Pricing
Holis isn't a SaaS product. It's a community-powered platform.
There's no paywall, no forced upgrade path, and no data monetization.
Instead, we follow a model rooted in solidarity, self-governance, and digital privacy.
Inspired by mutual aid networks, community radio, and tech cooperatives, we believe:
Everyone contributes what they can — and no one gets left out.
💸 How Holis Groups Fund Themselves
Every group on Holis has the option to raise funds together.
You can chip in to unlock tools, build shared infrastructure, and support the people doing the work.
Funds are stored in a private, community-controlled wallet — using Cashu, an open-source, privacy-preserving ecash protocol.
🔐 Why Cashu?
Cashu gives your group:
- ⚡️ Fast, anonymous payments
- 🏦 A shared group wallet — no bank needed
- 🔄 Option to exchange for Bitcoin Lightning or local currencies
- 🕵️♀️ No tracking, no account IDs, no blockchain surveillance
There's:
- ❌ No token
- ❌ No mining
- ❌ No speculative "web3" risk
Just real, usable money — owned by your community, not by a platform.
🧩 What You Can Unlock
| Feature | Suggested Contribution | What It Enables |
|---|---|---|
| 📹 Video hosting | $15/month | Upload onboarding calls, training videos, recaps |
| 🌐 Public website | $10/month | Publish a join page or update feed |
| 🧑💼 Custom usernames | $5/month | Handles like @[email protected] |
| 🗳️ Proposal tools | $5/month | Vote on fund usage or big decisions |
| 🧾 Group accounting | $10/month | View contributors, balances, and past decisions |
Funds are pooled in your Cashu group wallet, and visible to trusted admins or the whole group, depending on your settings.
🤲 Voluntary, Not Mandatory
You don't have to pay to join or keep using Holis.
If your community hosts your own relay, name server, and media server, you don't need to pay for any Holis services. This is permissionless, free software — own your infrastructure, own your community.
But if you believe in building alternatives to Big Tech —
if you want to support moderators, translators, and care workers —
if you want to fund tools that serve movements instead of metrics...
Then this solidarity model is for you.
🛠 What You're Funding
Your contributions support:
- The features your group unlocks
- Your own group's community fund (e.g. pay a steward, buy supplies, translate docs)
- The broader Holis ecosystem: development, hosting, support
This keeps Holis:
- Open source
- Community-driven
- Free from ads, VCs, and surveillance incentives
✨ Contribute in Any Way You Can
- 💸 Chip in to your group's fund via Cashu
- ⚙️ Contribute code, designs, or feedback (GitHub)
- 🌍 Run a relay or a Cashu mint for your community
- 🧠 Help other groups learn how to self-organize
Get Started
You can try Holis for free — right now.
And when you're ready, unlock what you need, support your people, and keep your group sovereign.
➡️ Launch the App → app.holis.social
➡️ Read More About Cashu
➡️ Help us grow the commons → Open Collective