Pricing

Privacy to meet any budget

We built Cloak from the ground up with your privacy at its core. Through local encryption keys, your conversations remain secure and accessible only to you and those you choose to communicate with. We will never sell or monetize your data. Cloak operates as a premium service dedicated to protecting your privacy.

Free

Test the waters with Cloak for free! The free plan still has all of the privacy and security you expect, with limited features.

$0/month

  • End to end encryption
  • Join up to 2 rooms
  • Unlimited direct messages
  • Attachments up to 10MB
  • 1GB encrypted vault storage
  • Voice chat
  • Video, and screen share via P2P
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Basic

Get started with Cloak Basic, offering all the essentials you need to communicate securely and privately.

$6.99/month

  • End to end encryption
  • Join up to 20 rooms
  • Unlimited direct messages
  • Choose if and how long direct messages persist
  • Private encrypted uploads up to 50MB
  • 10GB encrypted vault storage
  • Video & screen share via Server Relay or P2P
  • View 1 1080p 60FPS stream, or 4 720p 30FPS streams
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Plus

Most popular

Step up with Cloak Plus for more rooms, larger attachments, and expanded streaming capabilities.

$14.99/month

  • End to end encryption
  • Join up to 100 rooms
  • Unlimited direct messages
  • Choose if and how long direct messages persist
  • Private encrypted uploads up to 200MB
  • 25GB encrypted vault storage
  • Video & screen share via Server Relay or P2P
  • View 2 1080p 60FPS streams, or 10 720p 30FPS streams
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Pro

Our pro tier offers all the security and privacy you expect from Cloak, packed with everything Cloak has to offer.

$29.99/month

  • End to end encryption
  • Join up to 200 rooms
  • Unlimited direct messages
  • Choose if and how long direct messages persist
  • Private encrypted uploads up to 500MB
  • 100GB encrypted vault storage
  • Video & screen share via Server Relay or P2P
  • View 5 1080p 60FPS streams, or 22 720p 30FPS streams
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Tier features and pricing are not final and subject to change

Server Relay vs Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

Cloak offers two ways to transmit video and screen share streams. Both are end-to-end encrypted. The difference is how the data travels between participants.

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Server Relay (SFU)

Paid tiers

Your encrypted stream is sent to a Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) server, which relays it to other participants. The server never decrypts the content. It only forwards the encrypted packets.

  • Your IP address is hidden from other participants
  • Scales better with more viewers
  • Consistent quality regardless of participant count
  • Paid users can use P2P to share video with free-tier friends
P2P

Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

All tiers

Your encrypted stream is sent directly to other participants without passing through a relay server. This creates a direct connection between devices.

  • Your IP address is visible to other participants
  • No server intermediary, lowest possible latency
  • Quality depends on your network and participant count
  • Available on the free tier for video and screen sharing

Frequently asked questions

Have questions? We're here to help. If you can't find what you're looking for, reach out to our support team.

    • What is Cloak?

      Cloak is a privacy-first Discord alternative with the features you actually want. Create or join encrypted chat rooms with text and voice channels, set up roles and permissions, react to messages, share files, hop on encrypted video calls with background effects, and customize your experience with themes and appearance settings. All protected by end-to-end encryption and zero-knowledge architecture, making it the secure messaging app for people who refuse to compromise.

    • How does Cloak protect my privacy?

      Unlike Discord or other mainstream chat apps, Cloak uses the Signal Protocol for key exchange and AES-256-GCM to encrypt every message on your device before it reaches the network. The server only ever sees ciphertext, never plaintext. Voice and video calls are also end-to-end encrypted using WebRTC Insertable Streams. Your encryption keys are stored locally on your device, so even we cannot read your messages, files, or calls. This zero-knowledge architecture is what makes Cloak a truly private chat app.

    • What platforms is Cloak available on?

      Cloak is available as a desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Mobile apps are on the roadmap.

    • How do group chats and rooms work?

      Rooms are encrypted spaces with text and voice channels, just like servers on other platforms. You can create roles with 30+ granular permissions, upload custom emoji, generate invite links with optional expiration, view audit logs, and set AFK timeouts. Room owners can cycle encryption keys at any time. Free users can join up to 2 rooms, while paid tiers support 20–200 rooms.

    • What are the limitations for voice and video features?

      Voice channels have no strict limit on participants and all voice and video is end-to-end encrypted. Free users can video chat and screen share using peer-to-peer (P2P) connections. Note that P2P exposes your IP address to other participants. Paid tiers can choose between Server Relay (SFU) or P2P for video and screen sharing, and unlock SFU stream viewing: Basic supports 1 1080p 60FPS stream or 4 720p 30FPS streams, Plus supports 2 or 10, and Pro supports 5 or 22. Paid users can also use P2P to share video with free-tier friends.

    • How much does Cloak cost?

      Cloak offers four tiers: a Free plan with up to 2 rooms, 1GB encrypted vault storage, P2P video and screen sharing, and core privacy features; a Basic plan at $6.99/month with 20 rooms, 10GB storage, and Server Relay or P2P streaming; a Plus plan at $14.99/month with 100 rooms, 25GB storage, and expanded streaming; and a Pro plan at $29.99/month with 200 rooms, 100GB storage, and the most streaming capacity. Every plan uses the same end-to-end encryption.

    • What storage limits and file sharing options are available?

      Cloak offers two upload modes. Public uploads go to an unencrypted CDN as direct links (10MB limit, all tiers), great for non-sensitive content. Private uploads are encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM before upload and stored in your encrypted vault with tier-based limits: Free gets 1GB with 10MB files, Basic gets 10GB with 50MB, Plus gets 25GB with 200MB, and Pro gets 100GB with 500MB. The vault lets you browse every private file you’ve shared, manage per-file sharing permissions for specific users or rooms, revoke access, and download or delete files from one place.

    • How long are messages stored?

      Paid users (Basic, Plus, and Pro) can choose if and how long their direct messages persist. All messages are stored as encrypted data that can only be decrypted on authorized devices. The server never has access to plaintext.

    • How do I get started with Cloak?

      You can try Cloak right now at app.cloak.chat or download the encrypted chat app for Windows, macOS, or Linux. Start with the free tier and upgrade to Basic, Plus, or Pro anytime for expanded storage, streaming, and more rooms. If you're looking for a private Discord alternative or a Signal alternative with more features, Cloak is the place to start. Join the waitlist to get notified about new features and updates.

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Features

Encrypted messaging, video calls, file vault, roles, reactions, and more.

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Security

Signal Protocol, AES-256-GCM, zero-knowledge architecture. Your data stays yours.

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About

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Cloak Chat is in active development

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