Capacity Planning
Control the Chaos.
Protect your infrastructure from traffic spikes. Zero downtime. Zero code changes. Up to 20 million concurrent users.
Drop Mode
One-time events. Pay per drop. No commitment.
Starter
100K concurrent
- 7-day duration
- Skip Pass (80/20)
- Raffle / Lottery
- Full analytics
Surge
2M concurrent
- 30-day duration
- Skip Pass (80/20)
- Full analytics
Premiere
20M concurrent
- 90-day duration
- Skip Pass (80/20)
- White-glove support
Protect Mode
Always-on protection with auto-trigger. Monthly subscriptions coming soon.
Always-On Protection
Monthly subscriptions with auto-triggered queues, traffic spike detection, and up to 20M concurrent visitors. Tiers from $29/mo to $14,999/mo.
- Auto-trigger on spikes
- Skip Pass (80/20)
- API & webhooks
- 50 queue-hours/mo
Turn Traffic into Revenue.
Offer a "VIP Skip Pass" to your customers. They skip the line, you earn money. You keep 80% of every sale.
- Auction-based dynamic pricing
- Instant payout via Stripe
- VIP Express Lane routing
The Fairness Trinity.
Beyond first-come-first-served. Offer multiple access paths: Queue for the patient, Skip Pass for the wealthy, Raffle for the lucky.
- Free or $1 verified entries
- Cryptographically fair random selection
- 80/20 revenue split on paid entries
- Timed claim windows to prevent no-shows
How Queue Hours Work
Simple, transparent billing for Protect Mode subscriptions. (Coming Q3 2026)
Clock Starts
When your first visitor enters the queue, the timer begins. Idle time doesn't count.
Track Usage
Your dashboard shows hours used in real-time. No surprises at the end of the month.
Simple Overage
Exceed 50 hours? Pay your tier's overage rate. Most customers never hit it.
Why VelvetRope?
See how we compare to enterprise solutions.
| Feature | Cloudflare | Queue-it | VelvetRope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | ~$5,000/mo | ~$10,000/yr | $29/mo |
| One-time Events | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ From $49 |
| Skip Pass Revenue | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ Keep 80% |
| Self-Serve Signup | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ 60 seconds |
| Sales Call Required | Always | Always | Never |
Questions
Drop Mode or Protect Mode?
Drop Mode is for one-time events: product launches, flash sales, ticket drops. Pay once, done. Protect Mode (coming Q3 2026) will be a monthly subscription for sites that need always-on traffic monitoring and auto-triggered queues.
Can you really handle 20 million users?
Yes. Taylor Swift's Eras Tour sale crashed Ticketmaster with 14 million in queue. Our Premiere tier handles 20 million. We're built on Elixir—the same technology behind WhatsApp and Discord.
Do I need to change my DNS or add code?
No. VelvetRope uses a "magic link" approach. Paste your destination URL, get a queue link, share it instead. Zero integration. Works with any website.
Ready to control the chaos?
Set up your first queue in 60 seconds. No credit card required to start.