Use Relay subscriptions for repeated live transfer, File Passes for occasional oversized sends, and Vault for encrypted retention, Secure Inbox, sharing, and per-Vault sync.
Ephemeral by default. Persistent by choice.
Relay moves files live. Vault keeps retained files encrypted and available. Secure Inbox 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 encrypted storage priced by the space you use, not by individual file 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 to send files that exceed your plan's per-file size limit. Extremely large, single-file transfers over 400 GiB may still use Tier 4 file-based pricing.
If you send large files weekly, start with Pro. If it's occasional, scroll down for File Passes. If you need persistent encrypted storage, see Photon Vault.
Persistent encrypted storage for files you want to keep. Vault now starts on the free tier, is included with Relay plans at different storage levels, or can be purchased standalone.
Need secure intake or desktop sync?
Secure inboxes and Desktop Vault Sync are included with Relay Pro, Relay Studio, and Vault Standalone.
Learn about Secure Inbox 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.
$0 base / month
Available with an active Relay Lite, Pro, or Studio subscription.
Best for Relay subscribers who want Vault features, included storage by plan, and secure inboxes plus Desktop Vault Sync on Pro or Studio.
$9.99 / month
Monthly only. No annual billing.
Best for users who want full Vault access, secure intake, and desktop sync without needing a Relay subscription first.
1 vault and up to 3 GiB. Files are automatically marked for deletion after 3 days. Secure inboxes and Vault Sync are not included.
Includes 50 GiB across unlimited vaults. Secure inboxes are not included, and Vault Sync is not included.
Includes 150 GiB, secure inboxes, and Desktop Vault Sync.
Includes 350 GiB and full Vault access, including secure inboxes and Desktop Vault Sync.
Vault storage is priced by stored capacity over time, not as a per-file transfer tier. Charges are based on the average amount stored during the billing period, not just month-end usage.
Use this when you only need a one-off transfer. File Passes are per-file and only consumed after a successful relay.
Pay once per file. Great for occasional large transfers, testing PhotonFile, or sending something huge without a subscription.
$0 / forever
$1.99 / file
$4.99 / file
$9.99 / file
$14.99 / file + $0.03/GiB beyond 400
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 files need to stay available after upload.
Best when you only need PhotonFile occasionally.
Rule of thumb: choose Relay for live transfer, Vault for retained encrypted storage, 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 product for files you intentionally store.
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.
