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Intent-scored waitlists for founders who ship

Your best leads shouldn't wait in a waitlist line

Baitlist reads intent, not email addresses. Your highest-signal users get in first. The rest? They can wait.

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+Specific, repeatable pain point
+Clear workflow integration
+Tried alternatives - knows the gap
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Why traditional waitlists fail your best leads

You're collecting emails and praying. That's not a strategy.

Problem 01

Speed ≠ intent

First-come-first-served rewards fast fingers, not paying customers. Your best user signed up on day 30. You already let in 500 lurkers.

first_come ≠ best_fit
Problem 02

You can’t review 500 signups

So you don’t. You let everyone in and hope your conversion rate isn’t embarrassing. Spoiler: it is.

[8 min × 500] = ~67 hrs lost
Problem 03

Spreadsheets tell you nothing

Name, email, timestamp. Cool. Which one of these 500 people will actually pay you? No idea.

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Your best lead doesn't sign up first. They sign up best. Baitlist makes sure you know the difference.

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How intent scoring makes your waitlist smarter

Every signup gets an intent score. Your best leads surface to the top. The rest queue up.

Reads intent, not inboxes

Five questions. One intent score. You know exactly who's serious before you ever open your inbox.

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Top scorers skip the line

Score 92+? Instant access. No waiting, no manual approval. Your hottest leads never cool off.

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Launch with signal, not noise

Know your day-one users before day one. Build for the people who actually showed up with intent.

day-1 Drop your waitlist link. Start collecting.
week-1 Patterns emerge. You see who's serious.
month-1Your best leads are already using your product.
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Built on infrastructure you already trust

SupabaseDatabase & auth

Row-level security, encrypted at rest, PKCE authentication. Your data stays yours.

VercelHosting & edge

Global CDN, automatic SSL, DDoS protection. Sub-second loads, zero ops.

Scoring EngineIntent layer

Structured scoring with built-in prompt injection protection. No personal data is stored in the model. Results in seconds.

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Waitlist pricing, no gotchas

Manually reviewing 100 signups: 5+ hrs/week

Missing your best lead because they signed up late: priceless

Starter

Free

Test the waters. See what your signups are actually worth.

50 signups per month
Intent scoring
1 waitlist
Hosted signup page

Pro

Popular
€29/mo

For launches that can't afford to let good leads slip.

1,000 signups per month
Intent scoring
Unlimited waitlists
Custom questions
Embed + theme
Priority support

Cohort

One-time
€99/launch

Fill your cohort with the right people. Pay once.

Unlimited signups
Intent scoring
Custom questions
Embed + theme
Owner notifications
Admission emails
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What is an intent-scoring waitlist?

An intent-scoring waitlist evaluates the quality and seriousness of each signup rather than ordering them by arrival time. Traditional waitlists treat all signups equally - whoever signs up first gets access first, regardless of whether they will actually use or pay for the product.

Baitlist asks targeted questions during signup, analyzes the responses using AI, and assigns an intent score from 0 to 100. High scorers (92+) get instant access, mid-range leads (80-91) go to manual review, and lower scorers wait in the queue. This helps founders and product teams focus their limited early-access slots on the people most likely to provide meaningful feedback, convert to paying customers, or become advocates.

Baitlist is designed for SaaS beta launches, cohort-based courses, community applications, and accelerator programs. Pricing starts at free for up to 50 signups per month, with Pro at EUR 29/month for up to 1,000 signups and Cohort at EUR 99 one-time per launch for unlimited signups.

How does Baitlist score signups?

  1. 01Create a waitlist and customize your signup questions (or use the 5 defaults).
  2. 02Share your hosted signup page or embed a form on your own site.
  3. 03Each signup answers your questions about their problem, workflow, and intent.
  4. 04Baitlist's scoring engine evaluates responses for thoughtfulness, genuine interest, and red flags.
  5. 05High scorers get instant access. Everyone else queues up for your review.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Baitlist for?

Baitlist is built for founders launching SaaS products, course creators running cohort-based programs, community builders accepting applications, and anyone who needs to prioritize signups by quality rather than speed.

What questions do signups answer?

By default, signups answer five questions: what problem they're solving, how they'd use the product, what alternatives they've tried, what success looks like, and how they found you. Pro and Cohort plans let you customize these questions.

How accurate is the intent scoring?

The scoring engine evaluates response quality, thoughtfulness, and relevance - not demographics or identity. Each score includes a confidence rating, detailed reasons, and any red flags detected. You always have the final say on who gets in.

Can I embed Baitlist on my own site?

Yes. Every waitlist gets a hosted page, and Pro and Cohort plans include an embeddable form you can drop into any website with a single line of code. You can customize the accent color and add your logo.

What happens when someone scores 92 or higher?

They get instant access - automatically approved without manual review. This means your highest-intent leads never cool off waiting for you to check your dashboard.

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Stop losing your best waitlist signups

Free for your first 50 signups. No credit card. Takes 2 minutes.