HiHello vs Popl (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Popl: it is third in our ranking of digital business cards, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.8.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Popl grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
HiHello
Digital business cards, email signatures and lead capture for teams
Popl
Digital business cards and event badge scanning for sales teams
Which one is for you
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
Pick Popl if
- Fits if you work trade shows and want badge scans sent straight to a CRM
- Works for one person who wants a free card with a form for people to leave their details
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to see a team price before talking to sales, since team plans are quoted after a demo
- Tight if you're staying free: exporting leads and custom QR codes need Pro, and custom form options need Pro+ or Teams
- Watch out: Pro and Pro+ prices appear only in the App Store, not on Popl's own pricing page, and the trial length isn't stated
- Skip it if you want a card app for one person, as Popl's site is now built around event lead capture for B2B teams
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAHiHelloGood | 3.0GPAPoplVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CPro is $76.99 a year on the US App Store, about $6.42 a month, between this category's middle ($5) and its dearer quarter ($7.50). Pro+ is $144.99 a year. Team plans are quoted, with no published price. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BThe free card comes with a lead capture form, an email signature, virtual backgrounds and insights, with no time limit. One person can share a card on that; exporting the leads it collects needs Pro. |
| Features | 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. | BSharing by QR, NFC accessory, wallet and watch, a badge scanner that reads printed names, contact enrichment, AI follow-up emails and native CRM sync with field mapping. That's the whole job, though most of it sits on the team plans. |
| Ease of use | AHiHello rates 4.9 on the US App Store from 45,197 ratings, the top of our ease ladder. | APopl rates 4.8 on the US App Store from 103,265 ratings, the top of our ease ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with native sync to Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Microsoft Dynamics, Zoho and monday.com, plus Slack. No desktop app. |
| Best for | cards and email signatures on one brand | event badge scanning that feeds a CRM |
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: HiHello and Popl. How we grade
Price against what you get
HiHello starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Popl starts at $6.42 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.3.
Popl scores higher, and starts $1.42 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other digital business cards on the chart, 1 scores higher than HiHello for less, and none scores higher than Popl 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
At a glance
| HiHello | Popl | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per user / month, billed yearly (Business, five-user minimum) | $76.99 per year for Pro (US App Store) |
| Free plan | 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 plan for individuals: a digital card, a lead capture form, an email signature, virtual backgrounds and personal insights. Exporting leads and custom QR codes need Pro. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Professional, and of Business for teams of five or more | Free trial of Pro and Pro+; the length is not stated on the pages read |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | HiHello, Inc. | Popl Co |
| Price read from | hihello.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Popl
- Team plans are priced only by quote after a demo; Popl says they carry no per-seat, per-scan or credit charges.
- Pro and Pro+ prices are read from the US App Store listing; Popl's own pricing page does not publish them.
- On the free plan, leads collected through the form cannot be exported; that needs Pro, Pro+ or Teams.
- Popl's site is now built around event lead capture for B2B teams, and the individual card app gets little space there.
Key features
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.
Popl
- Digital card and sharing
- Share a card by QR code, NFC accessory, Apple Wallet, Apple Watch, phone widgets or an email signature, in several layouts and languages.
- Universal Badge Scanner
- Reads the printed name and company on any event badge, even when the QR code is encrypted, and also scans paper cards and LinkedIn QR codes. Works offline.
- Contact enrichment
- Fills in verified business email, direct phone where available, LinkedIn profile and company size, industry and headquarters for scanned leads.
- Lead form and AI follow-ups
- Everyone gets a lead capture form when sharing a card. Pro and up export leads and draft follow-up emails with AI; custom form options need Pro+ or Teams.
- CRM sync
- Native sync with Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Microsoft Dynamics, Zoho and monday.com, with custom field mapping, duplicate checks and real-time auto sync.
- Team dashboard and insights
- Team admins set email signature templates, manage members and subteam admins, and see campaigns, top performers and engagement across the team.
Plans
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.
Popl
Free$0
One person's card with a lead capture form, email signature, virtual backgrounds and personal insights.
Pro$76.99
per year (Popl Pro Yearly, US App Store)
Adds lead export, AI follow-up emails, custom QR codes and single link mode. The store also lists Pro at $7.99 with no period shown.
Pro+$144.99
per year (Popl Pro Plus Yearly, US App Store)
Adds custom lead capture form options. The store also lists Pro Plus at $14.99 with no period shown.
Teams: Digital Business CardsCustom
Cards for a whole team, email signature templates, an admin dashboard and CRM sync. Quoted, with no per-seat charge.
Teams: Event Lead CaptureCustom
Universal Badge Scanner, contact enrichment, event campaigns and qualifiers, CRM sync and a dedicated CSM. Quoted.
Ways to pay less
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.
Popl
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HiHello or Popl?
As of Oct 23, 2026, HiHello starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly (Business, five-user minimum), and Popl starts at $76.99 per year for Pro (US App Store). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, HiHello or Popl?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both HiHello and Popl have a free plan.
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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.