The 11 Best Me-QR Alternatives in 2026 (Tested & Ranked)

I co-founded V1CE. Here's what Me-QR actually gets right, and where it runs out.

Me-QR is a QR code design platform. It makes beautiful QR codes: custom shapes, embedded logos, gradient fills, artistic frames. For a marketing team that needs QR codes to look good on packaging, menus, or campaign materials, that focus is genuine value. This guide is not written to dismiss it. It is written for the specific group of people who used Me-QR's Smart Business Card feature as their professional card and found that a well-designed QR code linking to a contact page is not the same thing as a professional networking system.

I am Haydn Price. I co-founded V1CE in 2020 after years of networking the hard way: hundreds of conversations at events, names scribbled on phone cases, and a drawer full of paper cards that never turned into anything. Six years later, more than 500,000 professionals carry a V1CE card, including people at SpaceX, Google, and Emirates. I tested every serious Me-QR alternative so you do not have to.

Before you read another word, let me be direct. V1CE tops my list. I built it, so it should. What I will also do is tell you honestly where V1CE loses, and name the platforms I would point you to first for specific jobs. If artistic QR code design for marketing assets is genuinely your primary need, Me-QR is still a reasonable tool for that. I will say so plainly.

Here is the proof that does not come from me. V1CE sits at 4.82 on Trustpilot from over 1,000 reviews and 4.86 on Loox from over 2,500. It has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, TechRadar, and G2. I scored every platform on this list on eight criteria, in the order that actually counts at the point of the handshake.

What Me-QR gets right and where the gaps are

Me-QR is honest about what it is: a QR code generator that happens to include a Smart Business Card feature. The QR design tools are genuinely impressive at their level. You can create QR codes with custom module shapes, embedded logos, colour gradients, and decorative frames that most QR generators would call impossible. For a brand that needs a QR code to look like part of a design rather than an afterthought, that capability is real.

The gaps appear the moment you treat the Smart Business Card as a professional networking tool. The card is essentially a QR-linked contact page: name, phone, email, a few social links. There is no NFC tap for the physical handshake. There is no lead capture form for the person you meet to fill in their details. There is no automated follow-up after someone scans. The QR links to a page that holds your contact details, and the chain ends there.

The deeper issue is one of category. Me-QR is a QR design tool that added a business card mode. The platforms on this list built digital business cards as their primary product. Every one of them handles the design, the sharing, and everything that happens after the scan better than Me-QR does, because networking is the job they were built for from day one.

What I scored each platform on

Eight criteria, in the order that actually matters at the point of the handshake. First, does it look good enough to hand over with pride? Second, does it get the contact saved with one tap? Third, what happens after the tap: does the follow-up send itself? Fourth, does it work across NFC, QR, and wallet without failing? Fifth, does it connect to the tools you already use? Sixth, are the analytics clear enough to act on? Seventh, is the privacy and GDPR stance clear and public? Eighth, is the pricing honest at the entry level?

I tested 11 platforms in depth. Here is the full ranking.

After testing 11 platforms, V1CE is the only one that takes you from the handshake to the invoice in one connected system. Uniqode is the most direct upgrade if you need QR campaign management alongside compliance credentials. And if a QR-linked contact page is genuinely all you need, QRCodeChimp offers the same category as Me-QR but with slightly more depth on the card side.

All 11 Me-QR alternatives: the full ranking

Here is every platform I tested, ranked by score.

Me-QR alternatives: pricing comparison

Me-QR's paid plans start at around $4.99 per month for basic dynamic QR codes and rise to enterprise custom pricing. Here is how the alternatives compare at the entry level.

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1. V1CE: 9.8 / 10. The Only Platform That Goes From QR Tap to Signed Invoice

Me-QR gives you a beautifully designed QR code. V1CE gives you the system behind it. Tap the card, fill the contact capture form, receive the automated follow-up, book a call, sign the agreement, get paid. Every step happens from the same dashboard, none of it requires you to remember to act.

