Linq vs Tapni (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Linq if

• Fits if you want a separate work number with call notes in the same app as your card
• Works for teams buying many cards or badges at once, with 15% to 60% off bulk orders

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you just want a card, because every Linq product needs Linq One at $29 a user a month to activate
• Tight if you're staying free: the app shows only your 5 most recent contacts and can't switch on a card
• Not for you if you want a native CRM link, as Linq connects through Zapier or webhooks only
• Watch out: Linq's main site now sells an iMessage API and says it's no longer a digital business card company
• Watch out: the App Store still sells older Linq Pro plans the help pages no longer describe, and the trial length isn't stated

Pick Tapni if

• Fits if you want people to tap your card and see a profile you can change without reprinting
• Works for teams that want to manage everyone's cards from one dashboard

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to try before you buy, as there's no free plan or trial
• Pricey if you want metal, at $49.90 against $29.90 for a standard card
• Watch out: the pricing page shows a Pro upgrade for individuals with no visible price
• Watch out: SSO, SCIM and advanced CRM mapping are Enterprise features sold through sales

Linq

• Every Linq card or NFC product needs an active Linq One subscription ($29 per user a month) to work; buying the product does not include account access.
• Linq's main site now sells an iMessage API and says it is no longer a digital business card company, though the card store and apps are still live.
• CRMs connect through Zapier or webhooks; Linq's help says the app has no native one-click CRM integrations.
• The US App Store still lists older Linq Pro ($4.99 a month or $49.99 a year) and Pro Plus purchases that Linq's help pages no longer describe.

Tapni

• The physical card is a one-time purchase; team features are billed per user each year.
• Metal cards cost more than the standard card: $49.90 against $29.90.
• The pricing page also shows a Pro upgrade for individuals, with no price in its visible text.
• Enterprise features such as SSO and SCIM are sold through sales.

Linq

Linq pages

A contact page with links, photos, video, Calendly embeds and a lead form. Linq One allows more than one page, with two pages per seat.

NFC and QR products

Cards, mini cards, badges and hubs open your page with a tap or scan; Hyper Linq products show an iPhone App Clip preview that Linq One can customize.

Contact capture and follow-up

People who tap your card can send their details back. Linq One adds a paper card scanner, contact enrichment, reminders, follow-up templates and message snippets.

Linq Phone

Linq One includes a second phone number with call forwarding, call recording and transcription, AI call summaries, text suggestions and auto-replies.

Team admin dashboard

Admins add team members, activate and reassign products, manage phone numbers, bulk-edit pages and publish a team directory.

Tapni

NFC and QR sharing

Tap the card on a phone or scan its QR code to open the profile in a browser. The person receiving it needs no app.

Editable profile

Change job title, number or links in the app and the profile updates without reprinting the card.

Paper card scanner and reminders

The app scans other people's paper cards, lets you add notes on where you met and sets follow-up reminders.

Wallet cards

A profile can be kept in Apple and Google Wallet and opened without launching the app.

Team dashboard

Business plans manage cards and profiles from one place, with bulk creation by CSV, Google Workspace, Microsoft Azure or Slack.

CRM sync

Leads sync to CRMs, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics, Pipedrive and Zapier named on the site.

Linq

• Free$0

  A Linq page in the app that shows only your 5 most recent contacts. Cards and other NFC products cannot be activated.

• Linq One$29

  per user / month, billed monthly ($249 per user billed yearly)

  2 pages per seat, lead forms, card scanner, enrichment, a second number with call transcription and AI summaries, CRM links and admin tools.

• Linq Card$14.99

  one-time, per card

  NFC and QR card that opens your Linq page; needs Linq One to activate. Custom printed $34.99, metal $39.99, engraved metal $59.99.

Tapni

• Tapni Card$29.90

  one-time, per standard card

  Standard NFC card with NFC and QR sharing and a personal profile page. Bamboo and metal cards are sold too; the metal card is $49.90. Order 3 cards and pay for 2.

• Tapni Business$59.90

  per user / year

  Team dashboard, lead capture, shared branding, CRM integrations, wallet passes and admin controls. A free standard NFC card is included per user.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Sold through sales. Adds SSO and SCIM provisioning, advanced CRM mapping, role-based permissions and Azure Entra integration.

Linq

• Annual discount

  Save 29% with yearly Linq One

  Linq One is $29 per user a month, or $249 per user a year, which Linq's page says saves 29%.

• Other savings

  15% to 60% off products ordered in bulk

  Orders of 10 to 24 products get 15% off, rising by tiers to 30% at 100, 50% at 1,000 and 60% at 10,000 or more, applied automatically at checkout.

Tapni

• Other savings

  Buy 3 cards, pay for 2

  Tapni's pricing FAQ says that ordering 3 cards costs the price of 2, with volume discounts at checkout for larger orders.