Cloud (SaaS)¶
With the Cloud (SaaS) edition, Drovio hosts and operates everything for you: there is no server to install or maintain. Drovio Server runs on Amazon AWS; your users create an account, install the Drovio app (or join from a web browser) and sign in with that account.
Scope
This section covers the technical aspects of the hosted edition. For how to use Drovio's features, see help.drovio.com . For how Drovio protects your data, see Security & Privacy.
Accounts & licensing¶
- Accounts: users self-register and sign in through the Drovio app or the web client. Authentication supports local accounts, sign-in with Slack, GitHub or Google, and SSO (SAML).
- Licensing: unlike the Enterprise edition, there are no license files. Entitlements are provisioned automatically from the customer's Stripe subscription: subscription events are delivered to Drovio via a Stripe webhook, which generates and updates the corresponding licenses.
- Billing: payment is handled by Stripe (PCI-compliant). Drovio does not store credit card data. See what we store.
Technical references¶
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Architecture & network
Endpoints your users connect to, and the network / firewall requirements.
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API
A public API is planned. Placeholder for now.
Cloud vs Enterprise¶
| Cloud (SaaS) | Enterprise (on-premises) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Managed by Drovio (AWS) | Your own infrastructure |
| Server maintenance | None | You operate Drovio Server |
| Updates | Automatic | You update Drovio Server |
| Licensing | Stripe subscription → automatic | Floating license files (.lic) |
| Sign-in methods | Local, Slack/GitHub/Google, SAML | Local, LDAP/AD, SAML, OIDC |
| TURN relays | Managed by Drovio | You deploy coturn |
| Best for | Fast onboarding, no ops | Data residency, air-gapped or fully controlled deployments |
If you need a fully controlled or air-gapped deployment, see the Enterprise (on-premises) guide instead.