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Zeeble Pricing Model

Planning document, server boosts coming soon

👤 Personal Account Plans
Free
$0 / month
Self-hosted servers (can join)100
Zeeble cloud servers (can create)10
Sub-accounts (all types)10
Voice qualityStandard
Message search✓ Included
Custom beam tag✗
Profile banner✗
Animated avatar✗
Premium badge✗
⚡ Premium
Premium
$5 / month
Self-hosted servers (can join)200
Zeeble cloud servers (can create)30
Sub-accounts (all types)20
Voice quality⚡ Priority
Message search✓ Included
Custom beam tag✓
Profile banner✓
Animated avatar✓
Premium badge✓
🚀 Server Boost Tiers
Tier 1
⚡
? boosts
Boost count TBD
50
public emoji slots
Emojis usable across all of Zeeble
Static emojis only
Tier 2
⚡⚡
? boosts
Boost count TBD
150
public emoji slots
Everything in Tier 1
Animated emojis unlocked
Tier 3
⚡⚡⚡
? boosts
Boost count TBD
500
public emoji slots
Everything in Tier 2
Animated server icon
📉 What Happens When a Server Loses Boosts
🏠 Self-Hosted Servers
Removed from the global Zeeble emoji pool, no longer usable platform-wide.
Emoji data stays on the server admin's own database, Zeeble doesn't touch it.
Server admin bears their own storage cost. Zeeble bears nothing.
Boost back up: emojis are instantly re-submitted to the public pool.
☁️ Zeeble Cloud Servers
Removed from the global pool and locked within the server.
Emoji data kept on Zeeble's servers, nothing is deleted.
Members cannot use the emojis until boosts are restored.
Boost back up: emojis unlock immediately, no re-upload needed.
💵 Revenue Streams
⚡ Personal Premium Subscriptions
Users pay monthly for personal perks: more servers, more sub-accounts, priority voice, custom beam tags, profile perks, and monthly boost credits. Managed via Stripe recurring billing. Webhook flips premium = true on their zbeam account.
🚀 Server Boosts
Premium users receive boost credits monthly and spend them on servers they want to support. Boosts push servers through 3 tiers, unlocking public emoji slots for the whole Zeeble platform. No boosts: emojis pulled from the global pool.
🖥️ What Zeeble Hosts vs. Self-Hosted Admins
💸 Zeeble's Infrastructure Cost
zbeam: user accounts, auth, sub-accounts, beam tags
zcloud: managed cloud chat servers (capped at 10 free / 30 premium)
zpulse: DMs, DM attachments, LiveKit voice rooms
Global emoji pool: storage + serving for public emojis from boosted servers
✅ Self-Hosted Admin's Problem
Their own message history, channels, attachments
Their own voice rooms via PhaseLink
Their own server emojis (local only until boosted public)
Their own server limits, roles, moderation, Zeeble doesn't interfere
⏳ Still To Decide
Boosts per premium user
How many boost credits do premium users get per month? Can they split across multiple servers?
Boost counts per tier
How many boosts to reach Tier 1, 2, and 3? Suggested: 5 / 15 / 30
DM attachment limits
Max file size per DM attachment for free vs premium. These hit Zeeble's storage directly.
Emoji moderation
Manual review before emojis go public, or trust-first with report/remove system?
Stripe setup
Account being created. Integration starts after: webhook → premium flag in zbeam.