Mobilo pairs digital cards with physical NFC cards, lead capture and CRM integrations. Calenix pairs digital cards with booking pages and scheduling. Here is how they compare for people who network for work.
Quick answer
Mobilo is the stronger pick if you want physical NFC cards your whole team can tap, plus lead capture and CRM integrations around them. Calenix is the better fit if you want a digital card that leads straight into a booking page, with scheduling, email signatures and a link page in the same account.
Put simply: Mobilo focuses on the moment you exchange details. Calenix focuses on what happens next, when a new contact wants to book time with you.
What each tool is built for
Mobilo is a digital business card company run by Lulu Systems, Inc. in New York, with offices listed in Perth (Mobilo APAC) and Amsterdam (Mobilo Europe). It sells branded physical cards with NFC alongside a digital card, and its plans add lead capture, team management and integrations. Its messaging is aimed at teams, events and companies replacing paper cards.
Calenix is a scheduling and professional presence platform. Its digital business cards sit alongside booking pages, service and landing pages, email signatures, a LinkDock link page and AI business-card scanning. The idea is that one profile covers how people find you, save your details and book a meeting.
Feature comparison
Based on each vendor's official pages at the time of writing. Mobilo's pricing page lists lead capture, lead enrichment, a paper-card scanner and email signatures on Pro; Teams adds team management and central billing; Business adds HR directory sync, enterprise SSO and a custom domain.
| Feature | Calenix | Mobilo |
|---|---|---|
| Free digital card | Yes, 1 card on the Free plan | Yes, listed as "Completely Free" |
| Physical NFC cards | Not currently listed | Yes, sold separately |
| Wallet card and QR sharing | QR codes; wallet passes not listed | Digital wallet card, Apple/Google QR widget, no-internet QR sharing |
| Lead capture | Lead and contact capture from Individual | Lead capture forms and lead enrichment listed |
| Paper card scanning | Yes, 10 scans/month free, 100 on Individual | Paper business card scanner listed |
| CRM integrations | HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier | Native Salesforce and HubSpot, Zapier, webhooks |
| Email signatures | Yes | Listed |
| Native booking pages and scheduling | Yes | No native scheduler listed; connect a separate scheduling tool |
| Team SSO | SSO/SAML on Enterprise | Enterprise SSO on Business |
The networking moment: tap, scan or share
Picture a commercial insurance broker working the room at a Perth industry breakfast. With Mobilo, they can tap a physical NFC card against someone's phone, or show a QR code that Mobilo says works without an internet connection. For people who meet dozens of contacts in person each week, that physical card is a real advantage. It feels familiar, it starts a conversation and it does not need the other person to download anything.
Calenix does not currently list physical NFC cards or wallet passes. Its digital cards are shared by QR code, email or text, and they open in a browser on the other person's phone. That works well in most situations, but if a tappable card is central to how you network, Mobilo has the edge here.
Both platforms also handle the other direction: when someone hands you a paper card. Mobilo lists a paper business card scanner. Calenix includes AI scanning with 10 scans a month on the Free plan and 100 on Individual, recognition in more than 30 languages, an offline mode that syncs later, and duplicate detection when a contact already exists.
After the handshake: turning contacts into meetings
Most networking value is won or lost in the follow-up. Our article on why 100 cards can lead to zero follow-ups looks at how quickly new contacts go cold when the next step depends on someone remembering to email you.
This is where the two tools differ most. Mobilo's strength is getting the lead into your system: lead capture forms, enrichment and native Salesforce and HubSpot integrations. Booking a meeting, however, relies on connecting a scheduling tool. Mobilo does not list a native scheduler, so you would connect a separate scheduling tool, for example through its Zapier integration.
Calenix builds the booking step in. The same card can link to a booking page with your event types, buffers, time-zone detection, email confirmations and reminders. On paid plans you can also take paid bookings or deposits through Stripe. Our guide to adding a booking link to a digital business card covers how to choose which meeting to offer.
For the insurance broker, that might mean a card with a single clear action: "Book a 20-minute policy review". The contact chooses a time on the spot, the meeting lands in the broker's calendar, and reminders go out automatically.
Rolling it out across a team
Both platforms support teams. Mobilo's Teams plan adds team management and central billing, and its Business plan adds HR directory sync, enterprise SSO and a custom domain. That suits organisations that want every staff member on a matching branded card with admins controlling the details.
Calenix's Professionals plan covers unlimited users, with a digital card and a managed email signature for each team member, plus team scheduling, round robin, collective meetings, admin controls and team templates. If your team's cards are mainly a route into sales or consultation meetings, having those cards and the booking logic in one place removes a hand-off between systems.
Pricing compared
From each vendor's official pricing page at the time of writing (October 2026). Check current pricing before you decide.
Mobilo (USD)
- Digital business card: listed as completely free.
- Pro: $3/month as displayed on Mobilo's site (billing period not stated on the page).
- Teams: $4/month, billed annually.
- Business: $5/month, billed annually, via sales.
- Physical cards are priced separately and Mobilo runs card promotions, so check the shop for current card prices. A card purchase includes the Pro plan free for the first 90 days.
Calenix (AUD)
- Free: A$0, with 1 digital card, 1 booking page and 10 card scans a month.
- Individual: A$12/month billed annually, or A$15 month to month, with 3 digital cards, paid bookings and 100 scans a month.
- Professionals: from A$29/month billed annually, with cards per team member.
- Enterprise: custom quote.
The prices are in different currencies and cover different bundles, so compare them against what you would actually use rather than headline figures.
Where Mobilo is the stronger choice
Choose Mobilo if physical NFC cards matter to your brand or your events, if you want wallet-ready cards and offline QR sharing, or if your priority is pushing captured leads straight into Salesforce or HubSpot. It is a focused card platform with a longer track record in this specific category than Calenix.
Where Calenix is the stronger choice
Choose Calenix if your cards exist to start client conversations and you want the booking step built in, not bolted on. Booking pages, reminders, paid sessions, email signatures, LinkDock and card scanning all share one account, and the Free plan already includes a card and a booking page. Calenix is the newer platform and does not currently list NFC cards, so weigh that up if tap-to-share is essential.
Frequently asked questions
Does Mobilo include appointment scheduling?
Mobilo does not list a native scheduler. Mobilo does not list a native scheduler, so you would connect a separate scheduling tool (for example through Zapier) to offer bookings from your card.
Can Calenix replace physical business cards?
Calenix's digital cards can be shared by QR code, email or text without the recipient installing an app. It does not currently list physical NFC cards, so if you want a tappable card you would need another option.
Which is better for capturing leads at events?
Mobilo is built around lead capture with forms, enrichment and native CRM integrations. Calenix captures contacts through card scanning and lead capture on paid plans, and adds a booking link so a lead can schedule the next conversation straight away.
Next step
If your networking goal is more booked conversations, try the full journey yourself. Create a free Calenix account, set up a digital business card that links to your booking page, and send it to a colleague to test. Then compare plans on the pricing page.