Top Pick

Queue-Fair Description

A virtual waiting room is a page that keeps visitors away from busy websites and then feeds them back to the protected site at a pace it can handle, while maintaining responsiveness and performance.

Websites can handle sudden or unexpected peaks in traffic without a website crash. It also means that websites don't have to waste energy on additional servers when they are not busy. This makes it green tech, if implemented correctly.

Fair virtual waiting rooms return visitors in first-come first-served fashion. A good virtual waiting area should keep visitors informed about their progress and the remaining wait time.

A crashed website is the worst thing for your business. High-demand sales not only damage your servers but also damage your reputation. Smooth branding can help you protect your customers' goodwill.

Our original patented virtual waiting room technology allows you to show your customers that fairness is important while providing a fully branded customer journey.

Pricing

Pricing Starts At:
Free
Pricing Information:
You can create a Virtual Waiting Room on our Free Tier right now. Our Free Tier gives you more than any other Virtual Waiting Room provider, and is ideal if you want to try out Queue-Fair, with full Portal access and a range of branding options for your Queue Pages included. You won't find a more comprehensive free Virtual Waiting Room or free online queue offering anywhere.

If you are running a busier website or mobile app, require full HTML control, need multiple queues or Queue-Fair's advanced security features, then our Unlimited Service is better suited to your needs. We have a range of pricing plans to suit your use-case and offer a 25% discount guarantee against any comparable surge protection quote, so you can be sure of getting the best rates from us - full details. We are also happy to arrange a Free Trial for you.

There is no limit to the size of the queue (capacity) on either plan - Queue-Fair will queue as many people as you need, and add them to the queue as fast as they arrive.
Free Version:
Yes
Free Trial:
Yes

Integrations

API:
Yes, Queue-Fair has an API

Reviews - 70 Verified Reviews

Total
ease
features
design
support

Company Details

Company:
Queue-Fair
Year Founded:
2004
Headquarters:
United Kingdom
Website:
queue-fair.com
Update This Listing

Media

Recommended Products
MongoDB Atlas runs apps anywhere Icon
MongoDB Atlas runs apps anywhere

Deploy in 115+ regions with the modern database for every enterprise.

MongoDB Atlas gives you the freedom to build and run modern applications anywhere—across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. With global availability in over 115 regions, Atlas lets you deploy close to your users, meet compliance needs, and scale with confidence across any geography.
Start Free

Product Details

Platforms
Web-Based
Windows
Mac
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Types of Training
Training Docs
Live Training (Online)
Webinars
In Person
Training Videos
Customer Support
Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Queue-Fair Features and Options

  • Name: Yon Z.
    Job Title: ICT Development Coordinator
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Exceptional reliability and seamless integration

    Date: Mar 10 2026

    Summary: Queue-Fair exceeded all our expectations. It prevented any website downtime and ensured a smooth user experience throughout our event. It is a reliable, high-performance solution backed by an excellent support team. Highly recommended for anyone needing a professional virtual waiting room.

    Positive: The best part of Queue-Fair is its absolute accuracy and responsiveness. The real-time queue charts worked exactly as they should, providing total peace of mind during our high-traffic event. Additionally, the server-side adapter was incredibly easy to integrate with Drupal, and the testing phase was straightforward. Their customer support is also top-notch—very fast and direct.

    Negative: Honestly, we didn't encounter any issues. The platform is very robust and performed exactly as promised.

    Read More...
  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Youth Programs Manager
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: Administrator
    Organization Size: 5,000 - 9,999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Queue

    Date: Mar 06 2026

    Summary: This is a great tool to handle large volumes of traffic. It's user friendly for both admin and clients.

    Positive: The pre-queue is great and allows us to customize messages and improve communication. The warnings are helpful on how many people to let through the door.

    Negative: Nothing comes to mind it suits our needs well and we have had a positive response from clients.

    Read More...
  • Name: RoverPass Team -.
    Job Title: CSM
    Length of product use: Free Trial
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Smooth and Reliable Queue Solution in record time

    Edited: Mar 05 2026

    Summary: We recently used Queue-Fair for the first time, and it worked great. We needed to quickly set up a queue for one of our client’s reservation releases on very short notice, and Queue-Fair helped us get everything in place smoothly.

    The setup process was extremely easy and straightforward. The team was also very responsive — they scheduled a call with us to walk through everything and provided a technical guide in record time so we could implement it without delays.

    In the end, we barely needed support because the platform is very intuitive and easy to use. Both our team and our client were very satisfied with the results.

    Overall, it was a very positive experience, and because of how well it worked for us, we will definitely continue using it going forward.

    Positive: Extremely easy and quick to set up
    Very responsive and helpful support team
    Fast turnaround — provided a technical guide in record time
    Easy-to-use and intuitive platform
    Worked perfectly for managing a high-demand reservation release
    Both our team and our client were very satisfied with the results

    Negative: No issues so far; the platform was very straightforward to implement and use

    Read More...
  • Name: Abdul K.
    Job Title: Director
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Amazing Queue-Fair Support for a Seamless, Stress-Free Shopify Drop

    Date: Feb 08 2026

    Summary: Queue-Fair solved one of my biggest concerns during high-demand drops from bots, traffic spikes, and potential website crashes. Instead of customers experiencing failed checkouts or site instability, they were placed into a fair, clear, and well-managed queue.

