Dot vs HiHello (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, HiHello grades higher than Dot: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
HiHello grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dot
NFC cards, bands and stickers that share a free browser-based profile
HiHello
Digital business cards, email signatures and lead capture for teams
Which one is for you
Pick Dot if
- Fits if you want an NFC card or sticker for $30 once and no subscription
- Works for people who'd rather share contacts without either side installing an app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a phone app, as Dot runs only in the browser
- Pricey if you want the card scanner, contact export or your own logo, which need Profile+ at $12 a month yearly or $15 monthly
- Not for you if you need CRM sync at a listed price: Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier are on dot.Teams Growth, which is quoted
- Tight if you're staying free, since insights only go back 7 days and dot. branding stays on your profile
Pick HiHello if
- Fits if you want a free card with a few paper card scans a month
- Works for teams of 5 to 100 that want signatures pushed to Gmail or Outlook
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a physical NFC card from the same company, as HiHello sells none and you'd write your card to your own tag
- Tight if your team is under five, since Business bills five users at least, $25 a month on yearly billing
- Not for you if you need CRM sync on your own: it needs Business, and SSO, SCIM and the contact webhook need Enterprise
- Pricey if you upgrade inside the iPhone app, at $9 a month or $84 a year against $8 and $72 on the website
- Watch out: Business stops at 100 users, and the lower per-user prices from 26 and 51 users aren't published
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADotFair | 2.8GPAHiHelloGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CProfile+ is $12 a month on yearly billing ($15 monthly), and dot.Teams Essential $8 a user, both above this category's dearer quarter at $7.50 but short of its dearest tenth. A dot.card is $30 once and the free profile asks nothing more. | CProfessional is $6 a month on yearly billing for one person, and Business $5 a user with five users at least, which is this category's middle. Bought in the iOS app, Professional is $9 a month or $84 a year, against $8 and $72 on the website. |
| Free plan and trial | Bdot.Profile is free for life: unlimited links, 190+ themes, two-way contact exchange, basic contact management and wallet passes. One person can share on that; insights stop at 7 days and the scanner and export are Profile+. | BPersonal is free with no time limit: 2 cards, sharing by QR, widget, SMS, WhatsApp and wallet, a personal email signature and 5 card or badge scans a month. One person can live on that unless they scan a lot. |
| Features | CCards, stickers, bands and a counter display, a profile with unlimited links, two-way exchange, follow-up reminders, branded QR codes and team templates. The listing's gaps: no mobile app, and CRM sync only on the quoted Growth plan. | CCards, a scanner with enrichment from Professional, signatures deployed to Gmail and Outlook, lead forms, CRM sync and a company directory. The listing's gap: HiHello sells no NFC cards, so a tap means writing your card to a tag you already own. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. You set up the profile in your phone's browser and share it by tap or QR, with no app to install on either side. | AHiHello rates 4.9 on the US App Store from 45,197 ratings, the top of our ease ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only: no iPhone or Android app, so everything runs in the phone's browser and wallet passes. Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier sync exist only on the quoted dot.Teams Growth plan. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics 365, Google Contacts, Gmail, Outlook, Zoom and Entra ID. No desktop app, so on a computer it's the browser. |
| Best for | a one-off NFC card with a free browser profile | cards and email signatures on one brand |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dot and HiHello. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dot starts at $8 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. HiHello starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
HiHello scores higher and starts $3 a month lower. Of the other digital business cards on the chart, 6 score higher than Dot for less, and 1 scores higher than HiHello for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- HiHello also covers email signature.
At a glance
| Dot | HiHello | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per user / month, billed annually (dot.Teams Essential) | $5 per user / month, billed yearly (Business, five-user minimum) |
| Free plan | Dot.Profile, free for life: 190+ themes, unlimited links, two-way contact exchange, basic contact management, 7 days of insights, a basic QR code and Apple and Android wallet passes. | Personal plan: 2 cards, sharing by QR code, widget, email, SMS and WhatsApp, Apple and Google Wallet, a personal email signature, virtual backgrounds and 5 card or badge scans a month. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of dot.Profile+ | 14-day free trial of Professional, and of Business for teams of five or more |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | dot. cards, inc. | HiHello, Inc. |
| Price read from | dotcards.net | hihello.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dot
- Dot has no mobile app; everything runs in the phone's browser and on the web.
- The AI card scanner, contact export, your logo and removing dot. branding need Profile+, at $12 a month yearly or $15 monthly.
- Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier sync are on dot.Teams Growth, which is quoted; Essential lists no CRM integration.
- The free profile shows only the last 7 days of insights.
HiHello
- Business needs at least five users ($25 a month on yearly billing) and stops at 100; larger teams move to Enterprise.
