Beeps Card vs 1Card: a card that shares your details, or a profile that sells for you
Beeps Card turns a tap into business: your prices on the page, a booking taken on the spot, and a UPI payment collected straight to your bank - from ₹199 a year. 1Card is one of India's longest-running card makers and their cards are cheaper. What they do not sell is the profile behind the tap, which is the half that brings work back.
We are Beeps Venture Technologies LLP, so read this knowing who wrote it. 1Card figures here are their own published details, checked 30 September 2026. Prices change, so go by that date.
Both cards share in one tap. The difference is the next thirty seconds.
Same class of chip, same tap, same instant open in the browser. What that page can then do is where a ₹500 card and a ₹199-a-year profile stop being the same purchase.
You give them your UPI ID to type in, or you send a payment link that evening and hope it gets opened.
They tap Pay via UPI. Their payment app opens with your UPI ID already there. Nothing is deducted on the way.
They want to pay the advance now
You promise to send a rate card, which means the answer depends on you remembering later.
Your services and prices are on the page already open in their hand, with an enquiry button next to each one.
They ask what you charge
A "when are you free" message, then three more messages, then silence.
They pick a slot from your calendar before the conversation ends.
They want to book a site visit
They save your number and send it on WhatsApp, if they get round to it.
The enquiry form takes the file with the enquiry, so the brief and the contact arrive together.
They want to send you a drawing or a spec
Every card is printed to order, and their price guide gives 7 to 10 business days after design approval.
Ours is printed with your name and designation on it too, and delivery is free across India. After that the page behind it changes as often as you like, free, and every card you have handed out changes with it.
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Beeps Card vs 1Card, line by line
The rows where 1Card leads are about the card. The rows where Beeps Card leads are about what the card does once it is in a customer’s hand - and that is where the money is.
| Capability | Beeps Card | 1Card |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Beeps CardFree delivery anywhere in India, printed to order with your details. | 1CardTheir price guide says 7 to 10 business days after design approval. Their shop shows shipping at checkout. |
| Ongoing cost | Beeps CardThe card is separate from the profile: ₹199/year for Basic or ₹299/year for Pro. That funds the hosting, and it funds the features below. | 1CardHosting is bundled into the card price - the profile is editable for life with no yearly fee. |
| What the profile is for | Beeps CardRunning the front of a small business from one page: what you sell, what it costs, when you are free, and how to pay you. | 1CardSharing your contact details and links well, and saving to the other person's phone in one tap. |
| Taking a payment | Beeps CardA Pay via UPI button that opens GPay, PhonePe or Paytm with your UPI ID already filled in, settling straight to your bank. On Pro, ₹299/year. | 1CardNot listed on their shop or product pages as of 30 September 2026. |
| Products and prices | Beeps CardProducts and services with prices, an enquiry button on each, a photo gallery and a PDF brochure. On Basic, ₹199/year. | 1CardContact details, social links and a personal profile. A priced product or service catalogue is not listed as of 30 September 2026. |
| Appointment booking | Beeps CardA booking calendar on the profile with your own working days, hours and slot lengths. On Basic, ₹199/year. | 1CardNot listed as of 30 September 2026. You would link out to a separate calendar tool. |
| Enquiries | Beeps CardAn enquiry form that accepts file attachments, so someone can send a drawing, a brief or a photo with the enquiry. On Basic, ₹199/year. | 1CardContact saving and direct contact buttons. |
| Beeps CardWhatsApp as a contact button on every plan, plus a WhatsApp store where someone picks items and the order arrives in your chat. The store is on Enterprise, ₹5,000/year. | 1CardWhatsApp preview of your card design before you order, and WhatsApp as a contact link on the profile. | |
| Google reviews | Beeps CardA dedicated Google review button on the profile. On Pro, ₹299/year. | 1CardA review link would sit among your other links. |
| Several profiles, one login | Beeps CardOne Pro login runs up to 5 profiles - ₹399/year for two, up to ₹699/year for five. Enterprise runs 20 for ₹5,000/year. | 1CardCards are bought per person. Team orders go through a bulk quote. |
