Free Basic, and the card works without a subscription
Lead capture, the built-in CRM and booking are on the free plan, the AI agent comes with PRO, and a metal card keeps working whether or not you pay for PRO.
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Best Linq alternatives in 2026
Linq has moved on from digital business cards to messaging and voice APIs. If your Linq card is winding down, here is the honest case for switching to Anexus Connect — engraved metal hardware, a built-in CRM, and free to start.
Linq built a recognisable US networking platform around cards and digital profiles, but the company has since pivoted to messaging and voice APIs, and its own site no longer leads with a digital business card product. 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 built-in 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
- Point the card wherever you want
- 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
- Readable for every visitor
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 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 ship to Canada and the United States, which is the honest limitation to weigh if your team is spread beyond North America.