The physical card is where the comparison starts and where it ends. Me-QR has no hardware. V1CE ships in PVC, bamboo, metal, and 24-karat gold, and every card links to a profile that works across NFC, QR, Apple Wallet, and Google Wallet. The person you give it to does not need to download anything. They tap or scan, and your profile opens.

The Client Capture OS is what makes V1CE different from everything else on this list, Me-QR included. Contacts flow from your capture form into your networking CRM. Follow-ups go out in your voice, on a schedule you set once. Booking links open for calls while the conversation is still fresh. Agreements go out for e-signature from the same dashboard. Payments clear with zero transaction fees. None of this is bolted on from another tool. It is all native.

V1CE pricing

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V1CE pros and cons

How I scored V1CE

My experience: I built V1CE so I am not a neutral tester, but the metrics are. Trustpilot 4.82, Loox 4.86, Forbes, Business Insider, TechRadar, G2. The card creates a moment when you hand it over, the QR and NFC both work consistently, and the follow-up system genuinely does what it says. Me-QR's Smart Business Card is a contact page with a pretty QR code. V1CE is a pipeline.

Best for: professionals and teams who want the handshake to lead somewhere automatically, without managing a separate follow-up tool, CRM subscription, and booking system.

Not the best pick if: you are a designer or marketing team whose primary need is artistic QR codes for packaging, menus, or campaign print materials. Me-QR was built for that specific aesthetic use case.

"We had been using Me-QR's Smart Business Card for our team. The QR codes looked great on our materials but scanning them just opened a contact page that nobody was doing anything with. Switched to V1CE and within three weeks we had a follow-up sequence running automatically after every event. Six contacts from our last conference turned into clients without us chasing a single one manually."

Daniel H, Sales Director, Dublin - Trustpilot

2. Blinq: 8.0 / 10. Best Software-Only Card if You Want to Stay Lightweight

Me-QR is a QR design tool with a card add-on. Blinq is a card platform with exceptional software depth: AI notetaker, native CRM integrations, SSO, and SCIM, all without needing to buy or ship any hardware.

The AI notetaker is the standout feature. At the moment you meet someone, you attach a voice or text note to their contact, transcribed and stored alongside everything else in your Blinq dashboard. Me-QR's Smart Business Card has no note-taking feature and no plan for one.

The free plan gives you two cards and covers most of what a solo professional needs day-to-day. The Business plan adds SSO and SCIM for enterprise procurement. No other platform on this list at this price point covers that range in a single product.

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How I scored Blinq

My experience: The cleanest software-only card I tested. The AI notetaker alone would justify the paid plan for anyone who attends regular meetings or events. Me-QR's Smart Business Card cannot compare to Blinq's networking depth on any single criterion. If you want NFC hardware on top, Blinq sells accessories but does not make a standalone card.

Best for: professionals who want a top-tier digital card without hardware decisions, and sales teams that need real-time CRM sync and AI-assisted note-taking.

Not the best pick if: you want a physical NFC card to hand over rather than QR sharing only, or you need automated follow-up built into the same platform.

3. HiHello: 7.8 / 10. Fastest Personal Branding Setup Me-QR Never Attempted

Me-QR's Smart Business Card is a contact page with a QR code attached. HiHello's digital card is a fully branded profile with video intros, virtual backgrounds for video calls, email signatures, and a design that reflects you rather than a filled-in template.

It is the fastest setup on this list. From account creation to sharing your first card takes under two minutes. No hardware decisions, no QR design system to learn. Live with a polished professional profile faster than you can configure Me-QR's Smart Business Card.

The free plan covers most of what an individual professional needs, including Apple Wallet and email signatures. The Business plan adds CRM integrations and admin tools for teams. The gap compared to V1CE is depth after the share: no automated follow-up, no built-in booking.

HiHello pricing

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How I scored HiHello

My experience: Functional and fast. The video intro and virtual background features are genuinely useful for professionals who meet people on video calls regularly. Me-QR offers neither for networking purposes. For an individual professional who wants a card they are proud to share, HiHello is the easiest starting point on this list.

Best for: individual professionals, freelancers, and startup founders who want polished personal branding and the fastest possible setup with zero hardware decisions.

