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The on-premise appliance is still maintained and is free for up to 50 users with no expiry and no throttling....","duplicate_of":null,"n_unknown":8,"free_unit":"unlimited"},"record":{"topic":"storage","slug":"exavault-free-self-hosted-appliance","provider":"ExaVault (Files.com) — free self-hosted appliance","url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","category":"iaas","free_tier":{"stated":"ExaVault Cloud, the hosted product, was sunset. The on-premise appliance is still maintained and is free for up to 50 users with no expiry and no throttling. Capacity is the disk the user attaches to a machine they run; there is no hosted storage.","unit":"unlimited","metered_on":"stored-bytes","source_url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","read_on":"2026-10-21","notes":null},"per_object_cap":{"stated":"not stated","source_url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","notes":"not stated"},"retention":{"stated":"not stated","source_url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","notes":"not stated"},"egress":{"terms":"N/A — egress is your own VM's bandwidth. Note: 'Encryption at rest comes from your VM environment'.","metered":false},"interface":["rest","webdav","sftp","ftp"],"interface_detail":"sftp / ftp / webdav / rest (web manager, share links)","tooling":"the user installs and runs the appliance image (VMware OVA, AWS Marketplace or GCP Marketplace image) on a rented or free machine; 4 CPU / 12 GB RAM / 100 GB primary disk plus a sized data drive; every installation needs outbound HTTPS to a license service and one source IP address","chaining":"Unlimited free 'accounts' (appliance deployments) x whatever disk you attach. This is not free storage — it is free software for storage you already pay for. Worth recording because the category's free tier has structurally migrated here: the vendor monetises seats and support, not bytes.","limits":[],"limits_note":"per-object-cap none imposed by the software; retention none; the binding constraints become your VM's disk and network. Paid tier adds SSO/2FA/syslog and >50 users ($99/mo per 50-user pack).","identity_cost":{"kind":"card","detail":"unverified: how the free image and its license key are obtained was not seen; a valid license key file is required for free and paid installations","country":null},"reliability_note":"Free tier is 'never feature-degraded and never throttled' but ships no support channel and manual updates only.","confidence":"reported","confidence_note":"Re-read on 2026-11-04: https://www.exavault.com/ (hosted cloud sunset, appliance maintained), https://www.exavault.com/pricing (free up to 50 users, no expiry), https://docs.exavault.com/administration/license-keys.md (license key file required) and https://docs.exavault.com/ (the user operates the deployment). How the free image and its license key are obtained was not seen, so confidence stays at reported.","evidence":[{"url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'The ExaVault on-prem appliance is free for deployments up to 50 users', 'The Free tier never expires, is never feature-degraded, and is never throttled', 'Because the appliance runs in your environment, the compliance posture ... is your scope'"},{"url":"https://www.exavault.com/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'Free SFTP & FTP Server · ExaVault by Files.com'"},{"url":"https://www.exavault.com/","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the hosted ExaVault Cloud product was sunset","capture":"sha256:f2f6d0583966d191ca978031aa3aa6f3371566f088b85529b1043846fd7ec21f","quote":"ExaVault Cloud was sunset and its mission carried forward by Files.com"},{"url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"system requirements of the appliance","capture":"sha256:f503077f3967da0aabdf62f28738a1a5a8baadfd45c99c51efffcfd12df21eb2","quote":"System requirements: 64-bit Intel, 4 CPU / 12 GB RAM / 100 GB primary disk plus a sized data drive."},{"url":"https://docs.exavault.com/administration/license-keys.md","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"free installations need a license key file","capture":"sha256:86ea836739fb85235a580e7730d2845085547af50cf22148d396b98af468da68","quote":"a valid license key file is required for both free and paid usage."},{"url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the free appliance has no expiry or throttle and is licensed for up to 50 users","capture":"sha256:f503077f3967da0aabdf62f28738a1a5a8baadfd45c99c51efffcfd12df21eb2","quote":"No. The Free tier never expires, is never feature-degraded, and is never throttled — it is the full appliance, licensed for up to 50 users, and you can run it in production as long as you like."},{"url":"https://www.exavault.com/","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the on-premise appliance is still maintained","capture":"sha256:f2f6d0583966d191ca978031aa3aa6f3371566f088b85529b1043846fd7ec21f","quote":"The on-premise appliance is still maintained by Files.com for self-hosted shops"},{"url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"image formats","capture":"sha256:f503077f3967da0aabdf62f28738a1a5a8baadfd45c99c51efffcfd12df21eb2","quote":"The appliance ships as a VMware OVA, an AWS Marketplace image, and a GCP Marketplace image."},{"url":"https://docs.exavault.com/","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the user deploys and operates the appliance and its storage","capture":"sha256:ec5cde714776d3f9fbc909e45c6b03250d66bac5485f237144fc4cf7fd5c211e","quote":"You deploy ExaVault in your cloud account or virtual-machine environment and operate the compute, storage, network, firewall, backups, and availability of that deployment."},{"url":"https://docs.exavault.com/administration/license-keys.md","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"one source IP address per installation","capture":"sha256:86ea836739fb85235a580e7730d2845085547af50cf22148d396b98af468da68","quote":"each ExaVault installation must be associated with a single IP address at any given time."},{"url":"https://www.exavault.com/pricing","date":"2026-11-04","proved":"the free appliance has no expiry or throttle and is licensed for up to 50 users","capture":"sha256:f503077f3967da0aabdf62f28738a1a5a8baadfd45c99c51efffcfd12df21eb2","quote":"No. The Free tier never expires, is never feature-degraded, and is never throttled — it is the full appliance, licensed for up to 50 users, and you can run it in production as long as you like."}],"verdict":"fails-quota","verified_at":"2026-11-04T01:24:13.492Z","notes":"The hosted product is gone. 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