WAITLIST PAYMENTS

Collect fees when customers join your waitlist.

Add optional payment collection to your online signup process and keep waitlist applications and payment information connected in one place.

14-day free trial · No credit card required

Don't charge a fee? Payments are optional.
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Sunny Days Childcare family portal on step 3, Payment, showing a secure checkout for a $20.00 waitlist fee with email and card fields.
ONE APPLICATION. ONE CONNECTED PROCESS.

Signup and payment in one process

If your organization charges a waitlist, registration, or application fee, you shouldn't have to send customers to a separate process and manually determine who paid.

WaitlistPlus can collect an optional fee during signup and keep payment information connected to the customer's waitlist record.

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Easier for customers

Complete signup and payment together.

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Easier for staff

Keep payment information connected to the waitlist.

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Fewer manual steps

Reduce the need to reconcile separate signup and payment systems.

OPTIONAL PAYMENT, BUILT INTO SIGNUP

From signup to payment in a few simple steps

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Customer Joins

The customer completes your WaitlistPlus signup form.

Family portal form for a child named Willow Harris, with birthdate and a note about starting part-time.
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Fee Is Presented

If your signup process requires a fee, the customer is prompted for payment.

Portal payment step presenting a $20.00 waitlist fee before the family enters card details.
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Customer Pays Online

The customer completes payment using available payment methods.

Portal checkout with card details and cardholder name Jessica Harris entered to pay the waitlist fee.
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Payment Is Recorded

Payment information stays connected to the customer's WaitlistPlus record.

Olivia Bennett's record showing her Toddlers list entry and a Payment card with the $20.00 fee paid on 10/25/2026 by Visa.
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Online checkout for a $20.00 waitlist fee with email, card information and cardholder name fields.
Actual test-mode checkout · Example organization fee
A FAMILIAR WAY TO PAY

Make paying as easy as signing up

Customers provide payment as part of your signup process using supported payment methods.

WaitlistPlus uses Stripe to process payments and distribute payouts to your connected bank account.

Credit cards
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Amazon Pay
Available methods depend on the checkout, device, and payment configuration.
CONNECTED TO THE CUSTOMER

Keep track of who’s paid

Review payment information alongside the people on your waitlist.

Payment status

Payment history

Manual payments

Reports

Person record for Olivia Bennett with her Toddlers list position and status, and a Payment card showing the $20.00 waitlist fee paid by Visa.
Customer record · Example payment
Payments report listing recent $20.00 waitlist fees with date, refund, processing fee, card method and the child each payment was for.
Actual payment report · Example transactions

Record a payment received another way

Use Mark as Paid on a customer record to enter the amount, date, and relevant payment notes.

Person record for Lucas Okafor on the Toddlers list, with a Payment card offering Charge Fee and Mark as Paid buttons.
Actual manual-payment action
KEEP THE RECORD CONNECTED

Handle refunds without losing the connection to the waitlist

Open the payment details from a customer record, the payments widget, or the payment report to manage an eligible refund.

Refund the full payment, or the amount for an individual person when one payment covers multiple people. The payment detail keeps the transaction connected to the people it paid for.

Payment detail for a $20.00 fee paid for Elijah Brooks, showing it was refunded with the reason Family moved out of the area, plus Refund and Receipt options.
Actual refund controls · Example transaction amounts
Coupons settings with an Add Coupon button and a SIBLING coupon code worth 100 percent off.
Actual coupon settings · Example fee-waiver code
ROOM FOR EXCEPTIONS

Add flexibility when you need it

Create coupon codes to discount or waive your signup fee. Manage codes in your fee settings.

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Waive a fee with an applicable coupon
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Offer a percentage discount
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Make organization-specific exceptions
Coupon use and discounts follow the codes your organization creates.
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YOUR WAITLIST. YOUR CHOICE.

Don't charge a waitlist fee? No problem.

Payment collection is optional. Organizations that don't charge a signup or waitlist fee can use WaitlistPlus without adding payment to their signup process.

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ONE CONNECTED PROCESS

More than a payment form

Because payment is part of WaitlistPlus, your staff can manage the customer's signup, waitlist information, communication, and payment status within the same overall process.

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Online Signup

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Online Signup

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Payment

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Payment

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Waitlist

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Waitlist

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Communication

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Communication

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Enrollment

Enrollment

WHEN YOUR ORGANIZATION CHARGES A FEE

Useful anywhere a waitlist or application includes a fee

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Childcare

Collect optional waitlist or application fees from families during signup.

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Schools & Programs

Collect applicable registration or application fees as part of the signup process.

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Other Organizations

Use payment collection when joining your organization's waitlist requires a fee.

MORE TO YOUR WAITLIST

Keep signup, payments, and next steps together

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Online Signup

Collect customer information and optional payment together.

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Waitlist Management

Keep paid applicants organized after signup.

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Email & Communication

Send confirmations and continue communicating after signup.

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A FEW THINGS TO KNOW

Frequently Asked Questions

Optional payment collection, connected to your waitlist.

Can I charge customers to join my waitlist?

Yes. Organizations that charge a waitlist or signup fee can optionally collect payment through WaitlistPlus.

Do I have to charge a signup fee to use WaitlistPlus?

No. Payment collection is optional.

Can customers pay online?

Yes. WaitlistPlus supports online payment as part of the signup process using supported payment methods.

Can I issue refunds?

WaitlistPlus includes functionality for managing refunds for eligible payments.

Can I create coupons for customers to use?

Yes. WaitlistPlus supports coupon functionality for applicable signup payments.

Can I record a payment received another way?

Where supported, administrators can record manual payment information so it remains associated with the customer's record.

Is payment information connected to the customer's waitlist record?

Yes. One of the primary benefits of WaitlistPlus payments is keeping signup and payment information connected within the waitlist process.

MAKE EVERY STEP EASIER

Make signup and payment
one simple process

Collect optional fees online while keeping applications, payments, and waitlist information connected.

14-day free trial · No credit card required