How do the costs compare?
Drag the slider to set how many parties you serve a month. Each party is counted as 2 texts: one when they join or book, and one when it's their turn.
NextMe
$60
per month
bavoli
$30
per month
Plus plan, with texts for up to 500 parties a month
Annual savings
$360
per year
NextMe Free (100 texts), Starter ($59.99, 3,000 texts) and Business ($99.99, 5,000 texts), billed monthly, from nextmeapp.com/pricing, checked September 2026, at 2 texts per party. bavoli shows the plan whose texts fit your parties.
At a glance
| Feature | bavoli | NextMe |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 on Free, $30 on Plus, $60 on Pro | From $59.99/mo, billed monthly |
| Guest texts | Included: 25 to 1,500 parties a month, by plan | 100 to 5,000 texts a month, by plan |
| What the plan counts | Parties you text. Bookings and waitlist parties are unlimited. | Text messages and users |
| Free plan | Yes, with unlimited bookings | Yes, 100 texts a month and 1 user |
| Bookings ahead of time | Yes, on every plan | Yes, appointment bookings |
| Contract required | No contract, cancel anytime | Monthly or yearly billing |
Pricing comparison
NextMe Starter is $59.99 a month with 3,000 texts, billed monthly. bavoli Plus is $30 a month with texts for 500 parties, however many texts each party gets.
NextMe Free
$0
100 texts a month, about 50 parties
NextMe Starter
$719.88
$59.99 x 12 months, 3,000 texts a month
NextMe Business
$1,199.88
$99.99 x 12 months, 5,000 texts a month
bavoli Plus
Unlimited bookings and waitlist parties, with texts for 500 parties a month.
$360/yr
$30 x 12 months
At 250 parties a month (500 texts) NextMe needs Starter, and bavoli Plus costs $360 less a year. Both cost $0 up to 25 parties a month, and from there to about 50 parties NextMe Free costs less.
Feature-by-feature comparison
How bavoli and NextMe compare for a walk-in waitlist and bookings.
| Feature | bavoli | NextMe |
|---|---|---|
| Bookings and waitlist | ||
| Waitlist management | ||
| Guests join the waitlist from their phone | On paid plans | |
| Bookings ahead of time | ||
| White-label widget | On Plus | On a higher plan |
| Guest messages | ||
| Guest texts included in the price | ||
| Guest Management | ||
| Guest CRM | ||
| Export guest data anytime | On a higher plan | |
| Pricing & Terms | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Month-to-month billing | ||
| Transparent pricing | ||
Where bavoli and NextMe differ
Both run a walk-in waitlist and take bookings. They count texts differently.
The bottom line
Three things to weigh when you compare bavoli and NextMe.
$0
Free plan
Unlimited bookings and waitlist parties, texts for 25 parties a month, and no card to sign up.
100%
Your guest data
Export your guest list as a CSV on every plan, including Free.
0
Contracts required
Month-to-month billing on every plan. Cancel any time.
Looking for a NextMe alternative?
NextMe is a waitlist and virtual waiting room app used by restaurants, clinics, event venues and retailers. Its plans count text messages: 100 a month on Free, 3,000 on Starter at $59.99 a month and 5,000 on Business at $99.99, billed monthly.
bavoli counts parties, so a guest who gets a joined text and a ready text counts once. Bookings and waitlist parties are unlimited on every plan, including Free, which texts 25 parties a month. Plus at $30 a month texts 500 parties and adds card holds with a flat no-show fee that is charged only if a group doesn't show. Pro at $60 texts 1,500 and adds your own domain for your website.
NextMe's Free plan covers about 50 parties a month at two texts each, more than bavoli's Free plan, and it sends WhatsApp notifications on Free. bavoli is the better fit when you also take bookings ahead, want a booking page and a website in the same place, or hold a card for a large group.
Running a studio, a barbershop or a venue? See how bavoli works for businesses that aren't restaurants.