By the LinkedInEmbed team · Updated · Vendor facts checked
Elfsight LinkedIn Feed alternatives worth comparing
Quick answer
Teams usually look past Elfsight's LinkedIn Feed because data updates only every 48 hours and the free plan stops at 200 views a month. LinkedInEmbed (24-hour or 30-minute refresh), SociableKIT (hourly to daily on paid plans) and Juicer (hourly on Lite) are common alternatives, each with a different pricing model.
Disclosure: this page is written by LinkedInEmbed, one of the products compared. Facts about other tools come from their own product, pricing or help pages on October 23, 2026, linked below. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their sites before deciding.
At a glance
Prices as displayed on each vendor's site on October 23, 2026, in US dollars.
| Detail | Elfsight | LinkedInEmbed | SociableKIT | Tagembed | Juicer | EmbedSocial | Curator.io | Common Ninja |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Dedicated LinkedIn Feed widget within a large widget catalog | LinkedIn-only widgets: posts feed, profile, company page, jobs, recommendations, certifications, projects | Separate LinkedIn widgets plus a multi-network social feed | Multi-network social aggregator with a LinkedIn widget page | Multi-network social aggregator | Multi-network UGC and reviews platform with a LinkedIn widget | Multi-network social aggregator | LinkedIn-style feed widget within a general widget library |
| Company page posts | Yes, including showcase pages | Yes, from the public company page URL | Yes (LinkedIn Page posts) | Yes, plus hashtag and single-post URL sources | Yes: company, school and showcase pages, no LinkedIn login | Yes; requires LinkedIn Page admin access | Yes (school pages not supported) | Not pulled automatically: posts are added in the editor or from a content feed URL |
| Personal profile posts | Yes, public profiles; one LinkedIn account per widget | Yes, public posts from the profile URL | Yes, as a separate widget; only posts set to Anyone (public) | Listed in its FAQ; conditions not stated | Public profiles, on paid plans | Not clearly stated | Public profiles per its help center; its aggregator page says company accounts only | Not pulled automatically |
| Free plan with LinkedIn | Yes: 1 widget, 200 views/mo, Elfsight branding | Yes: 1 widget of any type (including the feed), 1 source, “Powered by” link | Yes: 1 source, 1 widget, 1 domain, up to 2,000 views/mo, branding, manual refresh | Free plan exists, but LinkedIn isn't included | Free plan exists; LinkedIn is a paid source with a 7-day trial | Free plan exists, LinkedIn not listed; 7-day trial with credit card | Free plan exists, LinkedIn not included; LinkedIn on Business plan and 7-day trial | Yes: 1 widget, no time limit; view limit and branding not stated |
| Lowest paid plan with LinkedIn | Basic: $5/mo billed yearly (5,000 views/mo, 3 widgets) | Pro: $12.99/mo, or $11.04/mo billed yearly | Pro: $10/mo for 1 source (+$5/mo per extra source) | Starter: $19/mo billed monthly, 1 LinkedIn feed | Lite: $15/mo billed monthly, or $13.50/mo billed yearly | Pro: $29/mo as displayed (yearly billing advertised as 20% off) | Business: $54–$59/mo depending on billing period | Essentials: $24/year for a single widget |
| Refresh timing | Data is cached and updated every 48 h; can't be manually overridden | Free every 96 h, Pro every 24 h, Essentials every 30 min | Free: manual, generally once every 24 h. Paid: automatic, hourly to every 24 h depending on platform | Starter every 2 h; Growth 30 min; Advanced 15 min | Lite every 60 min; Pro 10 min | Pro every 3 h; Premium 30 min | Business every 15 min | Not stated as intervals |
Why teams look for Elfsight alternatives
Elfsight's LinkedIn widget is inexpensive and easy to place, so the reasons for leaving tend to be about freshness and limits rather than cost. From Elfsight's own pages, as of October 23, 2026:
- A fixed 48-hour cache. LinkedIn data is updated every 48 hours and can't be manually overridden, so a post published this morning may not appear for two days.
- Low free-plan views. The free plan includes one widget with 200 views a month and Elfsight branding.
- View-based limits on paid plans. Basic covers 5,000 views a month across three widgets, so busier sites need to watch usage.
