Last updated: 17 October 2026
The NFC business cards Australians compare most, side by side: what they cost, whether there's a subscription, and what each does best. If you want every person you meet to become a contact you can follow up, Cardi is the one with a built-in AI assistant.
Cardi is our product, so we've stuck to facts you can check on each provider's own website, and we say where another option may suit you better. Prices are in AUD unless noted, as listed on 17 October 2026.
| Provider | Card price | Ongoing cost | What stands out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardi | $69 PVC, $149 metal, shipping included | None | Built-in AI assistant: asks for the visitor's email, saves your contact, answers questions from your website |
| Smart Tap | $29 to $79.99 | None stated | Low one-off price, digital profile you can edit, ships from an Australian warehouse |
| TapContact | $3 to $50 depending on material and branding | None stated | 100% money-back guarantee, eco-friendly positioning, wood and metal options |
| Cardsync | $40 to $80, often discounted | None, "no ongoing fees" stated | 4.8/5 Trustpilot from 10,000+ Australian businesses; mostly Google review cards and plates, plus NFC business cards |
| Dcard | $35 NFC card | $60 a year per card | Digital card with themes, video and PDFs; Australian-owned, data held in Sydney |
| Blinq | NFC cards sold separately | Free plan; paid plans from $9.99 a month (shown on blinq.me) | Strong free tier, wallet passes, CRM integrations and lead tools on paid plans |
Cardi cards open your own AI assistant instead of a static profile. It greets the person who tapped, asks for their email, saves your contact to their phone and answers questions about your business from your website. You get an email for every new contact and a dashboard of every tap. Classic PVC is $69 and metal (gold, silver, matte black) is $149, shipping included, with no app and no subscription. Cardi is based in Melbourne. More about Cardi.
An Australian-owned NFC card brand with cards from $29 to $79.99 and an NFC key chain at $59. Your digital profile is edited from a dashboard, with no subscription required. Free shipping on orders of $150 or more. A good fit if you want a simple, low-cost card to share contact details. smarttap.au
An Australian NFC card and tag printer with the widest price range of the providers here: plain white cards from around $3 to $5 each, custom logo or full-colour cards from $10 to $30, and metal or wood cards from $20 to $50, with bulk discounts up to 60%. No subscription. Backed by a 100% money-back guarantee and printed and shipped from Australia in 3 to 5 business days. A fit if you want the lowest possible cost per card and don't need lead capture. tapcontact.com.au
An Australian-owned business best known for Google review NFC plates and cards ($40 to $90, often discounted, no subscription), alongside NFC business and personal cards. Claims a 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating and 10,000+ Australian business customers, with free shipping on orders over $80. A fit if collecting Google reviews matters more to you than lead capture from a business card. cardsync.com.au
An Australian digital business card platform: $60 a year per user or card, plus $35 for the Dcard Tap NFC card, with corporate pricing for teams of 30 or more. Profiles support themes, video, PDFs and an admin dashboard, with data held on Sydney servers. A fit if you mainly want a rich digital profile. dcard.com.au
A widely used digital business card app with a free plan (two cards) and paid Premium and Business plans; its pricing page lists Premium at $9.99 a month billed monthly. Paid plans add features such as AI note taking, contact enrichment, lead capture and integrations with 20+ CRMs. Physical NFC cards are sold separately. A fit for teams that live in a CRM. blinq.me
A card with a small chip inside. When someone holds their phone to it, the phone opens a link, usually your digital profile or contact details, so they can save them without typing. Most also carry a QR code for phones that don't tap.
Yes. Recent iPhones and most Android phones read NFC without an app. A QR code on the card covers older phones.
Yes. Cardi, Smart Tap and TapContact are one-off purchases. Dcard uses an annual subscription per card, Cardsync sells its NFC and review cards one-off too, and Blinq has a free plan with paid monthly plans for more features.
Cardi's assistant asks everyone who taps for their email and sends it to you, with a follow-up, as part of the one-off price. Blinq offers lead capture and CRM integrations on its paid Business plan.
TapContact's plain white cards start from around $3 to $5 each in bulk, the lowest of the providers compared here. Custom logo cards from TapContact run $10 to $25. Cardi is priced higher at $69 to $149 because the AI assistant is included on every card.
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