Pricing
Free where it matters.
The entire communication experience is free — voice, messaging, encryption, moderation, everything. Abyss upgrades are for bandwidth-heavy features only.
| Feature | Free | Abyss |
|---|---|---|
| Voice chat (all 4 quality presets) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Servers, channels, invites | ✓ | ✓ |
| Roles & permissions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Moderation tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Friends & direct messages | ✓ | ✓ |
| E2E encrypted DMs & voice | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom emoji | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full-text search | ✓ | ✓ |
| Desktop notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video calls | 720p 15fps | Up to 1080p 60fps |
| Screen sharing | 720p 30fps | Up to 1080p, up to 120 FPS |
| File uploads | Standard | Larger limits |
Our philosophy
If a feature doesn't cost us significant money to run, there's no reason to put it behind a paywall. Voice quality presets, encryption, custom emoji, moderation — these don't scale with bandwidth, so they stay free for everyone.
Abyss features are limited to things that genuinely cost us real money per minute or megabyte: high-resolution video streaming and large file storage. That's it.
Read the full explanation in our blog post.