NudgeLink vs Valley
LinkedIn outreach priced per seat, with research, ICP scoring and a unified inbox; email is an add-on.
Prices checked 9 October 2026 · Valley details from their pricing page and website
The short version
- Valley’s own pricing page (checked 25 Oct 2026) lists Starter at $199 per seat per month ($149 billed quarterly), Plus at $299, Growth at $499 and a done-for-you service at $1,499 a month. A seat connects one LinkedIn account.
- NudgeLink costs $139/month for any number of LinkedIn accounts on the Scale plan, sharing one monthly pool of about 688 people.
- Valley is a good fit if you want one seat per person with an API and webhooks; NudgeLink is cheaper once several accounts are involved, because accounts are not priced per seat.
Side by side
Monthly list prices. Annual billing is cheaper on most tools. NudgeLink is one of the two products compared here, so check Valley's site for anything that matters to you.
- Pricing model
- NudgeLinkFlat monthly plan with a credit allowance. Any number of LinkedIn accounts on every plan; they share the plan’s monthly credits.
- ValleyPer seat per month: Starter $199 ($149 billed quarterly), Plus $299, Growth $499. Credits are used for finding prospects, finding and verifying emails and upgraded message generation. 7-day trial; a payment method is required.
- 1 LinkedIn account
- NudgeLink$55/month (Starter)
- Valley$199/month (Starter, billed monthly) or $149/month billed quarterly
- 6 LinkedIn accounts
- NudgeLink$139/month (Scale): no fee per account, but all six share 22,000 credits a month (~688 people, about $0.20 each); each account keeps its own daily pace
- ValleyOne seat connects one LinkedIn account, so six seats: $1,194/month on Starter billed monthly, $894/month billed quarterly. Teams of five or more seats are quoted individually (Valley Scale).
- Finding the right leads
- NudgeLinkBuilt-in discovery: describe your ideal customer, and every profile gets a 0–100 fit score with a written reason before anyone is contacted.
- ValleyProspecting, qualification, research and ICP scoring, with playbooks built on signals such as engagement with your content, hiring and competitor audiences.
- Message writing
- NudgeLinkEach message written for one person from their profile, posts and activity. Learns your voice from your edits. Writes in a language you and the lead share.
- ValleyMessages written “in your voice”, with a review step before sending; suggested replies you review before sending.
- NudgeLinkTwo emails per lead from your own Gmail, Outlook or IMAP mailbox, alongside LinkedIn (Growth: 1 mailbox, Scale: 3). A reply on either channel stops both. No paid email finder: it uses addresses from the profile, your lists or HubSpot.
- ValleyOptional add-on on Starter; 1,000 email messages a month included on Plus and Growth.
- Replies
- NudgeLinkReplies sorted into interested, question and not now; a no stops the sequence, and autoreplies and spam are set aside.
- ValleyUnified inbox with research and message history.
- Account safety
- NudgeLink4-week warm-up per account, sending only in each account’s own sending hours (08:00–20:00 on weekdays by default, adjustable), auto-pause on a captcha or LinkedIn warning.
- ValleyNot stated on their pricing page or homepage (no sending limits or safety measures are described).
- CRM & integrations
- NudgeLinkHubSpot sync on every paid plan: contacts, companies, a note per message and reply, deals and email opt-outs. Connects to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants (MCP). No public API.
- ValleyCRM connection, an API with webhooks, and MCP connections for Claude and ChatGPT.
- Agency features
- NudgeLinkAny number of accounts under one plan, sharing its monthly credits. No white-label.
- ValleyAgencies are listed as an audience; multi-client management is not described on their site. A separate done-for-you service is $1,499/month.
Pick Valley if…
- You want an API with webhooks, or a seat-per-person model for a small team.
- You want a dedicated customer success manager and a Slack group on the higher plans.
- You have one or two accounts and the per-seat price fits your budget.
Pick NudgeLink if…
- You run several LinkedIn accounts: every NudgeLink plan covers any number of accounts, sharing the plan’s credits.
- You want to see why each person was chosen: every profile gets a 0–100 fit score with a written reason before anyone is contacted.
- You would rather have the work done for you at a lower price: our managed service starts at $349/month.
Questions
Is Valley cheaper than NudgeLink?
For one account, no: Valley Starter is $199 a month ($149 billed quarterly) against NudgeLink Starter at $55. For several accounts NudgeLink is cheaper, because Valley prices per seat and one seat connects one LinkedIn account, while NudgeLink Scale is $139/month for any number of accounts sharing one monthly pool of about 688 people. Valley’s prices are from its own pricing page, checked 25 Oct 2026.
What is the main difference between Valley and NudgeLink?
Valley sells seats with research, scoring and a unified inbox, and adds email as an option. NudgeLink scores each lead against your ideal customer, writes each message from that person’s profile and activity, and by default sends nothing until you approve it.
Does NudgeLink have an API like Valley?
No. NudgeLink has no public API today; it connects to HubSpot and to AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT through MCP. If you need an API with webhooks, Valley is the better pick.
Try it on your own leads
Start with 1,000 free credits, no card. Read the messages NudgeLink writes for your leads before anything is sent.
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