Suspect Lead vs Contact Lead

Article • 5/21/2026 • 1 min read

There are important differences between Suspect Lead records, and Contact records with a Status=Lead.

LeadsContacts
Designed to be worked on individually.Use Status Value = “Lead”.
Designed for keeping suspect data separate from Workspace in Marketing.Available in both the Workspace and Marketing.
Not for mass functions, emails or campaigns.Can be used in mass functions, emails and campaigns.
Cannot be linked to Activity records.Can be linked to Activity records.
Can be imported, web traffic, or manually entered.Cannot be imported by web traffic.

Always consider how you plan to use the data before importing.