NoBrandCards vs Dot
Dot sells NFC cards, bands and stickers with a free profile that works without a subscription, and a paid plan, Profile+, that removes Dot’s branding and unlocks exports and custom QR codes. Here’s how the two compare on what matters when you hand someone a card.[1][2][3]
We make NoBrandCards, so we’re not neutral. We’ve tried to be fair: every claim about Dot links to where we found it, and there’s a section on where Dot is better. Prices and features change, so check the sources before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Side by side
| Topic | NoBrandCards | Dot |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor branding on a free page | None, on any plan, free included. | Yes. Removing Dot’s branding needs Profile+ or Teams Growth.[2][4] |
| Paid plan | Pro is coming soon; for now every card is on Free, which already has no branding and includes CSV export. | Profile+: $15/month or $144/year.[5][1] |
| Stats on the free plan | The last 30 days, totals. | The last 7 days.[3] |
| Contact export (CSV) | CSV and vCard on every plan. | Profile+ only.[2] |
| Custom, downloadable QR code | Styled QR (colors, dot and eye shapes, your logo) as SVG or PNG on every plan. | A basic QR is free; custom and downloadable QR codes need Profile+.[2][3] |
| Wallet passes | Not yet. | An Apple/Android Wallet pass on the free tier.[3][2] |
| Two-way contact exchange | On every plan. Pro adds custom questions, required fields and a required exchange. | Free (dot.Exchange): name and email required, phone and note optional.[6] |
| Quick Capture (the form opens without a button) | Pro. | Free.[6] |
| Email signature and virtual background | Both, on every plan, with copy steps for Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail. | No email-signature or virtual-background tools found.[7] |
| Video, files and photo galleries on the page | YouTube and Vimeo (nothing loads from them until a visitor taps play), PDFs up to 10 MB, galleries of up to 12 photos. | Video, embedded media and file uploads not offered or not documented.[8][9] |
| Page language | The page’s own words (Save contact, the form) follow the visitor’s language: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese or Italian. | English only.[2] |
| API and webhooks | Both, on Pro. | No API or webhooks documented; a Zapier app with triggers only.[10] |
| Team pricing | Teams is coming soon, with a published per-seat price when it opens. | Essential and Growth are “Talk to Sales”.[4] |
| Paper-card scanner | On Pro: photograph a paper card and check the details before saving. | On Profile+.[2] |
| Apps | A web app that works in any browser and installs on iPhone and Android. | An app for iPhone, Mac and Vision Pro; no Android app found.[2] |
Where Dot is better
If these matter most to you, Dot may be the better pick.
Hardware you can order today
Dot sells cards, bands, under-case stickers, metal cards and a counter display, from $30. Our shop isn’t open yet.[1][11]
Many more looks
Dot lists 190+ theme styles free and 480+ on Profile+. We have 35 themes or your own colors, 10 designs with a header you can shape yourself, and your own background, button shape and font pairing.[3]
Quick Capture on the free plan
Dot’s prompt that opens the exchange form by itself is free; ours is on Pro.[6]
A native iPhone app
With home-screen widgets and a Networking mode. Ours is a web app you install from the browser.[2]
CRM connections and teams now
Teams Growth connects to Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier and offers white-label member profiles and templates. We offer webhooks and an API; our Teams plan is coming.[4][10]
A long review history
Dot has 990 Trustpilot reviews (4.1 out of 5). We’re newer.[12]
Why pick NoBrandCards
- No branding on the card, the page, the saved contact or the emails your contacts get, on any plan.
- A free plan that publishes a real card, and cards that keep working if you stop paying.
- Your contacts are yours: CSV and vCard export on every plan.
- Styled QR codes and email signatures, free.
- Published, simple prices, with an API and webhooks on Pro.
Sources
Gathered November 6, 2026 from public pages, without signing up. Pages marked with a year are older help articles that were still published.
- Dot product catalog (dotcards.net)
- Dot on the App Store
- Copy of Dot’s plan table (read 2026-10-02)
- Dot for teams
- Dot subscription policy (2024)
- Dot help: What is dot.Exchange (2024)
- Popl vs Dot (a competitor’s page, 2026-10)
- V1CE: Dot alternatives (a competitor’s page, 2026-11-01)
- Wave: best NFC business cards (a competitor’s page, 2026-02)
- Dot on Zapier
- dot.display product page
- Dot on Trustpilot
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