What are the best alternatives to Bonat in Saudi Arabia?

Bonat has no published price — here's who does

The best alternatives to Bonat for a Saudi merchant are Waya, Niqati, and Loyapro — each publishes a real SAR price you can read before talking to anyone, unlike Bonat's sales-assisted, quote-based model.

Bonat (bonat.io) doesn't list a subscription price anywhere on its site. Its FAQ states the subscription is billed monthly but directs merchants to "contact us" for the amount, its trial is a one-month period gated behind a refundable fee (amount undisclosed), and setup includes a one-time charge for a physical tablet device, stand, training and installation. It's a real platform — 2,000+ merchants across Saudi Arabia claimed — but the pricing model itself is the friction point for a merchant who wants to compare before committing.

Bonat's wallet-pass support is also genuinely ambiguous: its own language centers on "Apple Pay, Google Pay" and a physical NFC card at a till device, not confirmed Apple Wallet or Google Wallet pass support the way most other vendors on this list describe it.

• No published subscription price anywhere on Bonat's site — sales-assisted only
• One-month trial gated behind an undisclosed refundable fee
• Setup includes a one-time tablet device, stand, training and installation charge
• Apple/Google Wallet pass support is ambiguous — language points to a physical till device

Comparison sheet: Bonat alternatives vs Waya

Figures below are each vendor's own published price as of September 2026, normalized to SAR where needed (marked approx.). Bonat has no self-serve figure to normalize — its row reflects that directly.

The worked math: what a year actually costs without a Bonat quote

Bonat can't be plugged into a calculator — there's no public number to run. That alone is worth pricing against: every other option below tells you your 12-month cost before you sign anything.

For a shop with 300 customers sending about 1,200 messages a month, Waya's Growth plan runs 1,020 SAR/yr billed monthly or 867 SAR/yr billed annually. Niqati's Pro tier is the cheapest named alternative at 599.88 SAR/yr (499.99 SAR/yr on its own annual plan), and Loyapro's Basic tier lands at 708 SAR/yr. Washy App only makes sense for car washes specifically, and its Free tier's 1 SAR/wash commission means cost scales with volume rather than staying flat — at 1,200 washes a year that's already 1,200 SAR before any subscription fee.

Not listed = not on the vendor's site; verify directly.

Where the closest alternatives actually differ

Bonat's quote-based model makes head-to-head comparison hard by design. Here's what you're actually choosing between once you look past the missing price tag.

Niqati

Free for up to 50 customers, then 49.99 SAR/mo for unlimited customers and both wallets — see our Niqati comparison for the full mechanics.

Loyapro

Basic at 59 SAR/mo is cheaper than Waya's Growth plan, but geofence is limited to a single welcome-at-location message and its trial length is inconsistently stated as both 14 and 3 days.

Loopy Loyalty

Prices from $25/mo (about 94 SAR approx.), with no Arabic UI and no native automatic triggers — welcome or win-back messages need a Zapier connection to a separate tool. Its geofence is tied to plan tier rather than metered separately.

Loyverse

Bundles loyalty into its free point-of-sale system at no extra cost, but the loyalty module itself has no native Apple or Google Wallet pass — customers get a barcode-based digital card, and wallet passes require paying for a separate third-party marketplace app.

What to verify before you sign with Bonat or any alternative

Bonat's own FAQ is the clearest reason to ask these questions before you agree to anything.

• Get the exact monthly subscription number in writing — not just "contact us"
• Ask what the refundable trial fee is, and the exact refund conditions
• Confirm whether the one-time tablet or setup charge is mandatory or optional
• Get cancellation and customer-data-export terms before you commit

Switching from a quote-based vendor in five steps

Moving off a sales-assisted product is mostly about documentation, since there's no self-serve dashboard export button to rely on.

1. Day 1: request your own customer data from Bonat support

   Ask explicitly for a CSV export of your member list before you cancel anything.

2. Day 2: create a Waya account on the Free plan

   Set up your card design and reward rules at 0 SAR, no credit card required.

3. Day 3: print the new QR poster

   Place it at the till and, if you had a physical device from Bonat, keep both live during the switch.

4. Day 4: turn on the automatic triggers

   Switch on welcome, stamp-added, reward-redeemed and the 14-day win-back message.

5. Day 5-10: re-enroll at the counter

   Ask every customer to re-scan on their next visit; two weeks is usually enough for a single-branch shop.

The verdict: Waya is the clearest Bonat alternative on price and clarity

Bonat's real strength is scale — 2,000+ merchants claimed across Saudi Arabia — but a merchant comparing vendors today can't get a number without a sales call. Waya, Niqati and Loyapro all remove that friction with published SAR prices, and Waya is the only one of the three that's free up to 100 customers with no quote, no deposit, and no tablet purchase required.

One Waya salon enrolled 265 customers and saw 71 return two or more times — about a 27% return rate — built entirely on a published Free plan with no sales call needed to see the price first.

If your shop is already past 300 customers and values Bonat's physical-device, till-integrated workflow, it may still be worth a quote. For everyone comparing on price and transparency, Waya's free tier and Niqati's or Loyapro's published paid tiers are easier to evaluate honestly. All competitor figures here are current as of September 2026 — verify the live number on each vendor's own site before you commit.

265 customers enrolled, 71 returning two or more times — a 27% return rate reached without a single sales call.

Waya merchant data, 2026