Comparison · Covve vs Cardexio
Looking for a Covve alternative?
Cardexio is the monthly-billed business card scanner for sales teams — with HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho included from the Starter plan ($7.99/mo), not behind Covve's $299/seat/year Business tier.
No credit card required · Cancel anytime · Your data exports with you
At a glance
Where Cardexio is built differently from Covve
Five dimensions where the two products diverge most — sourced from Covve's public pricing page and recent App Store / Play Store reviews.
Sources: covve.com pricing page (accessed 2026-05), App Store & Google Play reviews 2023–2026.
Verbatim user quotes
Why people are switching from Covve
Every quote below is real — pulled verbatim from public App Store and Google Play reviews. We have not edited them.
"30 cards lost forever"
Covve's most repeated 1-star complaint pattern centres on backup failure. When sync goes wrong, lost cards aren't always recoverable — and resolution from support has taken weeks in documented cases.
“Should be called Covve Scam. Backup simply does not work. 30 cards lost forever. Customer support took over three weeks to reply.”
How Cardexio handles this
Cards live in Supabase EU (Dublin, Ireland), bound to your workspace — not your device. Self-serve CSV / XLSX export from Settings. Account deletion is one-click and end-to-end.
"Needs 4–5 attempts to start"
Recent Covve reviewers report needing multiple attempts to open the app, with the camera sometimes failing to engage on launch.
“When I try to reopen the app it needs 4-5 attempts for it to start and sometimes the camera does not turn on.”
How Cardexio handles this
Cardexio runs on Capacitor with Sentry crash monitoring and a staged rollout (10% → 50% → 100%) — so regressions are caught before they reach everyone. The recent Samsung crash fix shipped within hours of the first report.
"After one card it asked me to pay"
Covve does offer a 14-day trial, but reviewers report being pushed to purchase after a single scan — which makes a real evaluation difficult.
“The app seemed to scan cards ok, well one card, after that it started asking me to purchase the app… Not spending money on something without knowing it's going to work.”
How Cardexio handles this
Cardexio's free plan keeps working after the 14-day trial — 50 cards / month, no credit card. Upgrade if and when you outgrow it, monthly or yearly.
"Quicker to enter manually"
Even after a successful scan, Covve users report fighting to get the card into their actual CRM or contact application — the export step is where the momentum gets lost.
“Really struggled to get the one card I did manage to scan into my Outlook contacts, seems it would be quicker to manually entering the details.”
How Cardexio handles this
HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho integrations are first-class — included from the Starter plan, with per-record error visibility in the sync log. No premium tier unlock required.
Side-by-side
Feature matrix
Every claim about Covve is sourced from their public pricing page, App Store / Play Store listings, or verifiable user reviews. Where the public record is unclear we mark the cell "unknown" rather than guess.
| Feature | Cardexio | Covve |
|---|---|---|
| OCR business card scanning | ||
| Multi-language OCR coverage | ||
| HubSpot integration | ||
| Pipedrive integration | ||
| Zoho CRM integration | ||
| Salesforce integration | ||
| Email verification (Hunter + Kickbox) | ||
| Company enrichment | ||
| Duplicate detection at scan layer | ||
| Team workspace from entry tier | ||
| Trade show / event context | ||
| Monthly billing option | ||
| 14-day free trial | ||
| Permanent free plan | ||
| Web dashboard | ||
| GDPR compliance | ||
| EU data residency | ||
| Founder-level support |
Pricing
Same job — very different price
Cardexio's Starter plan is billed monthly or yearly with three CRMs included from day one. Covve's CRM-enabled tier (Business) starts at $299/seat/year, annual-only — that's the apples-to-apples comparison.
Cardexio · Starter
or $79.99 / year (17% off)
- 400 scans per month
- 500 active contacts
- 3 team seats included
- HubSpot + Pipedrive + Zoho
- Email verification + company enrichment
- 14-day free trial · no credit card · free plan continues
Covve · Business
Annual seat billing only — no monthly option
- Unlimited scans
- HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho, Dynamics 365
- Per-seat pricing — no included team seats
- Custom fields + CRM mapping
- SLA + dedicated account manager
- 14-day trial, then annual commitment
Source: covve.com pricing page · accessed 2026-05
Honest comparison
When Covve might still be the right choice
Covve supports OCR in 60+ languages out of the box. If your team works in markets where Cardexio's current Turkish + major EU language coverage is a hard blocker, Covve has wider reach today.
If your team is already standardised on Salesforce and committed to annual seat budgeting, Covve's Business tier ships Salesforce alongside HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho. Cardexio doesn't ship Salesforce yet — it's on the public roadmap, and our REST API (read) is available in the meantime.
Cardexio is built for the rest: B2B teams who want monthly billing, three CRMs from $7.99/mo, and a founder picking up the phone when something breaks.
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Same trade-show contact management. Monthly billing. Three CRMs from the Starter plan. Cancel in one click — your data exports with you.
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FAQ
Switching from Covve — common questions
Real questions we hear from Covve users considering the move.
Can I import my Covve contacts into Cardexio?
Yes. Export your Covve contacts as CSV or vCard and use Cardexio's Bulk Upload (Contacts → Import) to bring them in. Duplicate detection runs on import to keep your CRM clean.
Does Cardexio really offer monthly billing?
Yes. Starter $7.99/mo, Pro $14.99/mo, Business $49/mo — or pay yearly for 17% off. You can switch between monthly and yearly at any time. Covve only sells annual seats.
Which CRMs does Cardexio support today?
HubSpot, Pipedrive, and Zoho — all three are included from the Starter tier ($7.99/mo). Salesforce is on the public roadmap. Covve includes Salesforce in their Business tier ($299/seat/yr), so if Salesforce is a hard requirement today, that's a real point in Covve's favour.
How does Cardexio compare on OCR languages?
Cardexio uses AWS Textract with strong Turkish and major EU language support. Covve advertises OCR in 60+ languages. If you need long-tail language coverage, Covve has the wider reach; if Turkish + English + major EU is enough, Cardexio fits and saves you the seat lock-in.
Is the 14-day free trial really no credit card?
Yes. Sign up with email only and use Cardexio for 14 days. After that, the free plan continues (50 cards / month) if you don't upgrade — no surprise lock-out.
How does team pricing work?
Cardexio Starter includes 3 seats in the $7.99/mo price. Pro includes 5, Business is unlimited. Covve charges per seat — Team tier $199/seat/yr, Business $299/seat/yr — so the comparison gets steeper as your team grows.
Where is my data stored?
Cardexio EU runs on Supabase eu-west-1 (Dublin, Ireland) and AWS Frankfurt for processing — GDPR-compliant by design. Covve is built in Cyprus / Greece (also EU) but their public site is less explicit on data-residency specifics.
What about Salesforce — when is it shipping?
Salesforce is on the public roadmap. Our REST API (read access) is available now if you want to push to Salesforce yourself in the meantime.