By the LinkedInEmbed team · Updated · Vendor facts checked
EmbedSocial alternatives for embedding LinkedIn
Quick answer
Common reasons to leave EmbedSocial for LinkedIn are the Page admin requirement, no LinkedIn on the free plan and a $29/month Pro entry point. LinkedInEmbed and Juicer pull company pages without a LinkedIn login; LinkedInEmbed, SociableKIT and Elfsight include LinkedIn free; Juicer and Curator.io refresh more often.
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 | EmbedSocial | LinkedInEmbed | SociableKIT | Elfsight | Tagembed | Juicer | Curator.io | Common Ninja |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Multi-network UGC and reviews platform with a LinkedIn widget | LinkedIn-only widgets: posts feed, profile, company page, jobs, recommendations, certifications, projects | Separate LinkedIn widgets plus a multi-network social feed | Dedicated LinkedIn Feed widget within a large widget catalog | Multi-network social aggregator with a LinkedIn widget page | Multi-network social aggregator | Multi-network social aggregator | LinkedIn-style feed widget within a general widget library |
| Company page posts | Yes; requires LinkedIn Page admin access | Yes, from the public company page URL | Yes (LinkedIn Page posts) | Yes, including showcase pages | Yes, plus hashtag and single-post URL sources | Yes: company, school and showcase pages, no LinkedIn login | Yes (school pages not supported) | Not pulled automatically: posts are added in the editor or from a content feed URL |
| Personal profile posts | Not clearly stated | Yes, public posts from the profile URL | Yes, as a separate widget; only posts set to Anyone (public) | Yes, public profiles; one LinkedIn account per widget | Listed in its FAQ; conditions not stated | Public profiles, on paid plans | Public profiles per its help center; its aggregator page says company accounts only | Not pulled automatically |
| Free plan with LinkedIn | Free plan exists, LinkedIn not listed; 7-day trial with credit card | 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 | Yes: 1 widget, 200 views/mo, Elfsight branding | 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 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 | Pro: $29/mo as displayed (yearly billing advertised as 20% off) | Pro: $12.99/mo, or $11.04/mo billed yearly | Pro: $10/mo for 1 source (+$5/mo per extra source) | Basic: $5/mo billed yearly (5,000 views/mo, 3 widgets) | Starter: $19/mo billed monthly, 1 LinkedIn feed | Lite: $15/mo billed monthly, or $13.50/mo billed yearly | Business: $54–$59/mo depending on billing period | Essentials: $24/year for a single widget |
| Refresh timing | Pro every 3 h; Premium 30 min | 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 | Data is cached and updated every 48 h; can't be manually overridden | Starter every 2 h; Growth 30 min; Advanced 15 min | Lite every 60 min; Pro 10 min | Business every 15 min | Not stated as intervals |
Why teams look for EmbedSocial alternatives
EmbedSocial's LinkedIn widget is part of a broader reviews and UGC product. When people look elsewhere, it's usually for one of these reasons, all drawn from EmbedSocial's pages as of October 23, 2026:
- Admin access. Company page posts require LinkedIn Page admin access, which agencies and developers often don't have.
- Personal profiles. Support isn't clearly stated.
- No free LinkedIn. The free plan doesn't list LinkedIn, and the 7-day trial asks for a credit card.
- Entry price and refresh. Pro was displayed at $29/month, with yearly billing advertised as 20% off, and refreshes every 3 hours.
- More product than needed. If you don't use reviews or UGC, a LinkedIn-focused tool may be simpler to run.
What to compare
- How the tool connects to LinkedIn: public URL, login or page admin access.
- Whether personal profile support is clearly stated.
- Whether LinkedIn is on the free plan, and what a trial requires.
- Refresh interval at your price point.
- Whether you need mentions or hashtags.
The alternatives
- LinkedInEmbed (our product): works from public profile and company page URLs with no LinkedIn login or admin access. The free plan includes the feed; Pro is $12.99/month with 24-hour refresh; Essentials is $29.99/month with 30-minute refresh. LinkedIn-only, no mentions.
- Juicer: pulls company, school and showcase pages without a LinkedIn login, with public profiles on paid plans. Lite is $15/month ($13.50 billed yearly) with hourly refresh, and mentions are on Pro and Enterprise.
- SociableKIT: LinkedIn page posts and personal posts as separate widgets (public posts only), a free plan with up to 2,000 views a month, and Pro from $10/month per source.
- Elfsight: a LinkedIn Feed covering company pages, showcase pages and public profiles; Basic is $5/month billed yearly; data is cached for 48 hours.
- Tagembed: an aggregator with LinkedIn on Starter at $19/month and 2-hour refresh, plus hashtag and single-post sources.
- Curator.io: LinkedIn on Business ($54–$59/month) with 15-minute refresh.
How to choose
If admin access is the blocker, shortlist tools that work from public pages: LinkedInEmbed for company pages and profiles, Juicer for company, school and showcase pages. If you want to keep mentions, Juicer Pro is the listed alternative; LinkedInEmbed doesn't offer them.
If refresh is the issue, Juicer Lite (60 minutes), LinkedInEmbed Essentials (30 minutes) and Curator.io Business (15 minutes) all update more often than EmbedSocial Pro's 3 hours.
If EmbedSocial's reviews features are still useful to you, you don't have to pick one tool. Keep reviews there and replace only the LinkedIn widget.
Sources
Checked on October 23, 2026. LinkedInEmbed facts come from our own pricing page.
- EmbedSocial: LinkedIn widget
- EmbedSocial: Pricing
- SociableKIT: LinkedIn feed widget
- SociableKIT: Pricing
- Elfsight: LinkedIn feed widget
- Elfsight: Pricing
- Elfsight: Help: LinkedIn source
- Tagembed: LinkedIn widget
- Tagembed: Pricing
- Juicer: LinkedIn
- Juicer: 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 EmbedSocial alternative doesn't need LinkedIn admin access?
LinkedInEmbed needs no LinkedIn login or admin access for profiles or company pages, and Juicer pulls company, school and showcase pages without a LinkedIn login, as of October 23, 2026.
Which alternatives show LinkedIn mentions?
Juicer lists mentions on its Pro and Enterprise plans. LinkedInEmbed doesn't offer LinkedIn mentions or hashtag feeds.
Can I keep EmbedSocial for reviews and use another tool for LinkedIn?
Yes. Each tool provides its own embed code, so you can replace just the LinkedIn widget and leave other EmbedSocial widgets on the page.
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