| Making it look like yours | Beeps CardCard printing is simpler, but the profile takes your own CSS and JavaScript and drops our branding entirely. On Pro, ₹299/year. | 1CardExtensive card design options - logo on card, full custom print, foil, engraving. |
| Getting found on Google | Beeps CardYour own meta tags and a blog on the profile, so it can rank as a real page rather than just resolve. On Pro, ₹299/year. | 1CardProfile pages exist at your own link. |
| Cheapest card | Beeps CardOne card: printed matte PVC in black or white, ₹1,699 once, with your name, designation and a custom QR on it. | 1CardClassic with an NFC chip from ₹500 (their ₹350 Eco card is QR-only, with no NFC chip). Full-colour Signature PVC from ₹700. Metal VIP from ₹1,900.Better with 1Card |
| Card materials | Beeps CardMatte PVC only, in black or white. We do not make a metal card. | 1CardStainless steel VIP cards in steel, gun black, copper, sterling silver, matte black, matte white and gold finishes, plus PVC in Classic, Regal (gold or silver foil) and Signature (full-colour print) collections.Better with 1Card |
| Card warranty | Beeps CardA one-year chip warranty: if the chip stops working in normal use, we replace the card free, with the same link. The chip is passive and has no battery, so there is little in it to wear out. | 1CardTheir shop page says "Lifetime Warranty". Their price guide gives VIP metal a lifetime chip warranty and lists a 15-day free replacement for physical defects.Better with 1Card |
| Track record | Beeps CardBeeps Venture Technologies LLP, a registered Indian LLP based in Kochi, building since 2024 for one job: the profile Indian businesses sell from. | 1CardSelling since 2014, and they publish 75,000+ customers and 45,000+ corporate cards delivered.Better with 1Card |
1Card details above are their own published information, checked 30 September 2026[source]. Prices change, so go by that date. Beeps Card details are from our pricing page.
Cheaper card, or a card that brings the work back?
Card ₹1,699 once · Profile from ₹199/year · Free delivery across India
Who 1Card is built for, and who Beeps Card is for
Deciding between Beeps Card and 1Card comes down to the next step after the tap: whether you need a dedicated networking contact card, or a commercial profile that takes bookings, enquiries, and UPI payments.
Beeps Card is built for
Businesses that need the tap to bring back work. Every item below is on a plan you can see priced on our pricing page.
You want to be paid, not just saved
A Pay via UPI button on Pro at ₹299/year opens the other person's payment app with your UPI ID filled in. Token advances and consultation fees get collected while the interest is still there, with nothing deducted.
People need to see your range and your rates
Products and services with prices, a gallery and a PDF brochure, all on Basic at ₹199/year. A card that shares contact details cannot answer "what does it cost", and that is usually the second question.
You want the booking and the brief taken on the spot
A booking calendar and an enquiry form that accepts attachments, both on Basic. For a contractor, an architect or a clinic, that is the difference between a lead and a saved number.
You run several profiles
One Pro login manages up to five profiles from ₹399/year, and Enterprise runs twenty for ₹5,000/year with central control. Buying per card and managing separate accounts gets old at about the fourth person.
1Card is built for
Three narrower cases they serve well, in case one of them is yours.
You want the cheapest good card, or a metal one
Their NFC Classic starts at ₹500 and full-colour Signature PVC at ₹700, against ₹1,699 for ours. They make laser-engraved metal in five finishes and we make none. For a card bought on price and finish alone, that is the stronger shelf.
You want a lifetime warranty on the card
Their shop page shows a lifetime warranty, and their price guide lists a lifetime chip warranty on VIP metal. Ours covers the chip for one year.
You want no yearly fee at all
Their hosting is bundled into the card price and the profile is editable for life. If contact sharing is the entire job and you would rather never see another renewal, that arrangement is simpler, and it is the right one for a card that never has to do more.
So the real question is what the card is for. If it only has to hand over a number, 1Card makes a good one cheaply. But a card is handed over once and a profile works every day after that - showing your rates, holding the booking, collecting the advance. That is the half that earns money back, and it is the half we build.
Seen enough? Your profile is live in about ten minutes.
Card ₹1,699 once · Profile from ₹199/year · Free delivery across India
If you already carry a 1Card
You may not need to buy anything. Start by finding out whether the card in your pocket can be rewritten.
