
| Octopus CRM | Monthly: Starter $9.99, Pro $14.99, Advanced $21.99, Unlimited $39.99 per month; billed annually: $6.99, $9.99, $14.99 and $24.99 per month; 7-day free trial, no card | |
| Linked Helper | Base $15/license/mo with local data storage ($29.90 with cloud storage); term and volume discounts multiply (e.g. one local licence for 3 months $13.33/mo; 20 licences for 12 months $6.60/licence/mo); 14-day free trial (full Pro, no card) | |
| Firecrawl | Free (1,000 credits/mo); Hobby $16/mo billed yearly ($19 monthly, 5,000 credits); Standard $83/mo billed yearly (100,000 credits); Growth $333 (500,000); Scale $599 (1,000,000); extra credits $5 per 1,000–5,000 by plan; Enterprise custom | |
| Apify | Free ($5/mo of usage); Starter $19/mo, Scale $199/mo, Business $999/mo, each including that amount of usage plus pay-as-you-go ($0.20 to $0.13 per compute unit); 10% off billed annually; proxies and add-ons extra | |
| Waalaxy Visit Waalaxy ↗ | Shown in USD: Pro $19, Advanced $39, Business $69 per user/mo billed monthly; billed quarterly (−20%) $16, $32 and $55, and a yearly option is also offered; Pro and Advanced 300/800 invitations a month, Business adds cold email sequences; LinkedIn Inbox add-on €20/mo; 14-day free trial | |
| Lix | Free Starter (50 credits/mo); Leads from $39/mo (300 credits, larger credit tiers available), Data Plus from $109/mo; extra verified emails $0.15 each; API credits $49 per 500 | |
| Wiza | Free plan (20 valid emails, 5 phone numbers); Starter $49/user/mo; Email $99/user/mo monthly ($83 billed annually); Email + Phone $199/user/mo monthly ($166 billed annually) | |
| Dux-Soup (STACKED) | STACKED (powered by Dux-Soup): Local desktop app $55/seat/mo ($41.25 billed annually); Cloud $99/seat/mo ($74.17 billed annually) | |
| Dripify | Pro $59/user/mo billed annually ($79 monthly); Advanced $79 annually ($99 monthly); Enterprise custom; 7-day free trial, no card | |
| HeyReach Visit HeyReach ↗ | Growth $79/mo per sender; Agency $999/mo; Unlimited $2,999/mo | |
| TexAu | Billed yearly (the page shows savings of $240, $600 and $1,200 a year vs monthly): Solo $79/mo (2,500 credits), Starter $199/mo (8,000 credits, 3 members), Teams $549/mo (25,000 credits); pay-on-match credits; 14-day trial |
Head-to-head with TexAu Desktop
Free plans: Adapt.io, AeroLeads, Apify, Apollo.io, Bitscale, Bookyourdata, Bounceless, Bread & Butter, BuiltWith, Clay, Clearout, Clodura.AI, ColdIQ, ContactOut, Coresignal, CUFinder, Datagma, Exa, FindThatLead, Firecrawl, Floqer, Freckle, GetProspect, GetSales.io, Hublead, Hunter, Jeeva AI, Kaspr, LeadIQ, Lix, Lusha, mailfloss, Nymeria, Outscraper, Parallel, People Data Labs, Persana AI, Prospeo, Qualisend, Reoon Email Verifier, SalesQL, SignalHire, Skrapp, Snov.io, Surfe, Tavily, Tomba, Truelist, Unify, Verifalia, Wappalyzer, Wiza, Zeliq, ZeroBounce
All 133 tools in the same category
B2B lead intelligence platform with a contact database of 250M+ contacts for list building and enrichment.
Data & EnrichmentProspect search and contact finder for B2B emails and phone numbers, with a Chrome extension for LinkedIn.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn outreach automation with AI personalization, multi-account management and a unified inbox.
LinkedIn AutomationEmail finder that returns verified work emails, with bulk and API access.
Data & EnrichmentWeb scraping and automation platform with thousands of ready-made scrapers (Actors), often used to pull lead and company data for agents.
Data & EnrichmentAI Agent BuildersSales intelligence, lead generation and email outreach platform.
