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DaGaMa vs Wave Connect
Wave Connect charges for event leads in credits: $10 for a badge scan and $2.50 for a business card, in its own app with CRM sync. DaGaMa charges one price per pass, $34 or $49, and captures inside WhatsApp, Telegram and WeChat. Checked on Wave Connect's own pages on 2026-10-05.
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What is DaGaMa?
DaGaMa is a trade show assistant that runs inside WhatsApp, Telegram and WeChat, with a web chat and an optional Android app. BoothBot captures business cards, badge codes and voice notes for exhibitors; SourceBot captures suppliers, products, prices and MOQs for buyers. Everything lands in a Google Sheet shared with you.
What is Wave Connect?
Wave Connect is a digital business card platform with an event lead capture add-on paid in credits: a badge scan costs four credits and a business card one.
How do DaGaMa and Wave Connect compare?
| DaGaMa | Wave Connect | |
|---|---|---|
| Works inside chat apps | Yes: WhatsApp, Telegram and WeChat | No. Capture runs in its own app |
| Needs its own app | No. An Android app is optional | Yes, its own iOS and Android app |
| Business card scanning | Yes; the script is detected automatically, Chinese included | Yes |
| Badge scanning | QR, DataMatrix, PDF417 and Aztec codes (not line barcodes) | Yes |
| Voice notes | Yes, transcribed word for word in the language spoken | Not stated on their site |
| Follow-up emails | Drafted when you ask, in English; sent from your Gmail, or from Outlook in the dashboard | Not stated on their site |
| CRM sync | No. Leads go to a Google Sheet you can download as Excel or CSV | Yes |
| Works offline | Android app only | Yes |
| Tool for buyers sourcing suppliers | Yes: SourceBot for supplier and product capture | Not stated on their site |
| Price | From $34 per show (48 hours); $49 for 96 hours | Credits: $10 per badge scan, $2.50 per business card |
| Free option | First 24 hours free, no credit card | 10 free credits (individual), 20 (team) |
"Not stated on their site" means Wave Connect's own pages did not say either way when we checked on 2026-10-05. Prices in USD as published.
When is Wave Connect the better choice?
- You want pay-per-lead pricing with no pass to buy.
- You need CRM sync and offline capture in an app.
- You also want NFC and digital business cards for the team.
When is DaGaMa the better choice?
- You want to capture at the stand in WhatsApp, Telegram or WeChat, with nothing new to install.
- You meet buyers from China and want WeChat IDs and Chinese cards read straight into your list.
- You would rather pay one price for the show than $10 for every badge scan.
- Your company also sends buyers to shows: SourceBot captures suppliers, products, prices and MOQs.
Questions people ask
Is DaGaMa an alternative to Wave Connect?
Yes, for capturing business cards and badges at trade shows. DaGaMa works inside WhatsApp, Telegram and WeChat instead of a separate app, and adds a sourcing tool for buyers. Wave Connect is stronger where the comparison table says so, for example CRM sync.
Does Wave Connect work inside WhatsApp?
No. When we checked Wave Connect's own site on 2026-10-05, capture ran in Wave Connect's own app, and its pages did not describe capturing leads in WhatsApp or any other chat app.
How much does DaGaMa cost?
BoothBot costs $34 for a 48-hour pass, $49 for 96 hours, or $129 for a 3-pass pack ($43 a show). The first 24 hours are free with no credit card, and the clock starts at your first capture. The $79-a-month Team Plan covers one account; it has no extra user seats.
Checked on 2026-10-05. Sources: Wave Connect pricing · How Wave Connect event lead capture pricing works · Wave Connect event lead capture · DaGaMa pricing
Try DaGaMa at your next show
Photograph a card or badge in WhatsApp, Telegram or WeChat. Your first 24 hours are free, no credit card needed.
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