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The short answer
Core and Advanced share the core search and 50 InMail credits. Advanced adds team features and some intent and TeamLink filters; Advanced Plus adds CRM integration.
| You are | Plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A freelancer, founder or solo SDR | Core | Everything you use day to day, for US$40 a month less than Advanced. |
| A team of 2-5 sellers | Advanced | TeamLink, shared reporting, seat management; buyable online up to five seats. |
| A team living in Salesforce, HubSpot or Dynamics | Advanced Plus | CRM Sync, lead creation from Sales Navigator, embedded profiles. |
| Someone who mainly wants leads in a spreadsheet | Core | No plan has a CSV export, so paying more does not help. |
Feature comparison
Some filters depend on plan: Viewed your Company Page recently, Product Category Intent and Executive TeamLink need Advanced or Advanced Plus, and Past customer needs Advanced Plus.
LinkedIn's own pages disagree on team features: the help article and comparison table list TeamLink, seat management, team reporting and CSV upload on Advanced, while a footnote on the Premium comparison page says Advanced Plus, or Advanced bought through a sales rep. If one of these is your reason to upgrade, confirm with LinkedIn before buying. More on TeamLink.
| Feature | Core | Advanced | Advanced Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (US, billed monthly) | US$119.99 | US$159.99 | Quote |
| 50+ search filters, alerts, Lead and Account IQ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Relationship Explorer and Relationship Map | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| InMail credits per month (max 150) | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TeamLink | No | Yes | Yes |
| Buyer Intent, Smart Links, team reporting | No | Yes | Yes |
| Seat management, central billing | No | Yes | Yes |
| Account list CSV upload | No | Yes | Yes, plus CRM import |
| CRM Sync and embedded profiles | No | No | Yes |
| Sales Navigator for Microsoft Teams | No | No | Yes |
| Self-serve free trial | Yes | Yes | No |
When Advanced is worth the extra US$40
If none of these apply, the extra US$480 a year (monthly billing; US$720 on annual) buys nothing you will use.
- Your colleagues have large networks in your target accounts, so TeamLink finds warm intros.
- You share content and want Smart Links to see who opened it.
- A manager needs to assign seats and see team usage.
- You want to upload a target account list from CSV to build an account list fast.
When Advanced Plus is worth a sales call
Advanced Plus is the only plan with CRM integration. CRM Sync imports your CRM accounts and contacts into Sales Navigator and can write InMails, notes and calls back to the CRM. It is also the only official way to create CRM leads from Sales Navigator. See Sales Navigator CRM integration for what syncs with each CRM.
Getting your leads out of Sales Navigator
LinkedIn does not offer a CSV or Excel export of leads or accounts on any plan. Its official route out is CRM Sync on Advanced Plus.
None of the three plans exports search results to CSV or Excel.
If you are on Core or Advanced and want a spreadsheet, the options are copying rows by hand, a Sales Navigator scraper that runs in your browser, or a cloud tool. Our guide to export Sales Navigator leads compares them.
Know the rule before you pick one: LinkedIn's User Agreement prohibits scraping or copying the Services, including through browser plugins and add-ons, and LinkedIn says extensions may limit your searches or lead to restrictions. The safety guide covers that risk in full.
Related
Sources
Checked by hand on the dates shown. Vendors change plans, prices and limits without notice, so confirm on the linked page before you buy.
- LinkedIn: Sales Navigator compare plans (checked 2026-10-20)
- LinkedIn: Premium vs Sales Navigator (checked 2026-10-20)
- LinkedIn Help: TeamLink (checked 2026-10-20)
- LinkedIn Help: CRM integrations (checked 2026-10-20)
- LinkedIn Help: export account and lead information (checked 2026-10-20)
Questions
What is the difference between Sales Navigator Core and Advanced?
Same core search and 50 InMail credits; a few intent and TeamLink filters need Advanced. Advanced adds TeamLink, Smart Links, Buyer Intent, team reporting, seat management and account list CSV upload, for US$159.99 a month against US$119.99 for Core.
Does Sales Navigator Core include TeamLink?
No. LinkedIn lists TeamLink on Advanced and Advanced Plus only.
Which Sales Navigator plan integrates with Salesforce?
Only Advanced Plus. LinkedIn says CRM integration is only available for Advanced Plus users.
Can I export leads on Advanced?
No. LinkedIn offers no CSV or XLS export of leads or accounts on any plan. Advanced Plus can push leads into a supported CRM.
Export your next Sales Navigator search
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