mcardThat's us
Design free, $99/yr to share
Nine handcrafted templates, a real library, live tap-to-exchange, and lead capture — one flat price, no per-seat math, no hardware to buy.
mcard vs Popl
Looking for a Popl alternative?
Poplmakes digital business cards. So do we — but mcard lets you design the whole thing free, charges one flat price to publish, and never bills you per seat.
PoplCompetitor
NFC-first, team plans, per seat
Popl built its brand on NFC hardware — tap cards, bands, and stickers — with a freemium app on top. It's polished and team-friendly, but the lead tools, deeper analytics, and CRM sync that make it powerful sit on the paid Team/Business tiers, priced per seat.
Feature by feature
mcard · Popl
Feature
mcard
Popl
Design
Handcrafted templates
9
Templated
Photo, logo & accent color
Design the whole card free, publish later
Freemium
Library — folders, favorites, search
Contacts
Import a paper card by photo (OCR)
Varies
Pricing
Free to design & preview privately
Freemium
One flat price to publish
$99/yr
Tiered
No per-seat pricing
Per seat
No add-on upsells
Varies
Physical NFC card available
$39
Core product
Share
Public share URL
QR code
vCard download
Works with NFC
No app for recipients
Live tap-to-exchange (both swap at once)
Two cards on one page (co-cards)
Kiosk view for events
Varies
Grow
Lead capture form
Paid tier
Lead inbox + email alerts
Paid tier
Analytics — views, taps, geography
Paid tier
Email signature generator
Varies
Custom domains
Paid tier
Ownership
Cards stay private until you publish
Edit once, everyone sees the latest
Comparison reflects our reading of Popl’s publicly available standard and free plans as of 2026. Products evolve — check Popl’s site for the latest. “Popl” is a trademark of its respective owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Where mcard pulls ahead
01
Design free, decide later.
Build and polish the entire card before you spend a cent. The paid plan only unlocks publishing — not the design tools.
02
One price, no per-seat.
A flat $99/year covers the public link, QR, lead capture, analytics, and custom domains. No tiers, no seats, no add-ons.
03
Built to be remembered.
Nine handcrafted templates, live tap-to-exchange, and co-cards mean people actually keep your card.
The easy part
Try it free. Compare it yourself.
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