Beeps Card vs Popl: trade show lead capture, or everyday selling in India
Beeps Card is built for how Indian business actually closes: prices on the page, a slot booked on the spot, and an advance collected by UPI before the meeting ends - ₹199 a year, every price published. Popl is now an event lead-capture platform for US trade shows, and it will not quote you a price without a demo.
We are Beeps Venture Technologies LLP, so read this knowing who wrote it. Popl figures here are their own published details, checked 14 September 2026. Prices change, so go by that date.
Five moments. One of them is theirs outright.
These two products barely overlap any more. Where Popl is stronger, this page says so and moves on.
The lead is captured and enriched. The payment happens elsewhere.
They tap Pay via UPI and their payment app opens with your UPI ID already in it.
A customer wants to pay the advance
They become a qualified lead in your pipeline and someone follows up.
Your services and prices are on the page in their hand, with an enquiry button on each.
A customer asks for prices
A form, then a follow-up sequence.
They pick items in your WhatsApp store and the order arrives in your chat, on Enterprise.
A customer wants to order
You book a demo and wait for a quote.
Every number is on the pricing page. ₹199, ₹299, ₹5,000 for twenty.
You want to know what it costs before committing
Scan the badge, enrich the contact, ask qualifying questions, sync to the CRM before the next handshake. Built for conference floors and very good at it.
You hand over a card. That is the whole mechanism.
You are working a conference floor
Beeps Card vs Popl, line by line
Popl leads on trade-show lead capture, and quotes its pricing. Beeps Card leads on everyday Indian selling, and publishes every number.
| Capability | Beeps Card | Popl |
|---|---|---|
| What the product is now | Beeps CardA business profile behind an NFC card: what you sell, what it costs, when you are free, and how to pay you. | PoplAn event lead-capture and in-person GTM platform: AI badge scanning, verified contact and company enrichment, qualifying questions, CRM and calendar sync. Digital business cards come with it rather than being the point. |
| Published pricing | Beeps CardPublished and fixed: ₹199/year Basic, ₹299/year Pro, ₹5,000/year for 20 profiles, ₹10,000 for 50. Card ₹1,699 once. | PoplNot published. Their pricing page asks you to request pricing, so we are not going to invent a figure. |
| Time to start | Beeps CardSign up, pay, build the profile. Same afternoon. | PoplA demo, a quote and a 30-day onboarding plan with a dedicated CSM. Their own site describes launching lead capture "in less than 30 days". |
| Taking a payment | Beeps CardA Pay via UPI button that opens GPay, PhonePe or Paytm with your UPI ID filled in and settles straight to your bank, with nothing deducted. On Pro, ₹299/year. | PoplNo payment feature is listed on their pricing page as of 14 September 2026. |
| Products and prices | Beeps CardProducts and services with prices and an enquiry button on each, plus a gallery and a PDF brochure. On Basic, ₹199/year. | PoplLead capture and enrichment. A priced product or service catalogue is not listed as of 14 September 2026. |
| Appointment booking | Beeps CardA booking calendar built into the profile with your own days, hours and slot lengths. On Basic, ₹199/year - no second subscription. | PoplCalendar integrations are listed, so a meeting can be booked through a connected calendar tool. |
| WhatsApp ordering | Beeps CardA WhatsApp contact button on every plan, plus a WhatsApp store where someone picks items and the order lands in your chat. The store is on Enterprise, ₹5,000/year. | PoplNot listed as of 14 September 2026. |
| Google reviews | Beeps CardA dedicated Google review button on the profile. On Pro, ₹299/year. | PoplNot listed as of 14 September 2026. |
| The physical card | Beeps CardPrinted matte PVC with your name, designation and QR, ₹1,699 once, delivered free across India. | PoplCards and tags ship from the US, so an Indian buyer pays international postage and clears customs. |
| Currency and invoicing | Beeps CardPriced in rupees, billed by Beeps Venture Technologies LLP, a registered Indian LLP. | PoplBilled in US dollars, with your bank's conversion charges on top. |
| Support | Beeps CardWhatsApp and phone on +91 9074131422, in English, Hindi, Malayalam. | PoplA dedicated customer success manager with quarterly check-ins on paid plans. Genuinely good, and US-hours. |
| Badge scanning at events | Beeps CardNothing comparable. If trade shows are your channel, this row alone may decide it. | PoplA universal AI badge scanner that reads any event badge, works offline on the show floor, and syncs to your CRM in real time.Better with Popl |
| Contact and company enrichment | Beeps CardYou get what the person typed into your enquiry form. | PoplVerified person and company data appended to every lead automatically.Better with Popl |
| CRM integration | Beeps CardNo native CRM connector. Enquiries and bookings land in your dashboard and you export them. | PoplSelf-serve CRM and calendar integrations with real-time sync, and attribution reporting on event ROI.Better with Popl |
| Security certification | Beeps CardNo SOC 2 certification. If procurement requires one, take Popl. | PoplSOC 2 Type 2.Better with Popl |
Popl details above are their own published information, checked 14 September 2026[source]. Prices change, so go by that date. Beeps Card details are from our pricing page.
Capture the lead, or close the sale in the room?
