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01 / Pricing

Security is not paid for,
it is expected.

Every cryptographic and authentication building block (OpenPGP E2EE encryption, SSO SAML 2.0 / OIDC, TOTP, WebAuthn passkeys, HMAC-SHA-256 audit chain) is available from the free tier. What you pay for beyond that: team governance, support, contractual guarantees. Not the other way round.

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Trust · pilot phase

What our first users tell us.

Five field reports gathered during the private beta. Contact details verifiable on request.

We manage client secrets across thirty engagements in parallel. Our No. 1 criterion is not price: it is that these secrets cannot be read by a third-party vendor, even under compulsion.
CIO · mid-sized consultancy 250 staff · Île-de-France
Professional secrecy forbids me a vault subject to the CLOUD Act. ARDNTECH is technically incapable of reading what is entrusted to it, and this is verifiable in the source code.
Partner · law firm 30 partners · Lyon
An association cannot afford an external CISO audit. The public AGPL-3.0 code gives us that audit for free, carried out continuously by the community.
Treasurer · non-profit association 12 employees · Paris
The HMAC audit chain is what our investors grasp in thirty seconds: we can prove the integrity of operations on secrets, with no prior trust required.
CTO · SaaS start-up 8 staff · Nantes
My clients' tax data does not leave the European Union. That is my only non-negotiable requirement, and ARDNTECH guarantees it both contractually and technically.
Chartered accountant partner 45 staff · Bordeaux
02 / Plans

Four plans, a readable grid.

The annual prices are equivalent to two months free compared with monthly. Seats are counted per organisation, not per user (see the multi-org model below). No hidden add-ons.

Monthly ↔ Annual · 2 months free Both prices are shown on each paid plan. Recommended
Free
Free
Free for life · up to 3 users
To get started as a small team. Full security included.
Unlimited secrets and devices OpenPGP · SSO SAML / OIDC included TOTP, backup codes, passkeys HMAC audit chain visible · 30 days Full GDPR export, no friction
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Team
Team
€4 / seat / month · annual
For teams of 4 or more.
Or €5 / seat / month with no commitment.
6-role RBAC · signed invitations Team vaults and groups 90-day audit log Configurable SIEM export No commitment, monthly or annual
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Business
Business
€7 / seat / month · annual
Structured teams, unlimited seats, SCIM.
Or €8.40 / seat / month with no commitment.
Everything in Team, no seat cap SCIM 2.0 · automated provisioning 1-year audit log · SIEM CEF/LEEF/OCSF 99.5% SLA · next business day email support Standard signed DPA
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Enterprise
Enterprise
On request
Negotiated DPA, contractual SLA, long-term audit.
Self-hosted or dedicated SecNumCloud Negotiated SLA · phone support 5-year audit log · escrow opt-in Negotiated DPA · jurisdiction of choice Dedicated onboarding, training included
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Free programmes

The Team plan, free for 12 months

For non-profit organisations, academic researchers and start-ups registered less than 1 year ago. Non-discretionary policy: every compliant application is approved.

Digital security must not be reserved for organisations that can afford it. If you run a non-profit project, public research or a young company, ARDNTECH offers you the full Team plan for 12 months: SSO, 90-day audit log, sharing, teams, billing. Manual review within 5 business days based on supporting documents.

Who is eligible?

Non-profit organisations

French 1901-law associations and European equivalents (Belgian ASBL, German e.V., public-interest foundations, registered NGOs). Supporting documents: statutes + registration receipt from the local authority or national equivalent.

Researchers and academic staff

Universities, CNRS, INSERM, INRIA, doctoral schools and European counterparts. Automatic verification by sending a code to the institutional address (.edu, .ac.*, .univ-*, .cnrs.fr, .inria.fr, .inserm.fr, etc.).

Start-ups under 1 year

Companies registered for less than 12 months at the time of application. Supporting documents: company registration extract (national trade register) less than 3 months old.

