Queue-it | Get Real-time Control Over Your Peak Traffic

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Queue-it's virtual waiting room gives your team the power to manage load and protect your critical infrastructure—without over-scaling or re-architecting your stack.

Queue-it product and users

Save more than just your website

Peak traffic without Queue-it

Scaling costs surge exponentially

Bottlenecks fail, causing crashes & overselling

Customers miss out as bots snatch up product

Frustrating online experiences shatter brand trust

Peak traffic with Queue-it*

33% savings on database scaling

80% of customers sell product more efficiently

81% of customers say their sales are fairer

88% say their online experience improved

* Based on 203 survey responses from Queue-it customers (2025). See the results.

Control traffic to capitalize on your busiest days

  • Prevent crashes, slowdowns & overselling with real-time control over the flow of traffic to your site
  • Protect any part of your site or app—from your PLP to your "Add to Cart" action to your APIs
  • Get 24/7 protection for unexpected traffic peaks, triggering the waiting room only when it’s needed

Explore the product

  • Replace frustrating performance problems with smooth, orderly sales & registrations
  • Ensure fair access with first-in-first-out, randomization & prioritization mechanisms
  • Give customers peace of mind with transparent info like place in line & estimated wait time

Explore The User Experience

  • Use the virtual waiting room as a security checkpoint to slow down, block & challenge bots before they hit your site or app
  • Remove bots’ speed & volume advantages with “live raffle" randomization & unique visitor identifiers
  • Tailor your bot mitigation to your needs with up to 100 custom Traffic Access Rules

Explore bots & abuse mitigation

  • Avoid the exponential costs of scaling & downtime by processing visitors at the rate you choose
  • Control your event with the Queue-it Platform, where you can adjust traffic flow, communicate with customers & analyze sales progress
  • Handle peak traffic without needing to re-architect your systems for a few traffic spikes a year

Explore traffic control & insights

Experience the virtual waiting room for yourself

  • Access an active waiting room demo to see the user experience you can deliver with Queue-it
  • See how it can be tailored your brand & use case
  • Discover features that improve the wait experience, like real-time communication & email notifications

Integrate fast & work with your existing tech stack

  • 25+ edge, server-side, or client-side connectors
  • One-time integration in under one day
  • No sensitive data goes through Queue-it so you stay GDPR & CCPA compliant
Queue-it integrations and connectors

From sales to sign-ups, you're in the driver's seat

Product drops & launches

Product drops & launches

Ticket onsales

Ticket onsales

Government registrations

Government registrations

University course & housing enrollment

University course & housing enrollment

Online banking & financial promotions

Online banking & financial promotions

Holiday & flash sales

Holiday & flash sales

Airline ticket sales

Airline ticket sales

Unexpected traffic spikes

Unexpected traffic spikes

Sell smarter when it matters most

85%

of Queue-it customers say their site performance has improved

81%

say running sales & registrations is less stressful

71%

see fewer customer complaints for sales & registrations

* Based on 203 survey responses from Queue-it customers (2025). See the results.

You're in the hands of the world's peak traffic experts

110+

Billion

Total visitors through Queue-it since being founded in 2010

75+

Million

Average daily visitors through customer waiting rooms in 2024

1000+

Organizations

Trust Queue-it to control traffic on their busiest days

Start preparing for your next sale or registration

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