Wasl Alternative for Saudi Teams and Institutions
For one Saudi professional who needs a card and nothing more, Wasl is a fair, cheap choice. The moment an organisation needs more than 10 cards, it stops.
Wasl is a well-made Saudi digital business card, built in Qatif, and we will say plainly what it does well: the free plan publishes a card, and Pro is pro 114.99 SAR for one year, prepaid fixed term with no auto-renewal, which for a single professional who only needs a card is cheaper than Scaanme and a reasonable buy. Two things are worth knowing before an organisation commits. First, Pro is a prepaid fixed term, not a permanent licence: their FAQ states it does not auto-renew and the period ends when it ends. Second, and this is the wall: requires their app, and Pro is billed only through App Store or Google Play, so an organisation gets no central account, no invoice and no purchase order. Scaanme is built for the other side of that wall. One subscription carries every card in the organisation, and each additional card is $4 a month, added from one central account that creates, edits, brands and retires every card without touching an employee's phone. A university, ministry, institute or company issues 40, 100 or 500 cards under one login and one invoice. Each of those cards also carries what Wasl does not offer at all: Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes, AI that builds the card from a photo or a sentence, a WhatsApp store, a QR menu, bookings and a built-in CRM, in full Arabic RTL and 45+ languages. For 100 cards and above, we issue a dedicated quotation.
Get Started FreeOne subscription, one account, every card
One paid plan plus $4 a month per extra card. One central login creates, edits and retires all of them. Wasl caps at 10 published cards per account, with no organisation tier.
An invoice your finance department can actually process
Bank transfer against an offline invoice or purchase order. Wasl Pro is purchased only through App Store or Google Play, on a personal store account.
No app to install, on either side
Scaanme cards open in the browser as a PWA and save to Apple and Google Wallet. Wasl requires its app to create and share your card, and offers no wallet pass.
Wasl vs Scaanme, the honest table
| What matters | Wasl | Scaanme |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free forever, 1 published card, link and QR sharing | Lite plan, free forever |
| Paid pricing | Pro 114.99 SAR for one year, prepaid fixed term with no auto-renewal | Pro $7.99/mo, Pro Max $15.99/mo |
| Cards per account | Up to 10 published cards on Pro | Unlimited: $4 a month per extra card on any paid plan |
| Central management for an organisation | No organisation tier | One account creates, edits, brands and retires every card |
| 100+ cards | Not offered | Dedicated quotation |
| How you pay | App Store or Google Play only | Card, or bank transfer against an invoice or purchase order |
| App required | Yes, the card is created and shared from their app | No, browser PWA on both sides |
| Apple and Google Wallet | Not offered | Both, auto-updating, with broadcast notifications |
| AI card building | Not offered | Builds your card, logo and cover from a photo or one sentence |
| WhatsApp store, QR menu, bookings | Not offered | All built in, 0% commission |
| Built-in CRM | Not offered | Every lead recorded and exportable |
| Physical NFC card | Announced, first batch not yet shipping | Link any NFC you own free; cards supplied on enterprise deals |
| Languages | Arabic and English | Arabic RTL and English, 45+ languages |
Competitor prices verified 2026-08-22 from their public pages; check their sites for changes. Scaanme prices are current list prices.
How to Start
Open one account for the organisation
One paid plan is the parent of every card. HR or marketing holds it; employees never need a login.
Add a card for each employee at $4 a month
Add cards from the same dashboard. The AI fills each one from a photo or a sentence, in Arabic and English.
Lock the brand, then hand them out
Approve one template so no card drifts off-brand, push every card to Apple and Google Wallet, and retire a card the day someone leaves.
When Wasl is still the right choice
If you are one professional in Saudi Arabia and all you want is a card with a link and a QR code, Wasl is a fair choice and costs less than Scaanme. We would rather say that than pretend otherwise. Two caveats worth knowing: Pro is a prepaid fixed term that expires rather than a permanent purchase, and it caps at 10 published cards. Scaanme becomes the better answer at the point where a card is not enough: when the organisation needs more than 10 of them under central control, when finance needs an invoice instead of an App Store receipt, or when the card has to carry a wallet pass, a store, a menu, bookings or a CRM.
Built for companies, universities, institutes and government
This is the case Wasl does not serve at all. One subscription is the parent of every card in the organisation, and each extra card is $4 a month. A single central account issues them, fills them with AI in Arabic and English, locks them to one approved template so nothing drifts off-brand, pushes them to Apple and Google Wallet, and retires any card the day its holder leaves. Employees hold no login and can change nothing. Finance pays by bank transfer against an invoice or purchase order. For 100 cards and above we issue a dedicated quotation.
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