There are two real paths here, and which one you use depends on how much data you actually need.
Option 1: LinkedIn's Native Export (Compliant, Limited)
Sales Navigator does have a built-in export feature — it just doesn't give you everything. According to both Cleverly and Cleanlist, the native method works like this:
- Run your Sales Navigator search and save the leads you want to a list.
- Navigate to your Lead Lists in the left sidebar.
- Open the list and click the Export icon to download a CSV.
What you get: name, LinkedIn URL, current job title, company, location, and connection degree. What you don't get: email addresses, phone numbers, or company revenue data. If you just need a clean list for manual research or CRM import, this is the zero-risk starting point.
Option 2: Third-Party Chrome Extensions (Full Outreach Data)
For genuinely outreach-ready lists — verified emails, company data, the works — you'll need a Chrome extension. Evaboot is one of the most widely used options for Sales Navigator specifically. It starts at $9/month (note: that's the Evaboot plan cost alone — you also need an active Sales Navigator subscription, which runs $99+/month separately, making your real minimum around $108/month). The $9 entry plan covers 50 leads with verified emails, so factor that into your budget before committing.
Note: The above Evaboot pricing comes from a Kanbox competitor comparison page — Kanbox is a direct competitor to Evaboot — so treat it as a starting reference and verify current pricing on Evaboot's own site before purchasing.
Other reputable options covered in the Cleverly guide include additional Chrome extensions that work on the same principle: they sit on top of your Sales Navigator session and pull lead data into a downloadable CSV.
Key Limits to Know Before You Start
- 2,500 leads per search: Sales Navigator caps search results at 2,500 leads per search — even if the result count says "10,000+," you can only access the first 2,500. For larger lists, break exports into batches using additional filters.
- Data quality: Between 10–40% of exported leads may not perfectly match your original filters — validate every list before launching outreach.
- Data decay: B2B contact data decays at roughly 2.1% per month, meaning roughly a quarter of your exported contacts could be stale within a year. Refresh your lists every 60–90 days.
Compliance: This Is Not Optional
LinkedIn's Terms of Service explicitly prohibit scraping, automated data collection, and using browser extensions or scripts to extract profile data at scale. This isn't theoretical — LinkedIn restricted over 58 million accounts in the first half of 2024 alone for Terms of Service violations, according to Cleanlist's research. Using reputable, account-safe tools that mimic human browsing behavior significantly reduces that risk, but zero-risk only comes with the native export method.
If you're doing this regularly, the smarter long-term play is syncing Sales Navigator leads directly to your CRM using LinkedIn's native integrations. LinkedIn natively integrates with CRMs like Salesforce and HubSpot, letting you move lead data without any scraping at all. Third-party enrichment tools can then layer in verified emails and phone numbers using LinkedIn profile URLs — without touching LinkedIn's servers in a way that triggers enforcement.
Disclosure: The enrichment tool Cleanlist is mentioned in the sources below — note that the Cleanlist source is authored by Cleanlist's own COO and promotes their paid enrichment product. Treat it accordingly and evaluate neutral alternatives as well.
Bottom line: Native export for quick, compliant lists. A Chrome extension like Evaboot for outreach-ready CSVs when you need emails and company data. CRM sync for ongoing pipeline management that keeps you out of ToS trouble long-term.