Warmerly
A company database, an email finder and verifier, LinkedIn search with a paid account, and CSV import that needs an Email column.
Warmerly
Octopus CRM
One-to-one · Lead lists and import
Lead lists and import
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
A company database, an email finder and verifier, LinkedIn search with a paid account, and CSV import that needs an Email column.
Octopus CRM
Lists built from LinkedIn or Sales Navigator searches or My Network, up to 1,000 at a time, or a CSV of profile URLs.
The short answer
Lead lists and import, in one look.
Warmerly has a company database with plain-language search, an email finder and verifier with monthly allowances, a LinkedIn people search that needs a paid account, and a CSV import that needs an Email column. Octopus CRM builds lists from what you are looking at on LinkedIn, sending up to 1,000 profiles at a time to its CRM page or importing profile URLs from a CSV, and it has no database of its own. They start from different places. Last checked 21 October 2026.
Octopus CRMOctopus CRM ahead on this row
Lists built from LinkedIn or Sales Navigator searches or My Network, up to 1,000 at a time, or a CSV of profile URLs.
The picture
Drawn side by side.
Where the leads come from
Lead sources each side lists
WarmerlyOctopus CRM
Warmerly
Company databaseEmail finderLinkedIn people search (add-on)CSV with an Email column
Octopus CRM
LinkedIn searchSales Navigator searchMy NetworkCSV of profile URLs
Warmerly found no way to build a list from a Sales Navigator search or from My Network. Octopus CRM lists no database or email finder.
From a page to a campaign
The steps to get people into a list
WarmerlyOctopus CRM
Warmerly
Describe or filter the listExport or add to a campaignAllowance used
Octopus CRM
Open the pop-up on LinkedInPick action, campaign and sourceSend up to 1,000 to the CRM
Warmerly's searching is free and only exports and adds use the monthly allowance. Octopus CRM's pages state no limit on leads for a tier.
What each gives you
Numbers on the page
WarmerlyOctopus CRM
Lookups and verifications by plan
- Email lookups a month: 1,000 on Starter
- Email verifications a month: 5,000 on Starter, 150,000 on Agency
Up to 1,000 profiles a time
- Profiles sent to a list at once: Up to 1,000
- Duplicate protection: History blocks anyone already processed
Octopus CRM can export an email column, but its pages do not say where the emails come from.
How Warmerly does it
Warmerly, in detail.
Companies from Warmerly's own database found by sentence or filter, an email finder, an email verifier with monthly allowances by plan, and a LinkedIn people search that needs a connected account.
01
Search a company database in plain words
Lead finder turns a sentence such as 'dental practices in the UK' into filters, shows the matching companies, and lets you export a CSV or add them to a campaign. Searching is free. Only exporting and adding leads to a campaign use your monthly lead allowance.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
02
An email finder and a verifier
Email finder takes a website, a domain or a LinkedIn URL, or a name plus a company, and shows the address with a status and a confidence score. A lookup counts only when an address is found. Verification answers Safe to send, Send with caution, Do not send or Unknown.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
03
Allowances by plan
Verifications, email lookups and lead exports a month: Starter 5,000, 1,000 and 500; Growth 25,000, 10,000 and 5,000; Agency 150,000, 100,000 and 50,000. The Free plan has 250 verifications, 50 email lookups and 100 lead exports.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
04
LinkedIn search for named people
A second tab searches LinkedIn itself for named people, using your connected LinkedIn account and a LinkedIn slot, which is the $19 add-on. Leads imported this way carry LinkedIn member ids, so a lead, a reply and a profile are the same person.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
05
CSV import needs an email
A CSV, TSV or text file goes into a campaign's Audience tab. One column must be matched to Email. Other columns can be first name, last name, company, website or a custom field. Excel files must be converted first.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
06
Where Warmerly is behind
We found no way to build a list from a LinkedIn search page you are looking at, from My Network, or from a Sales Navigator search, and no import of LinkedIn URLs without an email. There is no Premium-only filter and no Cut or Forward tool.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
How Octopus CRM does it
Octopus CRM, in detail.
A list is built from LinkedIn itself, with a pop-up and a CRM page, and shaped with a few list tools. The site does not mention a lead database or an email finder.
01
From a search or from My Network
In the pop-up you choose an action, a campaign and a source. The source is either a LinkedIn search (basic or Sales Navigator), where you paste the search link, or the My Network page, which transfers profiles from the top of the page down.
octopuscrm.io/blog/octopus-for-linkedin-how-it-works · read 21 October 2026
02
Up to 1,000 at a time
The pop-up asks how many profiles to transfer, with a maximum of 1,000, and then you press Send to CRM. The home page describes the same step as filtering profiles in LinkedIn Search or preparing a CSV file of profile URLs.
octopuscrm.io/blog/octopus-for-linkedin-how-it-works · read 21 October 2026
03
Import and export
You can upload profile URLs for connecting, messaging, visiting or endorsing, and export first name, last name, email, website, LinkedIn URL, company and position of processed users to CSV. Import and export is ticked from the Advanced tier.