- CRM sync, Gmail and Outlook signature deployment and the admin dashboard need Business; SAML SSO, SCIM and a contact webhook need Enterprise.
- HiHello sells no NFC cards: you write your card to an NFC tag you already own.
- Professional bought in the iOS app costs $9 a month or $84 a year, against $8 and $72 on the website.
Key features
Dot
- dot.devices
- Cards, classic and thin phone stickers, metal cards, wristbands and a counter display for shops. A tap or QR scan opens your profile.
- No app on either side
- Profiles are set up and shared through the phone's browser, and the person you meet saves your contact straight from the page.
- dot.Profile
- Bio, banner and profile picture with unlimited contact, social, payment, music and productivity links, updated in real time.
- Contact tools
- The contact tools include two-way exchange, follow-up emails and reminders, meeting notes and meeting location; the AI card scanner, lead map and bulk CSV export need Profile+.
- Branded QR codes
- Profile+ styles your QR code with your logo, text and colors and lets you download it for print.
- dot.Teams
- Admins build profile templates, lock fields, control devices and track invites. Growth adds white-label profiles, a contact map and Salesforce and HubSpot sync.
HiHello
- Cards and sharing
- Two cards free and eight on Professional, shared by QR code, widget, email, SMS, WhatsApp, Apple or Google Wallet, offline, or from an Apple Watch.
- Universal Contact Scanner
- Scans paper cards, event badges and QR codes into contacts: 5 a month free, 20 on Professional and 50 per user on Business, pooled across the team.
- Email Signature Manager
- Everyone gets a personal signature. Business deploys template signatures to Gmail and Outlook, with legal disclaimers and banner campaigns beneath them.
- Lead capture and events
- Business adds lead capture forms with consent, event tracking and analytics, and sends leads straight to Salesforce, HubSpot or Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Business Contact Manager
- Unlimited contacts that update themselves, with notes and tags. On team plans, contacts stay with the company when someone leaves.
- Directory and partner cards
- Business adds a searchable company directory. Enterprise extends branded cards to affiliates, contractors and franchisees through self-enrollment.
Plans
Dot
dot.Profile$0
Free for life: unlimited links, two-way contact exchange, basic contact management, wallet passes and 7 days of insights.
dot.Profile+$12
per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
480+ themes, AI paper card scanner, contact export and map, your logo, no dot. branding, styled QR codes and lifetime insights.
dot.Teams Essential$8
per user / month, billed annually
A standard device free for each member, profile templates, locked content, bulk profile creation and team management.
dot.Teams GrowthCustom
Custom devices for each member, Profile+ features, white-label profiles, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier sync, team insights.
dot.card$30
one-time, per device
Tap-and-QR card for your dot.Profile with no subscription needed. dot.metal is $50 and custom designs start at $75.
HiHello
Personal$0
One user: 2 cards, wallet and messaging sharing, a personal email signature, virtual backgrounds and 5 scans a month.
Professional$6
per month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly)
One user: 8 cards, your colors, fonts and video, branded QR codes, card analytics and 20 scans a month with contact enrichment.
Business$5
per user / month, billed yearly ($6 billed monthly)
5 to 100 users: templates, signatures pushed to Gmail and Outlook, lead forms, CRM sync, a company directory and 50 scans per user.
EnterpriseCustom
100+ users: unlimited cards, scans and enrichment, SAML SSO and SCIM, a branded subdomain, invoice billing and a dedicated account team.
Ways to pay less
Dot
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual Profile+
Dot's profile page shows Profile+ at $144 a year ($12 a month) against $15 a month billed monthly, and labels the yearly option save 20%.
- Other savings
Free devices with dot.Teams
Every dot.Teams member gets a complimentary device with an extended warranty: a standard device on Essential and a custom one on Growth.
HiHello
- Annual discount
Save up to 25% with yearly billing
HiHello says yearly billing saves 25% on Professional ($72 a year against $8 a month). Business is $5 per user a month yearly, or $6 monthly.
- Other savings
Lower Business price from 26 and 51 users
HiHello's pricing page says the Business price per user drops when a team reaches 26 users and again at 51; the lower figures are not published.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dot or HiHello?
As of Oct 24, 2026, HiHello is cheaper to start with: $5 a month for each person, against $8 a month for each person for Dot. Dot starts at $8 per user / month, billed annually (dot.Teams Essential), and HiHello starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly (Business, five-user minimum).
Which has a free plan, Dot or HiHello?
As of Oct 24, 2026, both Dot and HiHello have a free plan.
Which platforms do Dot and HiHello run on?
As of Oct 24, 2026, only HiHello lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.