Rillo vs Blinq
A free card that fills a real CRM.
Blinq grows into a team platform. Rillo Connect puts everyone you meet in a CRM, free.
- Free
- A real QR
- Stays free
| Rillo | Blinq | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, and it stays free | Free forever for individuals, with two cards. Premium is $9.99 a month billed monthly, or $7.33 billed annually. Business is $6.99 a user a month billed monthly, or $4.99 billed annually, five cards minimum. Lead capture is $9.99 per lead captured and enriched. |
| Free to try | Nothing to try first: it is free | A free plan; a 7-day trial of Premium and a 30-day trial of Business |
| Where contacts go | Everyone who scans lands in your Rillodex, a real CRM contact | Unlimited contact creation on Free; native CRM integrations and a corporate contact book on Business |
| Company logos | A company logo shows only when the person's work email proves they work there | Custom card templates and brand control on Business; branded QR codes from Premium |
| Built for | Anyone who hands out a card and wants the people they meet kept in a real CRM | Individuals and teams of every size, with Enterprise plans for organizations |
Where Blinq is better
- An AI notetaker and AI contact enrichment, from Premium
- Wallet passes, watch, widgets, email signatures and virtual backgrounds around the card
- Event lead capture with badge kit APIs, and native CRM integrations on Business
- SOC 2 Type II audited and GDPR compliant across all plans, with SSO and SCIM on Enterprise
Where Rillo is better
- Free with the CRM in it: everyone who scans lands in your Rillodex. Blinq lists its native CRM integrations on Business, $4.99 a user a month billed annually
- No per-lead charge: Blinq lists lead capture at $9.99 per lead captured and enriched
- A company logo shows only when the person's work email proves they work there
Which costs less?
For one person sharing a card, both are free. For contacts that land in a CRM, Rillo Connect is free, while Blinq Business is $4.99 a user a month billed annually ($6.99 monthly), five cards minimum.
Does Blinq have AI?
Yes: an AI notetaker and AI contact enrichment, from Premium ($7.33 a month billed annually).
Is Rillo Connect a Blinq alternative?
For a free card whose contacts become CRM records, yes. For email signatures, wallet passes and event badge capture across a company, Blinq is built for that.
Prices and features checked on 13 October 2026, from Blinq's own pages: Blinq pricing: Free, Premium and Business, the lead capture price, billing FAQ. Prices change; if this looks stale, tell us. Every claim about Blinq is from what it publishes, and nothing here says what it cannot do.
Which one are you?
One login, one record: the card you hand someone, the list at your counter and the accounts your reps carry are the same record.
I want to meet people
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Rillo
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Rillo
Your card, your Rillodex, and a CRM when you want one. Write to us any time.
Hand over your card, they scan it, and you are in their phone. Everyone you meet lands in your Rillodex.
Rillo Connect about a minuteI run a shop
From $79 a month
Getting found. 44 of 70 points in 4 areas.
We check your Google listing, build your pages and ask for reviews, so customers can find you. A regulars list builds itself at the counter.
Rillo Shops set up with youI run a sales team
From $49 a seat
Built this morning from what's overdue and gone quiet.
Talk after a call and Rillo writes the record and sets the follow-up. Built for the phone first, and just as good at the desk.
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