I’ve evaluated standard digital card platforms like Popl, standard OCR scanners, and manual logging within Notion setups or traditional CRMs. Most digital business cards are too focused on social follower counts and landing pages, while heavy CRMs create too much data-entry friction immediately after a quick event interaction. I opted for ConnectMachine 2.0 because it centers the workflow entirely on local privacy, quick Google Wallet distribution, and automatic semantic structuring of conversation notes right at the moment of capture.