LinkedIn Sales Navigator vs Alien Prospector: which is right for you?

Both tools help you find and reach prospects on LinkedIn — but they serve very different purposes. Here's an honest breakdown.

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Sales Navigator is LinkedIn's own premium search and CRM tool. It gives you advanced search filters, lead recommendations, and CRM integrations. It does not automate outreach.

Cost: $99–$149/month per seat.

Alien Prospector

Alien Prospector is a Chrome Extension that automates the outreach side — saving leads, sending connection requests, running DM sequences, and tracking replies. It works on top of any LinkedIn account, including free.

Cost: Free–$79/month.

The key difference

Sales Navigator helps you find prospects. Alien Prospector helps you reach them at scale. Many power users use both together: Sales Navigator for advanced search, Alien Prospector to import and automate outreach to those results.

Which should you choose?

- If you need advanced search filters and CRM sync: Sales Navigator - If you need to automate outreach and manage your pipeline: Alien Prospector - If you need both: use them together