Simple, creator-friendly pricing
Start free with one full publication — 500 panels, enough for a complete graphic novel. Then buy a Work Pass once per book, or subscribe when you are running a catalogue. No revenue share on your content sales — ever.
One book in you? Pay once.
A Work Pass unlocks one additional publication permanently — no subscription, no expiry, no renewal date to remember. Buy one per book; they stack. It carries the full editor, unlimited panels, 5 locales, the complete paywall, and a one-time bundle of exports and TTS minutes.
Subscriptions buy something different: allowances that refill every month, team seats, a staging environment, review workflows, and longer analytics retention. Authoring a book is a job that ends — running a catalogue is not. Around your fourth Work Pass, Creator becomes the cheaper path, and we will tell you so.
Hosting for a Work Pass work sits inside a fair-use quota. Go beyond it and you choose: pay metered overage, subscribe, or export everything and self-host with the open-source player.
| Features | Free | Work Pass | Creator | Studio | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publications | 1 | +1 per pass | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Panels per work | 500 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Team members | 1 | 1 | 3 (max 5) | 15 | Unlimited |
| Asset storage | 500 MB | 2 GB per work | 5 GB | 50 GB | Custom |
| Locales | 2 | 5 | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Paywall & monetization | Basic | Full | Full | Full + analytics | Full + custom |
| Analytics | 7-day | 7-day | 90-day | 24-month | Custom |
| Exports (PDF/PPT/Video) | Watermarked | 10 once | 10/mo | 100/mo | Unlimited |
| AI assistants via MCP (beta) | |||||
| TTS voice generation | 30 min once | 30 min/mo | 120 min/mo | Custom | |
| Environments | Dev only | Dev + Prod | Dev + Prod | Dev + Staging + Prod | Custom |
| Review workflows | Basic | Basic | Full | Full + custom | |
| CDN bandwidth | 1 GB/mo | 5 GB/mo per work | 10 GB/mo | 100 GB/mo | Custom |
| Support | Community | Community | Priority email | Dedicated | |
| Custom domain | Subdomain | Subdomain | Custom domain | White-label | |
| SSO / OIDC | Available | Included | |||
| Uptime SLA | Contractual | ||||
| Deployment | Shared cloud | Shared cloud | Shared cloud | Shared cloud | Private cloud / on-prem |
| Procurement | Card, once | Card | Card or invoice | PO + custom contract | |
| Onboarding | Self-serve | Self-serve | Self-serve | Self-serve | Dedicated + account manager |
| Data retention & residency | Default | Default | Default | Default | Custom, EU residency |
50% Off for Education
Verified educational institutions get 50% off Creator and Studio tiers. Empower students to create interactive graphic novels.
Pay Only for What You Use
Key Pricing Principles
Zero Revenue Share
You keep 100% of your content sales. Only standard Stripe/PayPal fees apply.
Free Tier Is Real
1 full publication, 500 panels, 2 locales, basic monetization. A complete graphic novel, not a demo.
No Lock-In
Export your panelwave.json and all assets anytime. Self-host with the open player.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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