Instantly vs LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Two Outbound tools side by side: what each does, what it costs and who it suits.

The verdict Side by side Plans and pricing Who each is for Other options

The verdict

On the data we hold, Instantly comes out ahead. Here is why, point by point.

What the data says

Instantly covers more of the features we compared: 5 of 5, against 3.
Instantly starts lower, at $85/mo against $89.99/mo.
In our Outbound ranking, Instantly places 3 and LinkedIn Sales Navigator 22 of 33.

Side by side

Instantly and LinkedIn Sales Navigator compared
9 points compared	Instantly	LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Starts at	$85/mo	$89.99/mo
Free plan	No	No
API	Yes	Not known yet
MCP server	Yes	Not known yet
Built-in lead database	Yes	Yes
Built-in outreach (sequences/dialer)	Yes	No
Buyer intent data	Yes	Yes
Strong EU/GDPR coverage	Yes	Yes
Website visitor de-anonymisation	Yes	No
Links	Visit	Visit

Plans and pricing

Instantly

StarterBundle with 5,000 emails per month, 1,000 uploaded contacts and 1,500 credits.$94/mo
ScaleBundle with 100,000 emails per month, 25,000 uploaded contacts and 5,000 credits.$194/mo
AgencyBundle with 500,000 emails per month, 100,000 uploaded contacts and 10,000 credits.$555/mo

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

CoreFor individual sellers; $1,079.88 per year when billed annually (25% off).$119.99/mo/seat
AdvancedFor sales teams; $1,799.88 per year when billed annually (6% off).$159.99/mo/seat

Prices as the vendors list them. They change often; the final price is on their sites.

Who each is for

Choose Instantly if…

B2B founders, agencies and outbound teams that run cold email at volume across many mailboxes and need warmup, rotation and one reply inbox without building the sending infrastructure themselves.

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Choose LinkedIn Sales Navigator if…

B2B founders and sales teams who prospect on LinkedIn and need deeper search, saved lists, lead alerts and InMail to find and reach the right buyers.

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