Not the best pick if: your team has compliance and security requirements that need SOC 2 credentials, or you need lead capture and automated follow-up from the same platform.

4. Mobilo: 7.5 / 10. Best for Sales Teams Who Need Real-Time CRM on Every Tap

Me-QR's Smart Business Card gives someone your contact details when they scan. Mobilo's tap routes that contact directly to Salesforce or HubSpot in real time, with no manual export required. For a sales team that lives in their CRM, that difference is the whole point.

Four card modes let team members switch between business card, contact generation, landing page, and direct link depending on the context. None of these exist in Me-QR. The team admin dashboard gives managers full visibility across who is sharing, who is capturing, and what is converting.

The trade-off is upfront cost. No free plan, hardware and software priced separately, and CRM integration is a paid add-on. You are committing a budget before you have tested whether the platform fits your workflow. Me-QR's paid plan is cheaper as an entry point, but it does not do what Mobilo does.

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How I scored Mobilo

My experience: The CRM feed is the cleanest I tested. Every tap from every team member routes to Salesforce or HubSpot in real time. The multi-mode card is genuinely useful for teams that switch between contexts. The price barrier at entry is the main reason it sits below Blinq and HiHello in the ranking.

Best for: B2B sales teams, recruiters, and account managers who live in Salesforce or HubSpot and need networking contacts to land there in real time.

Not the best pick if: you are an individual professional, or a team without an immediate budget for both hardware and monthly subscription costs.

5. Popl: 7.3 / 10. Best for Event and Trade Show Lead Capture at Volume

Me-QR was built for QR design, not conference floors. Popl was. Badge scanning and lead capture built for booths and events, with HubSpot, Salesforce, and over 5,000 Zapier integrations feeding into your CRM without manual entry after the show.

The universal badge scanner is the feature Me-QR will never have. At an event where 200 people have paper badges and you want to scan them all directly into your CRM, Popl is the dedicated tool for that job.

The pricing wall is the main friction. Team pricing is not public and requires a demo. Individual users are pushed to a separate, lighter app. Me-QR at least lets you see pricing before you commit, even if the product cannot compete on a conference floor.

Popl pricing

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Popl pros and cons

How I scored Popl

My experience: If your primary growth channel is trade shows and conferences, Popl is the closest thing to a professional event tool on this list. The lead capture forms are fast, customisable, and synced. Me-QR's Smart Business Card would not compete on a conference floor on any single criterion Popl was designed for.

Best for: teams whose primary growth channel is trade shows and conferences, where badge scanning speed and volume matter most.

Not the best pick if: you are an individual professional, or your main need is everyday card sharing rather than event-scale lead capture.

6. Tapni: 7.1 / 10. Best All-In Annual Price With a Physical Card Included

Me-QR is subscription software with no physical hardware. Tapni is the near-opposite: one annual fee that covers both the NFC card and the software, shipped to your door, no separate hardware checkout required.

At $49.90 a year, you get a card in the post alongside a digital profile and basic analytics. For someone stepping beyond Me-QR's software-only world for the first time, the simplicity of one payment and one delivery is a genuine draw.

It is a leaner product than V1CE or Mobilo on the automation side. No automated follow-up, lighter CRM tooling. But for someone who simply wants a QR and NFC card that works without managing an artistic QR design platform, the one-payment model is clean.

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How I scored Tapni

My experience: The card arrived quickly, setup was straightforward, and the annual payment model removes monthly friction. The experience after the handover is where it runs out of runway: contacts end up in a spreadsheet and follow-up stays manual. A meaningful step beyond Me-QR's Smart Business Card, but not the full system V1CE offers.

Best for: professionals who want one predictable annual payment, a physical NFC card in the box, and no ongoing monthly decisions.

Not the best pick if: you need automated follow-up, built-in booking, or a system that does more after the tap than store a contact in a CSV.

7. Uniqode: 6.9 / 10. Best if You Need QR Code Campaigns Plus a Compliant Digital Card

Of all 11 platforms on this list, Uniqode is the one most people switching from Me-QR who also need QR campaign management should evaluate first. It manages dynamic QR codes for marketing campaigns alongside digital business cards in a single admin dashboard, and it does it with enterprise compliance credentials that Me-QR does not offer.

SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and Microsoft Entra ID in one platform. For healthcare, finance, and regulated industries where Me-QR's compliance documentation may not pass procurement review, Uniqode is the professional upgrade.

The gaps versus Me-QR are at the individual level: no ongoing free plan beyond a single card, annual billing only on paid tiers, and an interface that is enterprise-first throughout. Me-QR's free plan offers more generous QR code creation for individuals who only need that.

Uniqode pricing

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How I scored Uniqode

My experience: If you are using Me-QR for QR campaigns and also want digital business cards with enterprise compliance, Uniqode is the most natural replacement. HIPAA, SCIM, Microsoft Entra, and native CRM integration in one platform covers almost any enterprise procurement checklist. For an individual professional, it is more structure than required.

Best for: regulated enterprises in healthcare, finance, and similar sectors who need QR code campaign management alongside HIPAA and ISO credentials.

Not the best pick if: you are an individual professional, a small team, or someone whose primary need is a personal card rather than enterprise QR campaign infrastructure.

8. Wave: 6.7 / 10. Best Free Me-QR Alternative for Growing Teams

Me-QR's free plan gives you a limited number of QR codes and a basic Smart Business Card. Wave's free plan gives you two editable digital card profiles, unlimited shares, contact tagging, basic analytics, and SOC 2 compliance, all at no cost.

For teams still deciding whether to commit to a paid digital card platform, Wave lets you test the concept without any financial risk. The optional $29.99 NFC card adds hardware to the mix without a subscription commitment, something Me-QR cannot offer at any price.

The trade-offs are depth and delivery: no native app, limited visual customisation, and physical cards that are functional rather than premium. Wave solves the free-trial problem better than almost anything else on this list, but you will likely outgrow it once the team starts actively networking at events.

Wave pricing

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Wave pros and cons

How I scored Wave

My experience: Wave is the first thing I would test if I wanted to move a team off Me-QR's Smart Business Card feature without spending money upfront. The free plan is generous enough to know whether the switch is worth making. The optional NFC card at $29.99 is a low-risk way to add hardware to a platform you have not paid for yet.

Best for: growing teams on a tight budget who want a SOC 2-compliant platform and a generous free plan before committing to paid subscriptions.

Not the best pick if: you need premium NFC hardware, deep CRM automation, or a native mobile app as part of the platform.

9. Dot Cards: 6.6 / 10. Best One-Time Purchase Card for Anyone Tired of Subscriptions

Me-QR charges a monthly subscription for what is essentially a QR design tool with a basic contact page. Dot Cards is the near-opposite: a physical card you buy once, with a free lifetime profile included and no recurring bill unless you choose to add Dot Pro.

The card itself is the differentiator. Stainless steel and plastic finishes built around design as much as function. Where Me-QR gives you a decorative QR code to display on a screen, Dot gives you a physical card that creates a genuine moment on handover.

It is not built for enterprise team onboarding, lead capture at events, or automated follow-up. But if eliminating a monthly subscription while still having a real physical card is the main gap in your networking setup, Dot is the most direct answer.

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Dot Cards pros and cons

How I scored Dot Cards

My experience: The card is visually the strongest on this list alongside V1CE. The one-time cost model is genuinely appealing if you are already paying a Me-QR subscription and wondering what you are getting for it. The software is where it stays shallow: no automated follow-up, no team analytics without the Pro add-on.

Best for: individuals and small teams who want a one-time purchase physical card with no recurring fee and do not need team management or deep automation.

Not the best pick if: you need enterprise onboarding, team admin controls, or lead capture depth beyond what a manual contact form provides.

10. Haystack: 6.3 / 10. Best for Enterprise Teams Who Need a Compliant Staff Directory

Me-QR and Haystack share the same hardware limitation: neither ships a physical NFC card. But they are built for entirely different jobs. Me-QR is a QR design tool. Haystack is a clean, compliant enterprise team directory where every employee gets a consistent QR-linked digital card managed from a central admin panel.

