Key takeaways
- Engage AI and evyAI are the two comment helpers on this list with a free tier; the others offer trials of about 7 days.
- LinkedIn's bell notifications, Follow and post analytics are free and are enough to start a daily commenting habit.
- Creator's 2026 data puts the median LinkedIn post at 5.5 comments, and posts with media at 10.5.
- LinkedInLikes is a free community where members like and comment on each other's posts by hand, with no paid plans.
The best free LinkedIn engagement tools in 2026 fall into two groups. Comment helpers find posts and draft replies that you send yourself (Engage AI and evyAI have free tiers; MyFeedIn, MagicPost, Supergrow, Taplio and LinkHub run trials), and LinkedIn ships several free features of its own. For comments and likes on your own posts, LinkedInLikes is a free community where members do that for each other by hand.
How did we choose these tools?
Activity on LinkedIn runs in two directions: you comment under other people's posts, and other people comment under yours. This list covers both.
For the outgoing side we kept only tools that leave the final click to you: curated feeds, comment draft helpers and the features LinkedIn gives everyone. Anything that publishes comments on your behalf was cut. For the incoming side we list LinkedInLikes, which is our own product, and we label it every time. Each tool has either a free tier or a trial that doesn't ask for a card, according to the vendor's own pages or the comparison pages we checked.
Which free LinkedIn engagement tools stand out?
Free with no time limit
The free comment copilot from Engage AI, the free tier of evyAI, and two things LinkedIn already has: notifications and the Follow button.
Curated feed you can try first
MyFeedIn gives you 7 days without a card, then costs $15 a month.
Built on LinkedIn's official developer interface
MagicPost has a free trial with no card, after which it is $49 a month.
For people already paying for Taplio
Taplio's commenting tools come with a 7-day trial of the full Pro plan.
For comments on your own posts
LinkedInLikes: members leave comments, likes, follows and connection requests on each other's LinkedIn content. Free, with no paid plans.
How do the tools compare side by side?
The free access and paid plans below come from vendor pages and comparison pages as of 2026.
| Tool | How it works | Who clicks send | What you get free | Paid plans from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedInLikes | Members comment on and like your own posts | Members, by hand, from their own accounts | Everything; there are no paid plans | - |
| Engage AI | Extension for Chrome that sits inside your feed | You, once the AI suggests a draft | The copilot itself | Paid tiers exist |
| evyAI | Writes comment drafts | You | Free tier capped per day | $49/month |
| MyFeedIn | Curated feeds plus stats on the comments you leave | You, and you write every word | 7 days, no card | $15/month |
| MagicPost | Curated feed through LinkedIn's official developer interface | You, with one click per reaction or comment | Trial, no card | $49/month |
| Supergrow Engage | Curated feed with Focus Mode | You, using keyboard shortcuts | 7 days | $39/month |
| Taplio | Creator feeds and a queue of replies | You approve each draft | 7 days of full Pro | $39/month |
| LinkHub | Prospect feeds with 3 drafts for each post | You sign off on each draft | Goldmine list, plus a 7-day trial | $15/month on yearly billing |
| LinkedIn itself | Notifications, Follow, post analytics | You | All of it | - |
What does LinkedIn already give you for free?
Bell notifications on the profiles you care about
Click the bell on someone's profile and LinkedIn tells you when that person publishes. That puts you among the first people who can comment.
Follow and the Following feed
You can follow a person without sending a connection request, then sort the feed so their posts appear at the top.
Post analytics
Each post shows its impressions, reactions, comments and reposts, which lets you check which comments turned into a real conversation.
Replies and mentions
Answer every comment directly beneath it, and mention people by name to bring them into the thread.
Which tool fits which job?
Finding posts worth a comment
While their trials last, the curated feeds in MyFeedIn, MagicPost or Supergrow do this. At zero cost, LinkedIn's bell notifications do the same job for a short list of people.
Writing comments faster
Try the free copilot in Engage AI or the free tier of evyAI. Both hand you a draft that you rewrite and send yourself.
Answering comments on your posts
MagicPost collects replies in an inbox, and Taplio keeps a list of the replies you haven't written yet.
Measuring what your comments achieved
MyFeedIn logs the comments you leave on other posts and shows them next to the stats for your own posts.
Getting comments on your own posts
On LinkedInLikes, members comment, like, follow and connect on each other's LinkedIn content, and none of it costs money.
Our free LinkedIn tools
The tools page has a comment generator, a post analyzer and an engagement rate calculator.
What does each tool give you free, and what's the catch?
LinkedInLikes
Your own posts. Free: comments, likes, reposts, saves, follows and connection requests on your LinkedIn content, done by members by hand. Catch: it won't comment on anyone else's posts for you, and once the starter balance is gone you add more by acting on other members' posts. Disclosure: we built it.
Engage AI
Free tier. Free: a comment copilot that runs inside your LinkedIn feed; you edit each draft before it goes live. Catch: the community feature Engage AI also runs is a separate product.
evyAI
Free tier. Free: a small daily allowance of AI generations. Catch: the full plan costs $49 a month.
MyFeedIn
Trial. During the trial: feeds of the people you want to notice you, a focus mode, and stats on your comments and posts. Catch: it writes no drafts, and after 7 days it costs $15 a month.
