CompareSwopi vs Covve
The Covve alternative built for trade show leads
Covve Scan reads business cards and badges. Swopi reads them too. Then Swopi AI looks up the missing work email and phone, scores the lead and sends it to your CRM, with no CRM add-on to buy.
Free plan on iPhone, Android and the web.
Emma Novak
Head of Sales · Northwind Labs
- Full nameEmma Novak
- PositionHead of Sales
- Emailemma.novak@northwindlabs.com
- Phone+1 512 555 0142
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/emmanovak
- LocationAustin, TX
- Where we metLogistics Tech Expo
- SeniorityHead
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Teams at these companies use Swopi.
The short answer
Covve is an accurate business card scanner with AI research on each contact. Swopi is a lead capture app for trade shows: it scans any badge or card, looks up the missing email and phone, scores every lead and syncs it to your CRM in every paid plan.
Know who they are. Know how to reach them.
A badge shows a name and a company. Here is what each app adds after the scan.
Covve AI lead qualification
- A short bio
- A company snapshot
- Talking points
- LinkedIn links
From public information, according to covve.com.
Swopi AI enrichment
- Work email
- Phone
- Job title and seniority
- LinkedIn and location
- Company size, revenue and funding
- Lead score
From 20+ data sources. Swopi AI never overwrites what your team typed.
Call the warmest lead first
Swopi AI adds the company behind every person and a lead score from 0 to 100, with the signals behind it.
Northwind Labs
northwindlabs.com
Route planning and fleet visibility software for mid-size logistics companies.
- Industry Logistics software
- B2B / B2C B2B
- Company size 51-200
- Revenue $10M-25M
- Funding Series A
- HQ country United States
Lead score
82
High
Hiring 3 sales roles. Visited 2 logistics software booths at the show.
Technologies
HubSpot- AWS
Slack
CRM sync in the plan, not an add-on
Every paid Swopi plan sends leads to your CRM natively, and to 5,000+ more apps through Zapier.
- HubSpot Included
Salesforce Included
Dynamics 365 Included
Zoho CRM Included
Pipedrive Included
monday.com Included
Odoo Included
Outlook Included
Swopi vs Covve, side by side
| Topic | Covve | Swopi |
|---|---|---|
| Scan business cards | Yes, in 60+ languages, also offline | Yes, in any language |
| Scan event badges | On the Pro plan | Yes, any badge, even when the QR code is locked |
| Scan LinkedIn and other QR codes | Yes | Yes |
| Look up the missing work email and phone | Not on their website | Swopi AI suggests them from 20+ data sources |
| What the AI adds | A short bio, company snapshot, talking points and LinkedIn | Job title, seniority, LinkedIn, location, company size, revenue and funding |
| Lead score | Not on their website | A score from 0 to 100 on every lead, with the reason |
| Follow-up email written by AI | Talking points for your follow-up | A personal email draft for every lead |
| Notes by voice | Yes, voice capture | Yes, AI notes |
| CRM sync | Paid add-on on Pro, included on Enterprise | Included in every paid plan |
| Native CRMs | HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Pipedrive, Dynamics 365 | HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, monday.com, Odoo and Outlook |
| Booth team view | Real-time analytics in the Covve Portal | Event Mode, team leaderboard and event goals |
| Ask your AI assistant about your leads | Not on their website | ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok and Mistral |
| App languages | 16+ languages | 32 languages |
| Start free | 14-day free trial | Free plan with 5 Swopi AI scans |
| Price with badge scanning | $199 per seat a year on Pro, plus $60 a year for CRM sync | $199 a year for one person on Event Intelligence, with Swopi AI and CRM sync |
| How you pay | $119 or $199 per seat a year, Enterprise by quote | Free plan, $199 a year for one person, or one team license with unlimited users. Ask for your price and we send it by email |
Covve facts come from their own pages, checked November 2026: Covve pricing, Covve AI lead qualification, Covve integrations, Covve business card scanner, Covve voice capture, Covve Portal, Covve on the App Store. “Not on their website” means we could not find it there.
Which one fits your team
Covve fits when
- You mostly scan paper business cards and want them read offline.
- Your security team asks for ISO 27001, which Covve lists.
Swopi fits when
- Your team goes to trade shows and needs the email and phone the badge does not show.
- You want every lead scored and in your CRM, with no add-on.
- Your booth team wants a written follow-up for every lead.
- You want badge scanning, Swopi AI and CRM sync for $199 a year for one person, or one license for the whole team.
Swopi and Covve: questions
What is Covve?
Covve is a business card scanner app for professionals and teams. Covve Scan reads business cards, QR codes and, on the Pro plan, event badges, and it can sync contacts to a CRM. Covve lists plans from $119 per seat a year on its website.
Is Swopi a good Covve alternative?
Yes, if your team goes to trade shows to win business. Swopi scans badges, business cards and LinkedIn QR codes like Covve Scan. Swopi AI then looks up the missing work email and phone, adds company data and a lead score, writes the follow-up and sends each lead to your CRM.
Does Covve find a lead's email address?
Covve says its AI lead qualification adds a short bio, a company snapshot, talking points and LinkedIn links from public information. We could not find a feature on their website that looks up a missing email or phone. Swopi AI suggests the work email and phone from 20+ data sources, and you confirm them before you use them.
Is CRM sync included?
On Covve, native CRM sync is a paid add-on on the Pro plan and is included on Enterprise. On Swopi, CRM sync is included in every paid plan: HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, monday.com, Odoo and Outlook natively, and 5,000+ more apps through Zapier.
Is there a free Covve Scan alternative?
Swopi has a free plan on iPhone, Android and the web dashboard. It includes a digital business card and 5 scans with Swopi AI, so you can test enrichment before you pay. Covve offers a 14-day free trial.
Can I move my contacts from Covve to Swopi?
Yes. Covve exports contacts to Excel. Upload the file in the Swopi dashboard, Swopi matches the columns, Swopi AI fills in missing contact and company data, and you send the leads to your CRM.
What does Swopi cost?
You can start free. Event Intelligence, the plan for one person, costs $199 a year and includes the badge scanner, Swopi AI enrichment, AI follow-ups and CRM sync. Covve Pro, the Covve plan with badge scanning, lists $199 per seat a year, and CRM sync is a paid add-on. For a booth team, Swopi has one company license with unlimited users, scans and events and no per lead fees. Ask for your price and we send it by email, or go through it with you on a short call.
See also: Badge scanner, Business card scanner, Swopi vs CamCard