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ReferralHero alternative

Referral, affiliate, and waitlist campaigns with leaderboards and anti-fraud, aimed at marketing teams.

Who ReferralHero is for
Marketing teams running referral programs, contests, and viral waitlists at volume.
Current details
Check ReferralHero's current plans and limits directly. (referralhero.com)
Unwaited
Free for 300 signups a month; Starter $10 a month for 3,000.

Choose ReferralHero when…

  • Referral programs and contests with rewards, leaderboards, and fraud detection.
  • Automated email sequences and a wide set of integrations.
  • Affiliate tracking alongside the waitlist.

Choose Unwaited when…

  • A usable free plan and paid plans from $10, against $199 for their first paid tier.
  • Capacity per day, week, or month, opening hours, and time slots for small businesses, not campaigns.
  • Simple setup: a form, a cap, a link, in a minute.
  • Joiner status links and a leave button that frees the spot.

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What each one does

ReferralHero's details reflect a snapshot from 17 September 2026. Features and prices may have changed; check their current public pages before deciding.

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FeatureReferralHeroUnwaited
Starting priceFree (25 subscribers); $199/moFree (100 signups/account/mo); $30/mo
Referral rewards and leaderboardsYesNo
Automated email sequencesYesNo drip sequences; confirmations on Starter and Pro
Capacity per day, week, or monthNoYes
Opening hoursNoYes
Time slots with per-slot capsNoYes
API and webhooksYesAPI free; webhooks from $10/mo

Capacity and monthly usage are separate. A full page, session, or product stops accepting new places or orders. Monthly signup allowances are shared across your account. Uncovered standard signups are held for the owner; queues, preorders, and bookings pause new admissions after the account’s one-time grace period. Accepted customers keep their status links. See how usage and grace periods work.

Switching

How to move from ReferralHero

  1. Step 1

    Export your subscribers from ReferralHero as CSV.

  2. Step 2

    Create a waitlist from the template closest to your list and paste the embed on your page.

  3. Step 3

    Share the hosted link and keep the CSV for the existing list.

Ready-made waitlist

Start with a template for your workflow

Choose a starting point, review its questions and capacity, then make it yours.

FAQ

Questions

Does Unwaited have any referral feature?

No. Positions are the order people joined and cannot be moved by sharing.

Does Unwaited send drip emails?

No. Starter and Pro can send confirmation emails with a private status link. You can also send a "your turn" email one person at a time. Free shows the private status link on screen.

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