Subscription and plans
See our website for the list of supported plans and pricing.
Does Ente have Family Plans?
Yes we do! Please check out our announcement post here.
In brief,
Your family members can use storage space from your plan without paying extra.
Ask them to sign up for Ente, and then just add them to your existing plan using the "Manage family" option within your Subscription settings.
Each member gets their own private space, and cannot see each other's files unless they're shared.
You can invite 5 family members. So including yourself, it will be 6 people who can share a single subscription, paying only once.
Note that family plans are meant as a way to share storage. For sharing photos, you can create shared albums and links.
Does Ente offer discounts to students?
Yes we do!
We believe that privacy should be made accessible to everyone. In this spirit, we offer 30% off our subscription plans to students.
To apply for this discount, please verify your enrollment status in a school / college / university by writing to students@ente.io from the email address assigned to you by your institute.
In case you do not have access to such an email address, please send us proof (such as your institute's identity card) that verifies your identity as a student.
Please note that these discounts are valid for a year, after which you may reapply to reclaim the discount.
What payment methods does Ente support?
On Web, Desktop and Android, Stripe helps us process payments from all major prepaid and credit card providers.
On iOS, we (have to) use the billing platforms provided by the app store.
Apart from these, we also support PayPal and crypto currencies (more details below).
Can I pay with PayPal?
We support annual subscriptions over PayPal.
Please drop an email to paypal@ente.io from your registered email address, mentioning the storage plan of your choice and we will send you an invoice with a link to complete the payment.
Once the payment is completed, your account will be upgraded to the chosen plan.
Does Ente accept crypto payments?
We accept the following crypto currencies:
- Bitcoin
- Ethereum
- Dogecoin
To purchase a subscription with any of the above mentioned currencies, please write to crypto@ente.io from your registered email address, citing the storage plan of your choice.
In case you have any further questions or need support, please reach out to support@ente.io, and we'll be happy to help!
Please note that Ente does not provide anonymity. What we provide is privacy, since your data is end-to-end encrypted. Information we have about you might make your identity deducible. We are accepting crypto as a way to make Ente more accessible, not to provide anonymity.
Does Ente store my card details?
Ente does not store any of your sensitive payment related information.
We use Stripe to handle our card payments, and all of your payment information is sent directly to Stripe's PCI DSS validated servers.
Stripe has been audited by a PCI-certified auditor and is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1. This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry.
All of this said, if you would still like to pay without sharing your card details, you can pay using PayPal.
What happens if I exceed my storage limit?
Ente will stop backing up your files and you will receive an email alerting you of the same.
Your backed up files will remain accessible for as long as you have an active subscription.
What happens when my subscription expires?
30 days after your subscription expires, all of your uploaded data will be cleared from our servers.
You will receive an email prompting you to take out all of your backed up data before this happens.
What happens when I upgrade my plan?
Your new plan will go into effect immediately, and you only have to pay the difference. We will adjust your remaining pro-rated balance on the old plan when invoicing you for the new plan.
For example, if you are half way through the year on the 100 GB yearly plan, and upgrade to the 500 GB yearly plan, then
The new 500 GB yearly plan will go into effect immediately.
But we will reduce the charges for the first year by subtracting the remaining half year balance of the 100 GB yearly plan that you'd already paid.
The same applies to monthly plans.
Is there an x GB plan?
We have experimented quite a bit and have found it hard to design a single structure that fits all needs. Some customers wish for many options, some even wish to go to an extreme of dynamic per GB pricing. Other customers wish to keep everything simple, some even wish for a single unlimited plan.
To keep things fair, our plans don't increase linearly, and the tiers are such that cover the most requested patterns.
In addition, we also offer family plans so that you can gain more value out of a single subscription.
Is there a forever-free plan?
Sorry, since we're building a business that does not involve monetization of user data, we have to charge to remain sustainable.
We do offer a generous free trial for you to experience the product.
Will I need to pay for Ente Auth after my Ente Photos free plan expires?
No, you will not need to pay for Ente Auth after your Ente Photos free plan expires. Ente Auth is completely free to use, and the expiration of your Ente Photos free plan will not impact your ability to access or use Ente Auth.