Card ₹1,699 once · Profile from ₹199/year · Free delivery across India
Who Popl is built for, and who Beeps Card is for
Deciding between Beeps Card and Popl 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 can see the price today
Popl asks you to request pricing. Ours is on the pricing page - ₹199/year for one person, ₹5,000/year for twenty. For a small Indian business, a quote process is friction before the product has proved anything.
Your customer can pay you in the room
A Pay via UPI button on Pro at ₹299/year opens GPay, PhonePe or Paytm with your UPI ID filled in. Popl is built to capture a lead for a long sales cycle; a lot of Indian business closes on the spot, and this is built for that.
Orders come through WhatsApp
A WhatsApp store on Enterprise lets a customer pick items and send the order into your chat. That is the channel Indian buyers already use, and it is not one a US event platform has any reason to build for.
The card arrives without a customs process
₹1,699 once, printed with your name, free delivery across India, billed in rupees. Popl's hardware ships from the US.
Popl is built for
Three narrower cases they serve well, in case one of them is yours.
Your pipeline comes from trade shows
An AI badge scanner that reads any event badge, works offline on the floor, enriches every contact and syncs to your CRM in real time, with attribution reporting afterwards. That is a conference-floor product and a good one. Ours is built for the meetings, showrooms and site visits that fill the other fifty weeks.
You need enterprise process around it
SOC 2 Type 2, a dedicated CSM, a structured 30-day onboarding plan and quarterly reviews. For a company rolling this out across a large sales org, that support model is worth paying for.
Your leads have to land in Salesforce or HubSpot
Real-time CRM sync is the centre of their product. We have no native connector, so if the CRM is your system of record, that is where the decision sits.
It depends on where your revenue actually arrives. Popl is built for a long enterprise cycle that starts at a conference and ends in Salesforce. Most Indian business does not work that way - it closes in the meeting, with a token advance and a WhatsApp thread the following week. That is the shape Beeps Card is built around, and every price is published.
Seen enough? Your profile is live in about ten minutes.
Card ₹1,699 once · Profile from ₹199/year · Free delivery across India
If you are switching from Popl
Most people doing this are individuals or small Indian teams who found an enterprise event platform heavier than their problem.
Check your Popl hardware
Read the card or tag with NFC Tools. If it reports as writable, you can keep it and point it at a Beeps profile.
Build the profile
Basic at ₹199/year or Pro at ₹299/year. Services, prices, booking hours, UPI ID. The prices are the part Popl has nowhere to hold.
Export your contacts
Get your captured leads out of Popl first. We have no importer, so anything you leave behind stays behind.
Switch on UPI, booking and reviews
Add your UPI ID, set your working hours, paste your Google review link. Without those three the subscription is not worth paying for.
Worth knowing: One thing to check first: if part of your team scans event badges or relies on CRM sync, keep those seats where they are - we have no replacement for either. Everyone else in the business, the people meeting customers rather than working stands, is exactly who this is built for.
Popl comparison questions
I do not exhibit at trade shows. Is Popl worth it for me?
Probably not, and that is the honest read. Popl has rebuilt itself around conference lead capture - AI badge scanning, contact enrichment, CRM sync - and prices it on request behind a demo. If your business comes from meetings, showrooms, clinics and site visits rather than exhibition floors, you would be buying an event platform to solve a selling problem. Beeps Card is ₹199/year, published, and built for the second one.
What do I get for the money that Popl does not offer?
A Pay via UPI button that opens GPay, PhonePe or Paytm with your UPI ID filled in and settles to your bank with nothing deducted. A priced product and service catalogue with an enquiry button on each item. A booking calendar built into the profile rather than linked out to another subscription. A WhatsApp store where the order lands in your chat. None of those are listed on Popl's pricing page.
Can I find out what it costs without booking a demo?
With us, yes - every number is published: ₹199/year Basic, ₹299/year Pro, ₹5,000/year for 20 profiles, ₹10,000 for 50, and ₹1,699 once for the card. Popl's pricing page asks you to request pricing, and their own FAQ includes the question “Why isn't pricing listed on the site?”. For a small Indian business that is a sales process before the product has proved anything.
How fast can I actually start using it?
The profile is live in about ten minutes and the printed card arrives free in roughly a week. Popl's own site describes launching lead capture “in less than 30 days” with a dedicated onboarding plan. Both are reasonable for what they are - it just depends whether you are rolling out a programme or you want to start collecting payments this week.
Does Popl support direct UPI payments and local Indian currency pricing?
No. Popl is based in Los Angeles and bills subscriptions in US dollars, focusing on US credit card processors and corporate CRM exports. Popl does not support Indian UPI payment intent links (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm). Beeps Card is engineered specifically for India: flat INR pricing starting at ₹199/year, instant bank settlement via UPI on Pro, and local phone and WhatsApp support without time zone delays.
Can I keep my Popl card and just change where it points?
Usually. Read it with a free app like NFC Tools and, if the tag is writable, point it at your Beeps profile in about a minute. Export your captured contacts from Popl first - we have no importer, so anything left behind stays behind.
Still choosing between Popl and Beeps Card?
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Capture the lead,
or close the sale?
UPI collection, priced catalogues and WhatsApp orders, priced openly in rupees. Profile from ₹199/year, card ₹1,699 once.
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