Four scenarios where a waitlist needs to be infrastructure rather than a form — and what the DIY version of each one misses.
You're inviting people in batches and access depends on order — a beta, a limited launch, an invite wave.
How Enlist covers itYou're building fast with Claude Code, Cursor, or another coding agent and don't want to hand-write a waitlist backend to ship a landing page.
How Enlist covers itYou want a public prioritization signal for what to build next, without building a voting feature yourself.
How Enlist covers itYou're a solo founder or small team and your signup count could jump overnight — a front-page Hacker News or Product Hunt day.
How Enlist covers itThe API is the same underneath all of them — start on the free tier and wire it to whatever you're building.