Lemontaps vs Cardynale: which NFC business card should you choose?
Antoine Payre
CEO & Co-founder
8/4/2025
Do you want to renew your paper business cards?
By typing “NFC business card” in your search engines, you have surely come across: Lemontaps and Cardynale. ⚡️🌿
Despite their similarities, Lemontaps and Cardynale also have unique features that respond to needs and to different people.
Which makes it difficult to choose between the two 😣
Our aim is to help and support you in your decisionmaking at the end of this article.
The functionalities, advantages and disadvantages as well as the prices of each of these solutions will be detailed in a complete and transparent manner.
Let's go 👇🏻
Lemontaps
Lemontaps is a German connected business card company. 🇩🇪
This company decided to launch its activity following the Covid-19 crisis.
The advantages of the product:
Information that can be changed instantly and free of charge.
Wide choice of materials: bamboo, metal, recycled plastic + QR Code sticker.
Color or laser printing.
Addition of links and additional documents in PDF.
Possibility to retrieve the contact details of your prospect from your digital profile.
By default, user profiles are in German and English.
Addition to Apple Wallet.
💻 The advantages of the online platform:
Manage data In profile in a manner centralized from their platform.
Manage the cards of your collaborators or leave them manage independently, according to your preference.
Easily personalize your digital profile to your image.
All the Leads are centralized all in one place.
Exporting your contacts to your CRM.
Find networking statistics like the number of times your profile has been shared, button clicks etc.
❌ The disadvantages:
The position and color of the QR Code on the back can only be changed after the purchase of 15 cards.
When you opt for a free plan or the paid “Team” plan, you don't have no assistance during onboarding And the implementing your cards and your digital profiles.
There is no dedicated mobile application.
💸 Rates:
Personalized wooden and plastic cards start at €29.99. NB: You have to count an additional €10 to have something on the back of the card.
The personalized metal card costs at least €49.99.
In terms of subscription, their individual paid plan is €9€99 per month. ⚠️ Some features are not included.
The price of the “Enterprise” plan, for 100 employees or more, is available on request.
Cardynale
Cardynale is a French startup offering connected business cards. 🇫🇷
It offers you NFC business cards, customizable and eco-responsible in metal, premium PVC and recycled wood.
It offers a complete solution by combining:
One durable business card
📱 one enforcement Mobile from Followed by meetings
🖥️ one platform integrated for information management, personalization, team management, lead tracking, and much more!
The aim is to provide businesses and the self-employedone 3 in 1 solution that simplifies and optimizes contact management.
The advantages of the product:
The map is made in France, with a production based in Orléans.
The information on the card can be changed instantly and free of charge. The visualization is done live on the personalization platform.
Receive the contact details of your prospect directly from your digital profile thanks to a exchange form.
Each encounter is automatically listed in the Cardynale application.
You can integrate PDF documents to highlight your business with flyers, brochures, a portfolio, etc.
A single card can have several digital profiles. For example, you can create a profile for one of your ancillary activities, such as community volunteering, an independent consultant role, or an artistic passion.