Self-host for free. Or run on our infrastructure and pay only for the team slots you actually use — no subscription required.
Run Zonventure on your own server. Same codebase as hosted.
You bring the box.
zv -backupTry the hosted product without a credit card.
For evaluation + small one-off events.
Pay only when you run a real event.
Charged per event. No monthly fee.
Predictable monthly billing for steady operators.
Includes 30 slots / month — extras at €1.50.
Custom hosting, contracts, and integrations.
For large rollouts, schools and tour operators.
| Feature | Self-host | Free | PAYG | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures, authoring, players | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concurrent events | ∞ | 1 | ∞ | ∞ |
| Team slots | ∞ | 10/mo | €2 ea | 30 incl. |
| Arranger seats | ∞ | 1 | ∞ | 5 |
| Stripe-hosted invoices | opt-in | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhooks + audit-log API | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backups retained for you | DIY | — | — | 14 days |
| Support channel | community | email (best-effort) | email (priority) | email + scheduled |
Yes. The hosted product runs the same binary you'd build from the public source tree. There's no "Pro Edition" gating features behind a key — paid plans pay for our hosting, backups, and support, not for features.
One playing team in one event. A slot is consumed when the arranger creates a team for a specific event. If a team doesn't show up, the slot stays consumed — refunds work the same way Stripe does (admin can refund unused slots from the dashboard).
zv -backup writes a portable Postgres dump.
zv -restore on the other end replays it. Your
users, adventures, events, and teams come along; magic links
keep working as long as the public origin matches. See
the manual for the runbook.
No. Pricing is per arranger / per event. Players join via a magic link from any phone browser — there's no app, no signup, no card.
You can export your full org data as a JSON archive from Settings → Account at any time. Deleted accounts are purged on a 7-day grace window so an accidental click is recoverable. (See our Privacy Policy for the full retention table.)
Yes. Refund any unused slots from the Purchases tab; the charge is reversed via Stripe and the assignment is freed within a few minutes. Already-played slots are non-refundable.