Linq alternatives, compared

Best Linq alternatives in 2026

Looking for a Linq alternative? Here is the honest case for Anexus Connect — engraved metal hardware, a mini CRM, an AI agent on the profile, and free to start.

Linq built a recognisable US networking platform with cards and a digital profile ecosystem, and plenty of people found it through a colleague's card rather than an ad. If you are looking for an alternative, the practical questions are usually the same three: whether the hardware is something you would actually hand to a client, whether leads go anywhere useful on their own, and what it costs to start. Anexus Connect answers those with laser-engraved metal cards that ship engraved rather than as a paid upgrade, a mini CRM with notes, reminders and lead priority that syncs natively to ten CRMs on PRO, and a free Basic plan that includes lead capture, booking and the AI agent. Before you migrate anything, check Linq's current product line-up and export options on their own site — this category changes faster than any comparison page can keep up with.

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

Free Basic, and the card works without a subscription

Lead capture, the mini CRM, booking and the AI agent are on the free plan, and a metal card keeps working whether or not you pay for PRO.

Cards and plans

Laser-engraved metal, included

Metal Black and Stainless Steel cards ship engraved with your logo or signature — not as a paid upgrade.

Engraving

An 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 agent

Native sync to 10 CRMs

HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho, monday.com, Freshsales, Copper, Apollo, ActiveCampaign and Close on PRO.

See the integrations

Appointment booking built in

Visitors book a real open slot straight from the profile, with reminders and two-way Google Calendar sync on PRO.

Appointment booking

Profiles that read in 18 languages

The public profile auto-translates for whoever opens it, without you maintaining a version per market.

Visitor translation

Frequently asked

What are the best alternatives to Linq?

The shortlist most people build is Anexus Connect, Blinq, Popl, Mobilo, HiHello, Wave, Uniqode and Kado. They differ most on hardware, whether a CRM is built in, and what the free tier actually includes — our comparison hub sets them side by side.

I already have Linq cards. Can I switch?

Your Anexus profile and cards are separate from anything Linq issued, so switching means setting up here rather than converting existing hardware. Contacts normally move as a spreadsheet export and import; check what export your Linq plan allows before you rely on it.

Is Anexus Connect available outside Canada?

The profile, the app and the free plan work anywhere. Physical cards currently ship within Canada, which is the honest limitation to weigh if your team is spread across several countries.

The Linq alternative with engraved metal

Start free, keep your CRM, and hand over a card that was engraved rather than printed.