LinkedIn Sales Navigator vs. PersistIQ

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
LinkedIn Sales Navigator is a sales intelligence software solution offered by LinkedIn.
$79.99
per month
PersistIQ
Score 4.1 out of 10
N/A
PersistIQ is a sales intelligence solution. The solution integrates with Salesforce as well as marketing automation platforms.N/A
Pricing
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorPersistIQ
Editions & Modules
Professional
$79.99
per month
Team
$134.99
per license
Enterprise
Contact sales team
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorPersistIQ
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorPersistIQ
Considered Both Products
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Chose LinkedIn Sales Navigator
I'd consider discovering and navigator as complementing tools. I use Navigator to find the leads I'm looking for because their data is more accurate, IMO since it is updated by the lead themselves. Then I jump to discovering their contact information like phone numbers, email, …
PersistIQ
Chose PersistIQ
I've used both PersistIQ and Outreach in the past 2 years, so I feel my comparisons should still be fairly accurate. Persist is better for smaller, earlier stage companies looking for a cheaper and easy sales automation tool. Outreach is definitely the more powerful and …
Chose PersistIQ
I haven't used many other mass email tools, but when I was investigating, PersistIQ was a very good bang for the buck. They are a relatively small investment for the technology, compared to their competitors. I also love that I can always email or use the widget to reach …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorPersistIQ
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
8.1
174 Ratings
7% above category average
PersistIQ
1.7
12 Ratings
127% below category average
Advanced search8.4174 Ratings1.08 Ratings
Identification of new leads8.3172 Ratings1.06 Ratings
List quality8.3168 Ratings1.06 Ratings
List upload/download7.8114 Ratings5.012 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting8.1167 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Load time/data access7.8154 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
8.0
172 Ratings
6% above category average
PersistIQ
1.0
5 Ratings
153% below category average
Contact information7.8151 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Company information8.0172 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Industry information8.2167 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
8.0
169 Ratings
8% above category average
PersistIQ
1.9
12 Ratings
118% below category average
Lead qualification process8.0128 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations8.4151 Ratings1.04 Ratings
Salesforce integration7.4124 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Company/business profiles8.3165 Ratings1.04 Ratings
Alerts and reminders7.9147 Ratings1.111 Ratings
Data hygiene7.9147 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Automatic data refresh7.8127 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Tags8.2122 Ratings1.09 Ratings
Filters and segmentation8.2156 Ratings1.09 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
7.8
73 Ratings
3% above category average
PersistIQ
3.0
12 Ratings
86% below category average
Sales email templates7.766 Ratings3.011 Ratings
Append emails to records7.963 Ratings3.09 Ratings
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User Ratings
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorPersistIQ
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(175 ratings)
2.8
(12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorPersistIQ
Likelihood to Recommend
LinkedIn
Flexible Saved Searches: I love how we can save a very complex search created for future use so that we don't have to repeat it again and again. The cherry on the top is that you can even share this saved search with your other colleagues having the LinkedIn Sales Navigator license. Access to Decision Makers: With a single click, I can filter out decision-makers in any company. This is again a time saver in many ways. Alerts and Reminders: which can be set custom-based covering specific use cases. For example - if prospect A changes companies today, I can get an alert for it on my email (the only drawback being I need to manually save this prospect in a list first).
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PersistIQ
PersistIQ is well suited for outbound marketing. It's great for setting up sales and marketing campaigns to new and prospective clients. The fact that PersistIQ emails are basic (they look like normal personal emails) and easy to personalize, makes the whole process feel more genuine than, say, MailChimp. PersistIQ won't replace a bulk emailing tool or CRM. It serves a different purpose than, for example, Marketo or MailChimp, two products we also use
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Pros
LinkedIn
  • Lists - Very intuitive, simple, way to create and track prospects for campaign purposes
  • InMails - The ability to send direct messages to prospects via InMails can be a differentiator for some reps
  • News Feed - Stay up to date on organizations you are targeting to send relevant messages that resonate
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PersistIQ
  • Integrates well with tools that work with LinkedIn Sales Navigator to scrap lead emails.
  • Makes it easy to manage large-scale cold email campaigns with 3+ steps.
  • When a prospect replies to an email, it doesn't send them any of the automated emails which allow me to follow-up with those warm leads correctly.
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Cons
LinkedIn
  • LinkedIn Sales Navigator is very powerful, but not super well documented.
  • The tool does not allow for the export of list names, which is disappointing for a tool at this price.
  • LinkedIn's search is loosey goosey, you'll find that it includes names that just barely fit the criteria.
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PersistIQ
  • I wish there was a way to send more than 1,000 emails per day.
  • If it had more integrations with data scrapers or ways to add new leads it would be much better.
  • I'd like a way to go deeper into a lot of my stats on various emails.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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PersistIQ
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Usability
LinkedIn
It lets you pull people with specific titles in specific areas and with the criteria you choose--job changes, mutual connections based on schools, roles, and companies, etc. It is easy to upload these lists into other software or download and save them to a drive.
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PersistIQ
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
LinkedIn
The tool speaks for itself, but the support is definitely a significant portion of why we use the tool. The company cares about their customer's success and it shows. We do not have to wait for long periods of time for the support team to respond; they do so in a timely manner, and virtually always with relevant insights and solutions.
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PersistIQ
Terrible; non-existent. Weeks without replies, and no improvements in 4 months.
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Implementation Rating
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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PersistIQ
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
LinkedIn
linkedin has way better data cleanup and relevant contact information. It provides a great insight into how to target personally your prospects, and gives great engagement highlights. ZoomInfo is sometimes outdated, the prospect has moved companies or is no longer employed there-- alot of filtering through the weeds can be hard if you are trying to hit high metrics and make your time valuable
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PersistIQ
We decided on PersistIQ because it was cheaper than the incumbents and as we were starting we wanted to see if this would be helpful or relevant to us. We later discovered Apollo.io and we might switch to them as they are also cheap and look better, but we might also get back to manual emailing and Linkedin connecting.
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Return on Investment
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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PersistIQ
  • Using PersistIQ has allowed us to engage more people more quickly than other outbound processes. So, more leads.
  • We're able to understand message performance more rapidly and readily having used PersistIQ.
  • PersistIQ has improved our bottom line by getting us more leads. So, increased ROI.
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