Check whether your card is writable
Install NFC Tools on any Android or recent iPhone, read your card, and look at whether the tag reports as writable. Most cards in this category use standard NTAG chips and can be rewritten unless the vendor locked them.
Build the profile
Pick Basic at ₹199/year or Pro at ₹299/year and add your details, your services and your prices. The prices are the part worth doing properly - they are why the page exists.
Point something at it
Write your new Beeps link to the card you already own, or order a printed Beeps card for ₹1,699. If your 1Card is metal and you like it, keep using it and just change where it points.
Switch on the parts that earn it back
Add your UPI ID so the Pay button works, set your booking hours, and add your Google review link. One collected advance covers the ₹299 several times over.
Worth knowing: If your 1Card turns out to be locked, rewriting it is not possible and you would need a new card. Check before you subscribe, not after. And nothing transfers automatically - you will type your details in once.
1Card comparison questions
Will a Beeps Card actually bring in more work than a 1Card?
That is the only question worth asking, and the difference is concrete. When someone taps a 1Card they get your contact details and links. When someone taps a Beeps Card they can see your services with prices, book a slot from your calendar, send you an enquiry with a photo or drawing attached, and pay you by UPI straight into your bank. Those are four chances to convert that a contact card does not have. For most of our customers, one collected advance or one booking that would otherwise have been a lost WhatsApp thread pays for the year several times over.
1Card's cards are cheaper. Is Beeps Card worth the difference?
Their NFC Classic starts at ₹500 and their full-colour PVC at ₹700, against ₹1,699 for ours. So yes, on the plastic alone they cost less. But the card is the cheap half of this purchase either way - what you are really buying is the page it opens. Ours opens a page that takes payments, shows prices and holds a booking calendar for ₹199 a year. Theirs opens a contact page. Judge the difference against a single consultation fee collected on the spot and the arithmetic stops being close.
Can a customer pay me directly from my card?
On Beeps Card, yes. Pro at ₹299/year puts a Pay via UPI button on your profile - the customer taps it, their GPay, PhonePe or Paytm opens with your UPI ID already filled in, and the money settles bank to bank with nothing deducted. No payment feature is listed on 1Card's shop or product pages, so with theirs you are back to reading out your UPI ID or sending a link that evening.
I want a metal card. Can I still use Beeps Card?
Yes, and this is worth knowing before you rule us out. We only print matte PVC - if you want laser-engraved metal, buy the card you like from anyone, including 1Card, then point it at your Beeps profile. Most NFC cards use standard NTAG chips that any free app such as NFC Tools can rewrite in about a minute. You keep the card you wanted and get the profile that sells.
1Card charges a one-time fee with no renewals. Why does Beeps Card require a yearly subscription?
1Card bundles static hosting into the card purchase because contact details rarely change. Beeps Card is an active sales tool with dynamic features: a live booking calendar, instant catalogue updates, UPI payment collection, and exportable lead capture. Maintaining fast cloud infrastructure, server uptime, and payment integrations requires an ongoing subscription, starting at ₹199/year. If you only need a static contact card and never want a renewal, 1Card is the simpler choice. If you want your card to take bookings and payments, that is what the annual plan supports.
I already carry a 1Card. What does switching cost me?
Possibly nothing but ten minutes. Read your card with NFC Tools and, if the tag is writable, point it at your new Beeps profile - the card in your pocket keeps working and starts opening a page that can take payments and bookings. Build the profile at ₹199/year for Basic or ₹299/year for Pro, put your prices in properly, add your UPI ID, and you are done. Order a printed Beeps card for ₹1,699 only if you want one.
I am a contractor, a doctor, a designer. Which one suits me?
If people ask you what you charge, when you are free, or how to pay you - and they always do - you want the profile. A contractor sends a site photo through the enquiry form. A clinic takes the token advance by UPI before the patient leaves. A designer shows the rate card without emailing a PDF. That is what the ₹199 a year buys, and it is why our customers switched.
Still choosing between 1Card and Beeps Card?
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A number to save,
or a business to buy from?
If your card needs to do the second one, this is what it costs: profile from ₹199/year, printed card ₹1,699 once.
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