HG Insights Platform vs. LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HG Insights Platform
Score 4.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
The HG Insights platform provides a view into global industries, markets, and companies allowing users to identify the most valuable opportunities and build strategies to maximize revenue and accelerate growth.N/A
LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail
Score 8.9 out of 10
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LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (formerly Rapportive) is a free Chrome Extension that shows an email recipient's LinkedIn details within the user's Gmail inbox, and allows users to jump to the contact's LinkedIn profile. Rapportive was acquired by LinkedIn in 2012. In November 2017, LinkedIn released a new version of Rapportive called Sales Navigator Lite for Gmail, which makes some features of LinkedIn Sales Navigator accessible from within user's email inbox. A subscription toN/A
Pricing
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Features
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Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
HG Insights Platform
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Ratings
LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Advanced search00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Identification of new leads00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
List quality00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
List upload/download00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Load time/data access00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
HG Insights Platform
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LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail
9.0
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15% above category average
Contact information00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Company information00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Industry information00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
HG Insights Platform
-
Ratings
LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail
6.9
Ratings
7% below category average
Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Salesforce integration00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Company/business profiles00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Alerts and reminders00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data hygiene00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Automatic data refresh00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Tags00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
HG Insights Platform
-
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LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail
7.5
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1% above category average
Sales email templates00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Append emails to records00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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Usability
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
The HG Insights Platform has helped us with GTM planning as we segment accounts amongst our verticals. There are verticals with specific tech stacks that we would like to prioritize, and HG Insights allows us to do that. The account scoring allows us to prioritize outreach efforts. We are able to use the technographics to weigh scoring and assign those accounts out accordingly.
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This product allows seamless integration between Gmail and LinkedIn Sales Navigator and imports data directly into our sales intel system. It is valuable to help map relationships and create timely sales pushes for key accounts. It would be valuable to have more robust integration with CRM systems like Salesforce and more reliable and robust contact information as well.
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Pros
  • It works great for seeing if the site or app for a company is hosted on AWS.
  • Intricately uses a different approach (vs the other tools we use) - which helps confirm from another angle.
  • It has a great google chrome plug-in.
  • UI/UX is modern and clean.
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  • Has many filter capabilities for me to find exactly who I am looking for.
  • Integrates with other prospecting tools to create a well rounded with the information it can collect.
  • Integrates with SFDC- automatically uploads them as leads.
  • Integrates with Salesloft for me to easily start the cadence.
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Cons
  • integration with SFDC could be better
  • Sometime provides back an incorrect/no match when a better is available from an uploaded file, though this is getting slightly better
  • A way to gauge how many hits you will get off an intent topic before selecting them so you don't feel like one is going to waste could be useful.
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  • Sometimes it tells me I need to log into my LinkedIn profile when I've already logged in. It's weird. It seems to be when the email address is not found. Instead of just saying the email is not found, it tells me I need to log in. Just something I've noticed.
  • Sometimes I get this weird thing where I go to compose an email and instead of having it open all the way to the right, it opens all the way to my left. I'm pretty sure Rapportive is what's causing it. It doesn't happen very often but sometimes I see that.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Rapportive is simple and great at what it does. Plus I anticipate they'll probably add more features in the future.
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Usability
It’s very easy to use, and the team is very responsive and friendly to work with. The information is unique and usable and can complement some of the data we get from call recordings. The integration with Salesforce is easy to implement and offers good insights into our database.
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The user interface is very user-friendly and easy to navigate. The workflow is an easy thing to incorporate into your day-to-day as a sales person. It’s very rare that I come across a glitch or website slowness. The collaborative Aspect is also a plus when I am working with others on my sales team
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Support Rating
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Alternatives Considered
We have evaluated all of these vendors and some are used in tangent with the HG Insights Platform. We found that for technographic data in particular HG gave the best coverage, but a few of these do help "fill the gaps" when occasion calls. We also use multiple intent engines to help verify trends rather than being reliant on one platform. Other vendors also offer contact data as well which is integral for our outbound marketing campaigns which HG does not cover. Overall HG does perhaps stack up better than some of these however, it is only one source of data and using multiple is necessary to give a reliable result.
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LinkedIn Sales Navigator continues to be a key part of our marketing strategy. We use it to manage our lead pipeline, connect with new potential customers and manage our existing clients. We started using Sales Navigator because our sales reps weren't as connected as they should be on LinkedIn. The product allows our reps to be more connected, and we're finding more opportunities by being more connected.
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Return on Investment
  • I don't massively get involved in financial matters, but the propensity models we use internally to help run our campaigns are certainly a big factor when our sales people approach our clients.
  • Every campaign sold now comes with a flat data fee for us to run and use a propensity model for the activity we complete on behalf of our clients.
  • Whilst the client will never see the raw data behind the model (of which HG does play a part along with our other data sources) they are briefed on the methodology and reasoning behind them.
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  • Really lets me leverage my entire business network
  • Empowers me to see the prospect's whole picture (who they know, where they went, what they do) and take advantage of that opening
  • We have no other system like it, so it's irreplaceable for us
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ScreenShots

HG Insights Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of the welcome screen.Screenshot of the HG Insights Opportunity Generator.Screenshot of HG Insights' Market Analyzer, used to interactively explore and act on your total addressable market, competitive dynamics, and whitespace with speed and confidence.