We all know LinkedIn’s free version and how well it can help us scale our business. But LinkedIn also offers a wide variety of paid plans.
We’re here today to break down the plans, uses, and pricing!
This would be the free version.
This version is a great starting point when you want to start on LinkedIn. You can easily learn the ropes, without having to commit to any paid plans.
You can create your own content and engage with your peers and other members of your industry.
Although the search filters may not be as extensive as with other subscriptions, you can still narrow your search down quite a lot. Especially, once you learn how to use Boolean search.
Sales Navigator is a LinkedIn tool specifically designed for sales professionals.
Currently, Sales Navigator is your best bet if you want to expand your network (and your business) on LinkedIn.
But what can you do with Sales Navigator?
Pricing starts at $79.99 per month when billed annually, and increases for other tiers.
Sales Navigator is divided into three main tiers:
→ Sales Navigator Advanced Plus
Sales Navigator Core’s pricing is $79.99 and includes a one-month free trial.
This version includes features such as advanced searches, account and lead alerts, and personalized messaging capabilities.
Some other useful features included in Sales Navigator Core are:
Sales Navigator Advanced’s price is $130.68 with a one-month free trial.
Sales Navigator Advanced is an upgraded LinkedIn Sales Navigator version offering additional features and capabilities beyond the core version.
These features include more sophisticated search filters, enhanced lead recommendations, advanced insights and analytics, and additional tools for managing and tracking sales activities.
The Advanced version is designed for sales professionals and teams who require more advanced functionality to optimize their prospecting and selling efforts on LinkedIn.
The Sales Navigator Advanced Plus plan pricing is under request.
This plan is better suited for larger enterprises who wish to integrate their CRM with Sales Navigator. Although features are only available for Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
Aside from all the features included in the previous Sales Navigator plans, Sales Navigator Advanced Plus also offers:
LinkedIn Premium covers a large range of plans, as it includes all plans in Recruiter and Sales Navigator. However, in this section, we’ll deal with proper Premium plans.
We find three plans:
LinkedIn Basic (free plan), LinkedIn Premium Career ($29.99 approx.), and LinkedIn Premium Business ($59.99 approx.).
This plan is designed for job seekers and career professionals who want to stand out to recruiters and hiring managers.
Pricing starts at around $29.99 per month when billed annually.
This plan provides various features and tools to help users stand out in their job search and professional networking efforts.
Some key features of LinkedIn Premium Career include:
Users get 15 InMail credits per month, allowing them to send messages to anyone on LinkedIn, even if they're not connections.
Users can see more insights about who's viewed their profile, including details such as job titles, companies, and locations of profile viewers.
Access to LinkedIn Learning courses covering a wide range of topics, including professional development, job search strategies, and skills enhancement.
Enhanced search filters help users find and connect with professionals, recruiters, and hiring managers who may be relevant to their career goals.
Users can see how they compare to other applicants when applying for jobs on LinkedIn, helping them understand their strengths and areas for improvement.
Geared towards professionals who want to grow their network, generate leads, and enhance their professional brand.
Pricing starts at $59.99 per month when billed annually.
This plan provides access to various features and tools designed to help users and organizations achieve their business objectives.
Some key features of LinkedIn Premium Business include:
Users receive 45 InMail credits per month, allowing them to reach out to prospects, clients, and partners directly through LinkedIn messages.
Enhanced search filters enable users to find and connect with decision-makers, influencers, and potential clients within their target industries and geographic regions.
Users gain access to insights about who's viewed their profile, helping them identify potential leads and engage with them effectively.
Access to LinkedIn Learning courses covering topics such as sales, marketing, leadership, and business development, empowering users to enhance their skills and knowledge.
Users can access detailed insights about companies, including their size, industry, and growth trends, to identify potential business opportunities and partnerships.
Users can track competitors and industry trends to stay informed about market developments and adjust their strategies accordingly.
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform offered by LinkedIn that provides a wide range of courses and tutorials covering various topics such as business, technology, creative skills, and professional development.
Its pricing is divided into Career, for individuals, and Teams.
LinkedIn Learning Career costs $39.99 for a monthly subscription.
LinkedIn Learning Teams costs $379.88 per seat per year, for teams with 2-20 users, whereas larger teams are set at $203.88 per year (approximately)
All plans offer a one-month free trial.
Some key features of LinkedIn Learning include:
LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of courses covering topics such as leadership, project management, data science, programming languages, graphic design, marketing, and more.
