Compare · Waitlark vs LaunchList
LaunchList or Waitlark? Here’s the difference.
LaunchList is a complete waitlist tool you can use today. Waitlark is still in development, with a different take on pricing, privacy and design.
LaunchList’s plans and features as shown on their own site on 21 October 2026.
The short version
Pick LaunchList if you need a waitlist this week, want to email your list from the same tool, or want the most features on a free plan. Pick Waitlark if you’d rather pay once per launch than monthly by list size, and want signups stored in the EU with no IP addresses kept.
Side by side
| LaunchList | Waitlark | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Waitlist pages, signup forms, referrals, email and invites. Available today, at beta prices | Branded waitlist forms and pages for every launch (in development) |
| Free plan | Yes: up to 100 contacts, 1 project and a LaunchList subdomain; no email campaigns | Planned: one live project, up to 100 signups, with a badge |
| Cheapest paid plan | Collect: $9/month for up to 500 contacts, billed monthly ($90 a year if paid yearly) | Planned: one payment per launch. Prices follow before Waitlark opens |
| Pricing model | Monthly or yearly subscription, by plan and the number of contacts on your list | Per launch, never per subscriber |
| Hide the badge | From the Launch plan: $19/month for up to 500 contacts | On every paid plan |
| Referrals | A referral link, leaderboard and status page per signup; rewards and milestones from Collect | A share link per person; confirmed friends move them up, with an optional leaderboard and milestones |
| Questions after signup | Yes: a survey block on each signup’s status page, with steps and conditional follow-ups | Yes: a welcome flow with one question per screen |
| Invites in batches | Yes: one by one or in batches, with personal codes that expire. Free covers the first 100 | Yes: by position, answer or by hand, with one-time links or codes |
| Webhooks and API | Signed webhooks with retries and replay, a REST API and an MCP server. Free has 1 endpoint | Signed webhooks (HMAC), retried and replayable, plus a REST API |
| Where data is stored | Main database in the United States; signup IP addresses are hashed rather than stored | An EU database; IP addresses are never stored |
| Languages | Its own texts in 17 languages, yours in any; buttons, dates and emails follow the visitor | 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 LaunchList is strong
- Available today, with a free plan for your first 100 contacts and no card needed.
- A wide feature set: hosted pages from templates, multi-step forms, referrals with rewards, email campaigns and automations.
- Signed webhooks with delivery logs and replay, a REST API, an MCP server, and official Zapier, Make and Slack apps on Launch and up.
- Imports an export file from Viral Loops, Prefinery, KickoffLabs, Waitlister or GetWaitlist, with places in line kept.
Where Waitlark is different
- Priced per launch, never per subscriber, so the price doesn’t grow with your list.
- Signups stored in an EU database, and IP addresses are never stored.
- Webhooks, a custom domain, custom CSS and hiding the badge on every paid plan.
- A web component in Shadow DOM, so your site’s CSS and the form never collide.
Waitlark vs LaunchList: common questions
- Is Waitlark cheaper than LaunchList?
- We can’t say yet, because Waitlark’s prices follow before it opens. The model is different: Waitlark charges once per launch and the price never depends on list size. LaunchList charges monthly or yearly by plan and contacts, from $9 a month for up to 500 contacts. Everyone on the Waitlark waitlist gets an early-bird price for their first launch.
- Can I move my list from LaunchList to Waitlark?
- Waitlark isn’t open yet. When it is, export a CSV from LaunchList, which every plan includes, and ask us in the chat about bringing it over.
- Where does each tool store signups?
- LaunchList says its main database runs in the United States and that signup IP addresses are hashed rather than stored. Waitlark stores signups in an EU database and never stores IP addresses. Cloudflare sees the IP in transit to run the bot check.
- Can I email my list from Waitlark, like with LaunchList?
- Waitlark sends the confirmation, welcome and invite emails from your own address. Short updates to your whole list are planned, without a date. LaunchList has email campaigns from its Collect plan today.
Other comparisons
Waitlark vs WaitlisterWaitlister gives you a landing page builder and a waitlist for a low monthly price, today. Waitlark is in development and puts every feature in each paid plan, priced per launch.Waitlark vs GetWaitlistGetWaitlist is a widget and API with built-in referrals that has run launches since 2020. Waitlark is in development and covers the steps after signup: questions, batch invites and signed webhooks.Waitlark vs PrefineryPrefinery has run viral waitlists and gated betas since 2008. Waitlark is in development, priced per launch, with signups stored in the EU.Waitlark vs Viral LoopsViral Loops is a referral marketing platform with a template for prelaunch waitlists. Waitlark is in development and built only for launch waitlists, from the first signup to the last invite.Waitlark vs KickoffLabsKickoffLabs 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.
Early access
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Join the waitlist for Waitlark. We invite people in small groups, and waitlist members get the early-bird price.
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