Billing and Plans
CTFFactory is offered as a subscription-based SaaS platform with tiered plans designed for individuals, teams, and enterprise organizations. All plans include access to core platform features; higher tiers unlock advanced capabilities, higher usage limits, and access to specialized content.
Plan Overview
| Feature | Free | Starter | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workspace members | 1 | 5 | 25 | Unlimited |
| CTF events (active) | 1 | 3 | 10 | Unlimited |
| AI credit pack (included/month) | 50 credits | 500 credits | 2,000 credits | Custom |
| Challenge generation | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Deployable challenges | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Custom domain | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Tenant branding | — | Y | Y | Y |
| SSO / OIDC | — | — | Y | Y |
| OFFSEC challenge content | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Learning Paths | View only | Y | Y | Y |
| Open Badges issuance | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Audit logs | — | — | Y | Y |
| Data residency selection | — | — | — | Y |
| SLA and dedicated support | — | — | — | Y |
AI Credit Packs
AI credits are consumed each time the platform performs an AI-intensive operation. The primary credit-consuming actions are:
| Action | Approximate Credit Cost |
|---|---|
| Generate a standard challenge | 5–15 credits |
| Generate a learning lab challenge (insane difficulty) | 15–30 credits |
| Generate a challenge with auto-deploy spec | 20–40 credits |
| Regenerate or refine a challenge | 3–10 credits |
Credit costs vary based on challenge complexity, category, and the length of generated content (description, files, deployment configuration). Exact credit consumption is shown in the generation preview before you confirm.
Included credits reset at the start of each billing cycle. Unused credits do not roll over.
Purchasing Additional Credits
Additional AI credit packs can be purchased at any time from Workspace Settings > Billing without upgrading your subscription tier. Credit packs are available in several sizes and are consumed after your included monthly credits are exhausted.
OFFSEC Content Gating
Access to OFFSEC-aligned challenge content and learning path templates — developed in partnership with OffSec — requires a Starter plan or higher. This content includes:
- Advanced challenge templates mapped to OffSec certification tracks
- Pre-built learning paths aligned to PEN-200, WEB-200, and SOC-200 curricula
- Specialist-level badge paths with NICE and CCSSF alignment
Free-tier workspaces can browse OFFSEC content in the catalog but cannot enroll in or deploy OFFSEC-gated paths or challenges without upgrading.
Managing Your Subscription
Navigate to Workspace Settings > Billing to:
- View your current plan and renewal date
- See credit usage for the current billing period
- Purchase additional AI credit packs
- Upgrade or downgrade your subscription
- Download past invoices
- Update your payment method
Subscription changes take effect at the start of the next billing cycle. Downgrades do not cause immediate data loss, but features unavailable on the lower plan are disabled until the cycle renews at the higher tier or the workspace is upgraded again.
Free Tier Limits
The Free plan is intended for individual exploration and evaluation. Key restrictions to be aware of:
- Only one workspace member (the Owner); no team invitation
- One active CTF event at a time; deploying a new CTF requires stopping the existing one
- No deployable challenge support — generated challenges produce player-only ZIPs only
- No Open Badges issuance; learning path completion is tracked but no credential is issued
- 50 AI credits per month with no option to purchase additional packs (upgrade required)
Free workspaces that exceed 90 days of inactivity may have their deployed CTF instances automatically stopped.
Enterprise Billing
Enterprise accounts are invoiced annually and include custom credit allocations, dedicated infrastructure options, data residency selection, and a named account manager. Contact [email protected] to request a quote.