If you sell anything under pressure (tickets, drops, bookings, limited stock) you've had the conversation about making the site scale. It usually ends one of two ways. Re-platform, or bolt something on and hope.
If you search “Black Friday readiness checklist”, then you’ll find the same out-of-date advice: load test your servers, freeze your code, audit your autoscaling, and brace for a single day in late November.
If you run a site that sells tickets, drops limited stock, or handles any kind of high-demand sale, you already know what happens when too many people show up at once.
When the original lava lamp manufacturer, Mathmos, began releasing limited-edition collaboration drops with artists and cultural icons such as The Rolling Stones and Sabine Marcelis, demand quickly outpaced their infrastructure.
CrowdHandler has always given you the freedom to shape your waiting room exactly how you want it. For example, you can upload your own HTML, tweak the messaging, or match your brand.
If you are evaluating virtual waiting room software, you have probably encountered both CrowdHandler and Cloudflare Waiting Room.