Courses are taught by industry experts, professionals, and thought leaders who share their knowledge and insights through engaging video lectures.
Users can access courses anytime, anywhere, and on any device, making it convenient to fit learning into their busy schedules.
LinkedIn Learning uses algorithms to recommend courses based on users' interests, skills, and career goals, helping them discover relevant content tailored to their needs.
Many courses include interactive quizzes, exercises, and projects to reinforce learning and allow users to apply their new skills in real-world scenarios.
Upon completing a course, users receive a certificate of completion that they can add to their LinkedIn profile to showcase their skills and achievements to potential employers and professional connections.
Understand your learners’ learning activity, engagement, and most popular courses
Due to LinkedIn’s vagueness on pricing, there’s not much information out there and it tends to vary quite a lot, but according to HeroHunt these are Recruiter’s pricing for 2024:
Source: LinkedIn
Tailored for recruiters and hiring managers who want to find and engage top talent.
Some key features of LinkedIn Recruiter Lite include:
Recruiters can use 20 powerful search filters and criteria to find candidates based on factors such as location, industry, skills, experience, and more.
Although you cannot access people from outside your network. Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd connections.
LinkedIn Recruiter Lite allows recruiters to send 30 personalized InMail messages.
Recruiters can use LinkedIn Recruiter Lite to organize and manage candidate profiles, track their interactions and communication history, and collaborate with team members on recruiting efforts.
Recruiters can create and maintain talent pools of potential candidates for future hiring needs. They can save candidate profiles, tag them with relevant keywords or categories, and set reminders to follow up with them at a later time.
The only downside is that reporting is not included.
LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate is a premium subscription plan offered by LinkedIn specifically tailored for larger organizations and enterprises with extensive recruiting needs. It provides advanced tools and features to help corporate recruiting teams source, engage, and manage candidates effectively on the LinkedIn platform.
Some features you may find in LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate include:
Recruiters can access 40 advanced search filters and criteria to find candidates based on specific requirements such as location, industry, skills, experience, and more.
You can find all available LinkedIn profiles.
LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate allows recruiters to send 150 personalized InMail messages per month.
Recruiters can organize and manage candidate profiles, track their interactions and communication history, and collaborate with team members on recruiting efforts.
LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate enables recruiters to create and maintain talent pools of potential candidates for future hiring needs. You can save candidate profiles, tag them with relevant keywords or categories, and set reminders to follow up with them at a later time.
The Corporate plan includes features for team collaboration, allowing multiple recruiters to work together on recruiting projects, share candidate profiles and insights, and coordinate their efforts more effectively.
LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate provides access to advanced analytics and reporting tools, allowing recruiters to track key metrics such as candidate engagement, response rates, and hiring pipeline performance.
Disclaimer! ⚠️
LinkedIn is not 100% open about their pricing, so pricing from this article may vary if you decide to contact LinkedIn sales.
Nonetheless, before you commit to a paid LinkedIn plan make sure you set your goals and understand what plan suits your needs the best. There are tons of them!
G2 Rating | Price | Best for | Standout feature | Con | |
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4.9 star star star star star | $30/mo $75/mo $2,999/mo | Large, distributed sales teams | AI evaluation precision, gamified KPIs | Lack of tracking system | |
4.6 star star star star star-half | Not publicly available | Sales operations and finance teams | Powerful configurability | Limited training resources and complex to navigate | |
4.4 star star star star star-half | Not publicly available | Mid-market and enterprise businesses | Comprehensive incentive management | Potentially high cost and steep learning curve | |
4.7 star star star star star-half | $15/user/mo $40/user/mo Enterprise: custom price | Complex sales structures and businesses of all sizes | Complex sales structures and businesses of all sizes | Steep learning curve | |
4.6 star star star star star-half | Not publicly available | Collaborative teams | Connected planning | Complexity and steep learning curve | |
4.6 star star star star star-half | Not publicly available | Companies with complex sales structures | Complex incentive compensation management (ICM) with high efficiency and accuracy | Complexity for smaller teams and potentially high costs | |
4.7 star star star star star-half | Not publicly available | Companies who want to automate commission calculations and payouts | Simplicity and ease of use | Lack of features like redirection | |
