Xi-Butler is a Chrome add-on at 27.73 € excl. VAT; ZingBot is a service at 135 € a month. The add-on wins the price tag. ZingBot wins the moment a TalentManager list has to be worked without anyone sitting in front of it.
Xi-Butler
Xi-Butler is a tool for one machine. Xi-Butler Professional 2.0 is a Google Chrome add-on from the digiware shop that runs only in Chrome on Windows and macOS and automates a large part of contact initiation and contact cultivation on XING. The same family includes “News Express Boy 2.0” for messages to contacts and “XING Visitor 2.0” for profile visits. For one person tending their network at their own desk, that is the right shape. For a team messaging candidates out of TalentManager, it is the wrong one.
Where an add-on runs out
A browser add-on runs on one machine, in one browser, for as long as that browser is open. For a recruiting team that means no shared state, no handover, nothing continuing when the laptop closes. And no route into XING TalentManager, which is where the candidates come from. Start a list on Friday and on Monday you have exactly as many replies as the open browser managed.
ZingBot
ZingBot is a service, and that changes Monday. You pull the list from a TalentManager search or project through the TalentManager import, write the message and follow-ups once, with salutation, title and last name, and ZingBot works it inside your own XING account. It stops as soon as someone replies; then you talk. One seat is one XING account, and you add seats for the team in ZingBot.
Pricing
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Xi-Butler Professional 2.0 | 27.73 € excl. VAT, subscription, billing period not stated |
| ZingBot Pro | 135 € a month per seat, 405 € a quarter, 1,500 € a year |
Xi-Butler price as of August 2026.
The 135 € does not buy one more feature in the browser. It buys the service that keeps running, the TalentManager import and one seat per XING account on the team. The first 7 days are free. XING’s limits and security checks apply to your account as always; what that means day to day is in our guide to safety.
Questions about ZingBot and Xi-Butler
What is Xi-Butler?
A Google Chrome add-on sold through the digiware shop that automates contact initiation and contact cultivation on XING. It runs on Windows and macOS in Chrome only, on the machine it is installed on, and only while the browser is open.
What is ZingBot?
A service that works a candidate list inside your own XING account. You pull the list from TalentManager or through the standard XING import, write the message and follow-ups once, and ZingBot stops as soon as someone replies. It keeps going when your laptop is closed.
Do Xi-Butler and ZingBot both work with XING?
Yes. Both automate actions in a XING account. Xi-Butler does it in the Chrome browser on one machine; ZingBot does it as a service with one seat per XING account.
What does Xi-Butler cost, and what does ZingBot cost?
Xi-Butler Professional 2.0 is listed at 27.73 € excl. VAT in the digiware shop, as a subscription with no billing period stated. ZingBot Pro costs 135 € a month per seat, 405 € a quarter or 1,500 € a year; the first 7 days are free.
Why does ZingBot cost more than an add-on?
You are paying for a different shape: a service that works your list without a browser staying open, with a TalentManager import, follow-ups with salutation, title and last name, and a stop on reply. For a team, add one seat per XING account.
Does ZingBot import candidates from XING TalentManager?
Yes. You import a search or a project from your own TalentManager and write the outreach once. It needs a TalentManager licence on your XING account.
Does ZingBot stop when a candidate replies?
Yes. The first reply ends the sequence for that person and the remaining follow-ups are not sent. You run the conversation; the list keeps going for everyone else.
Do XING's limits still apply with ZingBot?
Yes. ZingBot works in your own account, so XING's limits on contact requests and messages and XING's security checks apply. You answer a check yourself in XING; ZingBot does not get around it.
Does ZingBot work for a recruiting team?
Yes. One seat is one XING account; you add seats in ZingBot under Settings → Plan and see the cost before confirming. Everyone on the team works their list in their own XING account.
How do I switch from Xi-Butler to ZingBot?
Create an account, connect your XING account, pull a list from TalentManager or through the standard XING import, write the message and follow-ups once, start. You can uninstall the add-on afterwards. The first 7 days cost nothing.
Who should pick ZingBot?
Recruiters and teams who message candidates out of TalentManager and want the outreach to run without a Chrome window staying open. The more candidates a week, the more the service pays off.