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title: Monica, Dex, and Clay compared · PeopleBlade
description: How PeopleBlade, a free personal CRM on your computer, differs from Monica, Dex, and Clay, and when each of those is the better choice.
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last_updated: 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
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# How PeopleBlade compares with Monica, Dex, and Clay

Each page compares PeopleBlade with one other product for keeping track of people: what that product does, where PeopleBlade differs, and when the other product is the better choice. Facts about the other products come from their own pages and are dated.

## [Monica](https://peopleblade.com/compare/monica.md)

Monica is an AGPL personal CRM you self-host or rent, now being rebuilt. PeopleBlade is a free contact book on your computer that your agent can search.

## [Dex](https://peopleblade.com/compare/dex.md)

Dex is a hosted personal CRM at $12 to $34 a month that syncs more than 15 sources. PeopleBlade keeps your contact book on your own computer for free.

## [Clay](https://peopleblade.com/compare/clay.md)

Clay builds and enriches prospect lists for sales teams, with paid plans from $167 a month. PeopleBlade is a free contact book for people you already know.