Dot review (2026): is the free plan enough?
NFC cards, bands and stickers that share a free browser-based profile
Dot report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for a one-off NFC card with a free browser profile
Dot sells NFC cards, stickers and bands from $30 once that open a free browser profile, and nobody on either side needs an app. The card scanner, contact export and your own logo cost $12 a month on Profile+, and CRM sync sits on a team plan you can only get by quote.
Who Dot is for
- 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
Who Dot is not for
- 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
Why Dot gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyProfile+ 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.
- BFree plan and trialdot.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+.
- CFeaturesCards, 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.
- BEase of useNo 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.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dot's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Dot's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 2 of the 10 other digital business cards we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 4 of 10) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 7 of the 8 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 digital business cards we grade, cut by the letter each got. Dot’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 10, level with 5
- BFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 10, level with 5
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 10, level with 6
- BEase of useAbove 4 of 10, level with 2
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 9 digital business cards. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Dot, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Dot you could make: digital business card. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 7 of the 10 other digital business cards grade higher. It costs $96 a year.
What you could make
- Digital business card: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Dot’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Dot?
Dot sells NFC devices, including cards, metal cards, thin phone stickers and wristbands, that open a dot.Profile when tapped or scanned. The standard profile is free for life and works in the phone's browser with no app on either side. A paid Profile+ adds an AI card scanner, contact export and branding controls, and dot.Teams adds admin tools and CRM sync.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Dot pricing
As of Oct 24, 2026, Dot has a free plan, and paid plans start at $8 per user / month, billed annually (dot.Teams Essential).
- Starts at
- $8 per user / month, billed annually (dot.Teams Essential)
- 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.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of dot.Profile+
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| dot.Profile | $0 | Free for life: unlimited links, two-way contact exchange, basic contact management, wallet passes and 7 days of insights. |
| dot.Profile+ | $12per 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 | $8per user / month, billed annually | A standard device free for each member, profile templates, locked content, bulk profile creation and team management. |
| dot.Teams Growth | Custom | Custom devices for each member, Profile+ features, white-label profiles, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier sync, team insights. |
| dot.card | $30one-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. |
Read from dotcards.net on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dot before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 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%.
Stated on dotcards.net - Other savingsFree 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.
Stated on dotcards.net
Works with
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Zapier
- Apple Wallet
- Google Wallet
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Common questions
Does Dot have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Dot is listed for Web.
Does Dot have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Dot is listed for Web.
Is Dot open source?
Dot is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026.