MinutkaA ScanQueue alternative that does not count joins
ScanQueue is a tidy QR waitlist with WhatsApp built in, and for a barbershop or a café with a modest line it does the job well. Its plans are sized by queue joins and message allowances: 100 joins a month on the free plan, 1,000 on Essential, 2,000 on Growth. When a busy month outgrows the allowance, the answer is a bigger plan. We count service points instead, so a busy month costs the same as a quiet one.
ScanQueue sizes its plans by queue joins: the free Starter plan allows 100 a month (10 a day), and paid plans run from $49 a month for 1,000 joins to $499 for 11,000, each with a WhatsApp and SMS allowance. Minutka does not count tickets on any plan, and Business is $49 a month for 10 windows. ScanQueue sends WhatsApp and SMS; Minutka sends neither and notifies through Telegram, browser push and, on Business Pro, email.
Side by side
ScanQueue publishes Starter (free, 100 queue joins a month), Essential at $49 a month (1,000 joins, monthly billing only), Growth at $99 (2,000 joins), Pro at $249 (4,000 joins) and Enterprise at $499 (11,000 joins), with WhatsApp and SMS allowances in each plan and 15% off on annual billing for the top three. Figures checked in November 2026 on scanqueue.com/pricing. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.
Where ScanQueue is the better choice
If any of these matter to you, stay with them. A queue you fight with costs more than the subscription.
WhatsApp and SMS included
Each plan comes with a WhatsApp and SMS allowance, so visitors who never allow browser push still get the call. We send neither, and in many countries that matters.
Online ordering in the same tool
Growth and higher plans add online ordering, with the order number shown on your TV when it is ready. We have an order-ready board but no ordering.
No overage charges
When a message allowance runs out, sending on that channel stops instead of adding charges to the bill, so the monthly price stays the price.
Where Minutka fits better
No cap on how many people join
A busy Saturday or a launch day does not push you into the next plan. Tickets are never counted, on any plan.
A display board with voice call-ups
Open a link on any TV and the numbers are shown and announced out loud, on the free plan.
Visitor screens in 36 languages
The ticket page, the board and the kiosk work in 36 languages on every plan, including Arabic written right to left.
What it looks like
Real screens, not mockups: a live queue at a clinic with five people waiting.
Common questions
No. Minutka does not send WhatsApp messages or SMS. Visitors follow their place on the ticket page in the browser and get Telegram messages or browser push, and email on Business Pro. If WhatsApp is how your customers expect to hear from you, ScanQueue fits that better.
There is nothing to migrate on the visitor side: your queue starts empty every day anyway. Create a queue, print the QR poster, open the board on any screen. Most places are running the same afternoon, and you can keep the old system live for a week and compare.
The free plan has no monthly cap on how many people take a ticket: unlimited queues, up to two windows per account and two staff members per queue, notifications via Telegram and browser push, a display board with voice call-ups, a kiosk and daily stats. Business is $49 a month for 10 windows and adds unlimited staff, services with routing, appointments, your own branding, board media and analytics. Business Pro is $79 a month for 30 windows and adds Excel export, forecasting, several branches under one roof, an open API and webhooks. Extra windows are added one at a time: you pay for windows, not for locations, queues or visitors.
Try it on one real line
Free, no signup. Keep your current system running and compare for a week.
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