# Hibira vs Queue-Fair: virtual waiting rooms compared

> Queue-Fair prices paid plans by quote with an account manager; Hibira is a self-serve waiting room you buy online and run from your own admin.

Source: https://hibira.io/compare/queue-fair
Updated: 2026-11-09

Queue-Fair is a virtual waiting room with a free tier and paid plans priced by quote: usage-based, flat-rate or per event. Hibira's waiting room is a self-serve add-on you buy online in the portal. The differences are how you get a price, how much you set up yourself and where you run the line from.

## At a glance

| | Queue-Fair | Hibira |
| --- | --- | --- |
| How you buy | Free tier online; paid plans by quote, on a rolling three-month term or monthly | Sign up and buy online: Drop $29 a month, Launch $99, Event $299, or a one-off event pass at $49 for 72 hours |
| Setup fee | None | None |
| Plan types | Usage-based, flat rate, one-off event, seasonal, enterprise | Monthly add-on by visitors queued a month, or a one-off event pass |
| People who arrive early | Not listed on the pricing page | Everyone who arrived before the start is drawn into a random order |
| Account manager | Included in standard subscriptions | Not offered |
| Run the line from | Queue-Fair's portal | The portal, the HTTP API, Filament actions or an AI agent's MCP tools |
| Waiting page languages | Multi-language support | 7: English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese |

Queue-Fair figures are from its [pricing page](https://queue-fair.com/pricing), checked on 2026-11-09.

Hibira's waiting room plans are on the [pricing page](https://hibira.io/pricing#waiting-room).

## When Queue-Fair is the better fit

- You'd like a quote, an account manager and a formal SLA rather than picking a plan yourself.
- You want round-the-clock protection billed at a flat rate.
- You need dynamic, personalised queue pages designed with the vendor's help.

## When Hibira is the better fit

- You want to pick a plan and buy online, without a quote.
- Your sale is a planned drop or release and you want early arrivals drawn into a random order.
- Your visitors read Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai or Vietnamese.
- You run the sale from your own admin, such as Filament, or with an AI agent.
- You want the room on all the time: in capacity mode people go straight in until your site holds as many as you set, and a line forms only when it's full.
- You already use Hibira for realtime features and want one account and one bill.

See how it works in the [waiting room use case](https://hibira.io/use-cases/waiting-room) and set it up with the [waiting room guide](https://hibira.io/guides/waiting-room).

## Common questions

### Is Hibira an alternative to Queue-Fair?

Yes. Both put a fair, live line in front of busy pages. Queue-Fair sells paid plans by quote with an account manager; Hibira is self-serve: you pick a plan in the portal and set up a room in minutes.

### How much does Queue-Fair cost?

Queue-Fair does not publish prices. On 2026-11-09 its pricing page offered a free tier and paid plans by quote, with no setup fee. Source: [Queue-Fair pricing page](https://queue-fair.com/pricing).

### Can I use my own waiting page with Hibira?

Yes. Use the hosted page, or build your own with the browser client from the waiting room package: it joins the line, shows the live position and hands back the signed pass when it's the visitor's turn.