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No automatic renewal: at the end of the 12 months, the account switches to the standard Team rate (€4/seat/month) unless you expressly request a downgrade to Free. Annual review for non-profits and researchers (statutes up to date, affiliation evidence). One organisation per entity. Cannot be combined with a commercial discount.

04 / Comparison

The detail, feature by feature.

Legend: included not included configurable included not included configurable

Detailed comparison table of the Free, Team, Business and Enterprise plans by feature category.
Feature Free Team Business Enterprise
  Vault & crypto
Unlimited secrets
Unlimited multi-device sync
Zero-knowledge OpenPGP E2EE encryption
HMAC audit chain visible
Vault health analysis (Pass Monitor)
Friction-free export / import
  Authentication
Master password + Argon2id (RFC 9106)
TOTP (RFC 6238) + backup codes
Passkeys · WebAuthn FIDO2
SSO SAML 2.0 + OIDC
  Apps & extensions
iOS / Android mobile app
Chrome / Firefox / Edge / Safari / Opera extensions
aegirex CLI
  Organisation
Personal Org (1 user)
Multi-org (member of paid organisations)
Creation of paid organisations
Max seats per organisation 1 50 ∞ ∞
  Team governance
Granular RBAC (6 roles)
Admin tools (directory, ownership transfers)
Signed email invitations
Team vaults + groups
Password policy configurable by admin
secretsExportableByMembers toggle
SCIM 2.0 provisioning
  Compliance & audit
Audit log retained 30 d 90 d 1 year 5 years
SIEM export (CEF / LEEF / OCSF)
Standardised DPA
Negotiated DPA
  Service & guarantees
Availability SLA best effort best effort 99.5% negotiated
Community support (forum + GitHub)
Email support, next business day
Phone support
Dedicated onboarding
Code & data escrow (opt-in V2)
  Price
Monthly price Free €5/seat €8.40/seat quote
Annual price (per equivalent month) Free €4/seat €7/seat quote
Commitment none monthly / annual monthly / annual annual / +

The Enterprise plan covers the full Business scope and adds contractual negotiation (SLA, DPA, jurisdiction, notice period, escrow). Custom domain and branding are add-ons quoted on a case-by-case basis.

05 / Multi-organisation

One account, several memberships.

Pivot-account model: a user has a single personal account, can be a member of N paid organisations, and billing is attached to the organisation, never to the user.

Single personal account

On sign-up, a User entity is created with its Personal organisation (Free plan, €0). It is the root identity, independent of any employer.

N paid memberships

The same user can be a member of several Team, Business or Enterprise organisations without paying themselves. Each organisation pays one seat per active member, independently.

Billing per organisation

The Stancer Subscription is attached to the Organization, never to the User. Encoded in the Doctrine model (NOT NULL constraint), not in a business rule that can be bypassed.

Switching without logging out

An organisation selector lets you switch between the Personal org and each paid org in one click. No re-login, no duplicated profile.

Example, Alice, cybersecurity consultant

Personal

Owner of her Personal organisation (Free, €0).

acme-corp

Member, Business plan. Acme pays 1 Business seat for Alice.

mediclinic

Member, Team plan. Mediclinic pays 1 Team seat for Alice.

Alice pays nothing. Her personal billing stays at €0: both seats are borne by the client organisations. If Alice leaves Acme, Acme frees up her seat without touching Alice's personal secrets or her Mediclinic membership.

06 / Getting started

Two paths to try ARDNTECH.

A standard 7-day trial with no payment card, or the design partner programme for the first 15 qualified prospects in the priority vertical (cybersecurity consulting firms, security ESNs).

Private beta

Early Team access · for early adopters

ARDNTECH is currently in a closed private beta. To join the restricted circle of early users: a quick form, a reply within 5 business days. Scope: full Team plan, direct support from the product team, feedback integrated into the weekly iterations.

