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$07 daysThe full product for 7 days with 1 connected account and lead lists from LinkedIn, Instagram and Places; no credit card required. Official source 1 ↗
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Needle
Agent-native outbound engine: build lead lists and run LinkedIn, Instagram and email outreach from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor over MCP.
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- Pricing
- Needle charges per connected sender account rather than per lead. Pro is $69 per account per month for 1 to 10 accounts; Agency keeps the first 10 accounts at the Pro rate and charges $34 a month for each extra account up to 50; Enterprise (51+ accounts) has custom rates. Lead lists are included with no credits or per-lead charges, and a 7-day free trial with one account needs no card. Official source 1 ↗
- Available as
- Runs as a hosted service with a web dashboard, a REST API under /api/v1 and an MCP server at https://needle.app/mcp/v1. The MCP server works with Claude Code, Cowork, Codex, Cursor, Hermes or any MCP client, and signs you in with OAuth in the browser. · Needle also offers personal agents that work in Slack and Teams. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗ Official source 1 ↗
- Primary group
- Business & Operations
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What it does
Needle is an outbound sales engine built to be driven by an AI agent. You connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor or another MCP client, describe who you want to reach, and Needle builds lead lists from LinkedIn, Instagram and Places (Maps-style business listings), then runs multi-step outreach campaigns from your own connected LinkedIn, Instagram and email accounts. The same leads, campaigns and connected accounts are also available in a web dashboard and over a REST API. It is made by Needle Technologies Inc.
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- Run outbound from your AI agent. Needle ships as an MCP server, so you can ask the agent you already use to find leads and start a sequence in one prompt; Needle then searches, skips people already in your CRM and launches the campaign. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Lead lists from LinkedIn, Instagram and Places. Build lists by searching LinkedIn people and companies or post reactions, from Instagram post likes, comments and followers, or from businesses as they appear on Maps by category and city. Lists are included in the price without credits. Official source 1 ↗
- Multi-channel sequences. Campaigns send from your own connected accounts and can mix LinkedIn, Instagram and email in one sequence. WhatsApp and SMS are listed as coming soon. Official source 1 ↗
- Personalized drafts with optional approval. Your agent drafts each message from the lead's profile, the signals that matched your ideal customer profile and your past conversations with them. A campaign step can hold drafts until a team member approves them in the inbox, and the approval is logged. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Sending guardrails and suppression lists. Per-account daily limits, human-like cadence and a warm-up schedule for new senders are on by default, and suppression lists skip customers, open deals and people a colleague already contacted. Official source 1 ↗
- Unified team inbox. Since 11 October 2026 a unified inbox lets a team work lead conversations across many sender accounts, while conversations from before Needle's first contact and chats with non-leads stay with the account owner. Official source 1 ↗
- Agency connect links and webhooks. Agencies can send clients a connect link so they sign in to LinkedIn or Instagram themselves without sharing passwords, and up to five signed webhooks per workspace deliver every outbound event to your own URL. Official source 1 ↗
Pricing & free limits
Pro
$69Per connected account / monthFor 1 to 10 accounts. Lead lists, unlimited campaigns and sequencing, safety limits and warm-up, a unified inbox and API access. Official source 1 ↗
Agency
$34 per extra accountPer account / month after the first 10For 11 to 50 accounts. The first 10 accounts are billed at the Pro rate and each one after is half price; adds white-label account management and payment-link onboarding for clients. Official source 1 ↗
Enterprise
CustomContact salesFor 51+ accounts, with custom rates and dedicated deployment on request. Official source 1 ↗
Billing details
Billing is per connected sender account; accounts can be added or removed mid-cycle and plans can be cancelled anytime. Official source 1 ↗
Leads cost nothing extra: there is no credit meter, per-lead charge or top-up, and your sending limits are the only ceiling. Official source 1 ↗
At launch on Product Hunt in October 2026, Needle offered 50% off for 6 months with a code valid for 14 days; this is a temporary promotion, not a standing price. Official source 1 ↗
Free access & limits
The free trial lasts 7 days and covers one connected account, with lead lists included and no card required. There is no ongoing free plan. Official source 1 ↗
Best for & limitations
Sales teams and founders building lists that match their ideal customer profile and running outreach that books calls. Official source 1 ↗
Recruiters sourcing candidates who match their criteria and contacting them first. Official source 1 ↗
Founders finding investors in their space and asking for warm introductions through mutual connections. Official source 1 ↗
Turning people who engage with a competitor's posts into a new lead list. Official source 1 ↗
Agencies running outreach from many client LinkedIn and Instagram accounts. Official source 1 ↗
- Sends through your own social accounts. Outreach is sent from the LinkedIn, Instagram or email accounts you connect. Needle caps daily sends per account and refuses to exceed those limits, so volume depends on how many sender accounts you pay for. Official source 1 ↗
- Limited channels for now. Today Needle supports LinkedIn, Instagram and email; WhatsApp and SMS are still listed as coming soon. Official source 1 ↗
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