Dex vs Monica Personal CRM

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Dex

Personal CRM that syncs LinkedIn, email and calendar contacts

Free trial · from $12/mo

Monica Personal CRM

Open-source personal CRM for friends, family and colleagues

Free plan · from $9/mo

Where they differ

Dex starts at $12 / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly). Monica Personal CRM starts at $9 / month per account, or $90 billed yearly.
Monica Personal CRM has a free plan. Dex does not, though it has a free trial.
Only Dex lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
Only Dex lists a browser extension.
Monica Personal CRM is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
Monica Personal CRM also covers notes and daily notes.

In commonWebPublic API

	Dex	Monica Personal CRM
Pricing	Free trial	Free plan
Starts at	$12 / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)	$9 / month per account, or $90 billed yearly
Free plan	None	Self-hosted Monica: the full open-source application is free to run on your own server, with unlimited contacts and community support. You provide hosting, updates and backups.
Free trial	7-day free trial of Premium or Professional; a credit card is required to start it	30-day free trial of the hosted plan, no credit card required during the trial
Web
macOS
Windows
iOS
Android
Browser extension
Made by	DanaHQ, Inc.	Monica
Price read from	getdex.com	monicahq.com
Checked	Oct 5, 2026	Oct 5, 2026

Dex

Monica Personal CRM

Dex

No free plan is listed on the pricing page, and the 7-day trial requires a credit card.
Dex has no deals or pipelines; its makers say it is not a sales CRM.
Outlook integration, mail merge, multiple email accounts and API or Zapier access need Professional.
LinkedIn sync stops at 2,500 connections on Premium and 9,000 on Professional and Enterprise.

Monica Personal CRM

There are no native mobile apps yet; the web app works on a phone, and iOS and Android apps are planned for after v3.
The hosted service has no free plan, only a 30-day trial; using Monica for free means running your own server.
Monica v3 is a ground-up rebuild expected before the end of 2026; a migration path for existing accounts is a stated goal.
Displayed prices may exclude taxes, depending on your location.

Dex

LinkedIn sync and job-change alerts: The browser extension syncs your LinkedIn connections in the background and tells you when a contact changes title. Plans cap the number of synced connections.
Keep-in-touch reminders: Dex reminds you to keep in touch with people, notifies you of upcoming birthdays and important dates, and shows where the last conversation left off.
Email, calendar and messaging sync: Connects Gmail, Google Calendar, WhatsApp, Instagram and iMessage so recent interactions and meeting attendees appear on each contact. Outlook needs Professional.
Notes and custom fields: Store how you met, work and education history, important dates, family details and gift ideas on each person, with custom fields for anything else.
Dex Research: Builds a briefing on a contact covering background, current role and what has changed since you last spoke, using monthly credits: 10 on Premium, 20 on Professional.
MCP server for AI assistants: An MCP server lets assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini read your contacts, notes and follow-ups from your Dex account.

Monica Personal CRM

Contact records and relationships: Each person's record holds how you met, contact details, significant others, children and pets, and links to family, partners, friends and coworkers.
Notes and journal: Private notes on each person and journal entries record what happened, so past conversations can be found without searching through messaging apps.
Reminders: Reminders for important dates and events, with birthdays filled in automatically, plus call logging so you can be prompted to get back in touch.
Activities, gifts and debts: Keep a history of meals, calls, trips and events, track gifts given or planned, and note money owed in either direction.
Import, export and custom fields: Contacts import from vCard and CSV files with duplicates shown before merging, records take custom fields and sections, and data can be exported at any time.
REST API: A REST API imports and exports contacts and automates other parts of the application. The pricing page lists API use as included, not an add-on.

Dex

Premium$12
per month, billed annually ($16 quarterly, $20 monthly)
Web, desktop, mobile and extension access, LinkedIn sync for up to 2,500 connections, 10 research credits a month, and email and calendar integrations.
Professional$20
per month, billed annually ($27 quarterly, $34 monthly)
LinkedIn sync for up to 9,000 connections, 20 research credits a month, mail merge, voice mode, Outlook integration, and API and Zapier access.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds 50 research credits a month, CRM and notetaker integrations, SAML SSO, a SOC 2 report, and team billing on one invoice.

Monica Personal CRM

Self-hosted Monica$0
The full open-source application on your own infrastructure, with unlimited contacts, data import and export, and community support.
Hosted Monica$90
per year, per account ($9 if billed monthly)
Unlimited contacts, notes, reminders and journal entries, with automatic updates, managed backups and email support.

Dex

Annual discount
Up to 40% off with annual billing
Premium is $12 a month billed annually against $20 billed monthly, and Professional is $20 against $34. Quarterly billing is about 20% off, at $16 and $27.
Education
50% off for students for one year
Students with a .edu email can claim a code for 50% off for one year. The pricing FAQ says MBA students get 50% off for two years.
Nonprofit
Non-profit discounts on request
The pricing FAQ says non-profit discounts are available by contacting Dex support. No percentage is published.

Monica Personal CRM

Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Hosted Monica is $90 a year against $9 a month, which the pricing page describes as two months free when billed yearly.