Orvo vs Dex

Both help you manage professional relationships. But Orvo is built for stakeholder intelligence and career visibility — not just keeping in touch.

TL;DR: Dex is great for keeping in touch with your network. Orvo goes deeper — it helps you map stakeholder influence, prepare for high-stakes meetings, and build career visibility through better relationship intelligence. And it costs less.

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature Orvo Dex
Stakeholder profiles ✓ Full profiles with relationship context ✓ Contact cards with notes
Network / org mapping ✓ Visual network maps with hierarchy ✗ Not available
AI meeting preparation ✓ Contextual AI assistant ✗ Not available
Follow-up tracking ✓ Action system with due dates ✓ Keep-in-touch reminders
Opportunity / thread tracking ✓ Kanban boards linked to people ✗ Not available
Relationship health insights ✓ Intelligence dashboard Partial — basic reminders only
Voice notes ✓ Voice capture with AI transcription ✗ Not available
LinkedIn sync Coming soon ✓ Auto-sync from LinkedIn
Email sync ✓ Gmail, Outlook, IMAP ✓ Gmail, Outlook
Team collaboration ✓ Share contacts & notes (Business plan) ✗ Individual use only
Web app ✓ Full web application ✓ Web + mobile apps
Free trial ✓ 14-day Starter trial ✗ 7-day trial only

Where Orvo and Dex diverge

O

Orvo

Stakeholder intelligence

  • Built for understanding influence, not just contacts
  • Network Map visualises reporting lines and influence relationships
  • AI assistant generates meeting prep and stakeholder strategy
  • Opportunities board links strategic threads to people
  • Voice-first capture with AI transcription
D

Dex

Contact tracking

  • Strong LinkedIn auto-sync integration
  • Keep-in-touch reminders for regular outreach
  • Clean mobile app experience
  • No org/influence mapping
  • No AI-powered meeting prep or career guidance

Which tool is right for you?

Choose Orvo if you...

  • Manage stakeholders across teams and departments
  • Need to prepare for high-stakes meetings and 1:1s
  • Want to map influence and organisational structure
  • Track strategic opportunities linked to people
  • Are onboarding into a new role and need to build visibility

Choose Dex if you...

  • Primarily want to keep in touch with a wide network
  • Need LinkedIn auto-sync as a must-have
  • Prefer a lightweight mobile-first experience
  • Don't need org mapping or strategic planning tools

How pricing compares

Orvo

$19/mo

Individual plan (Business at $39/mo)

14-day free trial. No credit card to start.

Dex

$20/mo

Premium plan (Professional at $34/mo)

7-day trial only.

Common questions

Yes. You can export your contacts from Dex as a CSV and import them directly into Orvo. Your notes and tags will be preserved.

Orvo is a full web application that works on mobile browsers. A dedicated mobile app is on the roadmap.

Orvo is built around stakeholder intelligence — understanding who matters, how they connect, and what context you need before every interaction. It combines relationship memory with AI-powered preparation, which most personal CRMs don't offer.

Yes. Orvo's Individual plan is $19/mo compared to Dex Premium at $20/mo — with significantly more features including AI assistant, Network Map, Opportunities boards, and voice transcription. Dex's Professional plan is $34/mo.

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