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$6/month (entry-level Droplet: 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD NVMe) (1) ·
5% platform fee on the free plan (tips, memberships, and product sales); $5/mo Gold
membership removes the platform fee; standard Stripe/PayPal processing applies on top (1) ·
Free, no ads, no paid tiers. Run by the Signal Foundation, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit
funded by grants and donations; by charter it cannot be acquired. (1)
Cloud VPS provider offering Linux virtual machines (Droplets)
suitable for self-hosting applications. Straightforward pricing, solid
documentation, and a large library of community tutorials make it a common
choice for technically capable teams standing up their own infrastructure. (1) ·
End-to-end encrypted 1:1 and group messaging, plus voice/video calls, built on
the audited Signal Protocol (Double Ratchet + X3DH). ~40M monthly users. Registration
requires a phone number; usernames (added 2024) let you start chats without sharing it. (1) ·
Low-friction tip jar and membership platform for one-off support or recurring
monthly patronage. No nonprofit registration or business entity is required to sign up. (1)
None (1) ·
Choose the region closest to your primary users to minimize
latency. Enable automatic backups ($1.20/month at the entry tier) from the
start — restoring from a snapshot is far easier than rebuilding from scratch. (1) ·
Registration: no nonprofit status or business registration required -- sign up
and start collecting tips/memberships as an individual or org account. (1)
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