Cirqle vs Dot
A hardware-first NFC card with a one-time purchase and a free lifetime profile — physical-card people love it.
Want a simple card to share your socials? Dot is genuinely excellent. Need every contact structured and pushed into your CRM with context? That’s Cirqle.
When Dot is the better choice
- You want a premium physical NFC card you buy once, not a subscription.
- You mainly need tap-to-share a profile, not a CRM pipeline.
- You are fine routing contacts through Zapier when you need automation.
When Cirqle is the better fit
- Native push to every major CRM (Affinity, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Attio, Copper) with dedup — versus Dot’s Zapier-only routing.
- Capture-to-context plus AI follow-up drafted in your own voice, held for approval before it sends.
- A pre-meeting dossier and an AI note-taker, plus a no-install, offline-durable receiver page.
- Software-first — hardware optional — with one-step import of your Dot export (auto-mapped, deduped).
| Feature | Cirqle | Dot |
|---|---|---|
| Native CRM push | All 6 major CRMs, native | Zapier only (no native) |
| Structured capture-to-context | ✓ | — |
| AI follow-up in your voice + note-taker | ✓ | — |
| Pre-meeting dossier | Pro+ | — |
| Physical NFC card | Optional (roadmap) | ✓ |
| Offline-durable no-install receiver page | ✓ | — |
| Contact export | ✓ | Plus plan |
- Native CRM push: Dot routes to CRMs through Zapier; Cirqle integrates natively with dedup and retries.
- Physical NFC card: Dot’s one-time-purchase hardware is a genuine strength.
Pricing at a glance
- Free: Free lifetime profile with card purchase
- Entry: Card one-time ~$30–$50; dot.Profile+ ~$15/mo ($12 annual): analytics, export, branding removal
- Teams: Team Essential $8/user/mo (annual) — about $9,600/yr at 100 users; custom above 100
- Paid features (analytics, contact export, branding removal) sit behind dot.Profile+ ~$15/mo ($12 annual). CRM sync is Zapier-based.
Dot pricing and features verified as of 2026-07-13. Spot something out of date? Tell us — corrections welcome.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Cirqle a good Dot alternative?
- Dot is great if you want a one-time-purchase physical NFC card. Cirqle is a software-first capture layer that pushes contacts natively into every major CRM, with hardware optional.
- Does Cirqle need Zapier for CRM sync?
- No — Cirqle integrates natively with every major CRM (Affinity, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Attio, Copper), rather than routing through Zapier.
- Can I keep my contacts when switching from Dot?
- Yes — export your Dot contacts and Cirqle’s built-in importer auto-maps and dedups them on upload. Then connect your CRM.
Already decided? How to switch from Dot to Cirqle →