Banyan vs Linked Helper: desktop app or the cloud?
Linked Helper is a desktop application that automates LinkedIn from your own computer, and it is the cheapest option in this category. OutPilot by Banyan runs in the cloud. Here is the honest trade-off.
Best for teams, agencies and anyone who needs outreach running with the laptop shut, billed in INR with GST: Banyan. Best for a single operator chasing the lowest monthly price: Linked Helper.
Feature comparison
| Feature | 🌳 Banyan | Linked Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in the cloud, nothing to install | ✓ | ✗ |
| Works with your computer switched off | ✓ | ✗ |
| Country-matched residential IP per account | ✓ | Your own connection |
| Web + mobile access to the same workspace | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multiple LinkedIn accounts in one workspace | ✓ | One profile per licence |
| Priced in INR (₹) | ✓ | ✗ |
| GST invoice for Indian businesses | ✓ | ✗ |
| UPI / RuPay / netbanking checkout | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built-in CRM with custom stages | ✓ | ✗ |
| MCP server for your own AI agents | ✓ | ✗ |
Price comparison
- Solo₹30,000/seat/yr (₹2,500/mo)
- Team₹25,000/seat/yr (₹2,083/mo)
- Business₹20,000/seat/yr (₹1,667/mo)
INR billing. GST included. UPI accepted.
- Standard, local storage$15/mo (≈₹1,439)
- Pro, local storage$45/mo (≈₹4,316)
- Pro, cloud storage$59.90/mo (≈₹5,746)
USD/EUR billing. Forex fees apply for Indian cards.
Linked Helper pricing as published on their own pricing page, checked 27 July 2026; plans and prices change, so check theirs before deciding. ₹ equivalents are indicative only, converted at ₹95.92/$ and ₹109.24/€ on 27 July 2026, and exclude the forex markup Indian cards are charged and any GST. Banyan's prices are per seat, exclusive of GST.
Three reasons it's different
Linked Helper is cheaper, and for one person it may be the right answer
Fifteen dollars a month is less than Banyan, and we are not going to argue the arithmetic. If you are a single operator, comfortable installing software, happy to leave a machine running, and you want the lowest possible bill, Linked Helper is a reasonable choice. The rest of this page is about what that price is buying, and what it is not.
A desktop app is only working while your machine is
Linked Helper installs on your computer and drives LinkedIn from it, over your own internet connection. Close the laptop and the sequence stops; travel, and your account's location moves with you. Banyan runs each account in an isolated cloud workspace on a country-matched residential IP, so follow-ups land on schedule whether or not you are online, and you can approve a reply from your phone.
One licence per profile does not scale to a BD team
Linked Helper is licensed around a profile on a machine. A ten-person BD team means ten installations on ten machines, and no single place to see what all of them sent. Banyan puts every account in one workspace with a unified inbox, a shared CRM and per-account schedules and limits, then charges less per seat as you add them, in rupees with a GST invoice.
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