octopuscrm.io/blog/octopus-for-linkedin-how-it-works/ and https://octopuscrm.io/linkedin-mailer · read 21 October 2026
04
Tools to shape a list
Premium removes all free LinkedIn profiles. Cut removes a set number from the top or the bottom. Forward copies users to one or more other campaigns, from the main list or from the history. Names can be edited, and users deleted with the basket.
octopuscrm.io/blog/octopus-for-linkedin-how-it-works · read 21 October 2026
05
A history that blocks repeats
Processed users move to a history. If someone is in the history, Octopus will not let you add them to the main list again, so nobody gets a duplicate request or message. Clearing the history lets you add them again.
octopuscrm.io/blog/octopus-for-linkedin-how-it-works · read 21 October 2026
06
Campaigns as separate lists
You can create several campaigns under each action, which are separate lists of profiles, and send different users to different campaigns to keep audiences apart. The lead-generation page says you can save up to 25 hours a week by automating LinkedIn B2B lead generation.
octopuscrm.io/linkedin-lead-generation-software · 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.
- A database of companies or people you can search inside Octopus
- An email finder or an email verifier
- A limit on how many leads a tier can hold
- Whether the 1,000 limit applies once a day, a week or each time
- Whether exported emails come from LinkedIn or from another source
Where the sources disagree
We report each version rather than pick one.
- The home page describes preparing a CSV file of profile URLs as a way to start, while the blog describes import as a button in the Connect tab. We could not tell whether import is limited by tier beyond the Advanced tick for import and export.
The numbers
Only what we could verify.
| Measure | Warmerly | Octopus CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Lead lists and import | A company database, an email finder and verifier, LinkedIn search with a paid account, and CSV import that needs an Email column. | Lists built from LinkedIn or Sales Navigator searches or My Network, up to 1,000 at a time, or a CSV of profile URLs. |
| Lead sources | 4: company database, email finder, LinkedIn search, CSV | 3: LinkedIn search, My Network, CSV of profile URLs |
| Profiles sent to a list at once | Not stated for LinkedIn search | Up to 1,000 |
| Email lookups a month | 1,000 on Starter | None found |
| Email verifications a month | 5,000 on Starter, 150,000 on Agency | None found |
| Needs LinkedIn open to build a list | No for the company database; yes for LinkedIn search | Yes, the pop-up works from LinkedIn pages |
| Duplicate protection | Workspace-wide suppression of unsubscribes | History blocks anyone already processed |
In practice
What it means for you.
Our reading of the facts above. Not a promise, and not the only reasonable reading.
If your list lives in LinkedIn, Octopus CRM is closer to it
Sending profiles from a Sales Navigator search to a campaign takes one pop-up and one number. On Warmerly the same people must come through a LinkedIn people search with a paid account, or through a CSV with an email address.
If you need emails, Warmerly has the finder
Octopus CRM can export an email column, but its pages do not say where the email comes from. Warmerly's finder shows a status and confidence score, and its verifier checks an address without sending to it.
Moving a list between them has a catch
An Octopus CSV export holds a LinkedIn URL and an email column. Warmerly's importer requires the email column, so rows without an email do not carry over through the CSV route.
Duplicates matter on both
Octopus CRM's history stops repeat requests. Warmerly's suppression list stops anyone who unsubscribed. They protect against different mistakes.
Who it suits
Pick the one that fits.
Warmerly
Warmerly is the better fit if
- You want to find companies and emails without a LinkedIn search
- You need email verification before a send
- You want leads from several sources in one campaign
- You build lists from CSVs that already hold emails
Octopus CRM
Octopus CRM is the better fit if
- Your lists start as LinkedIn or Sales Navigator searches
- You want a Premium-only filter and Cut and Forward tools
- You want to move up to 1,000 profiles to a list in one go
- You want a history that blocks anyone already processed
Questions
Can Octopus CRM find email addresses?
We found no email lookups on its pages. It builds lists of LinkedIn profiles.
How do I get leads into Octopus CRM?
Filter a LinkedIn search (basic or Sales Navigator), open My Network, or import profile URLs from a CSV. Up to 1,000 profiles go to its CRM page at once.
What lead sources does Warmerly have?
Four: a company database, an email finder, LinkedIn search and CSV import. LinkedIn search needs a paid account, and the CSV import needs an Email column.
How many email lookups and verifications does Warmerly include?
Starter has 1,000 email lookups and 5,000 verifications a month. Agency has 150,000 verifications.
Sources
- Octopus CRM: how it works (blog)
- Octopus CRM home page
- Octopus CRM lead generation page
- Octopus CRM plan table (feature page)
- Warmerly help: find leads
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.
More features
- All features
- Main job
- Starting price (per month)
- What each plan unlocks
- Free trial, refunds and cancelling
- LinkedIn actions
- Where it runs
- Daily limits and account safety
- Funnels and sequences
- Statistics and reporting
- Several accounts and agencies
- Integrations and API
- Email outreach and connect by email
- Warmup and deliverability
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