Blinq vs HiHello, and the option neither of them offers
Both are good digital business cards with free tiers and team plans around $5 to $7 a user. The differences are branding, lead capture billing and email signatures. Autonix is the third column: an intro email to both people and a connections list on a flat price.
Who this is for: Anyone choosing between Blinq and HiHello for themselves or a small team.
No app required · 3 cards free · Starter $9/mo
What Autonix does differently
A connections list, not just a saved contact
When someone taps Connect on your card, both of you get an intro email and the contact lands in your list with a note. Export it as CSV.
Instant intro email to both people
The follow-up starts itself. No app for the person scanning, no "did they save it?"
Flat price, no per-lead fees
Cards Starter is $9 a month for 10 cards with the full connections list; Beyond drops the Autonix caption on the QR. Connections are never billed per lead.
Cards next to everything else you scan
Cards, signage, packaging, event check-ins and short links in one dashboard, with the same tags and reports.
Side by side
Competitor details are taken from their own pricing pages and dated below. Where a plan name is given, the feature is on that plan and above.
| Feature | Blinq | HiHello | Autonix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free cards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Individual paid | $9.99/mo, $7.33 annual, 5 cards | $8/mo, $6 annual, 8 cards | $9/mo, $79/yr, 10 cards |
| Team per user | $6.99/mo, $4.99 annual, 5 min | $6/mo, $5 annual, 5 min | No per-user charge: one login, 50 cards for $49/mo |
| Remove vendor branding | Premium (custom design) | Not listed | Beyond ($49/mo) |
| Lead capture billing | $9.99 per captured lead for custom forms | Included on Business | Included, no per-lead fee |
| Intro email to both people | No | No | Yes |
| Wallet cards | Yes | Yes | No |
| Email signatures | Business | Business, deployed to Gmail and Outlook | No |
| Paper card scanning | Premium | All tiers (limits) | No |
| Native CRM sync | Business | Business | CSV, Zapier, API |
| SSO | Enterprise | Google/Microsoft on Business, SAML on Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Cards plus signage, packaging, check-ins | No | No | Yes |
The honest read on each
Blinq
Digital business cards for individuals and teams
Pricing, in their words
Free: two cards. Premium: $9.99/mo or $7.33/mo billed annually, up to five cards, branded QR, custom design, contact export. Business: $6.99 per user per month, or $4.99 billed annually, 5-card minimum, team templates, CRM integrations, lead capture; custom qualifiers and lead forms are $9.99 per lead captured and enriched. Enterprise: custom, 100+ cards, enforced SSO and SCIM.
Checked October 2026 on their pricing page. Prices change; confirm before you buy.
Where Blinq wins
- Polished native apps, Apple and Google Wallet cards, and NFC products.
- Native CRM integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft) and AI contact enrichment on Business.
- Enterprise provisioning (SSO, SCIM) for organisations rolling out thousands of cards.
Where it falls short
- Lead capture forms on Business are billed per captured lead on top of the seat price.
- The free tier stops at two cards and the Premium tier at five; a rep with several roles or events pays per seat.
- Analytics are about the card. There is no portfolio view that puts cards next to signage, packaging, or check-ins.
HiHello
Digital business cards and email signatures for teams
Pricing, in their words
Personal: free, 2 cards, 5 paper-card scans a month. Professional: $8/mo or $6/mo billed annually, 8 cards, card analytics, branded QR. Business: $6 per user per month or $5 billed annually, 5 to 100 users, 10 templates, email signatures to Gmail and Outlook, Salesforce/HubSpot/Dynamics integrations, Google and Microsoft SSO, 14-day trial for teams of 5+. Enterprise: custom, 100+ users, SAML SSO and SCIM.
Checked October 2026 on their pricing page. Prices change; confirm before you buy.
Where HiHello wins
- Company-wide email signature deployment alongside cards, which Autonix does not do.
- Paper business card scanning with contact enrichment.
- Directory sync and SSO on the Business tier, not only Enterprise.
Where it falls short
- Branding removal is not listed on any plan.
- Card analytics start on Professional; the free tier reports nothing.
- No QR codes for anything other than cards: no signage, packaging, check-in, or short links in the same account.
Pick one of them when
- Pick Blinq for the native app polish, Wallet cards and NFC products, and if per-lead pricing suits an outbound team.
- Pick HiHello for email signature management, paper card scanning, and SSO at the Business tier.
Pick Autonix when
- You want the person scanning to connect and both of you to get an email, without a lead-capture add-on.
- You want ten cards for $9 a month with the Connect form included.
- You put QR codes on more than business cards.
What this looks like in Autonix
Real screens from the product.
Digital cards that track
ConnectCard and vCard trackers put a contact page behind a QR. See who scanned, then follow up.
Booth and campaign performance
Compare events, placements, and team cards in the same portfolio dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper for one person, Blinq or HiHello?
On annual billing HiHello Professional is $6 a month for 8 cards and Blinq Premium is $7.33 a month for 5 cards, per their pricing pages in October 2026. Autonix Cards Starter is $79 a year ($6.58 a month) for 10 cards.
Which has the better free plan?
Both give two cards free with Wallet support. Autonix gives three cards free with the Connect form, the five most recent connections and 25 intro emails a day.
Can I switch later?
Cards are web pages, so you can run an Autonix card alongside either tool and move your printed QR to it on the next print run.