The compliance stack is where Haystack earns its enterprise position. SOC 2 Type II, trusted by Vodafone and Fortune 500 companies, with SCIM, SSO, and Salesforce native integration on the Enterprise plan. If you are looking at Me-QR's Smart Business Card for team-wide digital cards and your procurement team cares about compliance, Haystack is worth comparing directly.

The gaps are consistent with Me-QR's. No NFC hardware, no lead capture form for visitors to fill, and no automated follow-up after someone scans. You are getting a very polished staff directory with strong admin controls, but not a full networking system.

Haystack pricing

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Haystack pros and cons

How I scored Haystack

My experience: Haystack's QR profile does what Me-QR's Smart Business Card does, but with stronger compliance credentials and better team admin tools. For enterprise teams whose procurement team needs SOC 2 documentation, Haystack is a direct upgrade. What neither platform gives you is a physical card, a lead capture form, or automated follow-up.

Best for: enterprise teams that need every employee on a consistent, compliant QR-linked digital card with admin controls and procurement-grade security credentials.

Not the best pick if: you want a physical NFC card, individual card customisation beyond what a team template allows, or automated follow-up from the same system.

11. QRCodeChimp: 5.5 / 10. The Closest Category Comparison to Me-QR

QRCodeChimp is the platform most similar in category to Me-QR: a QR code generator that includes a digital business card feature. Both tools treat the professional card as one of many QR code types rather than as the core product. The difference is that QRCodeChimp offers slightly more depth on the card and campaign management side, while Me-QR focuses more on QR code aesthetics.

On the card side, QRCodeChimp's vCard profiles have more template options and field customisation than Me-QR's Smart Business Card. The analytics are slightly better on paid plans. The free plan offers five QR codes, which is more generous than Me-QR's free offering for standalone QR codes. Neither platform has NFC hardware, lead capture forms, or automated follow-up.

If you came to this page because Me-QR's Smart Business Card is not doing enough for professional networking, QRCodeChimp is not the answer. It is the same category of tool with marginally better card features. Every other platform on this list serves you better for networking. QRCodeChimp is only worth considering if you specifically need a broader QR campaign tool and want a card feature included.

QRCodeChimp pricing

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QRCodeChimp pros and cons

How I scored QRCodeChimp

My experience: QRCodeChimp does more on the QR campaign side than Me-QR. If you need restaurant menus, product labels, PDF links, and digital cards in one QR platform, it handles that broader scope. But the card itself is still a QR-linked contact page with no networking system behind it. As a professional networking tool, it is in the same category as Me-QR just with more campaign flexibility.

Best for: marketers who need a wider variety of QR code types for campaigns alongside a basic digital card feature, and who want slightly more card template variety than Me-QR provides.

Not the best pick if: you are looking for a Me-QR alternative for professional networking, lead capture, NFC hardware, or any part of the post-scan system that actually does something with the contact.

The one thing no other platform on this list has: the Client Capture OS

Every platform on this list, including Me-QR at its most capable, stops somewhere short of the close. They get the QR code working, the profile looking right, the contact stored. Then it is on you: the follow-up, the booking, the agreement, the invoice. V1CE's Client Capture OS is the only system here that automates the entire chain, follow-up, booking, e-signature, and payment, from the same dashboard the contact landed in.

Here is how the chain works. Your contact capture form feeds your Contacts, V1CE's built-in networking CRM. Contacts update automatically the moment someone taps your card or fills your form at an event. Your Contacts then trigger your follow-ups: automated, sent in your voice, on a schedule you set once and never have to think about again. Your follow-ups carry your booking link, so they can book a call while the conversation is still fresh. Your bookings lead to agreements you e-sign from the same dashboard. Your signed agreements lead to services you sell and get paid for, with zero transaction fees, from the same dashboard.

On top of that chain: Campaigns tags every contact with the event they came from, so you know which events actually bring clients. Check-ins are scheduled broadcasts to keep warm contacts warm. Scout is an AI assistant that researches who is attending an event before you go, so you walk in knowing who to talk to and what to say.

