Which AurCard Plan Fits You?
Plans differ by type of use, not feature count: a personal card or a business page. Here is how to choose without paying for capacity you will not use.
AurCard plans differ by type of use rather than feature count: do you need to introduce a person, or run a page for a business with a catalogue, branches and a team? Answering that settles the choice before you look at any comparison table. The Free plan covers a basic identity card. Pro at 29 SAR a month suits a professional who meets people and needs NFC and detailed figures. Basic Shop at 59 SAR opens the entire company area for anyone running a business. And Pro Shop at 99 SAR is for those needing more departments, more branches and more storage.
Start with one question
Before any comparison, answer this: are you introducing a person, or running a business?
If you are an employee, a consultant, a job seeker, or a freelancer selling expertise, you are on the personal side, and your destination is Free or Pro.
If you have a shop, restaurant, clinic, salon or office and need to show a catalogue, opening hours, a location, bookings and reviews, you are on the business side, and the company area is what you actually need.
That question resolves more than half the confusion, because the plans are not a simple ascending ladder — they are two different tracks.
The free plan: who it genuinely suffices for
Free is not a crippled trial but a fully functional card within defined limits: one card, one contact method of each type, three profile links, two templates, and basic figures on opens.
That is entirely sufficient for many situations: an employee who wants an introduction card to share in meetings, a student or graduate building a first presence, and anyone wanting to try the idea before committing money.
Candid advice: start here. Most people do not need more in their first month, and upgrading is available at any moment without your link changing or anything you built being lost.
What Free does not include: linking an NFC tag, a custom QR code, detailed figures, a contact form, branding removal — and the entire company area.
Pro: when the upgrade earns itself
Pro at 29 SAR monthly (or 269 SAR annually) is aimed at someone who actually uses their card in their work.
What it adds in practice:
Two cards instead of one, useful for anyone separating two roles — a job and independent work, say.
Linking an NFC tag or card, the most important addition for anyone meeting people face to face regularly.
A custom QR code carrying your identity rather than a generic one.
Detailed figures telling you which button was pressed and when, not just how many opens.
A contact form collecting enquiries in one place.
Ten profile links instead of three, four templates, more storage, and removal of AurCard branding from your page.
The question that settles it: do you meet new people every week? If yes, an NFC card and detailed figures earn their cost. If you share your card twice a month, Free is enough.
Basic Shop: when you have a business
At 59 SAR monthly (or 549 annually), this is a change in kind rather than degree.
It opens the entire company area: a product, service or food catalogue, opening hours, map location, bookings, reviews, gallery, and team management.
It includes three departments, two admins, six templates and fifteen links.
The difference from Pro is not "more features" but that Pro introduces a person while this runs a business. A restaurant wanting to show its menu does not need a better card; it needs something else entirely.
Who it suits: a café, a salon, a single-branch clinic, a retail shop, or a small service office.
Pro Shop: when the business grows
At 99 SAR monthly (or 899 annually), this extends the previous tier rather than differing in kind.
What expands: fifteen departments instead of three, five admins instead of two, ten templates, twenty links, and considerably more storage — the last mattering particularly to anyone showing a large photographed catalogue or a portfolio.
Who it suits: a company with several branches or departments, a business with a broad image-heavy catalogue, or a team needing more than two people administering different parts.
The practical test for upgrading: have you hit an actual limit? If you need a fourth department, a third admin, or you have run out of storage, the upgrade is justified. If your numbers sit below the limits, you are paying for capacity you do not use.
Monthly or annual?
Annual costs less than twelve separate months on every plan: Pro is 269 annually against 348 paid monthly, Basic Shop 549 against 708, and Pro Shop 899 against 1,188.
The gap is not small — close to two free months in each case.
But the practical rule: do not commit annually in your first month. Run monthly until you are sure the tool suits your work, then move to annual once it has become part of your routine.
The exception is anyone who clearly knows their use is settled and continuous — an established shop owner, for instance — who can reasonably start annually.
When not to upgrade
In fairness, some reasons do not justify it, because paying for what you do not use serves nobody:
For templates alone. The count rises with the plan, but the two free templates are entirely sufficient for a clear card. Visitors have no idea how many were available to you.
For a feature you think you will use later. Upgrading is available the moment you actually need it; do not pay today for an intention.
To solve a problem that is not in the tool. If your page attracts nobody because its bio is vague, a higher plan will not fix that. Read common digital business card mistakes first.
Before using what you have. Anyone who has not filled in their free card completely will not be helped by additional features.
How to know you genuinely need it
The practical signals that the time has come:
You hit a limit: you need a second card, an eleventh link, a fourth department.
You want an NFC tag in your shop or a card to carry to meetings.
You need to know which button gets pressed, not just how many opens, because you have started making decisions on that basis.
You have started receiving enquiries and want them in one place rather than scattered chats.
You opened a business needing a catalogue, opening hours and a location.
Each of these is an existing need rather than a want. An upgrade based on a live need gets used; one based on anticipation gets forgotten.
Upgrading and downgrading
Upgrades take effect immediately, and your link, your QR code and everything you have built stay exactly as they are. You are unlocking capability on top of what exists, not starting over.
If you decide to move to a lower plan, note that the limits return to the new plan's level — meaning anything beyond the new limit may no longer be displayed.
Full prices and limits are on the pricing page, and billing questions are covered in subscription and payment FAQ.
A final piece of advice: start free today, publish your card, and use it for a fortnight. After that you will know precisely what you are missing — which is more accurate than any comparison on paper.
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