# Ozync Alternative for Walk-in Shops | NextUp Walk-in

Source: https://nextupwalkin.com/compare/ozync

> Ozync is free for your first 100 guests, then $15/mo billed annually. See how NextUp Walk-in compares on walk-in tools, payments and price from $29/mo.

# Ozync alternative for walk-in shops

Looking for a Ozync alternative for a walk-in shop? Here's how NextUp Walk-in compares on price, texts and what's included, and when Ozync might suit you better.

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NextUp Walk-in and Ozync side by side FeatureNextUp Walk-inOzync

Starting priceWalk-in: $29/month for your first location, $19 for each additional one. Pro, with appointments: $59 and $39. 3 team members included per location, then $10/month each$15/month billed annually, or $20 month to month, in the US (one plan)

Free plan or trialFree plan: 1 location, 1 team member, 50 check-ins a month (every app included, no texts), no card needed; paid plans have a 14-day trial with every Pro featureFree for your first 100 guests in total (not per month), every feature, no card

TextsWe pay for your first 500 a month, plus 250 for each extra location; then $0.03 each (text alerts coming soon)SMS or WhatsApp notifications included, with no per-text charge

Online paymentsStripe's 2.9% + 30¢ online, plus NextUp Walk-in's 0.5% card fee (at most $1 a payment, never on tips). Your clients pay no booking feeCard payments at checkout, Tap to Pay on iPhone and payment links; card rate not found on the pages checked

Built forShops that take walk-ins and bookings: barbershops, salons, tattoo, auto service, repair, groomingSalons, barbershops, tattoo studios and other walk-in businesses: check-in kiosk, QR and NFC sign-in, TV queue and digital waivers

Ozync figures are from [Ozync's pricing page](https://ozync.com/support/plans-and-billing), as of Oct 25, 2026. Also from [Ozync’s home page](https://ozync.com/), as of Oct 25, 2026. Prices change, so check theirs for today's. Ozync is a trademark of its owner; NextUp Walk-in isn't affiliated with it.

## What you get with NextUp Walk-in

- Customers join from a QR code or your link on their phone: no app, no account
- Their place and wait, live on their phone (opt-in text alerts coming soon)
- A now-serving TV Display for your waiting area
- A Door Tablet for walk-ins without a phone
- A Staff Screen to call, start and finish visits
- A best time to come today, each person’s own wait, and family tickets for a parent and kids
- Customer screens in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Portuguese, Haitian Creole and Chinese
- On Pro: online booking and a team calendar, with email reminders and deposits
- Checkout in cash, by pay link, with a saved card or on a Stripe card reader
- Your services and prices, and who each customer asks for
- Your trade's own words, your logo and colors
- Insights: busiest days and hours, waits, top services
- Online tips tracked for each person, and on Pro, booth rent and suite rental collected for you
- A read-only link so ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistants can look up your live wait and hours
- Passkey sign-in: Face ID, fingerprint or device PIN
- Runs in any browser on a phone, tablet, computer or streaming stick, or in the NextUp app for Apple TV, Roku and Fire TV

## When Ozync might fit better

Honestly: Ozync may suit you better if you want the lowest flat price with text and WhatsApp alerts working today: $15 a month billed annually with notifications included, and free for your first 100 guests.

NextUp Walk-in’s Pro plan runs the walk-in line and the appointment book together, with checkout, your client list and email campaigns, priced per location.

[Compare other waitlist apps](https://nextupwalkin.com/compare)

## What taking payments really costs

The card rate is one line of the bill. The rest is the subscription, fees for each person on your team, and anything added on top of each payment. NextUp Walk-in is priced per location with 3 team members included at each, then $10 a month for each one after. It takes tips, bills, deposits, no-show fees, packages and memberships through Stripe, with Stripe's own fee and NextUp Walk-in's capped 0.5% card fee on top, never on tips.

Ozync lists card payments but no card rate on the pages checked. NextUp Walk-in’s rate is Stripe’s published rate plus NextUp Walk-in’s 0.5% card fee (at most $1 a payment, never on tips), the same for every business.

- Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ for a card payment online or 2.7% + 5¢ on a card reader, 0.8% by bank (at most $5)
- NextUp Walk-in's card fee: 0.5% of a card payment, at most $1, and never on tips or rent
- No booking or convenience fee for your clients: they pay the price on your menu
- Team pay statements and payroll export: what each person is owed, less rent and advances

[Every fee, with examples](https://nextupwalkin.com/pricing#processing-fees)

### Capped at $1

On top of Stripe's processing fee, NextUp Walk-in's fee is 0.5% of a card payment, never more than one dollar ($1). A $200 service and a $2,000 package carry the same $1 NextUp Walk-in fee.

### Tips stay yours

NextUp Walk-in never charges a fee on tips. Only Stripe's processing fee applies, and you choose whether the tip or the business covers it.

### Not on everything

Cash, gift-card redemptions, store credit you spend and booth rent carry no NextUp Walk-in fee. It only ever applies to card payments.

### No booking fee

Your clients pay no booking fee to book with you online.

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## Try it on a Saturday

14 days free, with every Pro feature. Set up a location in about two minutes.

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