Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive
signal.org/blog/signal-is-expensive
What Jamie wrote
I keep a profile on Signal and I have it on my iPhone so that folks can reach me as desired. I respect Signals mission and the technology that they are creating. I even pay for Signal monthly just because I want to support their mission.
This post details some of the cost structure for running Signal.
We estimate that by 2025, Signal will require approximately $50 million dollars a year to operate — and this is very lean compared to other popular messaging apps that don’t respect your privacy.
I am very familiar with technology costs to run services, and I was still reasonably surprised at some of these numbers. $6 million a year to send SMS verification codes is wild.
Donate to Signal on their website.