    This protected my Shopify store, ensured a smooth drop with no glitches, and created a calm and positive experience for both my team and my customers. It removed a huge amount of stress and gave me complete confidence that everything would work when it mattered most.

    Positive: My experience with Queue-Fair has been amazing. This was my first time integrating a queuing system with my Shopify store for a high-demand drop, and I was hesitant because bots are a huge issue in the TCG space. From the first call, the team listened to my concerns and challenges and understood that my priority was creating the best experience for my customers: a seamless, stress-free queue that would not crash under pressure.


    I’m not technical, but the team was happy to help with the full Shopify integration. We had a follow-up call where they double-checked everything, tested the setup in demo-live mode, and made sure it worked as expected. That level of support is priceless for someone without technical knowledge.


    They also joined us on a live call during our first drop to ensure everything ran smoothly, which made the entire experience feel calm and effortless. The dashboard is very easy to understand, and the demo I was shown early on made it clear how simple it would be to manage. Their support team is brilliant, always responsive, friendly, and happy to answer questions whenever I reached out.

    Negative: I genuinely don’t have any issues with Queue-Fair. If I had to suggest one improvement, it would be having a dedicated Shopify app that plugs directly into the platform for future integrations. That said, the current integration process was still very smooth thanks to the hands-on support from the team.

    Read More...
  • Name: Daniel A.
    Job Title: CIO
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Queue-Fair saved the day: From chaos to order in hours

    Date: Dec 19 2025

    Summary: Outstanding experience. Queue-Fair saved us during a critical high-demand event regarding student registrations. We went from chaos to a perfectly orderly queue in less than 3 hours. The support is incredibly fast and effective—Matt helped us reactivate and deploy immediately. Highly recommended for anyone needing reliable and immediate traffic control.

    Positive: We were facing a chaotic situation with our student registration process due to extremely high demand. Queue-Fair completely saved us. It turned a messy process into an orderly queue, allowing us to process all registrations and resolve the situation in less than two hours.
    The support was magnificent. With just one email, Matt reactivated our service, and we were able to go into production in less than three hours. I couldn't be more grateful for the speed and efficiency.

    Negative: Nothing so far. The experience has been seamless.

    Read More...
  • Name: Shareef H.
    Job Title: Engineering Projects Manager
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: User, Administrator
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Football flash crowd

    Date: Dec 16 2025

    Summary: great and beyond compared to competitors others support too slow, too expensive, not meeting requirement fully, nor enough customization and security

    Positive: Dashboard,
    is Real time, Smart, easy to use!

    Configurations and options
    exactly what needed

    Documentation
    Really handy and support is super! even on phone and whats app during weekends and holiday.

    Customization team
    They have team to do templating and other type of support, and advise!

    Sales
    Gives you the right plan with demonstration and try understand your needs to help you best!

    Negative: Possible improvement, Captcha Cloudflare. backend integration is a bit tricky for old tomcat 7 and java 8

    Read More...
  • Name: Andrea L.
    Job Title: E-commerce
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Queue-Fair solved our issues!

    Date: Dec 11 2025

    Summary: Integrating Queue-Fair was surprisingly straightforward: quick installation, a solid, reliable solution that was truly easy to deploy.

    Positive: During peak traffic events, the service handled user volumes seamlessly, maintaining stability and consistent response times. A particularly interesting feature was the ability to perform 'live tuning' without any downtime or technical constraints: changes were applied in real-time and took effect immediately.

    Negative: nothing major as everything went well even activating the service after normal office hours.

    Read More...
  • Name: Sam M.
    Job Title: SVP, Product
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Queue-Fair: Effortless Setup, Stellar Performance

    Date: Dec 02 2025

    Summary: I really appreciate that Queue-Fair just works and does everything we need without any unnecessary extra features. This straightforward functionality is something I value because it reduces complexity and potential points of failure. The software performs excellently for building queues in our event ticketing, especially during large high-volume sales, minimizing strain on our backend services. Moreover, the support from Queue-Fair is outstandingly quick, which provides reassurance that any queries or issues will be addressed promptly. Finally, I find the setup process of Queue-Fair to be incredibly easy. It’s as simple as copying and pasting the script into our HTML, and we had the added bonus of support from a Queue-Fair team member to walk us through the initial event setup, ensuring everything went smoothly.

    Positive: I use Queue-Fair to manage queues for our event ticketing software, especially for high-volume sales, solving bandwidth issues by controlling ticket purchases. The software is excellent, with quick support and easy setup, and despite the lack of extra features, it just works effectively. I would highly recommend it, giving it a 10 out of 10.

    Negative: There are no cons to using this product. It worked perfectly for our needs.

