Warmerly
Through a hosted LinkedIn service, so nothing runs in your browser. You sign in to LinkedIn through Warmerly.
Warmerly
Octopus CRM
One-to-one · Where it runs
Where it runs
One row, in depth: what each tool does, the verified numbers, and who each suits.
Octopus CRM details read from its home page, FAQ, feature pages, blog, terms, privacy policy and Chrome Web Store listing on 21 October 2026.
Warmerly
Through a hosted LinkedIn service, so nothing runs in your browser. You sign in to LinkedIn through Warmerly.
Octopus CRM
As a Chrome extension. It says it never asks for your LinkedIn password. It does not say whether Chrome must stay open.
The short answer
Where it runs: cloud or browser, in one look.
Warmerly runs LinkedIn through a hosted service, so nothing runs in your browser, but you enter your LinkedIn password in the Add account wizard and a third party holds the session. Octopus CRM runs as a Chrome extension in your signed-in browser and says it never asks for your LinkedIn password. Its pages do not say whether it keeps working with Chrome closed. Each model has a trade-off, and neither promises LinkedIn will not act. Last checked 21 October 2026.
Octopus CRM
As a Chrome extension. It says it never asks for your LinkedIn password. It does not say whether Chrome must stay open.
The picture
Drawn side by side.
The path of one action
From your campaign to LinkedIn
WarmerlyOctopus CRM
Warmerly
Your campaignHosted LinkedIn serviceIts own managed proxyLinkedIn
Octopus CRM
Your CRM pageYour Chrome browserYour signed-in sessionLinkedIn
Octopus CRM says it uses your own session and never asks for your password. Its pages do not say whether Chrome must stay open.
What you hand over
The trade each model makes
WarmerlyOctopus CRM
A sign-in, in return for no open browser
- LinkedIn password given to the tool: Yes, entered in the Add account wizard
- Account status check: Every 15 minutes
- LinkedIn inbox polled: Every 3 minutes
A browser, in return for no password
- LinkedIn password given to the tool: No, by its own statement
- Account status check: Not stated
- LinkedIn inbox polled: Not stated
A provider problem can disconnect Warmerly accounts at once. A browser tool depends on your browser being available.
How Warmerly does it
Warmerly, in detail.
LinkedIn actions run on a hosted service, not in your browser. You connect an account by signing in through Warmerly, and an account can show as disconnected when that service or LinkedIn asks for a new check.
01
A hosted LinkedIn layer
Warmerly reaches LinkedIn through LinkupAPI, a hosted service. Each connected account is one LinkedIn profile, each runs on its own managed proxy, and the actions are sent from the service rather than from your computer.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
02
You sign in through Warmerly
The Add account wizard takes your LinkedIn sign-in and, where LinkedIn asks, a verification code. The sign-in details and the resulting session are listed as data held by the LinkedIn provider in Warmerly's sub-processor list.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
03
Status is checked on a timer
A job lists the accounts every 15 minutes, and only an account that is connected and active counts as healthy. A checkpoint or disconnect sets the account to disconnected. A disconnected account is reconnected by adding it again.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
04
Replies are polled
No webhook is registered, so a job polls the LinkedIn inbox every 3 minutes for active accounts, and the replies appear in the Warmerly inbox next to email replies.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
05
Spacing between sends
Sends from one account are spaced by an interval plus a random share of a jitter, defaulting to 5 minutes plus up to 3. Without it a pass once sent a whole day's budget in a second, which is the pattern LinkedIn's detection looks for.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
06
Where Warmerly is behind
Its LinkedIn depends on one hosted provider, so a provider problem can disconnect every account at once. Its own doc says the write actions for posts, reactions and comments were read from the provider's docs and had not been exercised live when it was written on 12 October 2026.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
How Octopus CRM does it
Octopus CRM, in detail.
A Chrome extension with a pop-up and a CRM page. Its pages stress that it uses your browser session, hides its code and never asks for credentials. They are silent on whether it needs Chrome open.
01
An extension, installed from the store
The FAQ says to go to the Chrome web store and add Octopus to your Chrome browser. The store listing shows version 3.7.20, updated 12 October 2026, 2.83 MiB, and English only.
