If you’ve searched for B2B lead generation tools for your go-to-market (GTM) strategy, you’ve probably noticed two things: everyone claims they’re the “#1 solution,” and there are way too many choices. This guide is for sales, marketing, or ops folks who want to cut through the fluff, compare Evaboot with other tools, and actually pick what works for their GTM stack—without wasting hours on demos or sales calls.
Let’s get practical about how to compare Evaboot with the rest, what matters, and what you can safely ignore.
1. Know What Evaboot Is (and Isn’t)
First, some context: Evaboot is a tool that scrapes, cleans, and exports leads from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. It’s not a full-blown sales engagement platform, nor is it an all-in-one CRM. If you’re drowning in manual lead cleaning or tired of junk exports from Sales Nav, Evaboot promises to make your life easier.
But it’s not going to replace your outreach tool or magically give you verified emails for every prospect. It’s a specialist—think of it as a sharp knife, not a Swiss Army tool.
What Evaboot does well: - Fast, simple LinkedIn Sales Nav scraping - Decent lead cleaning (removes irrelevant or fake profiles) - Easy CSV exports, ready for upload elsewhere
What it doesn’t do: - Email finding/verification at scale - Multi-channel outreach (no built-in email or LinkedIn messaging) - Deep company enrichment beyond what’s in Sales Navigator
If you need more than that, you’ll need to pair it with other tools.
2. Define Your Actual Lead Gen Workflow
Before comparing Evaboot to anything else, map out your real process. Not the ideal flow in a vendor’s demo—but what you actually do, step by step.
Typical B2B lead gen workflow: 1. Build a list of target accounts/prospects (e.g., in Sales Navigator) 2. Export or scrape the data 3. Clean/filter the list (remove junk, duplicates, people who left the company, etc.) 4. Find verified emails or direct dial numbers 5. Upload to your CRM or outreach tool 6. Start outbound campaigns (email, LinkedIn, etc.)
Pro tip: Write out these steps for your own business. Where do you waste the most time? What’s the most error-prone or annoying? That’s where you’ll get the most value from a tool like Evaboot—or something else.
3. Compare Based on What Matters (Not Marketing Claims)
Here’s where most people get lost: comparing features that sound nice but don’t actually solve your pain points. Focus on how each tool handles the steps you mapped out.
Key categories to compare:
a. Data Quality
- Evaboot: Good at cleaning Sales Nav exports—removes irrelevant or fake profiles, but doesn’t verify emails.
- Others (e.g., Apollo, ZoomInfo, Lusha): Tend to have built-in email and phone validation, but often pull from their own databases (not just LinkedIn).
- What to check: How many “usable” contacts do you get per export? Are emails actually valid, or just guessed?
b. Ease of Use
- Evaboot: Chrome extension, simple interface, quick exports—no training needed.
- Large platforms: Can be bloated and confusing if you only need one thing.
- What to check: How fast can a new user get from zero to first export?
c. Speed
- Evaboot: Fast on small and medium lists; struggles a bit with huge exports.
- Other scrapers: Some are faster, but often at the cost of quality (more junk).
- What to check: Does speed actually save you time, or do you end up fixing junk data anyway?
d. Cost
- Evaboot: Clear pricing, pay-per-export. No long-term contracts.
- Big data platforms: Expensive, with annual contracts and minimum seats.
- What to check: Are you paying for features you’ll never use?
e. Integrations
- Evaboot: Exports to CSV; you do the importing elsewhere.
- Other tools: Some push leads directly into your CRM or outreach tool.
- What to check: Does manual exporting/importing slow you down, or is it fine?
4. Common Alternatives to Evaboot (And When They Make Sense)
Here are the most common categories of tools you’ll see pitched alongside Evaboot, and what they’re actually good for:
a. All-in-One Data + Outreach Platforms (Apollo, ZoomInfo, Cognism)
- Strengths: Huge databases, built-in email/phone finding, some have direct CRM integration and outreach.
- Weaknesses: Expensive, contracts, more features than most small teams need. Lots of data is stale or not LinkedIn-sourced.
- Use if: You need volume and want to automate everything, and you have budget for it.
b. LinkedIn Scraper Tools (PhantomBuster, TexAu, Wiza)
- Strengths: Automate scraping beyond Sales Nav (e.g., group members, event attendees). Some add basic email finding.
- Weaknesses: Steeper learning curve, can get your LinkedIn account restricted if you’re not careful, mixed data quality.
- Use if: You want to build niche lists from LinkedIn itself, not just Sales Nav.
c. Email Finder/Verifier Add-ons (Hunter.io, Snov.io, Voila Norbert)
- Strengths: Good for finding and verifying emails after you have the list.
- Weaknesses: Not a full lead gen solution—just a piece of the puzzle.
- Use if: You want to layer on email verification after using Evaboot or similar.
d. Manual Export + Clean-up (DIY in Excel/Google Sheets)
- Strengths: Free, full control.
- Weaknesses: Massive time sink, easy to make mistakes, zero automation.
- Use if: You’re on a shoestring budget or just starting out.
5. How to Run a Real-World Comparison
Here’s the process I recommend (no, you don’t need a spreadsheet with 50 columns):
Step 1: Pick a test use case.
Choose a real campaign you’d run—say, “Find 500 SaaS marketing leads in the US.”
Step 2: Run the process with Evaboot.
- Build your search in Sales Nav.
- Export with Evaboot.
- Check: How many leads did you get? How much cleanup was needed? Were there missing pieces (emails, phone numbers)?
Step 3: Run the same process with an alternative.
- Try a different scraper, an all-in-one platform, or even a manual export.
- Go through the same steps.
Step 4: Compare by real effort and output. - How much time did you actually spend? - Was the data any better (or worse)? - Did you have to jump through extra hoops?
Step 5: Factor in cost. - Add up the actual cost for the one export, not just the monthly fee. - Ignore features you won’t use—don’t pay for outreach if you’re only doing research.
Step 6: Decide what’s “good enough.” - Don’t get lost chasing perfection. If you get 90% of what you need in half the time, that’s a win.
6. What to Ignore (and What to Be Skeptical About)
Ignore: - “AI-powered” hype with no proof of real results - Demo data that’s cleaner than what you’ll get - Feature lists with 100+ bullet points (you’ll use 3)
Be skeptical of: - “Unlimited” exports—usually there’s a catch or throttling - Claims of 99% email accuracy (nobody has this) - Tools that require your LinkedIn password or simulate browser activity (risk of bans)
Watch out for: - Hidden costs (credits, overages, minimum contracts) - Data privacy issues (especially with shady scrapers) - Tools that break every month when LinkedIn changes its code
7. Pro Tips for a Smarter GTM Stack
- Start with the bottleneck. If you’re drowning in manual cleanup, start there. If you can’t get good emails, solve that first.
- Stack tools, don’t expect one to rule them all. Most teams use 2–3 focused tools, not one mega-platform.
- Test with your real data. Free trials are nice, but only if you use them on your actual workflow.
- Don’t overcommit. Monthly plans beat annual contracts until you know what works.
- Keep it simple. More moving parts mean more ways for things to break.
Keep It Simple and Iterate
There’s no magic bullet for B2B lead gen. The best stack is the one that fits your workflow, not what’s trending on LinkedIn. Start with the process that hurts the most, test Evaboot and its competitors on your real campaigns, and don’t let feature-lists or pushy salespeople distract you.
Pick what works, get the leads flowing, and tweak as you go. That’s how you win—no hype required.