Tapify vs HiHello
Tapify is a European alternative to HiHello: same office & collaboration use case, headquartered in Netherlands and governed by EU GDPR, while HiHello is based in the United States.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
Modern digital business card solution for teams and individuals. Share contact details instantly via Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and NFC cards. GDPR-compliant and sustainable.
- Jurisdiction
- EU / EEA
- Primary privacy law
- EU GDPR
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- No
- Open source
- No
- Free tier
- No
Digital business cards you can update after they've been shared, plus wallet passes, email signatures and lead capture. The free plan allows four cards but only five scans a month; Professional costs 6 dollars a month and team plans 5 dollars per user. HiHello, Inc. is a venture-backed company based in Palo Alto, California, and every contact you scan lands under US rules.
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- GDPR by default
- Requires DPA + TIA
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- Yes
Tapify vs HiHello at a glance
| Tapify | HiHello | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Netherlands | United States |
| Data jurisdiction | EU / EEA | United States |
| Primary privacy law | EU GDPR | Requires DPA + transfer assessment |
| US CLOUD Act exposure | No | Yes |
| Best for | Teams that need office & collaboration built for European data-protection requirements | Teams already invested in the HiHello ecosystem |
Choose Tapify if…
- You want a provider governed by a European privacy regime
- GDPR or public-sector data-protection requirements apply to you
- You'd rather back the European tech ecosystem
Stick with HiHello if…
- You depend on integrations only available in the HiHello ecosystem
- Your organisation has no EU data-residency constraints
- Migration costs outweigh the jurisdiction benefits for now
Why choose Tapify over HiHello?
The decisive argument is data jurisdiction. HiHello is headquartered in the United States, which means personal data processed through it can be subject to non-EU legal regimes: the US CLOUD Act, FISA 702, or similar laws depending on the provider. After the 2020 Schrems II ruling, EU organisations must carry out a transfer impact assessment for every such data flow.
Tapify removes that overhead. As a Netherlands-based provider, it operates under EU GDPR, and data stays inside the EU/EEA by default. For regulated sectors such as health, public administration, and finance, that's not a nice-to-have but a requirement. For everyone else, it's concentration-risk insurance: you avoid depending on a single jurisdiction that can change the rules without warning.