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Side by side
| Sales Navigator Core | Apollo.io Basic | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $119.99/month ($89.99 annual) | $59/seat/month ($49 annual) |
| Core job | Find people and accounts on LinkedIn | Contact data and outreach |
| Search | 50+ filters on LinkedIn profiles | Filters on Apollo's database (240M contacts claimed) |
| Emails and phones | No | Yes, by credit |
| Outreach | 50 InMails a month | Email sequences included |
| Export | No CSV export on any plan | CSV export; 1 credit per net-new verified email |
| Free | 1-month trial | Permanent free plan |
Apollo on Sales Navigator pages
Apollo's help center says that on Sales Navigator search results you "can't select leads or take bulk prospecting actions from the extension". If Apollo data isn't shown on the Sales Navigator profile, it prompts you to open the standard LinkedIn profile.
So Apollo does not turn a Sales Navigator search into a list by itself.
Using both
- 1
Build the search in Sales Navigator
Use title, seniority, headcount and geography filters; keep it under 2,500 results.
- 2
Get the list out
Export the search to CSV (manually or with an exporter); keep profile URL and company columns.
- 3
Enrich in Apollo
Upload the CSV and spend credits only on the rows you will contact.
- 4
Sequence
Run the email sequence in Apollo and InMail the top accounts from Sales Navigator.
Using Apollo with Sales Navigator
Sales Navigator is better at finding the right people (50+ filters on LinkedIn's own profiles); Apollo is better at contact details. Many teams use both: build the list in Sales Navigator, then enrich it.
LinkedIn has no CSV export of Sales Navigator searches. Routes into a contact tool: LinkedIn's CRM sync (Advanced Plus only), the vendor's own extension (Lusha saves Sales Navigator tables in batches of 25, Cognism exports leads to your CRM), saving leads one by one, or exporting the search with a Sales Navigator scraper and uploading the CSV for enrichment. LinkedIn's User Agreement prohibits scraping, including through browser plugins, so that route carries account risk; see the safety guide.
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 Help: export account and lead information (checked 2026-10-20)
- LinkedIn Help: search result limits (checked 2026-10-20)
- Apollo.io pricing (checked 2026-10-20)
- Apollo Help: prospect on Sales Navigator with the extension (checked 2026-10-20)
- Apollo Help: export contacts to CSV (checked 2026-10-20)
- LinkedIn User Agreement (checked 2026-10-20)
Questions
Can Apollo replace Sales Navigator?
For contact data and outreach, yes. For finding people with LinkedIn's own, current profile data and filters like recent job changes, no.
Can Apollo export Sales Navigator searches?
No. Apollo's help center says the extension can't select leads or take bulk actions on Sales Navigator search results.
Export your next Sales Navigator search
500 rows a month free. Pro is $10/month with unlimited exports and a 7-day money-back guarantee.
