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Kanvis vs LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is where people find you. A Kanvis profile is the page you send them next. Your own URL, built from a conversation, where every entry links back to where you said it and the page can answer a recruiter’s follow-up the moment they think of it.
Nobody should leave LinkedIn over this. It’s where recruiters search, where your colleagues are, and where a job change gets noticed. The question isn’t whether to keep it. It’s what happens in the thirty seconds after someone finds you there.
What happens is they open a profile you wrote about yourself, laid out the same as everyone else’s, next to a feed competing for the same attention. If a line on it raises a question, and the good ones usually do, they can message you and wait or move on to the next profile. Moving on is cheaper, and it’s what most of them do.
A Kanvis profile is built for that moment. It sits at kanvis.me under your own handle with nothing on it but you, and each entry traces back to the conversation that created it, so a claim can be checked instead of taken on faith. When the reader has a follow-up, they ask the page and get an answer from your record, whatever time it is.
There’s one more difference, and it isn’t a feature. You own the handle, what’s on the page, and whether it’s listed for search or reachable by link only. That last part matters most when you’re looking quietly and would rather your current employer didn’t know.
Side by side
They work together. Put your kanvis.me link in your LinkedIn contact info and headline. Let LinkedIn do the finding and your Kanvis page do the convincing.
| A Kanvis profile | A LinkedIn profile | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A standalone page at kanvis.me/you, built from your own record, with nothing on it but you. | A networking feed with a profile attached. Everyone’s page has the same shape, and yours competes with the feed for attention. |
| What a claim is worth | Every entry links to the conversation that created it. A recruiter can see where a claim came from, not just that it was made. | Whatever you typed in. A skill is a word on a list and an endorsement is a click. |
| When a recruiter has a question | They ask the page. It answers from your record, whenever they ask. | They message you and wait, or they move on. |
| Applying to a role | On Kanvis, you apply by talking: a short interview built on what your profile already shows. You do the applying. Kanvis doesn’t do it for you. | Easy Apply sends the same profile everywhere, then a form asks the same questions again. |
| Who owns the page | You. You choose the handle, what’s on it, and whether it’s listed for search or reachable by link only. | LinkedIn. The URL, the layout and whatever appears next to you are theirs. |
| Cost | Free for people looking for work. Hiring teams are the customer. | Free, with a premium tier for reaching out and being seen. |
Questions people ask
Should I use Kanvis instead of LinkedIn?
Use both. LinkedIn is where recruiters look. Kanvis is the page that answers for you once they’ve found you. Put the link in your LinkedIn contact info, your headline and your email signature.
How is a Kanvis profile different from a LinkedIn profile?
You own the URL, every claim on it can be traced to where you said it, and the page answers recruiters’ questions from your record. It’s proof of your work rather than a feed of it.
Can I import my LinkedIn into Kanvis?
Start from your résumé. Upload it, and a short conversation turns it into a profile you can then correct and add to. Anything on LinkedIn that isn’t on your résumé, you add by telling the profile about it.
Does Kanvis apply to jobs for me?
No. Kanvis helps you show what you’ve done and answers questions about it. Applying is something you do, by talking, and every answer you give is yours.