    Read More...
  • Name: Mikkel M.
    Job Title: IT
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    reliable, fair and easy to sue

    Date: Dec 02 2025

    Summary: Queue-Fair has transformed how we manage high-demand traffic. It prevents overload, ensures fairness for visitors, and integrates smoothly with our setup. Minor dashboard enhancements could make it even better, but overall, it’s a reliable, polished solution that gives peace of mind and excellent performance

    Positive: Queue-Fair keeps our website stable during high traffic, protecting servers and ensuring a smooth experience for all users. The setup is effortless, the virtual queue works seamlessly, and the real-time analytics provide clear insights. The system is flexible, customizable, and the support team is responsive and helpful

    Negative: Dashboard could offer more customizable at a glance views of key metrics

    Read More...
  • Name: Randal B.
    Job Title: Owner
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Flawless Solution For Heavy Traffic Surges - Phenomenal Support

    Date: Nov 11 2025

    Summary: From start to finish, this is a well perfected platform that has every feature you'll ever need. Backed up by the most impressive support I've witnessed in years!

    Positive: Queue-Fair was very easy to integrate and the available 24/7 support was both reassuring and invaluable.
    Gave our website the ability to handle huge surges in traffic without any server overloads or crashes.

    Negative: Nothing to dislike, everything from integration to going live worked perfectly.

    Read More...
  • Name: Bhanuka W.
    Job Title: Director
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Queue-Fair: A Seamless Solution for Managing Heavy Event Traffic

    Date: Oct 29 2025

    Summary: Queue-Fair has been an excellent solution for managing heavy traffic on TicketsMinistry during major event launches. It effectively prevented website crashes and ensured a smooth, fair queuing experience for users. The system was incredibly easy to implement, with a clean and user-friendly interface that made setup and monitoring effortless.

    Overall, we didn’t experience any drawbacks, Queue-Fair performed flawlessly and proved to be a reliable, efficient tool for handling large-scale traffic with confidence.

    Positive: We used Queue-Fair to manage heavy traffic for TicketsMinistry, and it worked perfectly. Instead of our site crashing under huge demand, the virtual queue handled everything smoothly. The user interface is clean, and implementation was simple and quick, making a huge difference during high-volume event launches. Highly recommend it for any platform expecting sudden traffic spikes!

    Negative: Overall, we didn’t experience any drawbacks or issues while using Queue-Fair. The system performed flawlessly from start to finish, efficiently managing massive spikes in traffic without a single disruption. Its clean interface, simple setup, and reliable performance made the entire process smooth and stress-free. We were genuinely impressed by how seamlessly it handled crowd control, keeping everything stable and fair throughout every event launch.

    Read More...
  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Managing Director
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Really pleased with first venture onto this platform

    Date: Oct 24 2025

    Summary: I wish we'd made the move over to Queue-Fair much earlier than we did. Our company has used outsourced queue systems for many years but only require them on an ad hoc, time to time, basis. Queue-Fair offer a flexible and sensible pricing model that really met these needs and getting our first queue event going was made that much easier with their attentive support structure.

    Positive: It handled our volumes really well
    It was easy enough to get it all set up
    The pricing was really fair in comparison to some in the market and much more sensible than our previous providers
    Support and hand holding was excellent

    Negative: None that we know of at this time - we moved over to Queue-Fair due to escalating costs from our previous provider and can report no downsides with that decision

    Read More...
  • Name: Chris M.
    Job Title: Director
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Really powerful, yet simple to setup

    Date: Oct 17 2025

    Summary: Thank you Queue-Fair for an amazing experience! The event we launched was perfectly handled and the customer in question was happy, as was I, that we didn’t overload the servers.

    Positive: Quick and easy to get up and running with the ability to integrate in to the Cloudflare CDN and remove traffic from our site immediately.

    Negative: As of right now, I've not found anything I think is a negative.

    Read More...
  • Name: Julian R.
    Job Title: Project Manager
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Quete-Fair has exceeded our expectations

    Date: Oct 01 2025

    Summary: We experienced occasional traffic spikes that required precise management to prevent server crashes, and the platform performed flawlessly. Its ability to maintain stability under pressure highlights its reliability and technical strength.

    Positive: It delivers outstanding service at a truly competitive price, making it a highly attractive option for any digital project. Their customer support is exceptional — fast, friendly, and effective. The control panel is incredibly intuitive, allowing even non-technical users to manage it with ease.

    Negative: One of its greatest strengths is how it handles traffic spikes: during critical moments, performance remained stable and efficient, proving to be a robust and reliable solution.

    Read More...
  • Name: Agnese B.
    Job Title: IT Project Team Manager
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1,000 - 4,999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Reliable Waiting Room Solution – Excellent Experience!

    Date: Aug 04 2025

    Summary: Queue-Fair was instrumental during our high-traffic ticket sale campaign. We will definitely use it for our future campaigns!

    Positive: The setup was straightforward, and the admin interface is intuitive and easy to manage. Their documentation is clear and comprehensive, making implementation smooth. Most importantly, the Queue-Fair team is extremely supportive and responsive—they guided us through the setup, proactively advised on best practices, and always found the optimal solutions tailored to our needs. The system performed flawlessly, ensuring a stable and fair customer experience.

    Negative: So far, we haven’t encountered any downsides. Everything worked as expected, and the support team was always available.

    Read More...
  • Previous
  • You're on page 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Next