The free V1CE plan gives you the full front end: unlimited pages, the whole design and sharing layer, and contact capture, with no monthly fee. The Client Capture OS is $49.99 per month when you want the system. Test it free for 30 days with a complimentary physical NFC card included. If it does not earn its keep, you cancel and keep the free page.

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QR code vs NFC card: what actually changes when you switch

Me-QR is QR-only. The recipient scans a code with their camera. Most of the platforms above offer both QR and NFC, plus Apple and Google Wallet. Here is what that means in practice.

The NFC tap is the fastest handshake-to-saved-contact flow available. No camera required, no URL to load, no scanning angle to get right. The card taps, the profile opens, the contact saves. Me-QR cannot offer this because it has no hardware. Its QR codes, however beautifully designed, require a camera and a network connection to work.

Which Me-QR alternative is right for your situation?

The right pick depends on what you actually need beyond a QR code linking to a contact page. Here are my honest recommendations by situation.

Best Me-QR alternative for individual professionals

V1CE's free plan or HiHello if you want the absolute fastest personal branding setup. Both give you a shareable card in under five minutes that Me-QR's Smart Business Card cannot match on networking depth or follow-up capability.

Best Me-QR alternative for sales teams

Mobilo for CRM-heavy outbound workflows with real-time sync, or V1CE if you also want automated follow-ups built in rather than relying on Zapier to connect separate tools.

Best Me-QR alternative for events and trade shows

Popl for badge scanning volume at scale. V1CE if you also want the captured leads to follow up with themselves automatically after the event ends, with no manual work required.

Best Me-QR alternative for enterprise QR programmes

Uniqode. It is the only platform on this list that handles QR campaign management alongside digital business cards with HIPAA, ISO 27001, Microsoft Entra, and enterprise CRM integration. The natural compliance upgrade from Me-QR for regulated industries.

Best Me-QR alternative for team staff directories

Haystack if compliance is the primary driver and you are happy staying QR-only. Blinq if you want QR plus NFC accessories and an AI notetaker in the same platform for the team.

Best Me-QR alternative if you need QR campaigns alongside a card

Uniqode if you need enterprise compliance alongside QR campaigns. QRCodeChimp if you want a broader QR tool with slightly better card features than Me-QR at a similar price point.

Should you stick with Me-QR? An honest decision framework.

Me-QR is a well-designed product for creating attractive QR codes. The question is whether attractive QR codes are what your professional networking actually needs.

Move on if:

• You are using Me-QR's Smart Business Card as your primary professional card and want something that actually captures leads and follows up with them
• You want a physical NFC card that creates a moment when you hand it over, not just a QR code that requires the other person to point their camera at a screen
• You are a team that needs admin controls, branding consistency, and CRM integration without paying for a QR design tool that treats your card as a secondary feature

Me-QR alone is still fine if:

• Your primary use case is making QR codes that look beautiful on physical materials: packaging, menus, flyers, and campaign assets where the QR design itself is the point
• A basic contact page behind a well-designed QR code is genuinely all you need and you have no interest in NFC hardware, lead capture, or automated follow-up

"We had been paying for Me-QR for our team's cards. The QR codes looked great on our materials. But when it came to actually capturing contacts at events and following up, we were doing everything manually. Switched to V1CE and within the first month we had six new client conversations that started automatically from our last networking event."

Alicia T, Head of Growth, Edinburgh - Google Reviews

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My final verdict: what I would actually choose in 2026

If you want one platform that goes well beyond what Me-QR's Smart Business Card offers, get V1CE. The free plan alone gives you a real shareable card with lead capture and wallet integration, and the Client Capture OS is the only system on this list that automates the full chain from handshake to invoice.

If QR campaign management with better compliance than Me-QR is your priority, Uniqode is the most direct upgrade. If you want to eliminate the subscription entirely and just have a physical card that does not expire, Dot Cards at $30 one-time or Tapni at $49.90 a year both solve that cleanly without a monthly fee.

Whatever you choose, make sure the platform behind your card is actually doing something for you. Try V1CE free for 30 days and get a complimentary NFC card to test it at your next event.