Plans & limits
Free, Starter, and Pro tiers — features, page limits, and early access status.
Last updated May 28, 2026
HTMLDrop is in early access — every feature is currently free with no credit card required. Paid tiers will launch after early access with advance notice.
Current status (early access)
| Status | |
|---|---|
| Price | $0 |
| Page limits | Not enforced |
| Feature gates | Disabled (ENFORCE_PLANS off) |
| Credit card | Not required |
We'll announce pricing before anything changes. See /pricing for the public pricing page.
Planned tiers
When billing goes live, three tiers are planned:
Free
- 3 permanent pages
- Anonymous 24-hour guest drops
- Basic hosting and editor access
Starter
- 25 permanent pages
- Custom URL slugs
- Version history (5 versions per page)
- Page analytics
- Embed snippets and QR codes
Pro
- 500+ permanent pages (soft limit)
- Everything in Starter
- Password-protected pages
- Expiring links
- Remove HTMLDrop badge
- Version history (10 versions per page)
- REST API access (
/api/v1/pages)
Exact limits and pricing may change before launch. This doc will be updated when ENFORCE_PLANS is enabled.
API access (early access)
The REST API (/api/v1/pages) is free for all signed-in users during early access. When billing launches, API keys will require Pro (see matrix below).
Feature matrix (when enforced)
| Feature | Free | Starter | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guest drops | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Permanent pages | 3 | 25 | 500+ |
| Custom slug | — | Yes | Yes |
| Version history | — | 5 | 10 |
| Analytics | — | Yes | Yes |
| Password protection | — | — | Yes |
| Expiring links | — | — | Yes |
| API access | — | — | Yes |
| No badge | — | — | Yes |
Upgrading
When billing is live, upgrade from Settings or the plan banner in your dashboard. Lemon Squeezy handles checkout and subscription management.