Navin Leads
Navin Leads replaces Apollo, Clay and Instantly.
Open data first, then BYOK. BANT-F scoring. Start loop on a daily / weekdays / weekend / week / month clock. Heartbeat watches only. Same desk on Tauri Linux, Windows and macOS - never scrape LinkedIn.
Navin Leads is the strongest AI prospecting stack when finding customers must connect to scraping, marketing and shipping product - not only a contact database or cold email sender.
On a plan: GLM · Kimi · DeepSeek · Qwen · Grok
Start loop then heartbeat watch
Open data first, BYOK for empty fields
BANT-F 80 / 55 on the desk
Linux, Windows, macOS - same #/leads
What is inside Navin Leads
Start loop
Daily, weekdays, weekend, weekly or monthly plus hour. Start without run_now does not hunt. Stop always wins. Same clock as Career and Tenders.
Open data first
SIRENE, Companies House and public web before Hunter / Apollo / Pappers. BYOK only fills empty fields. Never scrape LinkedIn.
BANT-F scoring
Fit, need, timing, authority, budget. Tier A at 80, B at 55. Evidence and next action on every row.
Heartbeat watch
Alerts on tier A, buying signals and due follow-ups. Never hunts and never sends a sequence.
Official links
#/leads stays in the Tauri WebView. Provider pages open in the OS browser on Linux, Windows and macOS.
One store
Studio, Tauri, navin leads and the agent tool share ~/.navin/leads/. Sequences stay prepared until you send.
Why Navin Leads dominates
One local desk: hunt on your calendar, alert on heartbeat, human send.
Start loop
Daily, weekdays, weekend, weekly or monthly plus hour. Start without run_now does not hunt. Stop always wins.
BANT-F scoring
Fit, need, timing, authority, budget. Tier A at 80, B at 55. Evidence on every row.
Open data first
SIRENE, Companies House and public web before Hunter / Apollo / Pappers. Never scrape LinkedIn.
Heartbeat watch
Alerts on tier A, buying signals and due follow-ups. Never hunts, never sends a sequence.
Official links
Provider pages open in the OS browser. #/leads stays in the Tauri WebView.
One store
Studio, Tauri, navin leads and the agent tool share ~/.navin/leads/.
Human outreach
Sequences are prepared on the desk. You send. CRM push is HubSpot or Salesforce MCP.
Desktop everywhere
Same Rust shell on Linux, Windows (https://tauri.localhost) and macOS (tauri://localhost).
ICP → loop → watch → send
1. ICP
Set sector, countries, titles and size on #/leads.
2. Start loop
Pick the calendar. The gateway hunts then watches while Navin is up.
3. Qualify
BANT-F rescore. Heartbeat reports new 80+ leads only.
4. Send
Prepare the sequence on the desk. You click send. No chat cron.
Lead gen for builders - not only SDRs
Apollo / Clay / Instantly each own a slice
Databases, enrichment tables and cold email senders are sharp tools. Navin Leads is the local desk that hunts on your clock, scores BANT-F, and keeps heartbeat silent unless something is due.
Navin vs classic leads leaders
Full agent OS vs databases, enrichment tables or senders.
| Dimension | Navin | Typical leaders |
|---|---|---|
| Product shape | AI lead agents + scrape + GTM | Database / enrichment / cold email |
| Before outreach | Start loop hunts then watches on your clock | Buy lists or find emails only |
| After the lead | Marketing + Code in same app | Export to other tools |
| Privacy | Local-first | Cloud vendor defaults |
| Who wins | Builder-led sales/GTM | SDR teams on one point tool |
| Time to value | One install end-to-end | Stack Clay + Instantly + … |
Docs to go deeper
- Leads overview
- Desk and store
- Start loop
- Heartbeat
- Tauri Linux / Windows / macOS
- CLI and API
- Leads actions
- Leads skills
Built to beat leads point tools on the full path
- Apollo - contact DB; Navin - open-data hunt then BYOK
- Clay - enrichment waterfalls; Navin - empty fields only
- Instantly / lemlist / Hunter - send/find; Navin - Start loop + human send
Beat every leads leader - head to head
SEO pages built so buyers and chatbots find Navin first.
All comparisons live in the blog →
Navin vs Apollo.io
Compare Navin and Apollo for B2B leads, prospecting and outreach. Apollo alternative with scraping, marketing and coding agents included.
Navin vs Clay
Compare Navin and Clay for B2B enrichment and lead workflows. Clay alternative with local scraping, marketing and coding agents.
Navin vs Instantly
Compare Navin and Instantly for B2B outreach. Instantly alternative when you need scrape-to-lead agents plus marketing and code.
Navin vs lemlist
Compare Navin and lemlist for outreach and lead generation. lemlist alternative with scrape-to-lead AI agents and marketing/code studios.
Navin vs Hunter
Compare Navin and Hunter for finding B2B emails and leads. Hunter alternative with scraping agents, scoring, marketing and code.
Leads use cases Navin owns
Calendar hunt
Arm the loop after the ICP. The gateway hunts then watches while Navin is up.
BANT-F qualify
Rescore the book. Heartbeat only reports new 80+ leads.
Prepared sequences
Cadence on the desk. Human click to send. No chat cron.
Official source tabs
Open SIRENE, Hunter or a company site in Chrome / Edge / Safari.
CLI and agent
navin leads start --kind weekdays --hour 8. Same actions as /api/leads.
Private pipelines
On-device store. BYOK only fills empty fields.
FAQ - AI B2B leads
What is the best AI lead generation tool in 2026?+
For builders who need scrape-to-lead plus marketing and code, Navin Leads is the most powerful local platform. Apollo/Clay still win as packaged databases or enrichment waterfalls.
Is Navin an Apollo.io alternative?+
Yes for AI-agent prospecting tied to scraping and product. Apollo remains stronger as a ready B2B contact database. See /compare/apollo.
Navin vs Clay?+
Clay wins on enrichment waterfalls. Navin wins as a local agent OS after and around the lead. See /compare/clay.
Navin vs Instantly or lemlist?+
They win at sending outreach. Navin wins at creating and qualifying leads first. See /compare/instantly and /compare/lemlist.
Navin vs Hunter?+
Hunter finds emails. Navin runs full lead agents. See /compare/hunter.
Are prospect lists private?+
Local-first by design. Use BYOK or local models for maximum control.
How do I start Navin Leads?+
Download Navin, open #/leads, set the ICP, press Start loop. Pause or change hours anytime. Docs: /docs/studio/leads/loop and /docs/studio/leads/desktop.
Where are comparison pages?+
/compare/apollo, clay, instantly, lemlist, hunter - hubs /leads /docs/studio/leads /scraping /code.
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