LinkedIn Sales Navigator vs. Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)

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
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Sugar Sell from SugarCRM is a collaborative CRM, allowing users to track and monitor activities, map each customer’s journey and automate as many workflows as you need to. Sugar Sell is presented by the vendor as lean, fast and integratable with anything. Sugar Sell replaces former editions of the SugarCRM product, including the SugarCRM Community Edition, the open source edition, which is discontinued.
$147
per month 3 users
Pricing
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Editions & Modules
Professional
$79.99
per month
Team
$134.99
per license
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Essentials
$49
per month per user (3 user minimum, 5 user maximum)
Sugar Enterprise
$85
per month per user (billed annually)
Advanced
$85
per month per user (3 user minimum)
Sugar Enterprise+
$135
per month per user (billed annually)
Premier
$135
per month per user (10 user minimum)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Free Trial
NoYes
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 NavigatorSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
8.1
174 Ratings
7% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
-
Ratings
Advanced search8.4174 Ratings00 Ratings
Identification of new leads8.3172 Ratings00 Ratings
List quality8.3168 Ratings00 Ratings
List upload/download7.9114 Ratings00 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting8.1167 Ratings00 Ratings
Load time/data access7.8154 Ratings00 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
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
-
Ratings
Contact information7.8151 Ratings00 Ratings
Company information8.0172 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry information8.3167 Ratings00 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
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
-
Ratings
Lead qualification process8.0128 Ratings00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations8.4151 Ratings00 Ratings
Salesforce integration7.5124 Ratings00 Ratings
Company/business profiles8.4165 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and reminders7.9147 Ratings00 Ratings
Data hygiene7.9147 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic data refresh7.9127 Ratings00 Ratings
Tags8.3122 Ratings00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation8.2156 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
7.9
73 Ratings
5% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
-
Ratings
Sales email templates7.866 Ratings00 Ratings
Append emails to records8.063 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.2
32 Ratings
7% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.831 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings7.927 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings8.525 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.225 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings8.725 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings7.823 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.129 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.2
23 Ratings
9% above category average
Case management00 Ratings8.823 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings7.716 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
7.9
24 Ratings
4% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.521 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.9
27 Ratings
16% above category average
Task management00 Ratings8.725 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.117 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.723 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.7
27 Ratings
14% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.723 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.724 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings8.726 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.8
28 Ratings
15% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings8.725 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings8.718 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.724 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.5
26 Ratings
2% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.120 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.2
18 Ratings
12% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.218 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.315 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.0
18 Ratings
11% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.718 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.412 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
8.1
19 Ratings
8% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.119 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
D&B Hoovers
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(175 ratings)
7.2
(58 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(3 ratings)
8.2
(26 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(5 ratings)
8.1
(9 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
LinkedIn Sales NavigatorSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
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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SugarCRM
The way Community Tax uses Sugar from a users point of view is, it can house a lot of information for either a company or individual with the option of adding additional sub cases . The down side is there are licenses issued per user and 1 per user is not enough because most of the time we are multitasking. Therefore a program/software would be more suitable instead of using a URL.
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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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SugarCRM
  • Great way to keep myself organized. I do not miss appointments with clients since within the system I can input my appointment time and also send out a reminder to my clients.
  • It has a nice layout [that] does not seem to be cluttered. I find it to be very user friendly.
  • It has customizable dashboards which I find beneficial
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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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SugarCRM
  • The back-end programming (logical hooks) for advanced customizations could benefit from a more user-friendly interface
  • General layout could be improved by the addition of modern templates to customize the standard look and feel
  • Support communities could be further improved with the addition of videos on how to do specific configuration, modules.
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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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SugarCRM
Our organization will continue to use Sugar as long as it remains cost effective and it addresses the majority of our needs. I will, however, recommend looking into other options once our needs increase and there is additional budget for some bigger named and more robust platform options. I feel if the application was friendlier to end users we would get better productivity as well.
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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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SugarCRM
There's a learning curve associated with Sugar. Right away, it's not as easy as an out-of-the-box CRM. Once you learn how to use Sugar, the system fits what your needs are. With any other CRM, you'd be trying to figure out how your company can best fit the CRM. You don't want to change your business cycle for your CRM, the CRM should fit your business cycle.
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Reliability and Availability
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
SugarCRM has never been down for us.
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Performance
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
No response time issues ever. Very productive due to its ease of use.
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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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SugarCRM
The support overall at least for us has been phenomenal. Anytime that the system has any Issues at all IT gets in contact from someone from support to get the system back up and running. Have never gone more than 30 minutes with the system not working. So overall I will be definetely recommending this system in any other company that I may work for in the future.
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In-Person Training
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
We feel clasroom training is essential to ensure user adoption and buy-in. Video and on-line training courses gave their place but being in a classroom setting enables the Team to make any potential CRM issues visble right up front.
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Online Training
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
Only part of an implemementation as noted previously.
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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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SugarCRM
Study, study, and study. Be prepared to train everyday until all processes are flowing nicely. The CRM is the elephant and figuring out where to take the first bite can be a challenge. But there is only one way to eat this elephant, one bite at a time. Systematic planning is very important.
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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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SugarCRM
Sugar Sell is the only product we found that met the needs of everyone involved in the evaluation process. It can be customized to accomplish just about anything you need, and trust me....we pushed the limits on that. It is a product that our users actually enjoy using which in itself contributes to productivity. We used other CRM tools in the past, and the discontent from our users resulted in consistently declining use and ultimately dropping those products.
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Scalability
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
Works from 2-300 Users in our experience.
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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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SugarCRM
  • Overall seems to be more expensive than other subscription based CRMs.
  • Has positively impact our sales team to make more efficient and accountability among sales teams. Also allows for high level aggregated reporting
  • Has been impactful for all teams, not only sales to track individual activity on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
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