Sell straight from the profile
The Profile Shop takes card payment through Stripe for products, services or a paid intro, with coupons and orders in your dashboard.
Profile ShopWave alternatives, compared
Best Wave alternatives in 2026
Wave is strong on CRM plumbing — it publishes native two-way sync via direct API. If you want that plus engraved metal hardware, an AI agent and booking on the profile, here is the honest case for Anexus Connect.
Wave's clearest strength is integration depth: native two-way sync by direct API to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho is a stronger published claim than the one-way pushes much of this category offers, and if two-way sync is the thing your operations team actually needs, that deserves weight. It also has lead capture forms and custom-printed PVC NFC cards. Where Anexus Connect differs is the physical product and what sits on the profile: laser-engraved metal rather than printed PVC, an AI agent that answers and captures on the profile itself, appointment booking, a Profile Shop with Stripe checkout, and profiles that auto-translate into 18 languages. Both sync leads onward; the question is what the card and the profile do before the lead ever reaches the CRM.
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 Wave?
The shortlist exhibitors and sales teams usually build is Anexus Connect, Blinq, Popl, Mobilo, HiHello, Uniqode and Kado. They differ most on hardware quality, whether lead capture is customizable, and how deep the CRM sync goes — our comparison hub sets all of them side by side.
Does Anexus Connect sync two ways like Wave?
We publish native sync to ten CRMs on PRO, and two-way calendar sync with Google Calendar. Wave publishes native two-way CRM sync by direct API, which is a specific claim worth checking against your own CRM setup if bidirectional record updates are a requirement rather than a preference.
What does Wave do better?
Custom-printed PVC cards give design freedom that engraving on metal does not — full-colour artwork reproduces on PVC in a way laser engraving cannot. And its published two-way CRM sync is a stronger integration claim than most of the category makes.
Can I switch from Wave without losing contacts?
Contacts generally move as a spreadsheet export from one platform and an import into the other, and your CRM keeps whatever already synced to it. Check Wave's own export options for your plan before you move anything.