LighthouseTransform that late‑night idea into an audience waiting for you to ship.
Don't waste months coding a product nobody wants. Launch a branded waitlist in 2 minutes, survey your signups automatically, and get the real-world evidence you need.
Get your first 10 users
Building in the dark is how indie launches die.
You build first. Three months heads‑down. You hope the launch tweet lands. You hope someone notices. Launch day comes, and the product nobody heard of stays the product nobody heard of.
So next time, you put up a waitlist. But a waitlist on its own collects emails, not customers. A thousand addresses don't tell you what to build or who would actually pay.
That's why every Lighthouse waitlist puts survey questions on the signup form. Each email arrives with answers: what they want, what they've tried, what they'd actually pay for. You launch to people you know, not strangers you collected.
One toolkit instead of five subscriptions.
Waitlists, surveys, newsletters, feedback, and an API, built to work together. Stop duct-taping Mailchimp, Typeform, Canny, and a spreadsheet.
Validate demand before you build.
A branded signup page that doubles as research.
- Survey questions on the signup form
- QR code for posters, booths, business cards
- CSV export, custom domain (Pro)
Surveys with real question types.
Standalone or attached to a waitlist.
- Single choice, multiple choice, rating, free text
- Multi-step flow, mobile-first
- Colorful breakdowns of every answer
Email your audience without another tool.
Turn signups into subscribers and send your launch from the same place.
- Import subscribers from a waitlist
- Compose a campaign and send to your whole list
- Unsubscribe handling, your sending domain (Pro)
Listen, triage, and close the loop.
A feedback inbox for bugs, requests, and praise.
- Stars, thumbs, or no rating
- Triage by status, reply by email from the dashboard
- Notify everyone who asked when you ship the feature
“Would love a calendar integration so I can sync my schedule.”
“Best onboarding I have tried in ages.”
“Crashes every time I add a second tag.”
Wire it into your own product.
A REST API to push and pull your data.
- Signups, survey responses, feedback
- Bearer-token auth, scoped per project
- Generous rate limits
curl -X POST "api.lighthouse.build/v1/signups" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer lh_..." \
-d '{"email":"...","answers":{...}}'
Simple plans. No surprises.
Pick a plan, change anytime. Cancel from your dashboard with one click.
Everything you need to validate your idea and launch.
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited waitlists & surveys
- Unlimited newsletters
- Unlimited feedback
- 1,000 emails per month
- Signup counts & analytics
Full data access, your domain, and API.
- Everything in Starter
- Individual email addresses
- Custom domain (yourapp.com)
- Full REST API
- Unlimited campaign sends
- Priority support
How is this different from a Mailchimp waitlist?
A normal waitlist gives you an email count. Lighthouse gives you an email count plus the survey data that tells you why people signed up, what they want most, and what they'd pay. You're validating, not just collecting.
Do I need any technical skills?
No. Starter is fully no-code. You create a waitlist, share the link or QR, and read responses in your dashboard. Pro adds API access for founders who want to wire Lighthouse into their own product.
Can I see individual emails?
On Starter you see signup counts, analytics, and can export CSV data. Pro unlocks individual email addresses in the dashboard and API, plus CSV export with full email lists.
What if I outgrow the plan?
Upgrade or downgrade from your dashboard, prorated automatically. We don't lock data behind tiers. Your historical responses stay yours on any plan.
Can I bring my own domain?
Yes, on Pro. Run your waitlist on join.yourproduct.com instead of lighthouse.build/runwell. Free SSL, two-minute DNS setup.
Your next idea deserves evidence, not faith.
Build your waitlist, attach a question or two, share the link, and watch real people tell you what to build.