According to Osho, yes: both bhakti (devotion) and meditation begin in aloneness - freedom from the crowd - but their flavors differ. The bhakta erases the 'I' so only God remains; the meditator drops even God so only pure consciousness remains. When only the One is left, names differ but the taste is the same: nonduality.
Yes - both start alone: in devotion you let your 'I' vanish so only God is there; in meditation you drop even God so only bare awareness remains; in the end it's the same One.