Comparison

LinkedIn Sales Navigator vs NEFA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

This app allows sales professionals to manage accounts and leads on the go. It helps identify and engage potential buyers with personalized outreach and provides real-time updates and recommendations.

Highlights
  • Real-time sales updates on accounts and leads
  • Discover new accounts and leads
  • Prepare for sales meetings
  • Save new leads
  • Send InMail, messages, and connection requests
Currently charting
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Stay up to date with your accounts and leads with LinkedIn Sales Navigator on your iPhone, wherever you are. LinkedIn Sales Navigator helps you to target the right buyers and companies, understand what buyers value, and engage buyers with personalized outreach. Whether you are waiting for a meeting, traveling between clients’ offices, or waiting in line for coffee, Sales Navigator Mobile gives you access to Sales Navigator’s key sales features where you need them most: everywhere. - Get real-time sales updates on your accounts and leads - Discover new accounts and leads with daily recommendations, wherever you are - Prep for sales meetings by reviewing prospect profiles and account pages - Save new leads after meetings to start getting sales updates - Send timely InMail, messages, and connection requests The Sales Navigator mobile app requires a Sales Navigator account, which is a paid LinkedIn subscription for sales professionals. LinkedIn privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy LinkedIn terms of use: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement

About

NEFA

Features
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The National Equipment Finance Association (NEFA) is a national trade association comprised of professionals serving the equipment leasing and finance industry. The NEFA app will keep you informed of the latest news and will keep you in touch with all of NEFA’s members throughout the year. The NEFA app will also keep you up to date with our Spring Conference and other meeting held throughout the year. Meeting updates and news will be immediately available to you. NEFA works in leading the way in supporting emerging and established equipment finance companies through impactful and practical guidance, resources, education, and networking.

Screenshots

LinkedIn Sales Navigator4 screens
NEFA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NEFA at none against LinkedIn Sales Navigator's 16. NEFA also leads on ads (none vs shown). LinkedIn Sales Navigator's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#84 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LinkedIn Sales Navigator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $79.99 per month. NEFA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkedIn Sales Navigator ships an update monthly, NEFA every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
LinkedIn Sales Navigator versus NEFA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkedIn Sales NavigatorNEFA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (52K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings52K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB55 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLinkedIn CorporationNational Equipment Finance Association, Inc.

Bugs and requests

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notifications not clearing properly
  • Search bar issues and inconsistent behavior
  • Frequent crashes and login problems
  • Discrepancies between mobile and web versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integrate messaging between LinkedIn and Sales Navigator
  • Add exact match search capability
  • Improve list building and lead segmentation tools
  • Provide more CRM-style features like sorting, reporting, and opportunity tracking
  • Sync data and activity across desktop and mobile

NEFA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Subscriptions7
  • Sales Navigator Core1 Month trial4 variants$79.991 Month
  • Sales Navigator Core$79.991 Month
  • Sales Navigator Core$99.991 Month
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  • Sales Navigator Core1 Month trial$99.991 Month
  • Sales Navigator Core$119.991 Month
  • Sales Navigator Core1 Month trial$799.991 Year
  • Sales Navigator Core1 Month trial2 variants$959.991 Year
None

NEFA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkedIn Sales Navigator free?
LinkedIn Sales Navigator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NEFA free?
NEFA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LinkedIn Sales Navigator or NEFA have ads?
LinkedIn Sales Navigator shows ads; NEFA does not.
Which is updated more often, LinkedIn Sales Navigator or NEFA?
LinkedIn Sales Navigator ships an update monthly, and NEFA every 5 months. Most recently, LinkedIn Sales Navigator was updated on October 22, 2026 and NEFA on October 18, 2026.

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