SWINDI is divided into free and paid features. Whether a feature (e.g. download of original files, ZIP download, no advertising...) can be used is determined by the user account of the visitor / guest in an album, or by the user account of the album's creator. There are different tiers of user accounts:
Each higher tier always includes all the features of the tiers below it. This means that Premium Plus includes all the features of Free and Premium Basic, but not the features of Premium Business. The costs and the scope of each Premium tier can be found on the home page or on the product overview page (login required).
For some features, their availability can also be restricted by the creator of an album. For example, the creator of an album can specify that no uploads are possible or that no downloads are possible. In this case, the user account of the album's visitor does not matter, because the album's creator has explicitly specified that uploads or downloads are not possible.
For a paid feature to be usable, either the creator of an album or the visitor must have a user account of the required tier.
| Feature (examples) | Visitor account type | Album creator account type | Usable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uploading / uploads 1) | Guest | Free | YES |
| No advertising | Guest | Free | NO |
| No advertising | Free | Free | NO |
| No advertising | Premium Basic | Free | YES |
| No advertising | Guest | Premium Business | YES |
| Download of original files 1) | Guest | Free | NO |
| Download of original files 1) | Guest | Premium Basic | YES |
| Download of original files 1) | Premium Basic | Free | YES |
| ZIP download | Guest | Free | NO |
| ZIP download | Guest | Premium Basic | NO |
| ZIP download | Guest | Premium Plus | YES |
| ZIP download | Premium Basic | Premium Basic | NO |
| ZIP download | Premium Basic | Premium Plus | YES |
1) = Only if the feature has not been disabled by the creator of the album.