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Pro upgrade

Unlimited signups, CSV export, and custom branding for a one-time $3 USDC payment.

• Unlimited signups — free tier caps at 100 per waitlist, Pro removes the cap entirely.
• CSV export — download the full signup list any time, no per-export fees.
• No WaitForge branding — the "Powered by" footer is hidden on hosted pages and embed widgets.
• Custom logo and hero image — two extra fields in the Design tab for brand imagery.
• Extended theme options — more design flexibility unlocks as new controls ship.
• Allowed origins list — optionally restrict which domains can embed your widget.

Pro is per-waitlist. Upgrading one waitlist doesn't upgrade the others. This keeps the price low for people running a single launch and scales naturally for agencies running many.

WaitForge uses the x402 protocol for micropayments. It's HTTP-native, permissionless, and settles in seconds. In practice:

1. You click Upgrade to Pro on your waitlist's manage page.
2. The worker responds with an HTTP 402 challenge containing payment details.
3. Your x402-compatible wallet signs a USDC transfer for $3 on Base.
4. The signature goes back to the worker, which verifies it with the Cloudflare-hosted facilitator and settles the payment.
5. Your waitlist flips to Pro tier immediately.

Total time: under 10 seconds. No credit card, no Stripe, no billing address, no invoice.

• A wallet that speaks x402. Right now that means Coinbase's x402 SDK clients, but the list is growing. If your wallet doesn't support x402 yet, you can bridge manually.
• USDC on Base (the same USDC used across Coinbase, Base, and most L2 ecosystems).
• ~$3.05 total — $3 for the upgrade, a few cents for the L2 gas fee (typically under $0.05).

We know crypto isn't for everyone. Until we add card-based upgrades:

• Reach out — contact us and we'll send a manual upgrade link in exchange for a $3 transfer via your preferred method.
• Stay on Free — 100 signups is enough for most early-stage launches. Upgrade only when you actually hit the cap.

x402 payments are on-chain and final. There's no reversal mechanism. If something goes wrong on our end (e.g. payment verified but Pro not unlocked), reach out and we'll fix it — including manually refunding in USDC to your wallet. For buyer's remorse or accidental clicks, sorry — the atomic nature of x402 doesn't allow chargebacks.

Yes. Once you pay, the waitlist stays on Pro tier with no time limit, no recurring charges, and no feature regressions (unless we announce a specific policy change, which we'll only do for new waitlists going forward — grandfathered tiers stay).

No. Every feature that matters on launch day — the hosted page, the referral loop, the embed widget, the API, and Turnstile protection — works on the free tier. Upgrade when you hit the 100-signup cap or when you're ready to remove branding. Not before.

If you run many waitlists (agencies, launch studios, product hunters), the per-waitlist model may feel limiting. We don't have an unlimited plan yet — reach out if you need one and we'll put something together. For now, at $3 each, even 20 waitlists is under $60, and every upgrade is permanent.