The Bethe ansatz, both in its coordinate and its algebraic version, is an exceptional method to compute the eigenvectors and eigenvalues of integrable systems. However, computing correlation functions using the eigenvectors thus constructed complicates rather fast. In this article, we will compute some simple correlation functions for the isotropic Heisenberg spin chain to highlight the shortcomings of both Bethe ansätze. In order to compare the results obtained from each approach, a discussion on the normalization of states in each ansatz will be required. We will show that the analysis can be extended to the long-range spin chain governing the spectrum of anomalous dimensions of single trace operators in four-dimensional Yang-Mills with maximal supersymmetry.