MagicPost
Trial. During the trial: a curated feed that runs through LinkedIn's official developer interface, six reaction types and a reply inbox. Catch: it supports LinkedIn only, and the Growth plan is $49 a month.
Supergrow Engage
Trial. During the trial: lists of people and Pages, Focus Mode, and a view that shows one post at a time. Catch: there's no free plan, and Pro is $39 a month.
Taplio
Trial. During the trial: posts that deserve a comment, replies you still owe, and drafts that wait until you confirm them. Catch: the commenting features belong to the Growth plan at $69 a month.
LinkHub
Free list plus trial. Free: the Goldmine list of top creators to comment on, and a 7-day trial of feeds and drafts. Catch: plans start at $15 a month when billed yearly, and the automation add-on is best left alone.
What LinkedIn has built in
Native. Free: bell notifications, Follow and post analytics. Catch: nothing in it helps you write.
When do free plans stop being enough?
A free tier or a week-long trial is enough to learn whether a daily commenting habit suits you. Most curated-feed tools start charging after 7 days, and the free AI tiers limit how many drafts you get each day.
Before you pay, work out the setup you will really use: one profile or a whole team, drafts or only feeds, LinkedIn alone or other networks as well. For comments under your own posts, LinkedInLikes stays free because it has no paid plans at all.
What does a free four-week routine look like?
The plan below needs only three tools: LinkedIn notifications, a free comment copilot and LinkedInLikes.
| Week | What to do | Tool | What you end up with |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choose 20 people you want to be noticed by and switch on their bell | LinkedIn notifications | An alert each time they post |
| 1 | Write down how many comments your last 10 posts got | LinkedIn post analytics | A baseline to compare against |
| 2 | Leave 5 considered comments each day | Free tier of Engage AI or evyAI, plus your own edits | Profile visits from people in your field |
| 2 | Test a curated feed | Trial of MyFeedIn or MagicPost | A quicker daily routine |
| 3 | Publish 2 posts and collect the first comments | LinkedInLikes | Comments from members in the first hours |
| 3 | Answer every comment within an hour | Longer threads under your posts | |
| 4 | Attach an image or a document to one post | Any design tool | A check on whether media helps |
| 4 | Set the results next to your baseline | LinkedIn post analytics | A short list of habits worth keeping |
How many comments does a LinkedIn post get in 2026?
Creator looked at 67,569 posts from 433 accounts and found a median of 5.5 comments per post, with about five reactions for every comment. Posts that carry an image, a document or a video come out roughly twice as high: the median moves from 4 to 10.5 comments.
| Comments per post | Your position | Next move |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Lowest quarter of accounts | Add one concrete question or one claim people can argue with |
| 2-5 | Near or under the 5.5 median | Add an image, a document or a video |
| 6-15 | Over the median | Answer each comment within an hour |
| 16-30 | Close to the top quarter | Publish a follow-up while people still care about the topic |
| 30+ | Top quarter of accounts | Use the comment thread as material for your next post |
What is the best free tool for each job?
| Job | Best free pick |
|---|---|
| Knowing when important people post | LinkedIn bell notifications |
| Drafting comments | Engage AI copilot (free) |
| A capped batch of AI drafts every day | evyAI free tier |
| A list of creators to comment on | LinkHub Goldmine |
| Curated feed (trial) | MyFeedIn |
| Reply inbox (trial) | MagicPost |
| Comments on your own posts | LinkedInLikes |
How should you judge LinkedIn engagement tools?
Begin with a clear audience and one number you can track, like comments per post or profile views. Then look at two things together: how the tool picks posts, and who clicks send. Keep the tools where every comment is written or approved by you.
Give each tool a one-week test before paying. If your own posts collect impressions and few comments, the gap is on your side of the feed: share the post on LinkedInLikes to get the first comments, then reply to each of them.
Where to go next on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn comments course
- LinkedIn pods for comments
- LinkedIn engagement exchange
- LinkedIn comment exchange
- Connect for connect on LinkedIn
- Like for like on LinkedIn: give first and share early
To try the incoming side today, create a free account, confirm your email, and put your 100 starter points toward comments on your next post.
Frequently asked questions
For commenting on other people's posts, start with the free copilot from Engage AI or the free tier of evyAI. For comments on your own posts, use LinkedInLikes, which has no paid plans. LinkedIn's bell notifications cost nothing and tell you when the people you care about publish.
Engage AI and evyAI keep a limited free tier. MyFeedIn, MagicPost, Supergrow and Taplio give trials of about 7 days. LinkHub keeps its Goldmine list free.
Creator's 2026 dataset shows a median of 5.5 comments per post. A quarter of accounts get 1 comment or fewer, and the top quarter get 30 or more.
Yes, when the comments add something of your own. Thoughtful comments on the right posts, plus active threads under your own posts, tend to bring profile views and new followers over time.
LinkedIn reports views as impressions, and they grow when people react and comment, because each reaction can show the post to that person's network. Read what impressions mean on LinkedIn and check your numbers with the impressions calculator.
No. Bell notifications, a free comment copilot and a fixed 15-minute slot each day are enough to start. Paid feeds save time once the habit is in place.
About five reactions per comment is normal. If your ratio is far above that, people see the post and find nothing to answer: end with one specific question, and get the first comments through LinkedInLikes.