Photon Transfer moves files. Photon Vault keeps them. Use Relay subscriptions for repeated live transfer, File Passes for occasional oversized sends, and Vault as a private cloud drive with isolated Vaults, Vault Intake, sharing, and per-Vault sync.
Ephemeral by default. Persistent by choice.℠
Relay moves files live. Vault keeps your complete collection in client-side encrypted, isolated Vaults. Vault Intake lets outsiders upload without workspace exposure.
Eligible PhotonFile team workspaces are powered by the owner's plan. Invite teammates, contractors, or collaborators without making every person another paid seat. Pro includes 1 team up to 25 members. Studio includes unlimited teams and unlimited members.
See how team workspaces workA File Pass is consumed only after the transfer completes. If a transfer fails before completion, the pass remains available for retry.
Use Relay subscriptions for repeated live transfer, File Passes for occasional oversized sends, and Vault for a private cloud drive priced by the space you use. Paid Photon Vault has no per-file upload size restriction, so you can upload files of any size.
A monthly pool of relay bandwidth. Same encrypted, in-memory relay, just a simpler way to pay.
$9.99 / month
Billed monthly
Good for freelancers and small teams sending frequent transfers.
$24.99 / month
Billed monthly
Ideal for agencies, studios, and teams sending large assets every week.
$59.99 / month
Billed monthly
Built for high-throughput creators, studios, and teams that rely on PhotonFile.
Annual Relay plans are discounted versus monthly billing. Subscription quotas reset monthly. Overage is calculated on total relay bandwidth used beyond your plan's included amount and billed at $0.03/GiB. File Passes can be used alongside any subscription for qualifying oversized transfers. Pro and Studio have no fixed transfer-size cap with valid Additional usage billing. Without a valid meter, they retain a 400 GiB transfer limit while monthly included usage remains, then follow the full Free Relay policy with a 10 GiB maximum until monthly reset. Trial accounts are subject to the base transfer and storage limits until they are converted to a paid subscription. Lite remains limited to 250 GiB per transfer even with a meter.
If you send large files weekly, start with Pro. If it's occasional, scroll down for File Passes. If you need a private cloud drive, see Photon Vault.
Vault Free provides time-limited storage with 10 GiB included and a 10 GiB limit. Files expire seven days after upload, and paid overage is not available. Paid Vault plans are a persistent, client-side encrypted private cloud drive with multiple isolated Vaults, scalable storage beyond the amount included at $0.04/GiB-month, and no fixed capacity limit.
Need secure intake or desktop sync?
Vault Intake and Desktop Vault Sync are included with Relay Pro, Relay Studio, and Vault Standalone.
Learn about Vault Intake Read the Vault storage guide$0 / month
Available to every PhotonFile account.
Best for trying Vault or keeping a small amount of encrypted storage without a subscription. No paid overage is available.
$0 base / month
Available with an active Relay Lite, Pro, or Studio subscription.
Best for Relay subscribers who want a private cloud drive with storage by plan, and Vault Intake plus Desktop Vault Sync on Pro or Studio.
$9.99 / month
Monthly only. No annual billing.
Best for users who want a private cloud drive, secure intake, and desktop sync without needing a Relay subscription first.
1 vault with 10 GiB included, files expire seven days after upload, and no paid overage. Vault Intake and Vault Sync are not included.
50 GiB included across unlimited vaults. Additional storage is $0.04/GiB-month, with no fixed storage cap. Vault Intake and Vault Sync are not included.
150 GiB included, then $0.04/GiB-month for additional storage. No fixed storage cap. Includes Vault Intake and Desktop Vault Sync.
350 GiB included, then $0.04/GiB-month for additional storage. No fixed storage cap. Includes full Vault access, Vault Intake, and Desktop Vault Sync.
Every paid Vault plan has scalable storage with no fixed capacity limit. Storage beyond the included amount is $0.04/GiB-month. Charges are based on the average amount stored during the billing period, not just month-end usage.
One File Pass. One transfer. One or multiple files. The total transfer size determines the tier, and the pass is consumed only after a successful relay.
Pay once per transfer. One File Pass. One transfer. One or multiple files. Great for occasional large transfers, testing PhotonFile, or sending something huge without a subscription.
$0 / forever
$1.99 / transfer
$4.99 / transfer
$9.99 / transfer
$14.99 / transfer
Tier 4 covers very large Relay transfers through the same live relay path, with metered pricing beyond the included 400 GiB.
$14.99 + (1024 − 400) × $0.03 = $33.71
Choose based on whether you are moving files live, storing them persistently, or sending something one time.
Best when you transfer files regularly.
Best when you need a private cloud drive for your complete file collection.
Best when you only need PhotonFile occasionally.
Rule of thumb: choose Relay for live transfer, Vault for your private cloud drive, and File Passes for occasional one-off sends.
Your File Pass is only marked as consumed when both peers finish sending all required bytes through the relay and nothing remains in flight.
Retry as many times as needed if something interrupts the transfer. Retry counts exist to improve reliability, not to throttle you.
Relay transfers stay in memory only while in transit. Vault is the persistent private cloud drive for files you choose to keep.
During a transfer that uses a File Pass, the pass will be marked as in-use in your dashboard while it's in a pending-use state. If the transfer fails, its state is changed back to available and becomes usable again.