Dex vs Hippo
Dex
getdex.comHippo
gethippo.appSide by side
| Figure | Dex | Hippo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12/mo | $1.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Personal CRM Software | 9.2 (#2) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Audience | Dex describes itself as built for managing personal relationships rather than sales pipelines, and lists use cases including founders, investors, job seekers, creators, real estate agents, and recruiters. | Hippo is built for people who want to be more attentive without giving up privacy. |
| Product | Dex is a personal CRM that brings together LinkedIn, email, and daily tools to help users keep in touch and remember relationship context. | Hippo is a personal CRM for keeping notes, events, and to-dos about friends, family, and colleagues. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.4 out of 5 from 261 reviews | 3.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings |
| Support | Dex offers email support and says it typically replies within one business day. | Hippo's support site provides help articles and a contact form for questions, feedback, or suggestions. |
| What it does | Dex is a personal relationship manager that combines contacts and interaction context and reminds users to keep in touch. | Hippo is a personal CRM for remembering details about friends, family, mentors, colleagues and other important contacts. |
Plans
Dex
- Premium$12 a month
- Professional$20 a month
- Team$40 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Hippo
- Free trialFree
- Monthly$1.99 a month
- Yearly$14.99 a year
- Lifetime$29.99, paid once
In their own words
Dex
Dex is a personal CRM that brings together LinkedIn, email, and daily tools to help users maintain relationships and remember context. Contact records can hold details such as how people met, education, work, important dates, family, gift ideas, and event history. Dex can remind users to reconnect and alert them to upcoming birthdays. Its integrations include Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, two-way contact sync, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, iMessage, Superhuman, CSV, Granola, Zapier, and Dex MCP Server. Users can connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or other MCP-compatible tools to their account and relationship data. The mobile app supports quick contact notes and meeting preparation information; desktop downloads are available for Mac and Windows. Premium costs $12 a month and includes LinkedIn sync for up to 2,500 connections. Professional costs $20 a month and supports up to 9,000 connections, with Mail Merge for personalized email workflows to up to 200 contacts. There is no free plan, but a 7-day trial is listed. Dex describes its focus as personal relationships rather than sales pipelines.