Dux-Soup
The veteran of LinkedIn automation — extension or cloud
- Pricingfrom $15 · per user / month
- Safety Score66/100 · use caution
- LinkedIn-PolicyAutomation: not permitted by LinkedIn's ToS
- Free trialNo
- Rating★ 4.4 (90)
- IntegrationsHubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier, Slack
- Top strengthOn the market since 2015 — with a real architecture choice: browser extension or cloud edition
- Watch outChrome Web Store listing currently unavailable — install only via sideload (“Freerange”) in developer mode
What Dux-Soup does
The veteran of LinkedIn automation — extension or cloud. Bluebench rates Dux-Soup with a Safety Score of 66 based on five dimensions (compliance, data privacy, sender reputation, transparency, support). The breakdown below covers what the tool does well and where to be cautious.
The Bluebench review
Dux-Soup positions itself primarily around extension. Its Safety Score of 66/100 is based on the tool's architecture, public evidence and vendor documentation — not on paid placement: The oldest still-active tool in the category, with exemplary conservative limit documentation and the best support per reviews. The score dampener: the Chrome Web Store listing is currently unavailable and the vendor routes users to a developer-mode sideload install — working around a store removal is a real warning sign. Plus no DPA despite being an EU company. Strengths: on the market since 2015 — with a real architecture choice: browser extension or cloud edition and best support in the category — the most-praised point across g2, capterra and trustpilot. Weaknesses: chrome web store listing currently unavailable — install only via sideload (“freerange”) in developer mode.
Proceed with caution. Validate account risk and lock-in before buying.
Pros & cons
Pros
- On the market since 2015 — with a real architecture choice: browser extension or cloud edition
- Best support in the category — the most-praised point across G2, Capterra and Trustpilot
- Conservative, documented limits with auto-pause on LinkedIn warning pop-ups
Cons
- Chrome Web Store listing currently unavailable — install only via sideload (“Freerange”) in developer mode
- No DPA: “No GDPR clauses will be set in your contract” — despite being an EU company
Rating & methodology
The Safety Score is reviewed editorially on an ongoing basis. We evaluate architecture, documented compliance and privacy evidence, and publicly reported suspensions.
Is Dux-Soup worth it for your team?
For your team, Dux-Soup costs ≈ €15/month. It pays for itself once it produces under 0.1 extra meetings per month (at a 20% close rate — default assumption).
For context: at default conversion your volume yields ~3.9 meetings/month in total.
⚠ Dux-Soup is in ToS conflict: per these numbers, a 4-week account suspension would cost you ~3.6 meetings.
Default assumptions: 30% accept, 25% reply, 30% positive, 50% meeting rate — adjustable in the full calculator. USD prices treated ~1:1 as EUR.
Verified vendor primary sources — the basis of the editorial assessment.
