Monica instead of Dex

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A personal CRM for the people in your life: birthdays, conversations and what you promised. In an instance that belongs only to you, because these notes are nobody else’s business.

about €4.00 / month All the pricing details

What you get out of it

  • Notes about people stay with you, not with a service
  • Reminders for birthdays and calls that are due
  • Contacts in and out as vCard

Dex and Podless

Dex and PodlessDexOn Podless
Where the data livesDexOn the provider’s serversOn PodlessIn your own instance in the EU
Source codeDexNot open to readOn PodlessOpen, you can read what runs
Ads and profilingDexPer the provider’s termsOn PodlessNone
Your own domainDexUsually not offeredOn PodlessIncluded, certificate too
Getting out againDexAs far as the provider allowsOn PodlessSFTP, database, backups to your storage
If it gets shut downDexYou have to moveOn PodlessYou decide when you leave

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