Skylead vs HeyLeads

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Updated October 2026 · Based on Skylead's public website and help center

The short answer

Skylead is a cloud LinkedIn and email outreach tool with if/else smart sequences, a B2B database and an AI SDR add-on. Skylead starts at $100 per seat (LinkedIn account) / month; HeyLeads is $79 per LinkedIn sender.

The difference is everything around the send. HeyLeads builds a campaign from one sentence, sends voice notes in your cloned voice with each lead's name spoken, branches on what a reply actually means (eight intents), rewrites your replies with AI, and pulls both reactors and commenters off any LinkedIn post with its Chrome extension.

Skylead is ahead today on email sequences with unlimited inboxes and warm-up, built-in email finder and verifier, LinkedIn InMail (paid and free), white-label option and unlimited-seat agency plan at $1,999/month. If those matter most, it is a fine choice. If LinkedIn is your channel and you want AI doing the work around the send, HeyLeads does more.

Side by side

Feature by feature

	Skylead	HeyLeads
Price
Price	✓$100 per seat/month; agencies $999 for 25 seats or $1,999 unlimited seats.	✓$79 per LinkedIn sender / month ($72 quarterly, $64 yearly). $999 for 25 senders, $2,999 unlimited
Finding leads
Leads from a LinkedIn post	✓Post signals finds people engaging with posts on topics or keywords you choose.	✓Reactors and commenters, right on the post, filtered by reaction, showing who's already in your lists
Sales Navigator and LinkedIn search	Imports LinkedIn search result URLs; Sales Navigator import not specified on current pages.	✓Sales Navigator searches and lists, LinkedIn search, event attendees
Imports and integrations	✓B2B database, account-based prospecting, CSV, LinkedIn search URL, HubSpot/Pipedrive/Salesforce sync, API.	✓CSV up to 50,000 rows, Clay, RB2B, HubSpot, Zapier, Make, n8n, API
Email enrichment	✓Email finder and verifier included; AI data enrichment add-on at $1 per 100 credits.	—Not built in (most teams connect Clay)
AI
Build a campaign	Not advertised.	✓Describe it in one sentence; AI drafts every step, wait, branch and A/B variant AI
Voice notes	Not advertised. Offers image and GIF personalization and a Sendspark video partnership.	✓Clone your own voice; every lead gets a separate note with their name and company spoken AI
Branch on replies	—If/else smart sequences on lead actions (connected, etc.); no reply-meaning branching advertised.	✓Branch on what the reply means: interested, meeting booked, question, referral, not now, opt-out AI
Reading and writing replies	✓AI SDR add-on replies and follows up, automatic or semi-automatic mode.	✓Replies sorted into eight intents; AI rewrite in five styles AI
Sending and safety
Where it runs	✓Cloud-based.	✓Cloud. Runs 24/7 with your computer off
Multiple LinkedIn senders	✓One LinkedIn account per seat; sender rotation not advertised.	✓Unlimited senders, least-loaded rotation, each lead sticks to one sender
Account limits	✓Lists LinkedIn warm-up; specific caps and working-hours settings not published.	✓Daily and weekly caps on six actions, warm-up, working hours per time zone, random gaps, escalating cool-off
IP per account	Not advertised on current pages.	✓A dedicated, sticky IP per account; never shared
A/B testing	✓A/B testing listed in plan features.	✓Connection notes, messages and voice scripts
InMail	✓Paid and free InMails as sequence steps.	—Coming soon
Email sequences	✓Unlimited email accounts, 100,000 emails/month, unlimited warm-up, inbox rotation.	—LinkedIn only; syncs with Smartlead, Instantly and EmailBison
Inbox and agencies
Unified inbox	✓Smart Inbox for LinkedIn and email; agencies get a Unibox across clients.	✓All accounts in one inbox, plus snoozes, shared drafts, snippets and ⌘K shortcuts
Agency workspaces	✓Agency dashboard, client roles and permissions, unlimited co-workers, performance hub.	✓Client workspaces, Master View, free client viewer seats
White-label	✓White-label option for agencies and partners.	—Not yet
Developers and AI agents
API and MCP	✓API included; MCP server not advertised.	✓REST API, MCP server, CLI, Node and Python SDKs
Webhooks	✓Webhooks listed under integrations.	✓Signed, with retries and a delivery log

Skylead details come from skylead.io and its help pages as of October 2026. Features change; tell us if something here is out of date and we'll fix it.

Only in HeyLeads

Six things Skylead doesn't do.

A campaign from one sentence

"Book demos with RevOps leads at Series A SaaS in the UK." AI builds the steps, waits, branches and variants.

Your cloned voice

Every lead hears their own name and company, in your voice. Nobody records 200 notes.

Branches that read replies

"Talk to Sam, she owns this" becomes a referral. "Try me in March" waits until March.

Extension

Commenters, not just likers

The people who comment on a competitor's post are the warmest list in your market. One click, and they're in a list.

Rewrite any reply

Five styles in the inbox. Your reply goes out sounding like you on a good day.

Keyboard

⌘K everything

Clear an inbox of 50 replies without touching the mouse: E done, H snooze, Z undo.

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Bring everything over in an afternoon.

Step 1Bring your leadsExport campaign lead data as CSV from the Campaigns page, then import the CSV elsewhere. Upload it to HeyLeads: up to 50,000 rows, deduplicated by LinkedIn identity.

Step 2Connect your LinkedIn accountsFrom the HeyLeads Chrome extension. Each account gets its own dedicated IP and a warm-up ramp.

Step 3Describe your first campaignAI builds it from a sentence. Point your Zapier, Make or n8n flows at HeyLeads webhooks and you're live.

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Skylead vs HeyLeads: FAQ

Is HeyLeads a good Skylead alternative?

Yes, if LinkedIn is your main channel. HeyLeads finds leads in LinkedIn post engagement and Sales Navigator, sends from unlimited LinkedIn accounts on a cloud platform, and adds AI at every step: campaigns built from a sentence, voice notes in your cloned voice, AI branching on what replies mean, and AI reply rewriting.

How does Skylead pricing compare to HeyLeads?

All-in-one $100 per seat/month; Agency $999/month for 25 seats (first-year promo) or $1,999/month unlimited seats; annual plan on request (2 months free); 7-day free trial. HeyLeads is $79 per LinkedIn sender per month ($72 quarterly, $64 yearly), $999 a month for 25 senders, or $2,999 a month for unlimited senders.

What does Skylead have that HeyLeads doesn't?

Today, email sequences with unlimited inboxes and warm-up, built-in email finder and verifier, LinkedIn InMail (paid and free), white-label option and unlimited-seat agency plan at $1,999/month. HeyLeads is focused on LinkedIn; for email, it syncs with Smartlead, Instantly and EmailBison, and most teams use Clay for enrichment.

Can I move my leads from Skylead to HeyLeads?

Export campaign lead data as CSV from the Campaigns page, then import the CSV elsewhere. HeyLeads imports CSVs of up to 50,000 rows and deduplicates them by LinkedIn identity.

Which is safer for my LinkedIn accounts?

HeyLeads uses daily and weekly caps on six actions, a warm-up ramp for new accounts, working hours in each account's time zone, random gaps, an escalating cool-off when LinkedIn pushes back, and a dedicated IP per account that is never shared. No tool can promise LinkedIn never notices.

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