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What you pay us

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	\| Per-project fees \|\| $0		\| Per-project fees \|\| $0
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	\| Per-response ~~or per-survey~~ fees \|\| $0		\| Per-survey fees \|\| $0
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			\| Per-response fees \|\| $0
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	\| Update fees \|\| $0 — every future release is a free download once you've bought in		\| Update fees \|\| $0 — every future release is a free download once you've bought in

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What you pay us

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	! Item !! Cost		! Item !! Cost
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	\| RefractSurvey license ~~(one-time)~~ \|\| Paid once, at [https://pixelrefractionstudio.itch.io/refractsurvey purchase]		\| RefractSurvey license \|\| Paid once, at [https://pixelrefractionstudio.itch.io/refractsurvey purchase]
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	\| Monthly subscription \|\| $0		\| Monthly subscription \|\| $0

Nerdofepic at 13:44, 13 September 2026

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	! Item !! Cost		! Item !! Cost
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	\| RefractSurvey license (one-time) \|\| Paid once, at [https://~~nerdofepic~~.itch.io/refractsurvey purchase]		\| RefractSurvey license (one-time) \|\| Paid once, at [https://pixelrefractionstudio.itch.io/refractsurvey purchase]
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	\| Monthly subscription \|\| $0		\| Monthly subscription \|\| $0
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	\| Per-response or per-survey fees \|\| $0		\| Per-response or per-survey fees \|\| $0
	\|-		\|-
	\| Update fees \|\| $0 — every future release is a free download once you've bought in		\| Update fees \|\| $0 — every future release is a free download once you've bought in
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	Because RefractSurvey is self-hosted, the only ongoing cost is wherever you choose to run it:		Because RefractSurvey is self-hosted, the only ongoing cost is wherever you choose to run it:

	* '''A server.''' A small virtual private server is plenty for most teams — RefractSurvey is plain PHP and MySQL/MariaDB with no background workers, no queue, and no build step to run.		* '''A server.''' A small virtual private server is plenty for most teams — RefractSurvey is plain PHP and MySQL/MariaDB with no background workers, no queue, and no build step to run.
	* '''A domain name,''' if you want a friendly URL instead of a bare IP address. Optional.		* '''A domain name,''' if you want a friendly URL instead of a bare IP address. Optional.
	* '''Nothing else.''' [[RefractSurvey_Automated_Server_Setup\|Automated Server Setup]] even requests a free HTTPS certificate from Let's Encrypt for you, so there's no certificate fee either.		* '''Nothing else.''' [[RefractSurvey_Automated_Server_Setup\|Automated Server Setup]] even requests a free HTTPS certificate from Let's Encrypt for you, so there's no certificate fee either.
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	There's no metering anywhere in the app:		There's no metering anywhere in the app:

	* '''Unlimited projects''' — run one game or ten from the same install.		* '''Unlimited projects''' — run one game or ten from the same install.
	* '''Unlimited surveys''' — active, closed, or draft, it's all the same.		* '''Unlimited surveys''' — active, closed, or draft, it's all the same.
	* '''Unlimited responses''' — a wildly successful playtest wave doesn't cost you anything extra.		* '''Unlimited responses''' — a wildly successful playtest wave doesn't cost you anything extra.
	* '''Unlimited users''' — add your whole team, and every external tester too, without a seat count anywhere.		* '''Unlimited users''' — add your whole team, and every external tester too, without a seat count anywhere.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Nerdofepic: Created page with "RefractSurvey is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Here's exactly what that means once you're running it. == What you pay us == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Item !! Cost |- | RefractSurvey license (one-time) || Paid once, at [https://nerdofepic.itch.io/refractsurvey purchase] |- | Monthly subscription || $0 |- | Per-seat / per-user fees || $0 |- | Per-project fees || $0 |- | Per-response or per-survey fees || $0 |- | Update fees || $0 — every future release is a..."

2026-09-03T03:26:31Z

Created page with "RefractSurvey is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Here's exactly what that means once you're running it. == What you pay us == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Item !! Cost |- | RefractSurvey license (one-time) || Paid once, at [https://nerdofepic.itch.io/refractsurvey purchase] |- | Monthly subscription || $0 |- | Per-seat / per-user fees || $0 |- | Per-project fees || $0 |- | Per-response or per-survey fees || $0 |- | Update fees || $0 — every future release is a..."

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RefractSurvey is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Here's exactly what that means once you're running it.

== What you pay us ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Item !! Cost
|-
| RefractSurvey license (one-time) || Paid once, at [https://nerdofepic.itch.io/refractsurvey purchase]
|-
| Monthly subscription || $0
|-
| Per-seat / per-user fees || $0
|-
| Per-project fees || $0
|-
| Per-response or per-survey fees || $0
|-
| Update fees || $0 — every future release is a free download once you've bought in
|}

There's no license key phoning home anywhere, and no feature gets locked behind a higher tier. Everything documented on this wiki is included.

== What you pay someone else ==

Because RefractSurvey is self-hosted, the only ongoing cost is wherever you choose to run it:

* '''A server.''' A small virtual private server is plenty for most teams — RefractSurvey is plain PHP and MySQL/MariaDB with no background workers, no queue, and no build step to run.
* '''A domain name,''' if you want a friendly URL instead of a bare IP address. Optional.
* '''Nothing else.''' [[RefractSurvey_Automated_Server_Setup|Automated Server Setup]] even requests a free HTTPS certificate from Let's Encrypt for you, so there's no certificate fee either.

== Unlimited, for real ==

There's no metering anywhere in the app:

* '''Unlimited projects''' — run one game or ten from the same install.
* '''Unlimited surveys''' — active, closed, or draft, it's all the same.
* '''Unlimited responses''' — a wildly successful playtest wave doesn't cost you anything extra.
* '''Unlimited users''' — add your whole team, and every external tester too, without a seat count anywhere.

== See also ==

* [[RefractSurvey_License|License]]
* [[RefractSurvey_Getting_Started|Getting Started]]
* [[RefractSurvey_Automated_Server_Setup|Automated Server Setup]]

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