GrowthSync and LinkedIn
LinkedIn is the place your work history lives. GrowthSync is built for a narrower job: putting business owners in front of the specific people who fit what they sell and what they need. Here is what is genuinely different.
The short answer
LinkedIn is a professional network built around your career history, a feed, connections and followers, and it is widely used for hiring and job seeking. GrowthSync is for entrepreneurs, founders and business owners: you are matched on what your business offers against what other members are looking for, and nobody can message you until you have both said yes. LinkedIn is far larger; GrowthSync is newer and smaller, and focused on business owners rather than everyone with a job.
At a glance
- Who it is for
- GrowthSyncEntrepreneurs, founders and business ownersLinkedInAnyone with a career, employees and recruiters included
- How you meet people
- GrowthSyncA match score from what you offer against what they need, in both directionsLinkedInConnections, search, the feed and followers
- Messages
- GrowthSyncOnly after both people say yesLinkedInFrom your connections, and from outside your network through paid InMail
- What gets attention
- GrowthSyncFit between two businesses, the same score for every viewerLinkedInPosting regularly and building a following
- Events
- GrowthSyncMember-hosted, found by subject, city and distance; one free hosted event a monthLinkedInEvents tied to pages and profiles, promoted to followers
- Size
- GrowthSyncNew and still smallLinkedInOne of the largest professional networks in the world
- Cost to start
- GrowthSyncFree, permanentlyLinkedInFree, with paid Premium plans
They are built for different jobs
LinkedIn organises people around their careers: where you worked, what your title was, who you know. That is very good for hiring, for job seeking and for keeping in touch with former colleagues.
GrowthSync organises people around their businesses: what you sell, what you are looking for right now, your industry, your stage and where you are. It exists for one kind of person, someone running or building a business, and one kind of outcome, meeting the specific people who can move that business forward.
Matching instead of a feed
On LinkedIn, getting noticed mostly means posting and building a following. On GrowthSync there is no feed to win. Discover shows you one member at a time with a score out of 100, worked out from the two profiles. The heaviest part is whether one side offers what the other says it is looking for, checked in both directions, then shared goals, markets, location, industry and stage.
Every member sees the same score for the same person, whatever plan either of you is on, so being chosen depends on fit rather than on volume.
An inbox you asked for
Nobody can message you on GrowthSync until you have both said yes to each other. There is no paid way around it. The result is a short inbox made of people who chose to talk to you.
You do not have to choose
Your LinkedIn profile is your CV, and there is no reason to give it up. GrowthSync does a different job: finding the client, supplier, partner or co-founder who fits your business, and meeting them in communities, at events and through opportunities they post. It is free to join and the free plan is permanent.
Common questions
Is GrowthSync an alternative to LinkedIn?
It does a narrower job. LinkedIn is built around careers, a feed and followers. GrowthSync is for business owners and matches them on what their businesses offer and need, with no messaging until both people agree.
Can people message me without connecting, like InMail?
No. On GrowthSync a conversation only opens when both people have said yes, and there is no paid way to message someone who has not.
Is GrowthSync bigger than LinkedIn?
No. LinkedIn is one of the largest professional networks in the world. GrowthSync is new and much smaller, and focused only on entrepreneurs, founders and business owners.
Meet the business owners who fit what you are building.
Joining is free, your profile takes a few minutes, and the free plan is permanent.