Compare · Waitlark vs KickoffLabs
KickoffLabs or Waitlark? The short version.
KickoffLabs runs giveaways, contests and referral waitlists, and has done so for over 12 years. Waitlark is in development and focuses on one thing: the waitlist for a launch.
KickoffLabs’s plans and features as shown on their own site on 21 October 2026.
The short version
Pick KickoffLabs if you need a campaign today, run giveaways or contests next to your waitlist, or want to give points for actions like follows and shares. Pick Waitlark if your launch needs a branded waitlist with batch invites and signed webhooks, paid once per launch, with signups stored in the EU.
Side by side
| KickoffLabs | Waitlark | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Viral giveaways, referral waitlists and product launches, with pages, popups and embeds | Branded waitlist forms and pages for every launch (in development) |
| Free plan | Yes: 50 leads per month, no card needed; campaign email sending is off | Planned: one live project, up to 100 signups, with a badge |
| Cheapest paid plan | Hobby: $13/month billed annually (shown by default), or $19 monthly, for 500 leads a month | Planned: one payment per launch. Prices follow before Waitlark opens |
| Pricing model | Monthly or yearly by leads per month; the plan upgrades automatically if you go over | Per launch, never per subscriber |
| Hide the badge | Pages from Premium ($48/month yearly, $69 monthly); all branding from Business | On every paid plan |
| Referrals | Referral links, points, leaderboards and milestone rewards | A share link per person; confirmed friends move them up, with an optional leaderboard and milestones |
| Questions after signup | Yes: question actions after signup (short or long answer, pick one or many), worth points | Yes: a welcome flow with one question per screen |
| Invites in batches | Not stated on their site; early access works as a referral reward | Yes: by position, answer or by hand, with one-time links or codes |
| Webhooks and API | Outbound webhooks, an API and a JavaScript library; webhooks from Premium | Signed webhooks (HMAC), retried and replayable, plus a REST API |
| Where data is stored | Servers in the United States, according to their privacy policy | An EU database; IP addresses are never stored |
| Languages | A default language per campaign for shared text; page copy and emails you translate | Copy per language; the form follows the visitor’s browser |
Waitlark is in development: its plans and prices are planned and can still change. Something here out of date?Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Where KickoffLabs is strong
- Available today, with over 12 years behind it and a free plan to start.
- Many campaign types besides waitlists: giveaways, contests, newsletter referrals and lead magnets.
- Points for actions, leaderboards, fraud prevention and, from Premium, A/B testing.
- Integrations with Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Slack and Zapier, plus SMS contests on higher plans.
Where Waitlark is different
- Priced once per launch, never by how many people sign up.
- Invites in batches by position, by answer or by hand, with one-time links or codes.
- Signed webhooks (HMAC), retried and replayable, on every paid plan.
- Signups stored in an EU database, and IP addresses are never stored.
Waitlark vs KickoffLabs: common questions
- Is Waitlark cheaper than KickoffLabs?
- We can’t say yet, because Waitlark’s prices follow before it opens. KickoffLabs has a free plan with 50 leads a month, and paid plans from $13 a month billed annually, or $19 monthly, for 500 leads a month. Waitlark charges once per launch, and the price never depends on how many people sign up.
- Can I move my list from KickoffLabs to Waitlark?
- Waitlark isn’t open yet. When it is, export your leads as a CSV from KickoffLabs, which every plan includes, and ask us in the chat about bringing them over.
- Does Waitlark run giveaways like KickoffLabs?
- Giveaways and contests aren’t on Waitlark’s feature list or roadmap. Waitlark is built for launch waitlists: branded forms and pages, referrals that move people up the line, questions after signup and invites in batches. For a giveaway, KickoffLabs is the better fit.
Sources, checked 21 October 2026
- kickofflabs.com/
- kickofflabs.com/pricing/
- kickofflabs.com/campaign-types/referral-waitlist/
- kickofflabs.com/legal/privacy-policy/
- support.kickofflabs.com/campaigns/managing-your-campaign/
- support.kickofflabs.com/referrals-rewards/kickofflabs-actions-master-guide/
- support.kickofflabs.com/integrations/sending-your-leads-to-a-third-party-site-via-webhook/
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