Minly vs BIMO: one solves attendance, the other runs your whole operation
BIMO is a modern attendance app. Minly is a complete daycare platform – with waitlist management, parent communication, staff calendar, and much more. Here is the honest comparison.
BIMO is strong on attendance and time tracking, but has no waitlist, billing, or pedagogical documentation. Minly bundles all of it. On price: BIMO charges 30 DKK per child per month, so an institution with 33 children breaks even with Minly Pro at 999 DKK/month. Above 33 children, Minly is cheaper — and you get the waitlist on top.
BIMO has no waitlist. That is not a minor gap – it is a fundamental hole.
Over 80% of Danish daycare settings manage a waitlist. It is not an optional add-on; it is the backbone of daily administration. BIMO, which launched in 2023–2024 with a sharp focus on digital check-in/check-out and time tracking, simply does not have a waitlist system. If your kindergarten or nursery needs a place to manage enrolment, prioritisation, and parent dialogue around the waitlist, BIMO is not a solution – it is half a solution.
Minly was built from day one as a complete operations platform for nurseries and kindergartens: a waitlist with automatic prioritisation, parent communication, attendance tracking, staff calendar, groups, and news – all in one place, all in Danish, all hosted in the EU. This page gives you the numbers and the facts so you can judge for yourself what your setting actually needs.
What is BIMO?
BIMO is a Danish software platform positioning itself as "the daycare platform of the future". The product is built around two core areas: digital child check-in/check-out and staff time tracking. BIMO markets itself with efficiency figures from its own research – including claims of a 32% reduction in administrative tasks and 20% more time with children. The pricing is transparent: 30 DKK per child per month.
BIMO is a young product with a focused scope. The platform is NIS2-compliant and EU-hosted, which is a solid foundation. But today BIMO is essentially an attendance and time-tracking app that is still expanding its feature set – not a finished operations platform. If you need a waitlist, billing, group management, and pedagogical documentation, you will either need to buy a second system or wait for BIMO to build it.
Where BIMO genuinely shines
- Modern, clean UX with a strong focus on digital check-in and check-out
- Transparent per-child pricing – easy to budget for smaller settings
- NIS2 compliance and EU hosting in place from the start
Feature by feature: Minly vs BIMO
A direct comparison of the features that matter most for running a Danish daycare setting.
| Feature | Minly | BIMO |
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| Waitlist system | Yes – with automatic prioritisation, parent overview, and status notifications | No – no waitlist functionality |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly fee – 499 DKK/month (Starter) or 999 DKK/month (Pro) | 30 DKK per child per month – scales without ceiling |
| Parent communication | Yes – messages, news, posts, and email notifications | Limited – primarily daily reports |
| Attendance tracking | Yes | Yes – core product with real-time child count |
| Staff time tracking | Staff calendar and shift planning | Yes – core product |
| Staff calendar | Yes – integrated into the platform's daily workflow | Not listed as a standalone feature |
| Group management | Yes – children, staff, and communication organised by group | Limited |
| News and posts | Yes – news module for parents and staff | Daily reports to parents |
| GDPR / EU hosting | Yes – GDPR-native, Danish support, EU-hosted | Yes – EU-hosted |
| NIS2 compliance | GDPR focus; NIS2 under ongoing review | Yes – NIS2-compliant |
| Real-time child count | Attendance overview via the platform dashboard | Yes – highlighted core feature |
| Free trial | 3 months | Not publicly disclosed |
Why settings choose Minly over BIMO
The waitlist is not optional – it is central
No Danish daycare setting can run efficient administration without a waitlist system. Minly has it built in as a core component with automatic prioritisation and direct parent dialogue. BIMO does not have it at all. This is not a feature gap – it is an operational gap.
Flat pricing, no invoice surprises
With BIMO, your bill grows directly with the number of children enrolled. A setting with 60 children pays 1,800 DKK/month. With Minly Pro you pay 999 DKK/month regardless of how many children you have. For settings above roughly 33 children, Minly is the cheaper choice – and the price never climbs with your enrolment numbers.
One platform, not a patchwork of apps
BIMO handles attendance and time tracking well. But operations do not stop there. With Minly you do not need to integrate a separate BIMO alternative for waitlists, a communication app, and a news tool – everything is included from day one.
Danish support and Danish context
Minly is built in Denmark for Danish daycare operations. Support is in Danish, and the product reflects the requirements and workflows that apply to nurseries and kindergartens in Denmark – not generic European standards.
Pricing comparison: BIMO vs Minly
Minly Pro
999 DKK/month
Flat price regardless of the number of children
BIMO
30 DKK/child/month
Per-child model – scales with the size of your setting
The break-even point sits at roughly 33 children: at 33 children you pay 990 DKK/month with BIMO – almost identical to Minly Pro. Above that number Minly is cheaper, and the gap widens fast. A small setting with 20 children pays 600 DKK/month with BIMO versus 999 DKK/month with Minly – BIMO wins there. A mid-size setting with 45 children pays 1,350 DKK/month with BIMO versus 999 DKK/month with Minly – that is 351 DKK/month saved with Minly. A larger setting with 60 children pays 1,800 DKK/month with BIMO versus 999 DKK/month with Minly – a difference of 801 DKK/month, or 9,612 DKK saved every year. And Minly includes the waitlist, parent communication, and staff calendar in that price. BIMO does not.
How to switch from BIMO to Minly
Switching does not have to mean disruption. We will support you through every step.
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Start your 3-month free trial
Create your setting on Minly completely free. No credit card, no commitment. You have 3 months to explore every feature at your own pace – including the waitlist and parent communication tools.
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Prepare your data
Export your child and staff records from BIMO. Our onboarding guide shows you exactly which fields are needed and in what format.
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Import and configure
Upload your data to Minly and set up your groups, waitlist, and communication preferences. Most settings are fully operational within a single day.
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Go live and cancel BIMO
Once you and your staff are comfortable with Minly, make the switch. Then cancel your BIMO subscription with no risk of operational disruption.
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