Data & EnrichmentSales EngagementLinkedIn post editor and analytics tool with formatting, previews, drafts, a hook library and post performance stats.
LinkedIn AutomationSales signal data: a signal database, REST API and MCP server with hundreds of company and contact signals for personalized outreach.
Data & EnrichmentWaterfall enrichment; charges only for verified emails and mobiles.
Data & EnrichmentSpreadsheet-style enrichment and AI research workspace with waterfall data providers, a Clay alternative.
Data & EnrichmentB2B contact database sold in one-time credit packs, plus a done-for-you list-building service.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn outreach automation with AI features, plus an optional done-for-you service.
LinkedIn AutomationEmail verification service with monthly credit plans and integrations.
Data & EnrichmentEmail list verification service with an API and a deliverability testing kit.
Data & EnrichmentNames website visitors only when they fill in a form, sign up or buy (no IP-to-company matching), verifies and enriches each lead, gives every visitor a 1–10 Focused Score and sends an Intelligence Brief with a drafted first email to the CRM, Slack or email; also ties Google Ads spend to leads and finds lookalike prospects from closed deals.
Visitor IdentificationData & EnrichmentTechnographic data: build lead lists of websites using specific technologies and look up any site's tech stack.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn, email and calling outreach with a sales-priced AI Employee that prospects, replies and books meetings.
AI SDR AgentsLinkedIn AutomationGTM data enrichment and workflow automation platform.
Data & EnrichmentAI Agent BuildersAI sales prospecting platform with a contact database, sequences and a dialer.
Data & EnrichmentSales EngagementLinkedIn and email outreach automation with multiple senders, AI personalization and white-label options.
LinkedIn AutomationCompany, employee and job-posting data delivered via APIs (including an agentic search API) and datasets.
Data & EnrichmentPrivate company database with funding, growth signals and company search for account-based prospecting.
Data & EnrichmentReal-time people, company and job data API with hiring, funding and company-event signals, built for AI agents and GTM tools.
Data & EnrichmentB2B lead generation and enrichment platform with company and contact search engines.
Data & EnrichmentSpreadsheet-style enrichment workspace that waterfalls 100+ data providers to find emails, phones and company data.
Data & EnrichmentContact enrichment focused on mobile numbers and verified emails, usable directly, via API or inside Clay and waterfall tools.
Data & EnrichmentBulk email verification and list cleaning with an API, catching bounces, disposable addresses and spam traps.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn automation for drip campaigns and lead management, now sold as STACKED, powered by Dux-Soup, as a desktop or cloud app.
LinkedIn AutomationEmail verification for bulk lists and via API to cut bounces before outreach.
Data & EnrichmentBulk and API email verification to remove invalid, disposable and risky addresses before sending.
Data & EnrichmentAll-in-one B2B prospecting tool for cold email and LinkedIn outreach, with lead finding, enrichment and a unified inbox.
Cold EmailLinkedIn AutomationEmail and phone finder plus verifier that charges only for valid results, with no seat fees.
Data & EnrichmentExports and cleans LinkedIn Sales Navigator lead lists and finds verified emails.
Data & EnrichmentWeb search API built for AI agents, with company and people search, page contents and asynchronous research runs.
Data & EnrichmentB2B company and contact data for AI agents and GTM workflows, sold as pay-as-you-go credits.
Data & EnrichmentEmail finder, verifier and cold email sender for building and contacting B2B lead lists.
Data & EnrichmentCold EmailVerified B2B email and phone finder with prospecting signals and CRM enrichment; charges only for verified results.
Data & EnrichmentWeb scraping, crawling and search API that turns websites into clean data for AI agents and LLM apps.
Data & EnrichmentGTM workflow builder for enrichment and research, priced by credits with no per-seat fees.
Data & EnrichmentAI Agent BuildersAI enrichment tables with waterfall providers and CRM sync, positioned as a lower-cost Clay alternative.
Data & EnrichmentEmail finder and B2B lead database with LinkedIn extension and email verification.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn and email outreach automation with a shared inbox, enrichment credits and an API/MCP.