  • Import from an existing vault
  • Testing SSO + full admin journey
  • No payment card, no sales follow-up
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Design partner · 15 places

6 months free, in exchange for structured feedback

The first 15 qualified prospects in the priority vertical get access to Team or Business free for 6 months. In return: a 30-minute monthly call, written feedback at the end of each month on usage, pain points and missing features, and authorisation to use your logo once the phase is over.

  • Free exit at any time
  • Reciprocal confidentiality commitment
  • Logo used only after explicit agreement
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Frequently asked questions

What buyers ask us.

Our prospects' most frequent questions on pricing, security and contractual terms.

Can I downgrade from Business to Team?

Yes, at any time from the organisation's /settings/billing screen. The downgrade takes effect at the end of the current period. The Business features that are removed (SCIM, 1 year audit log, 99.5% SLA, next business day e-mail support, standardised DPA) cease on the effective date. Your data stays intact: the audit log beyond 90 days becomes inaccessible again but is not deleted immediately (retention window configurable according to the applicable GDPR obligations).

Can I upgrade mid-month?

Yes. Moving from Team to Business or Business to Enterprise is immediate. The pro rata is billed on the end of the current period. No configuration reset, the RBAC roles and vaults stay in place.

Is there a discount on annual payment?

Yes. The annual commitment applies a rate equivalent to 2 months free compared with monthly (Team: €4/seat annual vs €5 monthly; Business: €7/seat annual vs €8.40 monthly; that is about 20% saving over 12 months). Payment by card, SEPA direct debit or bank transfer. A PDF purchase order is generated for procurement departments.

Is there a refund policy?

For monthly Team and Business subscriptions: full refund of the last monthly instalment on request within 14 days of a debit, without justification, in accordance with the Consumer Code applicable to distance contracts. For annual subscriptions: pro rata refund of the unused months, excluding termination for fault. For Enterprise: terms negotiated contractually (standard 90 days notice).

How does the seat count work?

One seat = one active member of a Team, Business or Enterprise organisation. Counted: memberships that are neither revoked nor expired, and accepted invitations (billing starts on acceptance, not on sending). Not counted: each user's Personal organisation, pending invitations, and members explicitly marked inactive by an admin.

What happens if I exceed 50 seats on Team?

The system warns the organisation's admin at 45 seats. Beyond 50, new invitations are blocked with a clear message inviting an upgrade to Business. The organisation continues to work normally for existing members; only new additions are blocked.

Is SSO really included in the free tier?

Yes. SAML 2.0 and OIDC configuration is available from the Personal organisation onwards. The SSO + master password fallback mode ships in V1.5. No paid option is added to enable SSO on specific providers: Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, Okta and OneLogin are supported at the same level, on all plans.

Why no Family plan?

The family password manager segment is saturated and carries a B2C sales cycle that ARDNTECH is not targeting in V1. The priority vertical is security MSPs and cybersecurity consulting firms. A Family plan may be opened later if traction justifies it, not before.

Can I pay in USD, GBP, CHF?

At V1 launch, billing is in euros only via Stancer (French PSP, France hosting). The extension to CHF and GBP is planned for V1.5. Enterprise contracts can be negotiated in currency on a case by case basis.

What happens to my vault if I stop paying?

The organisation switches to read only for 30 days after a payment failure. Users can still decrypt their secrets and export them. Beyond that, the organisation's secrets are placed in the archived state (decryptable by owners for a further 90 days). Permanent deletion only after formal notification of the owner and a grace period. The Free Personal organisation is never affected.

Can I self-host the Team version for free?

Yes. The ARDNTECH source code is fully available under AGPLv3, including the Team and Business features. The paid Cloud tier pays for France hosting, the SLA, human support and contractual guarantees, not the software features themselves. Self-hosting is documented and supported by the community.

Get started now

The beta is
open.

No payment card. Immediate access to the Free plan. Assisted migration from another vault if you need it.

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SSO, 2FA, passkeys, audit chain included from Free
France hosting, French jurisdiction
Public source code under AGPLv3, self-hostable
Multi-organisation with pivot account, billing per org
2 months free on annual commitment