Paper vs digital business cards
A digital business card does what a paper card does and adds what paper cannot: details that stay current, a count of who looked, and a form for the other person to share theirs. It works from a QR code printed on paper too. Umbel's Free plan covers one card.
Paper cards's column is what its own page said on 11 October 2026. Umbel's is the product as it ships.
Where they differ
A change reaches every copy
A new number or title on a digital card is live the moment you save it. A box of printed cards with the old number is waste.
You learn whether anyone looked
A paper card disappears into a pocket. A digital card counts views, link clicks and scans, so you know which meetings led somewhere.
The other person can share back
Paper is one way. An Umbel card carries a Share your details form, so the person you meet can leave their name and number without an app.
A printed card can carry a QR code
The two are not either or. Many people print a small run with their Umbel QR code on it, so the paper card opens the live one.