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Dfns costs $800 to $35K per year as of October 2026, with 4 plans available. Plans: Starter at $800 per year, Basic at $8K per year, and Pro at $35K per year. Custom pricing is available on request. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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Dfns offers 4 pricing tiers: Starter, Basic, Pro, Enterprise. Paid plans include Starter at $800 per year, Basic at $8K per year, Pro at $35K per year.

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Dfns lists $800-$35000/per year, but hidden costs like implementation and support add to the total as of October 2026. Key hidden costs: integration engineering, reconciliation tooling, audit evidence preparation. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

1

Integration Engineering

high implementation

Complex institutional implementations incur additional costs for integration engineering beyond the platform fee.

Grounded summary

While Dfns states it has "no hidden fees" and "no transaction fees" for its core services, buyers report that the total cost of ownership for complex institutional implementations can be "materially more than the platform fee" due to additional integration engineering, reconciliation tooling, audit evidence preparation, and internal-controls work.

2

Reconciliation Tooling

high implementation

Complex institutional implementations require additional costs for reconciliation tooling.

Grounded summary

While Dfns states it has "no hidden fees" and "no transaction fees" for its core services, buyers report that the total cost of ownership for complex institutional implementations can be "materially more than the platform fee" due to additional integration engineering, reconciliation tooling, audit evidence preparation, and internal-controls work.

3

Audit Evidence Preparation

high compliance

Additional costs are incurred for audit evidence preparation in complex institutional implementations.

Grounded summary

While Dfns states it has "no hidden fees" and "no transaction fees" for its core services, buyers report that the total cost of ownership for complex institutional implementations can be "materially more than the platform fee" due to additional integration engineering, reconciliation tooling, audit evidence preparation, and internal-controls work.

4

Internal-Controls Work

high compliance

Complex institutional implementations require additional costs for internal-controls work.

Grounded summary

While Dfns states it has "no hidden fees" and "no transaction fees" for its core services, buyers report that the total cost of ownership for complex institutional implementations can be "materially more than the platform fee" due to additional integration engineering, reconciliation tooling, audit evidence preparation, and internal-controls work.

5

Additional Wallets/Signatures

medium overage

Costs are incurred for additional wallets and signatures beyond the allowance included in the Starter, Basic, and Pro plans.

Grounded summary

Additional wallets and signatures beyond the included allowance are priced on a volume basis, becoming cheaper with higher usage.

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