If you are evaluating an Evaboot alternative in 2026, the most important thing to understand is the real price. Evaboot's marketing says $9/month. The real number is $129/month because Sales Navigator is mandatory at $119.99/month.
This article walks through the actual cost, the credit math, the sourcing-method gap, and a clean migration path.
The real cost of Evaboot
| Line item | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Evaboot Starter plan | $9 | $108 |
| Sales Navigator Core (required) | $119.99 | $1,439.88 |
| Real minimum | $129 | $1,548 |
For a 5-person sales team, that is $7,740 per year just for extraction. For a 20-person agency, $30,960. None of that includes outreach tooling.
The 2-credit-per-lead trap
Evaboot's pricing page lists plans by credit count. The footnote that matters: each enriched lead consumes 2 credits. Their advertised "1,500 leads" plan delivers roughly 750 enriched leads. The other half of your credits go to enrichment overhead.
Leadsforlinked applies a simple rule: 1 credit equals 1 enriched lead. Always. The 100-lead free tier means 100 actual leads in your CSV.
One sourcing method vs. eight
Evaboot scrapes one thing: LinkedIn search results. That's it. No post commenters, no event attendees, no group members, no signal scraping.
Leadsforlinked offers eight: search results, post commenters, post reactors, event attendees, group members, profile visitors, post monitors, and job-change signal scraping. Each one is a different intent surface, and the highest-converting outbound campaigns use multiple in combination.
Side by side
| Criterion | Evaboot | Leadsforlinked |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Navigator required | Yes ($119.99/mo) | Optional |
| Real entry cost | $129/mo | $0 (100 free) |
| Sourcing methods | 1 | 8 |
| Credit per lead | 2 credits = 1 lead | 1 credit = 1 lead |
| Built-in LinkedIn campaigns | No | Yes (from Pro) |
| AI Responder | No | Yes (Diamond Plus) |
| GDPR posture | Yes | Yes, EU infrastructure |
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5-step migration
- Export your Evaboot lead lists to CSV.
- Sign up for Leadsforlinked free (100 leads, no card).
- Install the Chrome extension.
- Run a real LinkedIn search and extract. Compare quality side by side with Evaboot.
- Once validated, cancel Sales Navigator first, then Evaboot.
Most teams do a one-week parallel run before fully switching. The 100 free leads cover the parallel-test window.
When Evaboot still fits
Evaboot is a defensible choice if you already pay for Sales Navigator for other reasons (true Sales Nav user, not just extraction), if your workflow is exclusively search-results extraction with no other sourcing intent, and if you have separate outreach tooling already.
For everyone else (most readers), removing the Sales Nav requirement and using all 8 sourcing methods wins on price and on coverage.
Sources & further reading
- G2 reviews of Evaboot . recurring complaint: hidden cost of Sales Nav and the 2-credit billing.
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator pricing . official Sales Nav cost reference.
- Best LinkedIn scrapers 2026 (full comparison) . wider comparison set including Waalaxy, PhantomBuster, Kaspr, Dux-Soup.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free Evaboot alternative?
Yes. Leadsforlinked offers 100 free LinkedIn leads on signup, no credit card.
Does Leadsforlinked require Sales Navigator?
No. It works with standard LinkedIn, free or Premium. Sales Nav is supported but not required.
How does the credit math compare?
Leadsforlinked: 1 credit = 1 lead. Evaboot: 2 credits = 1 enriched lead.
How long does migration take?
~30 minutes. Plus a one-week parallel test if you want to be careful.