Linq vs Tapt (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 Tapt if

• Fits if you're one to four people and want to pay once with no yearly fee
• Works for shops and receptions that want a tap stand on the counter

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try before you pay, as there's no free plan or trial and the way in is buying a product
• Watch out: five or more cards adds a yearly platform fee of $69, or $139 from 10 users, on top of the cards
• Not for you if you need a price for event lead capture, as the pages read don't give one or say which plans include it
• Watch out: teams of 25 or more, and orders of 25+ cards, are priced by quote

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.

Tapt

• Every user needs a card or digital card bought once ($25 to $65 each), and ordering 5 or more cards adds a yearly platform fee of $69 or $139.
• There is no free plan or free trial; the cheapest way in is buying a product.
• Teams of 25 or more users, and orders of 25+ cards, are priced by quote.
• The pages read do not give a price for event lead capture or say which plans include it.

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.

Tapt

Cards, stands and wallet cards

Plastic and custom-printed NFC cards, a digital-only card, phone and wallet accessories, and countertop stands, including ones that ask for Google reviews.

Tapt Dashboard

Manage every card in the organization, see the contacts each one collects, track card analytics and order more cards from one place.

Event badge scanner

Scan event badges in the app; AI enrichment queries several data sources for verified email, phone, title, LinkedIn and company details.

AI card scanner and notes

Turn paper business cards into contacts with the AI scanner, and add notes from the conversation to each contact.

Email signatures

Generate email signatures that link to your Tapt profile.

CRM sync and SSO

Contacts sync to Salesforce, HubSpot and Microsoft Dynamics, and admins can turn on SAML single sign-on.

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.

Tapt

• Tapt Digital$37.50

  one-time, per digital card

  A profile shared by QR code and Apple or Google Wallet, with no physical card. No platform fee for 1 to 4 users.

• Tapt Lite$40

  one-time, per card

  NFC card in several colors; Tapt Black is $45 and Tapt Custom $65. No platform fee for 1 to 4 users.

• Startup$69

  per year platform fee for 5 to 9 users, plus cards

  Full access to the Tapt platform and app for a team of 5 to 9, on top of the one-time card costs.

• Small Business$139

  per year platform fee for 10 to 24 users, plus cards

  Full platform access for 10 to 24 users, plus a discount on card purchases.

• TeamsCustom

  25+ users: advanced controls for the whole company and a card purchase discount. Quoted.

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.

Tapt

No public discounts listed.