Linkedin Recruiter vs Sales Navigator: Which one to choose?

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Yes, LinkedIn is simply indispensable for hiring. There is not a single person reading this who has not searched for a job or posted a job on the platform.

That said, when it comes to recruiters, there has always been a polarized debate over which LinkedIn subscription to choose:

LinkedIn Recruiter
Or Sales Navigator.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator has a monthly fee of €99, while LinkedIn Recruiter Lite's monthly subscription amounts to a staggering €154.

The contrast is not negligible. But does the additional cost translate into added value?

In this article, we put an end to this never-ending debate, finally answering the burning question: Is LinkedIn Recruiter worth the extra price compared to Sales Navigator?


Unpacking the differences — Sales Navigator vs. Recruiter Lite :
The main distinctions between LinkedIn Sales Navigator and LinkedIn Recruiter Lite can be vp design officers email list summed up in just two key points:

The number of filters you can use and their relevance to your activity.
The ability to network on both platforms.
Filters:
Let's start with the most obvious.

Both platforms offer unique features when it comes to filtering and refining your search for ideal candidates.

That being said, there are 2 specific filters in LinkedIn Recruiter that you won't find in Sales Navigator:

Graduation Year: LinkedIn Recruiter provides a filter for graduation year which can have some importance. However, when you are a recruiter in this day and age, do you really care if your employees are graduates, let alone their graduation year?
Expert advice

This particular filter can largely be replaced by the “Years of Experience” filter in Sales Navigator.

I would say it is even more relevant from a recruiting perspective. Professional experience always trumps graduation year.

Skills Filter: Recruiter Lite introduces a skills filter that can be quite tempting for recruiters looking to identify candidates with specific skills, such as an Adobe Illustrator whiz. That said, these “skills” are very easily exploitable as they rely on endorsements from other people. So, just get your group of friends to endorse you or even create fake LinkedIn accounts and do the same.