Lead capture page: trade your lead magnet for verified emails
Upload your PDF or site and put an email form in front of it. Visitors confirm their address with one click, then the content opens on the same link. No page builder, no form plugin, no download email to set up.
- Verified emails only
- PDF or full site
- CSV export
- Email capture on Pro
What a lead capture page is
A lead capture page is a standalone web page that asks visitors for their email address in exchange for something useful, such as a checklist, a template or a short guide. It turns anonymous traffic into contacts you can reach again. Supadrop puts the email form directly in front of your lead magnet, so one link collects the address, checks it, and delivers the content.
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Upload your lead magnet
Drop a PDF, an HTML page or a zipped site, and pick a subdomain or connect your own domain.
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Turn on email capture
Switch on the email form (Pro and Large plans) and write a headline, one sentence and a button label.
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Share the link, export the list
Visitors confirm their address and land on your content. Download the verified emails as a CSV whenever you want.
Want every screen of the setup? Follow the lead magnet tutorial
Lead capture tools compared
The tools people weigh before they give away a PDF for an email, and what each one asks of you to deliver it.
| Comparison point | Supadrop | Kit | MailerLite | Leadpages | Gumroad |
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| What you build | Nothing, upload your file | Form or landing page in Kit | Form or landing page in MailerLite | Landing page in Leadpages | Product page with a $0+ price |
| How the lead magnet arrives | Opens on the same link after confirmation | File or link in the confirmation email | Link on the thank-you page or in an email | Leads go to your email tool by webhook | Download after a $0 checkout |
| Email confirmed before access | Always | Yes, while the confirmation email is on | Yes, with double opt-in on | Depends on your email tool | No confirmation step |
| Free option | 15-day trial, no card | Free up to 10,000 subscribers | Free up to 250 subscribers | 7-day trial, card required | No monthly fee |
| Sends newsletters | No, export the CSV | Yes | Yes | No, sends leads to your email tool | Yes, after $100 in earnings |
| Catch to know | Email capture needs Pro | Sequences and automations are paid | MailerLite logo until the Comfort plan | From $29/mo, lead CSV export from Business | 10% + $0.50 on every paid sale |
Facts checked on 2026-10-27 against each platform's pricing and help pages. Supadrop email capture is on Pro ($10 per month billed yearly, $15 month to month) and Large. Comparing hosting tools instead? See how Supadrop compares with Tiiny Host, Netlify Drop and others.
Static site hosting pricing
Start with 15 free days, no card. Paid plans from $7 a month.
Free to start
Every account starts with 15 days to try Supadrop, no credit card.
$0 for 15 days
- Included: 1 live site
- Included: 50 MB storage
- Included: Your own subdomain
- Included: Free SSL
- Included: QR code
Nothing is charged when it ends. If you don't pick a plan, your site goes offline and your files are deleted 7 days later.
supa starter
- Included: 2 sites
- Included: 500 MB storage
- Included: Your own subdomain
- Included: Custom domain
- Included: Free SSL
- Included: Unlimited traffic
- Included: QR codes
- Not included: API
- Not included: Email capture
supa pro
- Included: 10 sites
- Included: 5 GB storage
- Included: Your own subdomain
- Included: Custom domain
- Included: Free SSL
- Included: Unlimited traffic
- Included: QR codes
- Included: API
- Included: Email capture
supa large
- Included: 30 sites
- Included: 20 GB storage
- Included: Your own subdomain
- Included: Custom domain
- Included: Free SSL
- Included: Unlimited traffic
- Included: QR codes
- Included: API
- Included: Email capture
Frequently asked questions
What should a lead capture page include?
A headline that names the outcome, one sentence on what the visitor receives, a single email field, and a button that says what happens next ("Send me the checklist"). Navigation, extra form fields and long copy all lower the share of visitors who sign up.
What is the difference between a lead capture page and a lead magnet landing page?
Not much. A lead magnet landing page is a lead capture page built around one free resource, such as a checklist or a short guide. On Supadrop the form sits directly in front of that resource, so the page and the delivery share one link.
Can people enter a fake email to get my lead magnet?
Not with Supadrop email capture. Visitors receive a one-click confirmation link, and only confirmed addresses unlock the content. Mistyped or invented addresses stay marked as Pending, so you can tell them apart in your list.
Do I need an email marketing tool?
Not to collect emails. Supadrop gates your PDF or site, verifies each address, and exports the list as a CSV file. You need a tool such as Kit, MailerLite, Mailchimp or Brevo only when you want to send newsletters or sequences, and all of them import a CSV.
Which plans include email capture?
Pro and Large. Pro costs $10 per month billed yearly, or $15 month to month. The 15-day trial and the Starter plan do not include email capture, but you can upload your lead magnet during the trial and turn the email form on when you upgrade.
Can I gate a PDF, or only a website?
Both. Upload a PDF, a single HTML page or a zipped site. With email capture on, the same link shows the email form first, then opens your PDF in the browser or your site once the visitor has confirmed their address. Returning visitors are not asked again for 30 days on the same browser.
Can search engines read gated content?
No. Search engines see the email form, just like a new visitor. If you want the topic to rank, publish a public article about it and link to the gated resource from there.
What happens to my emails if I cancel?
Export your list first. When a Pro or Large subscription ends, Supadrop sends you an email with the date your captured emails will be deleted, so you have time to download the CSV.
Turn your next PDF into a list of subscribers
Upload it today, turn on the email form when you are ready, and export verified emails whenever you want.
Start Free15-day free trial to host your lead magnet. Email capture on Pro and Large.
Guides on lead magnets
Short answers to the questions people ask before they give something away for an email, each with a full guide.
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What is a lead magnet?
A free resource, such as a checklist, a template or a short guide, that you give in exchange for an email address. The best ones solve one narrow problem in a few minutes.
What a lead magnet is, with examples by profession -
What should I gate, and what should stay public?
Gate what is worth an email on its own, like a template or a full checklist. Keep articles and examples public: they bring the visitors who then sign up.
Gated content: what to gate and what to leave public -
How do I set up the email form, screen by screen?
Upload the file, switch on email capture, write a headline and a button label, preview the form, then export the list. It takes about five minutes.
How to create a lead magnet, step by step -
Is an email list still worth building?
Yes. You own the list, no algorithm decides who sees your message, and a small list of people who asked to hear from you outperforms a large rented audience.
Why build an email list in 2026, and how to start -
How do I share a PDF as a link or a QR code?
Upload the PDF and share the address it gets. The same link works in a bio, an ad, an email signature or printed as a QR code on a flyer.
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Can I design my own landing page in HTML?
Yes. Write the page by hand, from a template or with an AI tool, publish it as its own site, and point its button to your gated lead magnet.
Host an HTML page for free