LinkedIn AutomationCold EmailApproval-first AI SDR for LinkedIn: it drafts every message and sends only after you approve. Not affiliated with Ghost (ghost.org).
AI SDR AgentsLinkedIn AutomationChrome extension that syncs LinkedIn contacts and conversations into HubSpot or Salesforce.
LinkedIn AutomationEmail finder, verifier and outreach tools.
Data & EnrichmentCold EmailEmail finder and verifier with catch-all verification, API access and no-code integrations.
Data & EnrichmentAgentic AI prospecting platform for finding, enriching and engaging B2B leads.
Data & EnrichmentCloud LinkedIn automation and inbox management with campaigns, lead import and an email finder.
LinkedIn AutomationEmail verification platform (GDPR-compliant, SOC 2) for bulk lists and real-time API checks.
Data & EnrichmentSuperhuman-style inbox for LinkedIn messages, with labels, reminders, snippets and CRM sync.
LinkedIn AutomationAgentic B2B data platform: natural-language prospect search, AI qualification and pay-per-verified email and phone enrichment.
Data & EnrichmentWeb app from Tasksmith Software for researching businesses by keyword and location (Google Maps data), with saved lists, CSV export and optional enrichment with public emails and social profiles. Aimed at freelancers, agencies and small businesses.
Data & EnrichmentB2B contact and company data with verified emails, direct dials and buyer intent signals.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn network CRM with campaigns, an AI inbox and warm-intro mapping across your team's connections.
LinkedIn AutomationEnrichment API and app for work emails, mobile numbers and company data, billed per successful result.
Data & EnrichmentAI lead-list builder from the Salesforge team. You describe your ideal customer in chat and it returns verified contacts.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn's prospecting tool: advanced lead and account search, lead lists, InMail and buyer signals.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn search export and email finder, with an API for LinkedIn and company data.
Data & EnrichmentB2B contact data with a permanent free plan.
Data & EnrichmentAI LinkedIn post writer and scheduler with analytics and lead tracking.
LinkedIn AutomationEmail list verification and deliverability testing from the MailerLite team.
Data & EnrichmentEmail Deliverability & WarmupEmail list verification that connects to email platforms and cleans lists automatically every day.
Data & EnrichmentContact finder for emails and phone numbers with a browser extension and API.
Data & EnrichmentLookalike company and contact search: find accounts that resemble your best customers across an 85M+ company index.
Data & EnrichmentLow-cost LinkedIn automation extension for connection requests, messages, endorsements and simple funnels.
LinkedIn AutomationAI agent that builds lead lists from your website and ICP, enriches contacts and runs email and LinkedIn campaigns.
AI SDR AgentsData & EnrichmentScrapers for Google Maps businesses and reviews plus website email and contact extraction, billed per record.
Data & EnrichmentWeb research and search APIs for AI agents, with structured outputs and citations.
Data & EnrichmentAI Agent BuildersB2B person and company data APIs for building enrichment into products and pipelines.
Data & EnrichmentCloud automations that scrape and enrich lead lists and run LinkedIn outreach workflows.
LinkedIn AutomationData & EnrichmentEmail verification service with pay-as-you-go and subscription credits.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn outreach where AI writes each message and a voice note in your voice; built for agencies and multi-account teams.
LinkedIn AutomationVerified emails, phone numbers and firmographic data.
Data & EnrichmentEmail verification for single addresses, CSV list cleaning and API checks, with catch-all flagged as risky and an MCP integration so AI agents can verify addresses in plain language.
Data & EnrichmentLow-cost bulk and real-time email verification with one-time or daily-renewing credits.
Data & EnrichmentProfile and company enrichment API for turning emails and LinkedIn URLs into full profiles.
Data & EnrichmentB2B data API and hosted MCP server from the makers of TexAu: contact, company, social and signal data from 65+ endpoints behind one API key and one credit pool, with a fixed credit price per endpoint.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn and email outreach automation sold per seat, with volume pricing for teams and agencies.
LinkedIn AutomationB2B contact and account data with unlimited exports, enrichment and on-demand research.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn email and phone finder with CSV enrichment, campaigns and an MCP server.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn and email outreach automation.
