HiHello has a genuinely generous free tier. Where it gets awkward is the two ends: a monthly scan cap on free, and a Business plan that starts at five users. CompanyCard has neither.
HiHello makes a good product and its free tier is one of the most generous in the category. As of July 2026 it gives four cards, an email signature, virtual backgrounds and wallet support at $0. If free card count is your deciding factor, it wins that column.
Two limits push people to look elsewhere. The free plan caps card and badge scans at five per month, which is easy to hit if you hand your card out at events or on a counter. And the Business plan is sold for five to one hundred users — so if your team is you and two others, you cannot buy it at the size you actually are.
CompanyCard is aimed squarely at that second gap: no seat minimum, and no monthly cap on how often your free card gets scanned.
| What to check | HiHello (verified July 2026) | CompanyCard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan card count | 4 cards | 1 card |
| Scan cap on free | 5 card & badge scans per month | No monthly scan cap |
| Team plan minimum | Business sold for 5-100 users | No seat minimum |
| Published pricing | $6 Professional · $5 per user Business | $8 Pro · $12 per user Business |
| Branding on free card | No HiHello credit | Carries a small CompanyCard credit |
Read from hihello.com/pricing in July 2026. Plans change — check before deciding. CompanyCard figures are our published rates.
It depends which limit is bothering you. HiHello's free plan is generous on card count — four cards as of July 2026, including an email signature and virtual background. But that free tier caps card and badge scans at five per month, and its Business plan starts at five users. CompanyCard has no monthly scan cap on the free card and no seat minimum on team plans, which is what matters if you hand your card out often or your team is two people.
Yes — as of July 2026 HiHello's Personal plan is free and includes four cards, a personal email signature, virtual backgrounds and wallet support, with card and badge scans capped at five per month. We would rather point you at their pricing page than characterise it second-hand: check hihello.com/pricing for the current terms.
Free forever for one card. Pro is $8 per month and removes the CompanyCard credit while adding unlimited links, custom branding, lead capture and analytics. Business is $12 per user per month for admin controls, brand lock, CRM sync and SSO — with no minimum number of seats.
With CompanyCard, yes — there is no seat minimum. This is the specific gap worth checking elsewhere: as of July 2026 HiHello's Business plan is sold for 5-100 users and Blinq's Business plan bills a minimum of five team cards, so very small teams are structurally excluded from both.
Be aware of the trade-off rather than surprised by it: CompanyCard's free plan is one card and carries a small CompanyCard credit, where HiHello's free plan gives you four cards without one. If free card count is what you optimise for, HiHello wins that column and we will not pretend otherwise.