name: Pixelfed Plans
description: >
  Pixelfed is free and open-source software licensed under AGPL-3.0. There are
  no commercial tiers or subscription plans for the software itself. Operators
  choose one of three deployment paths depending on their budget and technical
  capacity.
plans:
  - name: Self-Hosted (Free)
    description: >
      Download and run Pixelfed on your own infrastructure. No platform fees.
      Costs are limited to your server, storage, and bandwidth. Docker Compose
      and bare-metal installation guides are provided.
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    billing_period: one-time
    features:
      - Full API access
      - ActivityPub federation
      - Custom domain
      - Admin control panel
      - Complete data ownership
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/running-pixelfed/
  - name: Managed Hosting (Third-party)
    description: >
      Several third-party providers offer fully-managed Pixelfed instances.
      Representative pricing starts around $0.99/month for small personal
      instances and rises with storage and traffic.
    price_from: 0.99
    currency: USD
    billing_period: monthly
    features:
      - Managed updates
      - Backups
      - Full API access
      - ActivityPub federation
    url: https://octabyte.io/fully-managed-open-source-services/applications/fediverse/pixelfed/
  - name: Pixelfed.social (Flagship Instance)
    description: >
      The primary public instance run by the Pixelfed project maintainer.
      Registration is open to the public. Free to join; sustained by community
      donations via Patreon and Open Collective.
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    billing_period: free
    features:
      - Hosted API
      - Full ActivityPub federation
      - Mobile apps (iOS and Android)
      - Stories, collections, direct messages
    url: https://pixelfed.social
notes: >
  Because Pixelfed is self-hosted software there is no central SLA, uptime
  guarantee, or support contract from the upstream project. Enterprise support
  must be arranged independently with a managed-hosting vendor.