LinkedIn AutomationGoogle Maps lead extraction tool for exporting local businesses with contact details.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn and Sales Navigator scraper with email and phone enrichment, priced by credits.
Data & EnrichmentCloud LinkedIn outreach tool priced per sender rather than per seat, with a unified inbox for agencies.
LinkedIn AutomationContact finder for emails and phone numbers via web app, browser extension and API.
Data & EnrichmentB2B email finder and enrichment for LinkedIn, Sales Navigator and company websites.
Data & EnrichmentEmail finder, verifier and drip campaigns.
Data & EnrichmentCold EmailAI LinkedIn content tool for writing, scheduling and repurposing posts, with a personal brand voice.
LinkedIn AutomationMultichannel outbound platform for cold email and LinkedIn sequences, with every feature on every plan and pricing by email volume.
Cold EmailLinkedIn AutomationFinds and enriches B2B contacts from LinkedIn and syncs them to your CRM, with buying signals.
Data & EnrichmentLinkedIn content and personal-brand tool with AI post writing, scheduling, engagement and lead outreach.
LinkedIn AutomationWeb search and extraction API built for AI agents and LLM apps.
Data & EnrichmentAI Agent BuildersGTM data platform for lead search, waterfall enrichment and AI lead scoring, with CRM sync.
Data & EnrichmentJob-posting and technographic data for finding companies that are hiring for, or using, specific technologies, via app and API.
Data & EnrichmentEmail finder and verifier with domain search, bulk lookups and an API.
Data & EnrichmentFinds high-intent LinkedIn leads from social engagement and runs personalized LinkedIn and email outreach.
LinkedIn AutomationEmail validation that resolves catch-all addresses, with pay-as-you-go and unlimited plans.
Data & EnrichmentEmail Deliverability & WarmupAI agents that research accounts and create personalized messages.
AI SDR AgentsData & EnrichmentUnified API for LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp and calendar accounts, used by teams building outreach tools and AI agents.
LinkedIn AutomationAI Agent BuildersSignal-based pipeline platform that tracks job changes, contact-level intent, website visits and other buying signals and turns them into prioritized outreach.
Data & EnrichmentEmail verification service with bulk list cleaning, a real-time API and three validation levels.
Data & EnrichmentEmail finder and verifier with unlimited team members, plus optional email sequences.
Data & EnrichmentTechnographic lookups and lead lists of websites using specific technologies, plus CRM enrichment.
Data & EnrichmentCloud LinkedIn automation with smart campaigns, email steps, AI replies and intent signals.
LinkedIn AutomationContact data platform for verified emails and mobile numbers, often used to export LinkedIn and Sales Navigator lists.
Data & EnrichmentAI LinkedIn prospecting agents for B2B sellers; copilotai.com now redirects here.
LinkedIn AutomationAI SDR AgentsEmail and LinkedIn outbound platform with a done-for-you option; zopto.com now redirects to Zeekeo.
LinkedIn AutomationCold EmailContact data and sequencing platform for finding emails and phone numbers and running outreach in one place.
Data & EnrichmentSales EngagementQuick answers
What does TexAu Desktop cost?
We have no USD entry price for TexAu Desktop. One-time $1,999 lifetime license for one machine, no subscription: unlimited client accounts and run hours, all 160+ automations across 15 sources (LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Recruiter Lite, X, Google Maps, Crunchbase, Reddit and more), your own proxy per client account, 5 years of updates; extra machines $599 each (texau.com/desktop); 3-day trial; 14-day money-back guarantee; macOS and Windows (the desktop site also lists Linux) (checked 2026-11-12).
What are the cheapest TexAu Desktop alternatives?
By lowest listed entry price among the closest TexAu Desktop alternatives: Octopus CRM from $9.99/mo, Linked Helper from $15/mo, Firecrawl from $16/mo (add-ons that need another product are left out). Billing basis (per user, monthly or annual) differs by vendor; each tool page shows the details and source.
Which TexAu Desktop alternatives have a free plan?
54 list a free plan on their pricing page: Adapt.io, AeroLeads, Apify, Apollo.io, Bitscale, Bookyourdata, Bounceless and Bread & Butter and 46 more.