Simple pricing
Free to run on your own hardware. Or get a managed instance in minutes.
Local
Available nowOpen-source · runs on your machine
- Unlimited threads, records, actors
- Run on your own hardware
- Every product feature
- Fully open source
- Your data stays on your machine
Hosted
Managed · pay for compute
- Everything in Local
- A private instance at your.syncropel.com
- Always-on — federation peers, triggers, agents
- Same open-source code as local — no fork
- Encrypted storage + portable export
What hosted means in practice
Stripping marketing-speak: here is exactly what we provision and what you actually get when you sign up.
What we provision for you
A Fly Machine running spl
The same Syncropel app you can install locally — bit-for-bit identical, just running on managed infrastructure.
An encrypted volume
Your records live on an encrypted-at-rest disk in the region you choose. No shared storage with other users.
A custom subdomain
A unique label.syncropel.com that you can give to teammates and federation peers without exposing your laptop.
A bootstrap token
A one-time-use token to authenticate your CLI, second laptop, phone, or agents to your hosted instance.
What you actually get
- A private instance — only your records live in it. No shared infrastructure, so your records are not co-mingled with strangers.
- Always-on reachability — federation peers, scheduled work, agent triggers all keep running while your laptop is closed.
- The same open-source code that runs locally. No fork. No proprietary additions. Audit it yourself.
- A custom hostname you can hand to teammates or federation peers without exposing your personal machine.
- Encrypted-at-rest storage with a documented `spl export` path so you can leave with your records any time.
Why this is not typical SaaS
- The code is fully open source. You can fork and run it yourself.
- The data format is open. Your records are not locked into a proprietary container.
- `spl export` produces a portable archive. You can leave with your data.
- One private instance per user. No shared infrastructure between accounts.
FAQ
Why is local free?
Because local is what running on your own hardware looks like. The code is open source; the format is open. There is no hosting cost we have to recover. Free is what is honest.
What's hosted for, exactly?
Two situations. (a) You don't want to keep your laptop on for federation peers, scheduled work, or agents that work while you sleep. (b) You want the install to be a click instead of curl | sh, and you want every device you own to reach the same records without Tailscale or VPN gymnastics.
Can I switch between local and hosted?
Yes — that's the design. Federation lets you run one instance on your laptop and another hosted, with records syncing under your control. `spl export` produces a portable archive you can move between them. Nothing locks you in.
Where does my data live?
Local: in ~/.syncro/ on your machine. Hosted: on an encrypted volume attached to your private Fly Machine, in the region you chose. Records never cross between instances unless you explicitly federate them, gated by consent records you write.
How is hosted different from typical SaaS?
The code is fully open source — you can fork and run it yourself. The data format is open — your records are not locked into a proprietary container. `spl export` produces a portable archive — you can leave with your data and run it anywhere. One private instance per user — no shared infrastructure between accounts.
Ready to start?
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