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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Detective

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADetective (formerly Charlie App) helps salespeople to find high quality prospects, identify their pains and initiatives, and suggests relevant first touch messaging. Its precision targeting aims to displace a spray-and-pray approach to sales.N/A

    LinkedIn Sales Navigator

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ALinkedIn Sales Navigator is a sales intelligence software solution offered by LinkedIn.

    $79.99

    per month

    Pricing
    DetectiveLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Professional
    $79.99
    per month
    Team
    $134.99
    per license
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DetectiveLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    DetectiveLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Considered Both Products
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
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    LinkedIn
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    68 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    56 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    66 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    Features
    DetectiveLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Detective and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    Detective
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    88% below category average
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    7.5
    179 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Load time/data access3.01 Ratings7.4159 Ratings
    Advanced search00 Ratings7.9179 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings7.5177 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings7.6173 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings6.9118 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings7.8172 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Detective and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    Detective
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    7.1
    177 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Contact information9.01 Ratings7.3156 Ratings
    Company information9.01 Ratings7.1177 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings6.8172 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Detective and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    Detective
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    7.0
    174 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Lead qualification process00 Ratings5.7133 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings7.1156 Ratings
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings6.3128 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings8.5170 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders00 Ratings7.5152 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings6.4152 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings6.5132 Ratings
    Tags00 Ratings6.3126 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings9.1160 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Detective and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Feature
    Detective
    -
    Ratings
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    6.2
    77 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Sales email templates00 Ratings6.670 Ratings
    Append emails to records00 Ratings5.865 Ratings
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    DetectiveLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Small Businesses
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    UpLead
    Score9.7 out of 10
    UpLead
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail
    Score8.9 out of 10
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DetectiveLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (180 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DetectiveLinkedIn Sales Navigator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    If you are in any type of sales, and meeting with people, it is a must. If you already know you contact well, it doesn't have as much value for that particular meeting. Also I wish there was a way to not sync internal meetings, as it just provides clutter, and I don't need info on those people.
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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
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    • They easily connect with my Outlook to sync my upcoming meetings.
    • It provides me with the social profiles of people I am meeting with.
    • It gives me the ability to have all my info about my contact in one place to easily review.
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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
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    • At times it doesn't pull a social profile for the contact correctly, or at all, when I know the person has a profile.
    • The interface is a little clunky, and the font is too large. It could be a lot smaller and still effective.
    • It takes a lot of time to sync at points, which is frustrating.
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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
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    The thing that Charlie does best is it aggregates everything in one place. It allows me to have a one-stop shop, that I can quickly review prior to heading into a meeting. People are usually amazed with the amount of info that Charlie can give you, and it almost always works its way into my sales call.
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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
    Detective. (Charlie Contacts Corp.)
    • The info I pull from Charlie prior to the meeting is almost always brought up as a conversation starter.
    • Charlie helps my relationships go deeper than just surface level info.
    • The ability to go deeper in my relationships while using Charlie has absolutely closed me business.
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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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