Surfe and Leadsforlinked solve adjacent problems on LinkedIn. They look similar at first glance (both are Chrome extensions), but the workflows are different enough that the comparison only makes sense once you pin down the workflow.
What Surfe does
Surfe lives inside LinkedIn's UI. When you visit a profile, Surfe shows a sidebar with that person's CRM record (or a button to create one). You click Add to CRM and the profile becomes a contact in HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, or whatever CRM you connected.
It is enrichment-on-demand for the prospect you are looking at right now. Designed for SDRs who browse LinkedIn manually and want to skip the copy-paste step.
What Leadsforlinked does
Leadsforlinked also lives inside LinkedIn, but the click flow is different. Instead of one profile at a time, you click the extension on a search result, a post's commenters, a company's People tab, an event attendee list, or a LinkedIn group. The extractor pulls every profile in that view (up to 1,000 per run) into a clean CSV.
It is bulk extraction for audience-building. Designed for teams that work in batches: build a list, enrich, qualify, send.
Side by side
| Criterion | Surfe | Leadsforlinked |
|---|---|---|
| Primary workflow | Browse + add to CRM | Search + bulk extract |
| Single profile capture | Yes (native) | Yes |
| Bulk audience extraction | Limited | Yes, 8 sourcing methods |
| CSV export | Yes | Yes (primary format) |
| Native CRM sync | Yes (HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce) | CSV → any CRM |
| Built-in LinkedIn campaigns | No | Yes (from Pro) |
| AI Responder | No | Yes (Diamond Plus) |
| Free tier | Limited trial | 100 leads forever |
| EU posture | Yes (built in France) | Yes (EU infrastructure) |
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Which one to pick
Pick Surfe if your SDRs spend their day browsing LinkedIn profiles manually and the friction is "I just want this person in the CRM."
Pick Leadsforlinked if your workflow is "give me everyone who matches X criteria, then I will message a slice of them." If you have a target list of 200 companies and want every relevant person across all 200, that is Leadsforlinked.
Use both if your team has SDRs (browse-and-add) and a growth team (search-and-export). Different tools, different jobs.
Sources & further reading
- Surfe (formerly Leadjet) official site . current product positioning.
- G2 reviews of Surfe . recurring strength: CRM sync. Recurring gap: no bulk extraction.
- Internal: Scrape LinkedIn company employees to CSV . the Leadsforlinked bulk workflow in detail.
Frequently asked questions
Is Surfe the same as Leadjet?
Yes. Leadjet rebranded as Surfe. Same product.
Can I use both Surfe and Leadsforlinked?
Yes. They handle different workflows. Many teams do.
Does Leadsforlinked sync directly to my CRM?
Via CSV import for any CRM. Native sync integrations are on the roadmap.