Dex vs Peninsula

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Dex compared with Peninsula
Detail	Dex	Peninsula
What it does	A personal CRM that brings your relationships into one place with reminders, notes, timelines, and thoughtful follow-up workflows.	Your MacBook notch, finally useful
Stage	Established	Startup
Founded	2019	2025
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Premium: $12/month (annual billing) with 6-day free trial; Professional: $20/month (annual billing) with 6-day free trial; Team: $40 per user per month (billed monthly). Up to 40% discount on annual billing. Students get 50% off for a year; MBA students get 50% off for two years.	$9.99 once, includes free updates, refund within 14 days
Key features	Import and sync contacts from LinkedIn, Gmail, Outlook, WhatsApp, iMessage, Facebook, Instagram, and CSV files Browser extension for seamless LinkedIn, Facebook, and email integration Native mobile apps for iOS and Android plus web and desktop access Research credits for contact briefings on background and role changes Map view for visualizing contacts by location Mail merge for personalized outreach campaigns Voice mode for hands-free contact management API and Zapier access for workflow automation	Quick notes with save and search Clipboard history keeping last 200 items File shelf to drag and drop files Music controls for Apple Music and Spotify All data stored locally on your Mac No account or cloud sync required Works on 2 Macs per license
What makes it different	Built specifically for personal relationships, not sales pipelines like Salesforce or HubSpot Automatic contact syncing from 15+ sources with no manual data entry AI-native integration with Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini via MCP protocol Thoughtful reminders and follow-up workflows designed for relationship nurturing	Four essential tools in one place in the notch without leaving your current app Support directly from the independent developer Apple notarized and focused on doing four things well
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	52 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	11	1
Citation Flow (Majestic)	38	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	664	5

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