Saleshandy is a capable cold email platform, and teams rarely leave because the email side failed. They leave because LinkedIn lives in a second product.
Saleshandy routes LinkedIn steps through a connected HeyReach or Aimfox account, a separate subscription, a separate inbox, and two places where a reply can sit unanswered. If you are running that setup, the migration is really a consolidation, and the plan below reflects that.
Start by counting what you actually pay for
Before planning the move, list every subscription in the motion:
- Saleshandy, at your current tier
- HeyReach or Aimfox for LinkedIn
- Any separate data provider
- Any separate warmup or deliverability tool
- Mailbox costs
Teams are routinely surprised here. The Saleshandy line is the one they think about; the total is frequently double. That total is the number to compare, not the platform fee.
What exports from Saleshandy
| Asset | Export |
|---|---|
| Prospects with custom fields | CSV, per sequence |
| Unsubscribes and do-not-contact | CSV, pull first |
| Sequence reports | CSV |
| Email account list | CSV |
| Unified inbox threads | No export |
| Sequences | No export, copy the text |
| Sequence Score settings | No export |
And separately, from HeyReach or Aimfox: your LinkedIn campaign structure, lead lists and any message templates. Those export on their own terms and need pulling before you cancel either side.
The two-tool consolidation
This is the part worth planning properly, because it is the gain.
LinkedIn accounts reconnect directly. Your connections and message history belong to the LinkedIn account itself. Disconnect from HeyReach or Aimfox, connect to the new platform, and the network is intact. Nothing is lost in the handover.
Sequences become one sequence. In the old setup you had an email sequence in Saleshandy and a LinkedIn campaign in the connector, co-ordinated by timing rather than by logic. Rebuilt as one sequence, steps can branch on what actually happened, send the LinkedIn message only if they connected, skip the third email if they replied on LinkedIn.
That conditional behaviour is not a nicety. It is most of the reply-rate difference between genuinely multichannel outbound and two channels running on parallel timers.
Replies land in one inbox. The practical effect is response time. Two inboxes means one of them gets checked less, and it is nearly always the LinkedIn one. Reply management across channels covers what that costs.
A note on contact caps
Saleshandy caps active prospects on lower tiers, 2,000 on Starter at the time of writing. If you have been running broad top-of-funnel campaigns against that ceiling, you have probably been archiving and re-adding prospects to stay under it.
Export carefully if so. Archived prospects may not appear in a default export, and those are exactly the records holding your suppression history. Check the export includes them before you cancel.
The plan
Week 1, export from both tools
Unsubscribes and do-not-contact first, from Saleshandy. Then prospects per sequence with custom fields, including archived ones. Then sequence reports and the account list.
From HeyReach or Aimfox: lead lists, campaign structure, templates.
Copy sequences from both into one document, laid out side by side in the order they actually fired. That document is your rebuild spec and it is the first time most teams see the full cadence written down in one place.
Week 2, set up in parallel
Create the workspace. Load the merged suppression list, Saleshandy’s unsubscribes plus any do-not-contact list from the LinkedIn tool, before importing a single prospect.
Recreate custom fields with matching names, import prospects, bulk-connect email accounts.
Connect LinkedIn accounts. You can leave them connected to the old connector during the overlap, but keep daily limits conservative across both, because the account sees the combined activity regardless of which tool generated it. This is the one place where running two tools in parallel carries a real risk, and it is worth halving limits on both sides for the fortnight.
Week 3, rebuild as one sequence
Take the side-by-side document and rebuild it as a single flow with conditional steps. Run at 20% of volume.
Expect the rebuilt version to be shorter. Two co-ordinated sequences usually contain duplicate touches that nobody noticed because they lived in different tools.
Week 4, shift and cancel both
Ramp 30% every few days. Verify suppressions. Export final reports from both tools.
Cancel Saleshandy and the LinkedIn connector together, not in sequence, so you are not paying for one while the other winds down.
Cost, honestly
Saleshandy’s entry plans start around $36 a month, plus roughly $59 to $199 for HeyReach or Aimfox, plus data and mailboxes.
Outboundry includes LinkedIn in the plan (Starter $39 with 1 LinkedIn account, Growth $89 with 3, Agency $399 with 20 seats) with LinkedIn actions unmetered and no active-contact cap. Infrastructure sits in the same product from $0.80 a mailbox.
For a team running Saleshandy plus a LinkedIn tool, the consolidated cost is usually lower and definitely simpler. For a team using Saleshandy for email only, with no LinkedIn at all, the gap is much smaller and worth checking before you spend a month on the move.
The short version
If you are running Saleshandy plus HeyReach or Aimfox, count both subscriptions before comparing anything, the total is the number that matters.
Export from both tools, including archived prospects, and lay the two sequences side by side in firing order. That document is your rebuild spec.
Keep LinkedIn daily limits conservative on both platforms during the overlap, since the account sees combined activity. Rebuild as one conditional sequence rather than two timed ones, and expect it to come out shorter.
Next: the universal migration checklist, or Saleshandy alternatives compared.
Frequently asked questions
Does Saleshandy have native LinkedIn outreach?
No. LinkedIn steps route through a connected HeyReach or Aimfox account, which is a separate subscription and a separate inbox for replies.
Can you export sequences from Saleshandy?
No. Prospects, reports, unsubscribes and the account list export as CSV; sequences and Sequence Score settings do not.
Will I lose LinkedIn history moving off HeyReach or Aimfox?
No. Connections and messages belong to the LinkedIn account. Disconnecting from one tool and connecting to another leaves the network intact.
Is it safe to run two LinkedIn tools during a migration?
Only with reduced limits on both. The account sees the combined activity regardless of which tool produced it, so halve the daily limits on each side during the overlap.