4.7 star star star star star-half | $30/user/mo $35/user/mo Custom: upon request | Businesses that need a comprehensive and user-friendly sales compensation management software | Ease of use and adoption | Lack of ability to configure the product based on user needs | |
4.8 star star star star star-half | Not publicly available | Companies with modern sales culture and businesses who want real-time insights | A built-in dispute management and real-time visibility | Users say it works slowly, customer support is slow | |
4.9 star star star star star | $30/user/mo $50/user/mo | Smaller sales teams | Powerful automation | Lesser user base and average user interface | |
4.7 star star star star star-half | Not publicly available | Companies with scalable needs | Automated Commission Calculations | Lack of filtering by date, no mobile app |
PRM Tool | Rating | Feature | Pro | Con | Mobile App | Integrations | Free Plan | Pricing |
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4.65 star star star star star-half | Org-wide alignment | User-friendly layout and database | Suboptimal as a personal CRM | square-check | Lack of tracking system | square-check | Team: $20/month Business: $45/month | |
4.7 star star star star star-half | Social Media Integration | Easy contact data collection | No marketing/sales features | square-check | Lack of tracking system | square-xmark 7-day trial | $12/month | |
4.75 star star star star star-half | Block Functions | High customization capability | Not a dedicated CRM | square-check | Limited | square-check | Plus: €7.50/month Business: €14/month | |
N/A | Open-source | Open-source flexibility | Requires extensive manual input | square-xmark | Limited | square-check Self-hosted | $9/month or $90/year | |
3.1 star star star | Simple iOS app | Ideal for non-tech-savvy users | iPhone only | square-check iOS only | Limited | square-xmark 1-month trial | $1.49/month or $14.99/month | |
3.6 star star star star-half | Smart Contact Management | Feature-rich and flexible | Reported bugs | square-check | Rich | square-xmark 7-day trial | Premium: $13.99/month Teams: $17.99/month | |
4.4 star star star star star-half | Customizable Interface | Customizable for teamwork | Pricey for personal use | square-check | Rich | square-xmark | Standard: $24/member Premium: $39/member | |
4.7 star star star star star-half | Integrated Calling | Integrated Calling | Too sales-oriented & pricey | square-check | Rich | square-xmark 14-day trial | Startup: $59/user/month Professional: $329/user/month | |
4.8 star star star star star | Business Card Scanning | Business Card Scanning | Mobile only | square-check | Limited | square-check | $9.99/month | |
4.45 star star star star star-half | 160+ app integrations | Comprehensive integrations | No free app version | square-check | Rich | square-xmark 14-day trial | $29.90/month or $24.90/month (billed annually) |
Capterra Rating | Free Trial | Free Plan | Starting Price (excluding the free plan) | Maximum Price (for the most expensive plan) | Best for | |
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4.5 star star star star star-half | square-check 14-day | square-check | €15/month/seat billed annually | €792/month/3 seats billed annually + €45/month for each extra seat | Versatility and free plan | |
4.2 star star star star | square-check 30-day | square-xmark But it offers reduced price to authorised nonprofit organisations | €25/user/month | €500/user/month billed annually (includes Einstein AI) | Best overall operational CRM | |
4.3 star star star star star-half | square-xmark | square-check Limited to 3 users | Comprehensive incentive management | €52/user/month billed annually | Small-medium businesses and automation | |
4.5 star star star star star-half | square-check 14-day | square-xmark | €14/seat/month billed annually | €99/seat/month billed annually | Sales teams and ease of use | |
4.1 star star star star | square-xmark | square-check Limited 10 users | $9.99/user/month billed annually | $64.99/user/month billed annually | Free plan for very small teams up to 10 |
CRM goal | Increase the sales conversion rate for qualified leads from marketing automation campaigns by 10% in the next 6 months. | ||||
SMART Breakdown | 1. Specific: It targets a specific area (conversion rate) for a defined segment (qualified leads from marketing automation). | 2. Measurable: The desired increase (10%) is a clear metric, and the timeframe (6 months) allows for progress tracking. | 3. Achievable: A 10% increase is possible based on historical data and potential improvements. | 4. Relevant: Boosting sales from marketing efforts aligns with overall business objectives. | 5. Time-bound: The 6-month timeframe creates urgency and a clear target date. |
Actions | Step 1: Refine lead qualification criteria to ensure high-quality leads are nurtured through marketing automation. | Step 2: Personalize marketing automation campaigns based on lead demographics, interests, and behavior. | Step 3: Develop targeted landing pages with clear calls to action for qualified leads. | Step 4: Implement lead scoring to prioritize high-potential leads for sales follow-up. | Step 5: Track and analyze campaign performance to identify areas for optimization. |
Outcomes | Increased sales and revenue | Improved marketing automation ROI | Marketing and sales alignment | Data-driven marketing optimization |