Connect The Dots

Overview

Connect The Dots (CTD) turns a professional network into a searchable relationship graph for finding people and companies through warm connections. It suits professionals and teams whose work depends on trusted introductions; the free tier is useful for light searching, but its small monthly quotas make Professional or Business the practical options for regular use.

An individual product organizes, scores and deduplicates a professional network, with search access from AI tools. CTD is also positioned for sales and go-to-market teams, venture capital firms and private equity firms, where a shared view of relationships can support outreach.

Key features

Relationship search and scoring

CTD builds its graph from multiple sources and scores relationships using email activity and LinkedIn data; some paths also draw on public career-overlap data. Those signals help surface potential connectors instead of leaving users to work through an unranked contact list. A score can prioritize a route, but it cannot establish whether a contact is willing or able to make an introduction.

Introductions and job changes

The service ranks warm paths and can draft an introduction email for the connector to review and send. That keeps the connector in control, though the user still needs their judgment and participation to complete the introduction. Job-change tracking covers direct connections and can alert users when someone moves, making the network useful for keeping relationships current as well as finding new routes.

Integrations, mobile and privacy

CTD lists Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn, Salesforce, HubSpot, Claude through MCP, an open API and Zapier. Its iPhone and Android app includes Dottie, an AI network assistant. Calendar, WhatsApp, SMS and Apple Contacts support are marked as coming soon, so they should not be counted on for current workflows.

CTD says it reads email metadata by default and does not store email bodies. Optional body access supports showing requested emails and retrieving signature contact details. Users can export or delete their data, control network sharing and mark specific contacts private. The maker also says CTD complies with GDPR and CCPA requirements, has SOC 2 Type II audits, and encrypts data in transit using TLS 1.2+ and at rest using AES-256. These controls address meaningful privacy concerns for a relationship tool, though users should weigh email access against their own data policies.

Pricing

The Free plan costs 0.00 USD per free, billed $0/mo forever. It allows 10 AI contact searches, up to 5 ghost emails and 2 lists per month, plus up to 5 “How do I know” summaries per month and job-change tracking for direct connections. Those caps make it a reasonable way to maintain a small network or try occasional searches, but a regular prospecting routine can quickly outgrow them.

Professional costs 20.00 USD per month, billed $20/mo. It removes the monthly limits on AI contact searches, ghost emails, lists and summaries, refreshes contact data faster, and includes basic API and MCP functionality. For an individual or small team with recurring network research, the jump from capped free usage is clear; API and MCP access remains basic rather than full.

Business has custom pricing and adds company-wide network search, CRM integration, SSO, unlimited external members, full API and MCP, and dedicated CSM and Slack support. It is aimed at organizations that need shared network visibility and administration, not users seeking a low-cost individual plan. Paid plans include unlimited API and MCP usage subject to standard rate limiting, while Professional's API and MCP functionality is basic and Business exposes the full capabilities. The published plan terms give a monthly price for Professional and a custom price for Business.

Platforms

CTD supports Android, iOS, web and API access. The mobile app is available for iPhone and Android; the API and MCP options extend the product into connected tools, with functionality varying by plan.

Who it's for

CTD is a strong fit for individual professionals, sales and go-to-market teams, investors and firms that rely on warm introductions and want to keep track of direct contacts' job moves. Teams that need organization-wide search, CRM integration or SSO will need Business. It is less suited to occasional users who need more than the free caps but do not want a paid monthly plan, or to organizations that cannot grant the email access required for relationship scoring.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Ranked warm paths and draft introductions turn network data into a concrete outreach starting point, while leaving the connector in control.
• Pros: Contact deduplication, job-change alerts and integrations with major email and CRM tools serve both individual network management and team workflows.
• Pros: Export, deletion, sharing controls and private-contact settings give users ways to manage sensitive relationship data.
• Cons: The Free plan's 10 monthly searches, 2 lists and other caps restrict sustained research.
• Cons: Professional stops at basic API and MCP functionality; full access and company-wide features require custom-priced Business.
• Cons: Relationship scoring draws on email and LinkedIn signals, which may not suit users or organizations unwilling to connect those data sources.

Alternatives

Happenstance is worth considering for a free starting point centered on chat: its Free plan includes Happenstance Chat with usage limits, unlimited connected accounts, friends and groups, and no credit card, while its platforms are API, iOS and web. Choose CTD instead when job-change tracking, Android support or its listed team and CRM features matter more.

ExecAtlas is an alternative presented as an Equilar product, from a provider described as offering executive intelligence solutions for more than 25 years.

4Degrees suits organizations considering a paid relationship-intelligence subscription whose exact per-user monthly cost depends on the team and is provided by request.

BoardEx is another paid enterprise option, with cost depending on chosen products, organization size, data access method and license term.

RelPro may fit buyers seeking a paid service with no free plan; its Premium plan includes items such as UCC filings, PPP/SBA loans, certifications, buyer-intent signals and CRE data.

Relationship Science (RelSci) is a paid option available on web, iOS and Android.

Introd may suit users who want Outlook or Google contact and calendar syncing through add-ons, each priced at 15.00 USD per month.

Polinode is a web-based alternative with a free plan and free trial; its Free tier is limited to 1 user, 5 public networks and 6 basic metrics.

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Verdict

Choose Connect The Dots if warm introductions, searchable shared relationships and job-change tracking are central to your work. Its combination of network signals, outreach preparation and privacy controls is the main draw; the principal reason to look elsewhere is the limited free tier or the custom-priced Business step required for full team and API capabilities.