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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CaptivateIQ

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ACaptivateIQ in San Francisco offers their flagship sales commission management product designed to enable companies to manage and tailor mission critical sales incentive compensation programs for their workforce.N/A

    LinkedIn Sales Navigator

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ALinkedIn Sales Navigator is a sales intelligence software solution offered by LinkedIn.

    $79.99

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    CaptivateIQLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Editions & Modules
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    Professional
    $79.99
    per month
    Team
    $134.99
    per license
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
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    CaptivateIQLinkedIn Sales Navigator
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    CaptivateIQLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Considered Both Products
    CaptivateIQ
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    Captivate offers much more than Salesforce does on a much lighter platform at a significantly lower cost. We also see a possibly higher level of customization and better customer service in our interactions with Captivate IQ compared to Sales Force's arm of staff. Both are …
    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    Spiff is super sleek and a top contender, honestly, though the price point difference between Captivate and Spiff took Spiff off the table quickly for us. Sales Cookie: we used it for a bit as Captivate didn't have a Hubspot integration, but we quickly outgrew the software and …
    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    Far and away superior to the dynamics tool. The dynamics tool was abandoned and the managers had to spend to much time on commissions.
    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    CaptivateIQ was much more easy to use by all parties involved including finance, accounting, sales, customer success and marketing. CaptivateIQ was also much less expensive in tracking commissions and other areas of our payouts when compared to Salesforce and other comparable …
    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    It is designed to be clear and transparent. This is the end of Microsoft Excel and Google spreadsheets in my opinion. This is a very convenient solution for the team lead and the employees in the Sales area. Furthermore, if there is any mistake we can discuss that directly on …
    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    I have not reviewed another product besides internal processes which were mostly around Excel or Google sheets. This left lots of room for errors plus as our company's sales are scaling, manual processes were not the best fit for our payroll/finance team. I receive an email …
    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
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    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    I havent really used any other tools- i would just get an internal list of my sales back at my old companies
    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    This is the first automate compensation tracking tool I've used.
    Incentivized
    Chose CaptivateIQ
    Captivate is a great tool to use to keep your commission and earnings on track! And it's easy to use.
    Incentivized
    LinkedIn
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    350 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    68 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    236 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    56 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    350 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    66 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    206 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    175 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    Features
    CaptivateIQLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Sales ICM
    Comparison of Sales ICM features of CaptivateIQ and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    CaptivateIQ
    8.2
    337 Ratings
    4% above category average
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    -
    Ratings
    Sales compensation plan creation8.4271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex sales crediting8.5245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales compensation process automation9.1312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incentive auditing/regulation compliance8.1211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales compensation dashboards & forecasting8.2281 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incentive modeling8.2207 Ratings00 Ratings
    Agile incentive strategy8.1176 Ratings00 Ratings
    ICM mobile visibility6.6166 Ratings00 Ratings
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of CaptivateIQ and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    CaptivateIQ
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    7.7
    182 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings9.6182 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings9.5180 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings8.2176 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings4.3121 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings8.2175 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings6.3162 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of CaptivateIQ and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    CaptivateIQ
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings7.9159 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings8.4180 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings8.6175 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of CaptivateIQ and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    CaptivateIQ
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    8.2
    177 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.3136 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings7.6159 Ratings
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings8.3130 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings8.6173 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders00 Ratings8.2154 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings7.9155 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings6.9135 Ratings
    Tags00 Ratings8.8129 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings9.0163 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of CaptivateIQ and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    CaptivateIQ
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    6.6
    79 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sales email templates00 Ratings6.972 Ratings
    Append emails to records00 Ratings6.467 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CaptivateIQLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Everstage
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Spiff
    Score8.8 out of 10
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    CaptivateIQLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (353 ratings)
    7.0
    (184 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    5.5
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (53 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CaptivateIQLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CaptivateIQ
    In terms of setting up special incentive programs, it might be better to have those paid out directly. Sometimes the system needs to be manually updated if for say a special service is sold to a pre-existing company. On our end we have to create "new customers" to reflect these new structures of incentives. It still works on CIQ, but it would be helpful for something on the site to allow us to modify this directly.
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    LinkedIn
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator is hands down the best tool for identifying targeted contacts or leads. You can drill down on a company and look at its entire workforce, or search by the exact title that is your key target. The information is up to date, as people tend to keep their LinkedIn profiles current. In terms of other marketing functions LI Sales Navigator is extremely limited. BUT if you are looking to identify contacts for prospecting purposes, then this tool is what you need.
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    Pros
    CaptivateIQ
