Support Kodachi
TL;DR
Award-winning privacy OS- Kodachi is a fully hardened privacy OS, not a VPN.
- All tiers include the same features and updates.
- You only pay for backend quality: shared, premium, or dedicated infrastructure.
- Premium and Dedicated are one-time purchases per major version.
Free for Personal Use
All Kodachi editions (Binary Suite, Terminal, and Desktop) are completely free for personal, educational, and research use.
Only commercial, professional, or organizational use requires a paid license.
Free tier access policies may apply (fair-use controls).
Free
Personal Use Only
Same OS and features. Shared infrastructure for personal testing and occasional use.
- Full Kodachi features & updates
- Same binaries as paid plans
- Shared VPS infrastructure (high density)
- Community support
- Not for commercial use
Intended for personal, educational, and research use
Premium
Low-Density Shared Backend
Same OS and features. Low-density shared infrastructure for consistent performance.
- Full Kodachi features & updates
- Commercial usage rights
- Low-density VPS (fewer users)
- Faster performance & higher stability
- Priority support (best-effort)*
Intended for professional, commercial, and organizational use
Dedicated
Exclusive Backend, Isolation
Same OS and features. Fully isolated VPS infrastructure for organizations and teams.
Dedicated plans include a fully isolated VPS; the minimum device count covers baseline infrastructure cost.
- Full Kodachi features & updates
- Commercial usage rights
- Fully dedicated VPS per customer
- Exclusive network (no third-party traffic)
- Highest performance & strongest isolation
- Priority support (best-effort)*
Intended for enterprises and serious operational use
*Priority support means paid requests are triaged ahead of free tier requests, on a best-effort basis. This does not constitute a service level agreement (SLA).
Instant license key delivery. No account required. One-time payment for the entire 9.x.x cycle.
One-time purchase — covers all updates within the major version (e.g., 9.x.x). No recurring subscriptions.
No email required — license key displayed on-screen. For full anonymity, select Monero (XMR).
Feature and Backend Comparison
Premium nodes are intentionally capped to low occupancy to avoid peak-hour congestion. Dedicated plans run on fully isolated VPS instances with reserved resources.
About This Support Model
Kodachi has been independently developed since 2013, trusted by privacy-conscious users worldwide. This support model sustains development while ensuring all users receive identical security features.
Universal Features — All tiers get identical OS capabilities. The only difference is backend infrastructure density and isolation.
Global Commitment — Continuous updates, best-effort VPS availability, infrastructure maintenance. No SLA or uptime guarantees.
Major-Version Licensing — One-time purchase per major version (e.g., 9.x.x). No recurring subscriptions. New purchase only for major upgrades (e.g., 10.x.x).
60-Day Grace Period — If a new major version releases within 60 days of purchase, you receive a free upgrade to the new version.
Supporting the Mission — Contributions fund infrastructure costs while keeping the free tier available for personal use.
Donate
Donations vs Purchases
Donations help sustain the free personal-use tier and shared infrastructure. They do NOT grant license keys or premium/dedicated access.
✗ No commercial usage rights ✗ No premium/dedicated access ✗ No priority support
Direct Cryptocurrency Donations
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Donations
Supporting Kodachi Development
Donations help sustain the free personal-use tier and shared VPS infrastructure, allowing Kodachi to remain accessible while covering ongoing development and operational costs.
Donations do NOT replace paid plans and do NOT grant:
✗ Commercial usage rights
✗ Access to premium or dedicated infrastructure
✗ Priority support or isolated resources
Notes
Privacy-First Purchasing
There is no registration, no account creation, and no personal data required. Simply purchase a license key using any payment method that suits you — including anonymous options like Monero (XMR) — and receive your key in return. Use it for as long as the version is supported. Privacy remains a priority even during purchasing.
Support Model Overview
- This model keeps Kodachi privacy-first by avoiding recurring subscriptions
- Paid tiers fund infrastructure and development while keeping the same OS features available to everyone
- The difference is backend quality, not software capability
- Premium and Dedicated plans do not include contractual SLAs
- Donations help preserve the free personal-use tier
- Commercial and professional use requires a paid plan
- All cryptocurrency transactions are final and non-refundable
- For maximum privacy, donate directly with cryptocurrency
Important: Kodachi is NOT a VPN Service
Kodachi is a Fully Hardened Privacy and Security Operating System — not a standalone VPN provider. It delivers a full-stack environment that combines:
- System hardening and security controls
- Privacy protections and anti-leak enforcement
- Network routing orchestration and verification
- Multiple privacy and tunneling protocols (VPN, Tor, proxies, DNS controls, routing modes)
Because of this, Kodachi should not be compared to a normal VPN subscription. A VPN is only one component. Kodachi is an integrated OS-level privacy, security, and anonymity stack.