turnda vs Qminder
Qminder is built and priced for enterprises — its entry plan is $869 a month for 25 users. turnda is built for the owner of one to a handful of locations who wants the same calm front desk without an enterprise contract.
30-day free trial · card upfront · cancel anytime · works worldwide
A flat-priced queue for service counters
One product, one price — $44 per location per month with unlimited staff, screens and visitors. A free live tracking link is the primary way customers are called back, with WhatsApp and email as extras. Set it up yourself in minutes.
In their own terms
An established enterprise queue platform, priced for large multi-site organisations with dedicated staff seats.
Their published pricing: Business $869/mo (25 users), Premium $1,149/mo (50 users), Enterprise on request. All tiers list unlimited locations, visitors and service lines. SMS charges included for the US, UK and Canada. 14-day free trial.
turnda vs Qminder
Sourced from Qminder's own published pages. Where their page did not state something we leave it blank rather than mark it against them.
| turnda | Qminder | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $44 per location / month, flat | From $869/mo (25 users) |
| Unlimited visitors | Unlimited visitors, staff and screens | Unlimited visitors on all tiers |
| Priced per location, not per seat | Unlimited staff at each location | Tiers are defined by user seats (25 / 50) |
| Call-back with no per-message cost | Tracking link — no per-message cost at any volume | SMS charges included for US, UK and Canada |
| WhatsApp updates | 1,000 msgs/location/mo within a US$5/location ceiling | Multilingual SMS and chat listed; WhatsApp not stated |
| Lobby TV display | Any screen with a browser; pair with a code | Apple TV waiting-room app |
| Free trial | 30 days, card upfront | 14 days |
How we sourced this: every Qminder claim above comes from their own published page, read on 14 August 2026. A “?” means their page did not state it — we leave it blank rather than guess. Prices and features change; check their site for the current position.
Where each one is the better answer
No product wins everywhere. If Qminder is the right call for you, we would rather you found that out here than after a trial.
Where we win
An order of magnitude cheaper for a small operator
Qminder's entry plan is $869 a month. Twenty turnda locations cost less than that.
Staff are not a line item
Qminder's tiers are drawn at 25 and 50 users. turnda has unlimited staff per location, so adding a weekend hire never changes your bill.
No sales process
Sign up, start the trial, cancel yourself if it is not right. No demo, no procurement, no annual commitment.
Where Qminder may fit better
You are a large enterprise
If you have dozens of sites, an IT department and a procurement process, Qminder is built for exactly that and turnda is not.
You need SMS included in the US, UK or Canada
Their plans bundle SMS charges in those markets. turnda does not send SMS anywhere.
You need deep enterprise integration
Established enterprise platforms carry integration and support commitments that a young product cannot honestly claim to match.
Moving over is mostly reprinting a QR code
Because visitors never hold an account, switching is a matter of changing the QR code at your door. Set turnda up alongside for a week, then stop printing the old code.
Common questions
Is turnda an enterprise product?
No, and it does not pretend to be. It is built for owners and operators running between one and a few dozen locations, priced so that scale never requires a negotiation.
What do I give up versus Qminder?
Enterprise support commitments, an Apple TV app specifically, bundled SMS in certain markets, and the breadth of integrations that a much older platform has accumulated.