    • Employee Self-Service: CapIQ include self-service portals for employees. This allows them to access their compensation details, track their performance, and understand how their pay is structured.
    • Error reduction - Manual calculation of incentives and bonuses is prone to errors, especially in organizations with complex compensation structures involving multiple variables, such as sales targets, performance metrics, and different payout rates. These errors can result in underpayments, overpayments, or discrepancies in compensation, which can lead to dissatisfaction among employees.
    • Real-Time Updates: In dynamic environments, compensation plans may change frequently due to shifts in business goals or market conditions. Compensation incentive software can quickly adapt to these changes, ensuring that compensation calculations remain accurate even as plans are updated. CapIQ allowed me to track my incentives live.
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    LinkedIn
    • Search Functionality: LinkedIn Sales Navigator has one of the most powerful search functions. The filters are not unnecessary and some are very well thought of. You can drill down to finding a needle in a haystack of 20000 employee company when it comes to using LinkedIn Sales Navigator if done in the right manner.
    • Smart Links: Gone are the days of attached Decks. One can simply create their deck online using this feature on LinkedIn Sales Navigator, or even upload an existing ppt. A smart link is shareable as well as trackable for opens and clicks.
    • Fewer Clicks: With a single click, I can filter out decision-makers in any company. With a single click, I can import contacts from LinkedIn Sales Navigator to Salesforce. Lesser clicks are actually less stressful if you think.
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    Cons
    CaptivateIQ
    • Reporting is challenging. Even exporting payouts requires selecting a date, so if I want a full year of payouts for the entire team, I have to run 12 reports and combine the data. They have a reporting function, but it also requires a significant setup, and I have yet to figure out how to combine data from all of our plans with different columns.
    • Tracking down changes from prior periods can be tricky. This usually happens due to user error (whoops - admin set up something not quite right), but it might be nice to easily see what changed or why there is an increase or decrease from a prior period impacting the current payout.
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    LinkedIn
    • Inbox needs work - too much confusion around your LinkedIn inbox and Sales Nav inbox
    • Sorting - need a better, faster way to sort by for prospect lists and account lists
    • Only voluntarily shared information. No cross checking or using API’s like a ZoomInfo
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CaptivateIQ
    It fits our need and allows a lot of piece of mind. It has a lot of features we like and they keep innovativing and adding to it.
    Incentivized
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    LinkedIn
    This question is a no-brainer. The tool is the industry standard for anyone tied to sales and marketing. The name "LinkedIn Sales Navigator" is synonymous with streamlining relevant customer and account data in an easy to use format that is actionable and intelligent. The focus on continuous improvement and richer means of communicating with customers and prospects is evident each time new features are rolled out. The social component of the tool even includes a gamification component to ensure that peers remain relevant among each other, which is refreshing and enjoyable for those who engage the tool on a daily basis.
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    Usability
    CaptivateIQ
    I give this rating because I think that this works really well, and it helps our teams see things faster and we are able to keep up with pay outs, I give Captivate a 10/10 because I love the format and how quickly we are able to see the payouts
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    LinkedIn
    Overall, it's very user-friendly. It's hard for a tool to make sorting through loads of data easy, but Sales Nav does this very well. Its advanced search features enable us to be selective in finding the right people to talk to and connect with.
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    Support Rating
    CaptivateIQ
    We used support during our initial setup regarding statment errors. They were quick and concise to respond and help us solve our issues regarding this. They also directed us to the office hours that enabled us to learn of new features and upcoming announcements.
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    LinkedIn
    I would recommend LinkedIn Sales Navigator entirely. It has been the most user-friendly tool to use starting off in a sales role. I genuinely enjoy the navigation of the tool and how easy it is to save lists and see job changes within those lists. Generating leads and finding the most up to date information on prospects is all housed within this tool.
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    Implementation Rating
    CaptivateIQ
    I worked with a vendor to implement. CIQ support was very good. The implementation was very fast, particularly compared to other platforms
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    LinkedIn
    I am unsure of the rollout, as I was not involved. I was an early adopter, and I have had a lot of success with the tool personally at multiple organizations, but I have no idea whether the implementation process encountered any errors. I can personally say that it works, and that I have not encountered significant issues with the tool since adoption, although a few issues like messages showing up as being unread even though they have been opened have been an on-again/off-again issues throughout the past few years. Overall, the company is doing a great job, and our implementation seems to have been effective.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CaptivateIQ
    Spiff is super sleek and a top contender, honestly, though the price point difference between Captivate and Spiff took Spiff off the table quickly for us. Sales Cookie: we used it for a bit as Captivate didn't have a Hubspot integration, but we quickly outgrew the software and needed a more complex solution. Xactly just doesn't have a great user experience and level of customization needed for our plans. All of this to say, Captivate absolutely wins every time on value for cost and functionality compared to other solutions we have vetted.
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    LinkedIn
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator is much more valuable than Dice or Cognism, as we do most of our prospecting on LinkedIn. Therefore, it means we can build lists of our prospects based on activity, connections, and buying intention. With Cognism and Dice, you cannot do this as they do not work alongside the LinkedIn platform and, therefore, lack the functionality that is essential to what we are using the platform for.
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    Return on Investment
    CaptivateIQ
    • As a sales representative in this 700+ employee company, I couldn't tell you the ROI.
    • I will say it probably saves me an hour a month compared to traditional compensation reviews/approvals (think about PER representative)
    • There was an increase in sales representative satisfaction with commission tracking.
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    LinkedIn
    • Helped warm up a few leads that I was having trouble getting in touch with via phone and email
    • Allowed me to better identify the key stakeholders at companies I was targeting
    • Kept me up to date on what was happening with my prospects and their companies.
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    ScreenShots

    CaptivateIQ Screenshots

    Screenshot of Automatically syncs commission data to power commission reports in real-time across every team. Data sources can be integrated directly into the commission system.Screenshot of Customized user access and visibility into commission plans and data to meet security and compliance requirements.Screenshot of The Approvals workflow, where reps and managers can ensure every payout is correct before it’s distributed.Screenshot of Displays for business performance by team, comp plan, territory, or any other metric to make data-driven decisions.Screenshot of The reps' view into earnings, with a homepage and customizable commissions statements that outline how much they've earned, details by deal, and future earning potential to keep them motivated.