DealGate vs Kondo
DealGate vs Kondo
Kondo is an inbox for people who do business in DMs. Their homepage says the inbox stays on your computer, and that the product does not automate outreach. DealGate is also in your browser, and it is aimed at a booked call from a list you paste in. Labels, reminders, and keyboard shortcuts are Kondo's product. Connection requests and sequences are coming soon on DealGate, and they are the thing Kondo's site says it will not do.
Side by side
Where it runs
Kondo
Your computer. Their homepage says you sign in yourself, Kondo does not see the password, and the chats stay on the machine. Labels and reminders are stored on your Kondo account.
In the product
DealGate. Your Chrome, on the LinkedIn session already open. There is no cloud runner holding the login.
How a list starts
Kondo
The inbox you already have. A pasted LinkedIn search that becomes a lead list was not described.
In the product
DealGate. Paste a LinkedIn people search or a Sales Navigator URL. DealGate keeps a named lead list.
Who gets worked
Kondo
Labels you apply. An ICP score was not described.
In the product
DealGate. Each person is scored against your ICP. First-degree connections and people you already have a thread with are left out.
The note
Kondo
Snippets, notes, and drafts. Their homepage says an agent can draft a reply and that you decide what is sent.
Coming soon
DealGate. Coming soon.
Connection requests
Kondo
Their homepage says they do not automate, including when asked. Connection campaigns are not the product.
Coming soon
DealGate. Coming soon.
Follow-up sequence
Kondo
Not a sequence tool. Reminders bring a chat back. That is an inbox feature, not a follow-up campaign.
Coming soon
DealGate. Coming soon.
Automatic profile visits
Kondo
Automatic profile visits were not described.
In the product
DealGate. DealGate visits the profile in your Chrome, on your session, and counts it against the daily cap.
When LinkedIn warns you
Kondo
Their homepage says that when a platform signals it is busy, Kondo pauses and tells you. The duration is not published on that page. DealGate's hold is 48 hours after a checkpoint, captcha, or restriction banner.
In the product
DealGate. A checkpoint, captcha, or restriction banner pauses everything for 48 hours. That hold cannot be cleared early. You can also stop the next action yourself. Stopping does not shorten the hold.
After they reply
Kondo
This is the whole product: clear the inbox, label the chat, snooze it, and answer the person.
In the product
DealGate. The aim is a booked call. People who are warming up are the ones to book.
Price
Kondo
Not published as a figure on the homepage checked on 14 October 2026. Left as a gap.
In the product
DealGate. $0.99 for your first month, then $29/mo founding price ($49/mo list). One plan. Coming soon.
| Topic | Kondo | DealGate |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Your computer. Their homepage says you sign in yourself, Kondo does not see the password, and the chats stay on the machine. Labels and reminders are stored on your Kondo account. | In the productYour Chrome, on the LinkedIn session already open. There is no cloud runner holding the login. |
| How a list starts | The inbox you already have. A pasted LinkedIn search that becomes a lead list was not described. | In the productPaste a LinkedIn people search or a Sales Navigator URL. DealGate keeps a named lead list. |
| Who gets worked | Labels you apply. An ICP score was not described. | In the productEach person is scored against your ICP. First-degree connections and people you already have a thread with are left out. |
| The note | Snippets, notes, and drafts. Their homepage says an agent can draft a reply and that you decide what is sent. | Coming soonComing soon. |
| Connection requests | Their homepage says they do not automate, including when asked. Connection campaigns are not the product. | Coming soonComing soon. |
| Follow-up sequence | Not a sequence tool. Reminders bring a chat back. That is an inbox feature, not a follow-up campaign. | Coming soonComing soon. |
| Automatic profile visits | Automatic profile visits were not described. | In the productDealGate visits the profile in your Chrome, on your session, and counts it against the daily cap. |
| When LinkedIn warns you | Their homepage says that when a platform signals it is busy, Kondo pauses and tells you. The duration is not published on that page. DealGate's hold is 48 hours after a checkpoint, captcha, or restriction banner. | In the productA checkpoint, captcha, or restriction banner pauses everything for 48 hours. That hold cannot be cleared early. You can also stop the next action yourself. Stopping does not shorten the hold. |
| After they reply | This is the whole product: clear the inbox, label the chat, snooze it, and answer the person. | In the productThe aim is a booked call. People who are warming up are the ones to book. |
| Price | Not published as a figure on the homepage checked on 14 October 2026. Left as a gap. | In the product$0.99 for your first month, then $29/mo founding price ($49/mo list). One plan. Coming soon. |
Booked calls are the outcome. A full accent bar is in the product. A short bar is coming soon. The outcome bar is the aim, not a shipped step.
- 01Paste a LinkedIn or Sales Navigator searchIn the product
- 02Score the list against your ICPIn the product
- 03Draft a note in your voice, aimed at a callComing soon
- 04Visit profiles automaticallyIn the product
- 05Send connection requestsComing soon
- 06Run a follow-up sequenceComing soon
- 07Book the callThe outcome
Kondo
Inbox on your computer. Labels, reminders, snippets, shortcuts.
DealGate
Lead list, ICP score, and a 48-hour pause, in your Chrome.
Gaps
- Kondo's price was not on the homepage. It is not invented here.
- DealGate does not have Kondo's labels, snooze, snippets, or keyboard inbox.
- Kondo does not build a lead list from a Sales Navigator URL. That row is DealGate's.
- Both products talk about drafts. DealGate's sending of connection requests and sequences is still coming soon.
Questions
Is DealGate a Kondo alternative?
Only if the job is wrong. Kondo is the inbox. DealGate is the list and the path to a booked call. Replacing Kondo with DealGate would drop labels, reminders, and shortcuts that DealGate does not have.
Does Kondo automate LinkedIn?
Kondo's homepage says the product does not automate outreach. DealGate visits profiles in your Chrome. Connection requests and sequences are coming soon.
Which one pauses when LinkedIn warns you?
DealGate pauses for 48 hours on a checkpoint, captcha, or restriction banner, and that hold cannot be cleared early. Kondo's homepage says it backs off when the platform signals it is busy. Kondo does not publish that as a 48-hour hold.
Sources, checked 14 October 2026
$0.99 for your first month, then $29/mo founding price ($49/mo list). One plan. Coming soon.