# Dot review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> NFC cards, bands and stickers that share a free browser-based profile

Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Digital Business Cards
- **Made by:** dot. cards, inc.
- **Website:** https://dotcards.net
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a phone app, as Dot runs only in the browser.
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 24, 2026

## 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).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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+ | $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 Growth | Custom | 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. |

Read from https://dotcards.net/pages/profile on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dot before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 20% with annual Profile+** (Annual discount): 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%. Source: https://dotcards.net/pages/profile
- **Free devices with dot.Teams** (Other savings): Every dot.Teams member gets a complimentary device with an extended warranty: a standard device on Essential and a custom one on Growth. Source: https://dotcards.net/pages/teams

## 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.

## Good for

- Individuals who want a cheap NFC card and a free profile
- People who would rather not install an app to share contacts
- Teams that want devices included with a per-member plan

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Oct 24, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: C.** Profile+ 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.
- **Free plan and trial: B.** dot.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+.
- **Features: C.** Cards, 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.
- **Ease of use: B.** No 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.
- **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web 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.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among digital business cards

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/business-cards

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Digital business card: an app builder makes this well.
- You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier among them.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Apple Wallet, Google Wallet

**Tags:** Digital business card, AI features

## Alternatives

- [V1CE](https://toolgpa.com/tools/v1ce): NFC business cards bought once, with free lead capture software. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dot-cards-vs-v1ce)
- [Mobilo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mobilo): NFC business cards and digital wallet cards with team lead capture. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dot-cards-vs-mobilo)
- [Linq](https://toolgpa.com/tools/linq): NFC business cards and a pocket CRM with a second phone line. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dot-cards-vs-linq)
- [Tapt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tapt): NFC business cards bought once, with a yearly fee from five cards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dot-cards-vs-tapt)
- [Blinq](https://toolgpa.com/tools/blinq): Digital business cards with contact scanning and event lead capture. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/blinq-vs-dot-cards)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026:

- https://dotcards.net/pages/profile
- https://dotcards.net/pages/teams
- https://dotcards.net/collections/basics
- https://dotcards.net/pages/about-us
- https://dotcards.net/policies/terms-of-service
- https://dotcards.net

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