A Unipile alternative for your own agent.
Unipile is a hosted API for software publishers that connect their users' accounts. Relay is a local CLI and API for your agent and your LinkedIn account.
Side by side
| Feature | Unipile | Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Where LinkedIn runs | You connect your account to Unipile via hosted auth, credentials or cookie. [1] | In a browser on your computer, signed in as you. |
| Price | €49/month for up to 10 accounts, then €5 to €3 per account by volume, excl. VAT. Unlimited requests. 7-day free trial. [2] | $0.01 per completed request. No subscription. $5 free credit covers 500 requests. |
| Channels | LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp, calendars and more. [2] | LinkedIn today. More platforms are coming. |
| Built for | Software publishers: ATS, CRM, outreach, AI agent and no-code tools. [2] | One agent with a shell, using one person's account. |
Which to choose
Choose Unipile if you build software that connects many users' accounts across several channels.
Choose Relay if you want your own agent to use your own LinkedIn, keep the session on your computer and pay only for completed requests.
What Relay does
Message sends return a receipt with the verified recipient and exact text. An unclear send is never retried.
Profiles, companies, people search, connections, invitations, inbox, posts, feed, comments, reactions, notifications and one-to-one messages. See every operation in the docs, for example message.send.
Risks
Relay is not affiliated with LinkedIn. Automation may breach LinkedIn's User Agreement (section 8.2). Use your own account, at a normal pace.
Start
Relay is a Node.js 22+ CLI and API. It works with any agent that has a shell today: Claude Code, Codex, Pi and others.
Sources
Checked on 17 October 2026. Prices can change; see Unipile's page for current terms.