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Free is for trying.
Pro is for working.
Studio is for teams.

Sooonar doesn’t run ads, doesn’t sell your data, and doesn’t take a cut of your commissions. Subscriptions and the Academy are how we pay editors, fund the trophy programme, and keep the lights on. Cancel any time — your current month stays active until it ends.

Free

Try it out.

₹0

Forever, for the basics.

Enough to put up a small portfolio and see if Sooonar is for you. Submit one piece a month to the weekly cycle; if editors pick your work, the rest of the platform earns itself.

  • A real portfolio page

    10 pieces, 500 MB of images, your handle on wesooonar.com/yourname.

  • One submission a month

    Free entry to the weekly Designer of the Week cycle.

  • Read everything

    Journal, Reference library, Originals, the directory. No paywalls on editorial.

  • Direct messages, gated

    Anyone can reach you by default; 5 outbound requests a week to designers you don't know yet.

Start free

Pro

most signups

For working designers.

₹399 / month

Or ₹5,999 / year. Cancel any time.

Treat Sooonar as your primary portfolio surface. Upload the archive. Submit three pieces a month. Get court-grade provenance on the work that matters. Reach more designers.

  • Unlimited pieces, unlimited CAD

    Upload the archive without thinking about quotas. 5 GB of image storage.

  • Three free submissions every month

    Better odds at Designer of the Week. ₹299/piece for more after that.

  • Court-grade provenance certificates

    External FreeTSA timestamping for the work where IP matters.

  • Twenty-five DM requests a week

    Reach the designers you want to learn from without spending your social capital.

  • 30% off everything in the Academy

    Three to five new courses a year. Pro covers itself with one course.

  • Create your own communities

    Run a private space for your studio, your students, or a craft you care about.

Upgrade to Pro

Studio

For ateliers, brands, and teaching studios.

₹1,999 / month

Or ₹19,999 / year — 17% off.

Everything in Pro, plus the room to run a multi-designer brand. 50 GB of archive, 100 DM requests a week, priority editorial attention on submissions. Team seats coming this year.

  • Everything in Pro

    All the unlimiteds, court-grade provenance, communities — included.

  • 50 GB of archive storage

    Decades of pieces, multiple photographers' shoots, raw plus retouched. Room to keep history.

  • One hundred DM requests a week

    The right reach for a brand with a press list and a wholesale book.

  • Priority editorial review

    Submissions from Studio accounts are flagged for editor attention. We don't promise wins — we promise eyes.

  • Up to five team seats

    Coming this year. One studio, multiple designers, shared portfolio. Existing Studio accounts get seats at no extra cost.

Upgrade to Studio

Founders’ tier

The first 1,000 designers on Sooonar.

We’re looking for the first thousand designers who want to shape what this becomes. Founders’ tier is Pro at a permanent discount, for the working life of the platform. You get every Pro outcome above, plus your handle on the Founders’ wall, plus a vote on what we build in Stage 2.

₹249 / month, or ₹2,999 / year. Locked at this price as long as you stay subscribed. When the 1,000th founder joins, this tier closes.

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For the record

What you are NOT paying for.

Not pay-to-win on Designer of the Week.

Paid submissions get the same editorial review as free ones. Editors don’t see who paid until after the pick is made. We publish the curator’s note publicly every week — show us the bias.

Not a ranking algorithm.

Pro and Studio accounts don’t outrank Free in the directory, the feed, or anywhere else. The badge says what tier; the order is set by who shipped most recently.

Not an ad-supported feed.

No sponsored posts. No ‘recommended for you’ brand placements. The feed is your clan plus your communities.

Not a data resale.

Your portfolio, your messages, and your contacts aren’t for sale to anyone — including us, in any future transaction. Read the privacy policy.

Billing

INR via Razorpay. We charge in advance for the cycle (monthly or yearly). You can downgrade to Free any time — the upgrade stays active until the cycle ends, then doesn’t renew.

KYC

Pro and Studio require a quick KYC at signup — PAN-last-4 or GSTIN for businesses. Required by Indian law for subscription billing. We don’t store full IDs.

Refunds

Pro-rated within the first 7 days of any new cycle. Academy courses refunded if you’ve watched less than 25%. Full policy →