- One LinkedIn account per widget, which matters if you hoped to combine several people's posts in one feed.
- Billing transparency. Basic's $5/month is a yearly-billed price, and no month-to-month price was shown.
What to compare
- The refresh interval on the plan you'd buy, and whether you can refresh on demand.
- View caps, widget limits and source limits.
- Monthly versus yearly pricing, since several vendors quote yearly-billed figures.
- LinkedIn widget types beyond the feed.
- Support for personal profiles, company pages, or both.
The alternatives
- LinkedInEmbed (our product): seven LinkedIn-only widget types from a profile or company page URL, no LinkedIn login. Refresh is every 24 hours on Pro ($12.99/month, or $11.04 billed yearly) and every 30 minutes on Essentials. The free plan includes the feed but refreshes every 96 hours, which is slower than Elfsight's cache.
- SociableKIT: separate LinkedIn widgets for page posts, personal posts, events, jobs, hashtags, newsletters and recommendations, plus a multi-network feed. Paid plans refresh automatically between hourly and daily depending on platform; Pro was shown at $10/month per source.
- Juicer: a multi-network aggregator covering company, school and showcase pages and, on paid plans, public profiles. Lite refreshes every 60 minutes and costs $15/month, or $13.50/month billed yearly; LinkedIn comes with a 7-day trial.
- Tagembed: LinkedIn starts on Starter at $19/month billed monthly, one LinkedIn feed, refreshed every 2 hours. Hashtag and single-post sources are available.
- Curator.io: LinkedIn on the Business plan at $54–$59/month, refreshed every 15 minutes, for teams that want a fast-updating multi-network wall.
- Common Ninja: a low-cost LinkedIn-style widget ($24/year for one widget), but posts are added in the editor or from a content feed URL rather than pulled automatically, so it solves a different problem from Elfsight's feed.
How to choose
Start with refresh. If 48 hours is too slow, decide how fresh posts need to be: daily (LinkedInEmbed Pro, or SociableKIT paid plans at their slower setting), every couple of hours (Tagembed Starter), hourly (Juicer Lite) or within minutes (LinkedInEmbed Essentials, Tagembed's higher tiers, Curator.io Business).
Then check cost at the level you'll actually use. Apart from Common Ninja's manually filled widget, Elfsight has the lowest paid entry price here, so moving usually means paying more for faster updates or more LinkedIn widget types. If you stay LinkedIn-only, LinkedInEmbed or SociableKIT are the closest fits; if you want several networks, look at Juicer, Tagembed or Curator.io.
Sources
Checked on October 23, 2026. LinkedInEmbed facts come from our own pricing page.
- Elfsight: LinkedIn feed widget
- Elfsight: Pricing
- Elfsight: Help: LinkedIn source
- SociableKIT: LinkedIn feed widget
- SociableKIT: Pricing
- Tagembed: LinkedIn widget
- Tagembed: Pricing
- Juicer: LinkedIn
- Juicer: Pricing
- EmbedSocial: LinkedIn widget
- EmbedSocial: Pricing
- Curator.io: LinkedIn aggregator
- Curator.io: Pricing
- Curator.io: Help: LinkedIn
- Common Ninja: LinkedIn feed widget
- Common Ninja: Pricing
Try LinkedInEmbed with your own LinkedIn page
The free plan includes one widget of any type, including the posts feed.
Frequently asked questions
Which Elfsight alternative updates LinkedIn posts faster?
Among the plans listed as of October 23, 2026, Juicer Pro refreshes every 10 minutes, Curator.io Business and Tagembed Advanced every 15 minutes, and LinkedInEmbed Essentials and Tagembed Growth every 30 minutes. LinkedInEmbed Pro refreshes every 24 hours, versus Elfsight's 48-hour cache.
Is there a free alternative to Elfsight's LinkedIn widget?
LinkedInEmbed and SociableKIT both include LinkedIn on their free plans. LinkedInEmbed's free plan gives one widget and one source refreshed every 96 hours; SociableKIT's free plan allows up to 2,000 views a month with manual refresh.
Can I keep the same LinkedIn source when I switch?
Yes. LinkedInEmbed works from the public profile or company page URL, so you can paste the same URL your Elfsight widget uses and then replace the embed code on your site.
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