Popl

Popl suits teams that want a common way to capture event contacts and move them into their sales systems. Its offline capture and multiple input methods are useful on a busy stand. Test the actual badge formats and enrichment results before assuming a photographed badge contains a complete, accurate CRM record.

Custom quote for the event/team platform; no numeric current rate verified
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Tool Nutrition Label
Founded Not publicly confirmed
Headquarters Not publicly confirmed
Company Size Not publicly confirmed
Funding Not publicly confirmed
Pricing Model Current team pricing advertises unlimited users, events and leads without per-seat or scan-credit charges; confirm the contracted scope
Free Trial Demo available; production trial terms not publicly confirmed
Contract Not publicly confirmed
Attendee Capacity Not publicly confirmed; unlimited lead pricing is not an event-capacity guarantee
Mobile App Mobile lead-capture app; confirm supported devices and team deployment
Offline Capability Yes
Data & Compliance Not publicly confirmed
Expertise Level Intermediate
Event Types
Trade showsBusiness conferencesField marketing eventsSales networking
Key Integrations
Salesforce (Native) HubSpot (Native)
Support Channels
Help centreDemo and onboarding supportCustomer success support as contracted
Best For
  • + Sales teams collecting contacts across multiple business events
  • + Exhibitors combining badge photos, business cards and qualification notes
  • + Teams connecting event follow-up to HubSpot or Salesforce
Not For
  • − Buyers expecting encrypted badge codes to be decoded without access to organiser data
  • − Teams treating contact enrichment as guaranteed accurate or complete
  • − Organisers needing a complete attendee registration and ticketing platform
Key Capabilities
✓ Capture event contacts from badge or business-card images
✓ Collect contacts through QR codes, forms and manual entry
✓ Enrich captured names and companies with additional contact details
✓ Save qualification information alongside a lead
✓ Store captures offline and resume processing when connected
✓ Map captured contacts into supported CRM workflows
✓ Share a branded digital business card
Honest Limitations

Photographing a badge does not unlock its database

Popl says it cannot decrypt encrypted QR codes. It can read visible badge details and attempt enrichment; the current help guide recommends collecting an email address manually when needed.

Offline capture has an online completion stage

Contacts can be collected without connectivity, but enrichment and CRM transfer require reconnection. Test the queue, duplicate handling and recovery process on the devices your representatives will use.

The two review accounts cover digital cards

Asimole C. and Kai L. described easier professional information sharing in September 2026. Kai also found scan-activity reporting confusing. Both were incentivised seller-invited G2 reviews; neither establishes enterprise event-capture performance.

Pricing Breakdown
Plan Price Details
Event lead capture and team deployment Custom quote The current pricing page advertises unlimited users, events and leads without seat or scan-credit billing. Obtain the exact included products, support and term.
Digital business card requirements Confirm within the proposed package Specify whether cards, branding, administration and any physical accessories are included; app download pricing does not establish production team entitlement.

Hidden Costs to Watch

  • ! Confirm onboarding, CRM configuration and support scope in the order form.
  • ! Physical cards or accessories should be priced separately when needed.
  • ! No current public numeric rate or per-attendee estimate was verified.

Use a sample of the badges and business cards your team actually receives. Compare the saved contact with the original, check the enrichment and qualification fields, and then follow the record into the CRM.

Give representatives a simple fallback when an email address is missing or a badge cannot be resolved. Include an offline rehearsal so the team knows when a contact is saved locally and when it has reached the sales system.

Sources

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Questions to Ask the Vendor
  1. 1
    What products, unlimited-use conditions, support and contract term are included in our quote?
  2. 2
    How will our actual encrypted, text-only and organiser-specific badges be captured?
  3. 3
    Which fields are enriched, how is confidence shown, and how do we correct a wrong match?
  4. 4
    What survives offline, and how are pending captures and failed CRM transfers recovered?
  5. 5
    Can we test CRM mapping, ownership, consent fields and duplicate handling end to end?
  6. 6
    Which digital-card and activity-reporting features are included for our team?
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