Landing page + waitlist
Generate the page with Lovable's free plan, sync to GitHub, host free on Cloudflare Pages on your own domain, and collect sign-ups with a beehiiv embed form. Costs basically the domain until you pass 2,500 subscribers.
Who it's for: Anyone validating an idea before building it: one page, a clear promise, and an email sign-up form.
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Day one 0 sign-ups
$0.87/mo| Category | Tool | Plan | $/mo | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ai builder | Free | $0.00 | A one-page site takes only a few credits. Free allows 5/day (max 30/mo), which is plenty, and includes GitHub sync. Cost noteFree has no custom domain on Lovable hosting. That's why this recipe hosts on Cloudflare Pages. | |
| code hosting | Free | $0.00 | Owns your code outside any AI builder. Needed for exporting, Cloudflare/Vercel deploys and Claude Code. Cost noteFree plan: unlimited public/private repos, 2,000 Actions minutes/mo. | |
| hosting | Free | $0.00 | Free, commercial use allowed, custom domain, fast global CDN, and your domain is already at Cloudflare. Cost noteFree plan: 500 builds/mo, 100 custom domains per project, static asset requests free and unlimited (Workers pricing page). | |
| email list | Launch (free) | $0.00 | Embeddable subscribe form plus a newsletter, so the waitlist turns into launch updates without switching tools. Cost noteFree up to 2,500 subscribers. | |
| domain | .com at cost | $0.87 | At-cost renewals, DNS and hosting in one dashboard. Cost note~$10.46/yr .com amortized monthly. Price seen on a third-party price tracker (domainoffer.net), not Cloudflare's page; Cloudflare doesn't publish a per-TLD list publicly. Check your renewal price in the Cloudflare dashboard. | |
| Split total | $0.87 | Excludes: Transaction fees (Stripe/MoR % of revenue), any one-time fees, and usage above stated assumptions. | ||
Switch when…
- You want analytics on which headline converts. Add PostHog (free).
First users ~100 sign-ups
$0.87/mo| Category | Tool | Plan | $/mo | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ai builder | Free | $0.00 | Still enough for copy and section tweaks. | |
| code hosting | Free | $0.00 | Owns your code outside any AI builder. Needed for exporting, Cloudflare/Vercel deploys and Claude Code. Cost noteFree plan: unlimited public/private repos, 2,000 Actions minutes/mo. | |
| hosting | Free | $0.00 | No change needed. Cost noteFree plan: 500 builds/mo, 100 custom domains per project, static asset requests free and unlimited (Workers pricing page). | |
| email list | Launch (free) | $0.00 | Send a first update to keep the list warm. Cost noteFree up to 2,500 subscribers. | |
| analytics | Free tier (pay-as-you-go beyond) | $0.00 | See which traffic sources and headlines convert to sign-ups. Cost noteFree each month: 1M analytics events, 5K session recordings, 1M feature-flag requests, 100K exceptions. Assumes you stay under these (about 1,000 users × ≤500 events/mo). | |
| domain | .com at cost | $0.87 | At-cost renewals, DNS and hosting in one dashboard. Cost note~$10.46/yr .com amortized monthly. Price seen on a third-party price tracker (domainoffer.net), not Cloudflare's page; Cloudflare doesn't publish a per-TLD list publicly. Check your renewal price in the Cloudflare dashboard. | |
| Split total | $0.87 | Excludes: Transaction fees (Stripe/MoR % of revenue), any one-time fees, and usage above stated assumptions. | ||
Switch when…
- You're editing the page daily and hitting the 5 credits/day limit. Upgrade to Lovable Pro ($25) or edit the code with Claude Code (Claude Pro $20).
Scale ~1,000 sign-ups
$0.87/mo| Category | Tool | Plan | $/mo | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ai builder | Free | $0.00 | A landing page rarely needs more. | |
| code hosting | Free | $0.00 | Owns your code outside any AI builder. Needed for exporting, Cloudflare/Vercel deploys and Claude Code. Cost noteFree plan: unlimited public/private repos, 2,000 Actions minutes/mo. | |
| hosting | Free | $0.00 | Static traffic is free and unlimited, so a viral spike costs nothing. Cost noteFree plan: 500 builds/mo, 100 custom domains per project, static asset requests free and unlimited (Workers pricing page). | |
| email list | Launch (free) | $0.00 | 1,000 subscribers is still inside the free tier. Cost noteFree up to 2,500 subscribers. | |
| analytics | Free tier (pay-as-you-go beyond) | $0.00 | Product analytics, session replay and feature flags in one tool, with a generous free tier. Cost noteFree each month: 1M analytics events, 5K session recordings, 1M feature-flag requests, 100K exceptions. Assumes you stay under these (about 1,000 users × ≤500 events/mo). | |
| domain | .com at cost | $0.87 | At-cost renewals, DNS and hosting in one dashboard. Cost note~$10.46/yr .com amortized monthly. Price seen on a third-party price tracker (domainoffer.net), not Cloudflare's page; Cloudflare doesn't publish a per-TLD list publicly. Check your renewal price in the Cloudflare dashboard. | |
| Split total | $0.87 | Excludes: Transaction fees (Stripe/MoR % of revenue), any one-time fees, and usage above stated assumptions. | ||
Switch when…
- You pass 2,500 subscribers. beehiiv's next tier is Lite ($59/mo monthly or $49/mo annual for 1k; $79/mo monthly at 2,500). Check the exact tier for your count.
- The waitlist proves demand. Move on to the SaaS MVP recipe.
Alternatives
beehiiv website only
$0.00/mo · pricing source ↗
Simplest possible version: use beehiiv's built-in site and skip Lovable and Cloudflare. Downside: a custom domain on the beehiiv site needs a paid plan.
Kit (ConvertKit) free
$0.00/mo · pricing source ↗
Instead of beehiiv if you want more email automation. Kit's help center says free up to 10,000 subscribers; kit.com/pricing wasn't re-checked today.
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