# Faction — end-to-end encrypted group chat for communities

[Faction Privacy First](/) [Open Faction](https://app.faction.chat)

# Your group chat is someone else’s transcript.

Faction is end-to-end encrypted group chat for communities. Slack reads your chat. Discord stores it. Faction encrypts on your device and decrypts on theirs — we hold a blob, you hold the key.
Get it

## We can’t read your messages. On purpose.

Encryption happens on your device, not ours. Decryption happens on theirs. The server in the middle handles a blob and a routing label. Subpoena us and you get noise.
you type sealed here · MLS / AES-256-GCM #general online gm, bring the good espresso gm, bring the good espresso send we see a blob faction relay af:91:02:ee:3c 7a:6b:94:fd:30 their device pings opened there — nowhere else #general faction n nyx · just now gm, bring the good espresso 0 content the server has ever seen 0 third-party trackers 0 recovery backdoors 100% source-available — audit it yourself

## Two views. Personal and server.

Personal subscriptions upgrade your account. Server tiers upgrade the room. Switch views below.
personal plans Personal — account upgrades. Uploads, cosmetics, monthly Embers. Applies to your account on every server. server tiers Server — community upgrades. Voice quality, streaming, storage, emoji, analytics. Applies to every member of the server. monthly annual save 16%

### initiate
Free free, forever

- + E2E-encrypted DMs (Signal Protocol)
- + MLS-encrypted server channels
- + voice + video up to 1080p30 (P2P / mesh ≤5)
- + servers, channels, roles & permissions
- + forum, calendar, polls, kanban
- + 5 custom emojis
- + 50 MB file uploads
start free most popular

### sentinel
$4.99 $ 3.99 / month

- + everything in initiate
- + 50 custom emojis (animated)
- + video up to 1440p60 †
- + 2 Embers per month
- + 250 MB file uploads
- + animated avatar
- + early access to new features
get sentinel

### vanguard
$9.99 $ 7.99 / month for creators, operators, and power users funding new communities

- + everything in sentinel
- + 100 custom emojis (animated)
- + studio voice quality
- + 500 MB file uploads
- + video & screen share up to 4k60 †
- + 8 Embers per month
- + vanguard supporter badge
go vanguard founder  ·  large / limited edition $239.99 $299.99 one-time lifetime membership — never pay again. all vanguard features, forever. your name permanently listed on the public Founders page. become a Founder

- + all vanguard features, forever
- + 12 Embers per month — permanent
- + 1 GB file uploads
- + custom Founder badge
- + animated gold profile border
- + custom username color
- + name on the public Founders page
- + exclusive Founder icon in every server
- + 3× enhanced plugin API quotas
- + priority support — above vanguard
† adaptive — see the policy in the full pricing page