Hardware and software from one supplier
The card, the profile, the wallet passes and the lost-card cut-off are one system — not a third-party card wired into someone else's platform.
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Kado is relationship software that works with third-party NFC cards — it does not make its own. If you want the card and the software from one place, here is the honest case for Anexus Connect.
The clearest difference is structural: Kado does not manufacture NFC hardware, so a Kado deployment means choosing cards or tags somewhere else and connecting them. For teams whose real constraint is the CRM rather than the card, that is a reasonable trade — Kado's integration list is broad, covering HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Outlook, Gmail and Zapier, and buying hardware separately gives you freedom over what you hand people. Anexus Connect takes the opposite position: the engraved metal card, the live profile and the software are one product from one supplier, with a mini CRM, an AI agent on the profile, appointment booking, a Profile Shop and 18-language translation. One invoice, one support contact, and a card whose lost-card cut-off and wallet passes are part of the same system rather than a third-party accessory.
What you get with Anexus Connect
Whichever you choose, this is the ground Anexus Connect covers:
- Share it however they can receive it
- Appointment booking built in
- A capture form shaped around your business
- Sell straight from your profile
- Native sync to 10 CRMs
- An AI agent that works your profile 24/7
- Your public profile in 18 languages
- Ready for when it stops being just you
Laser-engraved metal, included
Metal Black and Stainless Steel cards ship engraved with your logo or signature — not as a paid upgrade.
EngravingAn AI agent on the profile
It answers questions from your own profile details, captures the visitor as a lead and books appointments, in their language.
The AI agentNative sync to 10 CRMs
HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho, monday.com, Freshsales, Copper, Apollo, ActiveCampaign and Close on PRO.
See the integrationsAppointment booking built in
Visitors book a real open slot straight from the profile, with reminders and two-way Google Calendar sync on PRO.
Appointment bookingProfiles that read in 18 languages
The public profile auto-translates for whoever opens it, without you maintaining a version per market.
Visitor translationFrequently asked
What are the best alternatives to Kado?
Anexus Connect, Blinq, Popl, Mobilo, HiHello, Wave and Uniqode are the usual shortlist. The first question to settle is whether you want hardware included, because that alone rules several options in or out.
Does Anexus Connect make its own cards?
Yes — Metal Black and Stainless Steel cards and the Phone Tap sticker are ours, laser-engraved and shipped from Ontario, Canada. The card and the platform are bought together and supported by the same company.
What does Kado do better?
Hardware freedom and a broad integration list. Because Kado does not tie you to its own cards, you can use whatever NFC hardware you already own or prefer, and its Microsoft Dynamics and Outlook coverage is wider than ours on the Microsoft side.