Trace pricing

One Base price. Add only what you use.

Start on the Creator Base. Customising is optional.

Creator Base

$29 / month

Or $290 a year on annual: pay 10 months, get 12.

Card required. Nothing is charged until day 14; cancel before then from Billing. List prices in US dollars, before tax.

Included a month

  • 10 videos
  • 100 images
  • 50 audio files
  • 50 list versions
  • 10 leak traces
  • 1 creator seat
  • Dashboard
  • Per-creator secret key and two-layer marking
  • API access (120 requests a minute)
  • 1 case's evidence pack a month (re-downloads free)
  • Your logo overlay on every copy
Customise your planUsage per type and add-ons, with a running total. Optional.

Choosing levels here needs JavaScript. Every level and price is listed under “See every level and price” below, and you can pick levels in the app after you start the trial.

Going over an allowance: each extra item costs 1.5× the unit price of your level (no level: 1.5× the first level's), on your next invoice. We email you at 80%; marking pauses at 2× the allowance, and leak traces never pause.

See every level and priceThe full table for each type.

Video

Each file up to 10 minutes; a longer file counts one per started 10 minutes.

LevelAddsTotal a monthPrice / mo
V1+2535$19
V2+100110$49
V3+400410$149
V4+1,5001,510$399
V5+5,0005,010$999

Base includes 10 videos a month. Over the allowance: 1.5× your level's unit price per video (no level: $1.14).

Images

Each marked image copy.

LevelAddsTotal a monthPrice / mo
I1+500600$9
I2+2,5002,600$29
I3+10,00010,100$79
I4+50,00050,100$249
I5+200,000200,100$699

Base includes 100 images a month. Over the allowance: 1.5× your level's unit price per image (no level: $0.027).

Audio

Voice notes and audio files up to 10 minutes.

LevelAddsTotal a monthPrice / mo
A1+100150$9
A2+500550$29
A3+2,5002,550$99
A4+10,00010,050$299

Base includes 50 audio files a month. Over the allowance: 1.5× your level's unit price per audio file (no level: $0.135).

List versions

Separately marked versions for mass messages and lists, any media type.

LevelAddsTotal a monthPrice / mo
L1+250300$19
L2+1,0001,050$59
L3+5,0005,050$199
L4+20,00020,050$599

Base includes 50 versions a month. Over the allowance: 1.5× your level's unit price per version (no level: $0.114).

Streaming

Per-viewer marked playback of recorded video (A/B HLS), in viewer-hours.

LevelAddsTotal a monthPrice / mo
S1+100100$29
S2+500500$99
S3+2,5002,500$399

Not in the Base allowance: pick a level to start. Over the allowance: 1.5× your level's unit price per viewer-hour (no level: $0.435).

Leak traces

Upload a leaked copy and see which account it was delivered to. Leak traces never pause.

LevelAddsTotal a monthPrice / mo
C1+5060$29
C2+250260$99
C3+1,0001,010$299

Base includes 10 traces a month. Over the allowance: 1.5× your level's unit price per trace (no level: $0.87).

One-off items

$39 per extra case, re-downloads free.

Back-catalogue marking of existing files for current buyers: image $0.02 · video $0.25 · audio file $0.05 each.

Takedown partner referral: free.

Live stream (real-time): early access, quote by email; not for sale yet. Leak traces: upload a leaked copy and see which account it was delivered to. (The free scan only finds where your content is posted.)

The guarantee

Right account, or your money back.

If a leak trace ever shows the wrong account, that month's subscription is refunded. When a mark can't be read, Trace shows no account instead of guessing. Trace does not promise that nothing leaks.

It covers every leak trace on a paid plan. A result where Trace shows no account is inconclusive, not a wrong account: Trace says it can't tell rather than guess, and in every published test it has never shown the wrong account (see the tests). Trace does not remove links: your takedown service does that, and Trace shows which account the copy was delivered to. Full terms.

Questions

What does Trace cost for a creator?

The Creator Base is $29 a month and includes 100 images, 10 videos, 50 audio files, 50 list versions and 10 leak traces a month, the dashboard, your secret key and two-layer marking, API access and 1 case's evidence pack a month (re-downloads free). Add a usage level only for the types you send more of (video from $19, images from $9, audio from $9, list versions from $19) and any add-ons. Annual is 10 months' price for 12.

How do I start?

With the 14-day trial. You add a card to start; nothing is charged until day 14, and you can cancel before then from Billing. The trial runs on the Base allowance. If the first charge fails, the account closes to new marking and your cases and evidence stay in your account.

What happens if I go over an allowance?

Nothing stops. Each extra item costs 1.5 times the unit price of the level you are on (with no level, 1.5 times the first level's unit price) and goes on your next invoice. We email you at 80%. Marking pauses at 2 times the allowance so a mistake can't run up a large bill; leak traces never pause. Pick a higher level any time from Settings.

What counts as a video, an image, an audio file or a list version?

A video is one marked file up to 10 minutes (a longer file counts one per started 10 minutes). An image is one marked image copy. An audio file is a voice note or audio file up to 10 minutes. A list version is one separately marked version for a mass message or a list, whatever the media. Streaming is counted in viewer-hours of marked playback. A leak trace is one leaked copy you upload to see which account it was delivered to. The free scan is separate: it only finds where your content is posted.

Is live streaming included?

Real-time live streaming is early access: ask by email. Streaming of recorded video with per-viewer marked playback is a usage level (from $29 for 100 viewer-hours).

I run an agency. Is this my price?

No. Agencies have their own Base at $199 a month with 5 creator seats, team roles, API Pro, Vault links and 4 cases' evidence packs a month (re-downloads free), then the same usage levels pooled across the roster. See the agency pricing page.