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/octopus-all-in-one-linked/afahlliooeebnifondmbhcaghcapepbm · read 21 October 2026
02
It says it does not ask for your credentials
The FAQ says that, unlike other LinkedIn automation tools, it will never ask for your LinkedIn credentials, so you keep complete control over your LinkedIn account.
octopuscrm.io/faq · read 21 October 2026
03
You can keep working
The FAQ says you can use other applications or switch to other browser tabs while Octopus is running, and that your manual actions will not affect the tool's work. The blog says it operates in a background mode.
octopuscrm.io/faq · read 21 October 2026
04
How it describes its footprint
The FAQ says the tool simulates manual work with random delays after each automated action, cannot be detected because it does not change LinkedIn's interface, and keeps all public code hidden.
octopuscrm.io/faq · read 21 October 2026
05
Several LinkedIn accounts on one device
To manage several accounts on a single device, the FAQ says you re-log into a different LinkedIn account in the same browser and your Octopus account is updated as well.
octopuscrm.io/faq · read 21 October 2026
06
What the extension collects
The privacy policy says that when you use the extension it may collect your city location, device model and operating system version, plus usage analytics and where it was downloaded from. The store lists personally identifiable information and website content as handled, and not sold.
octopuscrm.io/privacy-policy · read 21 October 2026
What Octopus CRM does not say
We looked, and found no statement on these. That is about its published pages only, not about the product.
- Whether it keeps working when Chrome is closed or the computer is asleep
- Support for browsers other than Chrome
- A statement on what happens to a run if LinkedIn logs you out
- Where its servers and its service providers' servers are located
- Any independent check of the claim that it cannot be detected
Where the sources disagree
We report each version rather than pick one.
- The Octopus CRM FAQ says it cannot be detected, while the same FAQ says excessive activity can trigger LinkedIn's monitoring system and flag your account.
The numbers
Only what we could verify.
| Measure | Warmerly | Octopus CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Through a hosted LinkedIn service, so nothing runs in your browser. You sign in to LinkedIn through Warmerly. | As a Chrome extension. It says it never asks for your LinkedIn password. It does not say whether Chrome must stay open. |
| Where actions run | On a hosted service | In your Chrome browser |
| LinkedIn password given to the tool | Yes, entered in the Add account wizard | No, by its own statement |
| Account status check | Every 15 minutes | Not stated |
| LinkedIn inbox polled | Every 3 minutes | Not stated |
| Gap between sends | 5 minutes plus up to 3 of jitter, by default | Random delays, no figure given |
| Extension version on the store | Not applicable to a hosted account | 3.7.20, updated 12 October 2026 |
In practice
What it means for you.
Our reading of the facts above. Not a promise, and not the only reasonable reading.
The two models trade trust for convenience
Octopus CRM's model keeps your password with you and your session in your own browser. Warmerly's model means no browser needs to stay open, but a third party handles your sign-in.
Ask Octopus CRM the one question its pages leave open
If the answer to "does it run with Chrome closed" is no, then your laptop is part of your outreach schedule. If it is yes, the pages do not say how. Ask support before you plan a weekend run.
A browser tool and your own browsing share one session
The FAQ asks only that you watch how much you connect and message. LinkedIn sees one account behaving, from one browser, which some people prefer over a server that signs in for them.
A cloud model has its own failure mode
When Warmerly's provider reports a checkpoint, the account shows as disconnected until you add it again. Plan to look at the Accounts page now and then.
Who it suits
Pick the one that fits.
Warmerly
Warmerly is the better fit if
- You want sequences to run without a browser left open
- You want LinkedIn replies in the same inbox as email replies
- You are comfortable signing in to LinkedIn through a hosted service
- You want each account on its own managed proxy
Octopus CRM
Octopus CRM is the better fit if
- You do not want to give a tool your LinkedIn password
- You want to keep using your own browser session
- You want to carry on browsing while the tool runs
- You can keep Chrome available when a run is due
Questions
Does Octopus CRM run in the cloud?
No. It runs in your Chrome browser, and its pages do not say whether it keeps working with Chrome closed.
Does Octopus CRM ask for my LinkedIn password?
No, by its own statement.
Does Warmerly need my browser open for LinkedIn?
No. Actions run on a hosted service, though you enter your LinkedIn password in the Add account wizard.
How does Warmerly space out LinkedIn sends?
By default there is a gap of 5 minutes plus up to 3 of jitter. Octopus CRM uses random delays and gives no figure.
Sources
- Octopus CRM FAQ
- Octopus CRM: how it works (blog)
- Octopus CRM privacy policy
- Octopus on the Chrome Web Store
- Warmerly privacy policy
- Warmerly sub-processors
Octopus CRM pages were read on 21 October 2026. Plans and wording change, so check the vendor's own page before you decide. Warmerly details come from the product as it runs today.
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- Statistics and reporting
- Several accounts and agencies
- Integrations and API
- Email outreach and connect by email
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