GridRouter vs Waterfall
Side by side
| Feature | GridRouter | Waterfall |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free during launch. Paid plans will charge for storage, operations and governance, not per-call markup. Details | One credit per verified result, covering the whole waterfall; misses are free. Source: Waterfall pricing |
| Free tier | Yes Free plan: 100k logged calls a month, 30-day log window, 50k private cached records, 5 waterfalls. Details | |
| Markup on vendor prices | Not found No public rate card; rates depend on endpoints and committed volume. Source: Waterfall pricing | |
| Bring your own vendor keys | Not found Not found on the pages we read. | |
| Routing and waterfalls | ||
| Call logs | Yes Every call and attempt, bodies redacted and encrypted, with live tail. 30-day window on Free; drains on paid plans. Details | Not found Not found; every response carries a usage object for reconciliation. Source: Waterfall pricing |
| Caching | Not found Not found on the pages we read. | |
| Security and compliance | Partly Envelope-encrypted vault, hash-chained audit log, Postgres row-level security, scoped keys. No SOC 2 report yet. Details | |
| MCP server | Not found Not found on the pages we read. | |
| API docs | Yes OpenAPI 3.1, async jobs with webhooks, typed error codes. Source: Waterfall API docs: contact enrichment | |
| Open source | Not found No public repository found. |
Which one fits
Choose GridRouter if
- You keep your own vendor contracts and choose the order. Waterfall buys the data and sells one credit per verified result.
- Usable today at no cost; Waterfall quotes rates after a benchmark on your records.
- Every attempt in a waterfall is logged: which vendor answered, what it returned and what it billed.
- An MCP server and per-endpoint quality scores from routed traffic.
Choose Waterfall if
- You don't want vendor accounts at all and prefer one contract that carries the miss risk.
- You need a SOC 2 Type II report today.
- Your records are hard (international, small companies) and you want to pay only when a result is verified.
Waterfall pricing
Outcome-based credits; no public rate card, quoted after a benchmark on your records. From waterfall.to/pricing on Sep 30, 2026. Prices change; check the source.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Contract | Quoted | Free benchmark before signing |
GridRouter is free while we launch, on your own vendor keys. Paid plans will charge for stored logs and records, queues and team governance past the Free allowances; see pricing.
Questions
Is waterfall.to the same company as waterfall.io?
Yes. waterfall.to redirects (301) to www.waterfall.io, and its pricing page is titled "How Waterfall.io pricing works" (checked 30 September 2026).
How much does Waterfall cost?
It doesn't publish a rate card. Pricing is outcome-based, one credit per verified result, and rates are quoted after a free benchmark on a sample of your records (checked 30 September 2026).
Can GridRouter run a waterfall on my own vendor keys?
Yes. You pick the vendors and their order, set stop rules, and each call runs on your contract with that vendor. During launch this is free.
Sources
Every Waterfall fact on this page.
- Waterfall home · www.waterfall.io · checked Sep 30, 2026
- Waterfall pricing · waterfall.to · checked Sep 30, 2026
- Waterfall API docs: contact enrichment · docs.waterfall.io · checked Sep 30, 2026