The Vault vs Dex
Dex has been building a personal CRM for warm intros and deal flow for years. Here's how it compares to The Vault, built for keeping the people already in your life close, not just building new connections.
| The Vault | Dex | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free during early access, then a one-time fee plus an optional AI add-on | Monthly subscription, $12-34/mo depending on tier |
| Built for | Friends, family, colleagues, and your whole network | Investors, founders, and professional deal-flow |
| Apple support | Real two-way Apple Calendar sync, plus iPhone Contacts import | Limited - primarily a Google and LinkedIn-first tool |
| AI assistant | Ask Vault always shows you the change before it saves anything | AI-assisted reminders and enrichment |
| See your network geographically | World Map, every contact placed by town | Not offered |
| Access | Invite-only during early access | Open sign-up |
What Dex does well
Dex has real depth in contact enrichment and browser-based capture, and years of experience building for people who live in LinkedIn and manage a large, fast-moving professional network. If that's your main use case, it's a serious option.
Why people choose The Vault instead
Built for keeping up, not just meeting new people
The Vault's relationship health status and weekly digest are built around a simple question: who have you gone quiet on? That includes old friends and family, not only new contacts.
Nothing happens without you
Ask Vault proposes a change and waits for your confirmation before it saves anything - to a contact, a reminder, or a note.
Real Apple support
Two-way Apple Calendar sync and iPhone Contacts import, not a Google-first tool with Apple bolted on.
See your whole network in one place
The Vault is free during early access. Request an invite to see how it compares for yourself.