The Price Gap Is Real. So Is the Feature Gap.
If you've shopped around for 2257 compliance services, you've probably noticed a wide range of prices. Some services charge $50 to $120 per month. Easy2257's Solo Creator plan is $9.95/month — or $1/month with promo code COVERME on an annual plan.
That's a $49–$119/month difference. Which raises an obvious question: what are you getting for that extra $50?
We went looking for an answer. What we found is that the higher-priced services don't offer more — in many cases, they offer less.
What $50+/Month Buys You (Typically)
Higher-priced competitors in the 2257 compliance space generally offer:
- A custodian of records (COR) address
- A dashboard with basic record fields
- PDF templates for model releases
- A compliance statement generator
Some include basic storage. A few offer digital signing as an add-on. Most require manual ID checks — you review the IDs yourself, they just store the paperwork.
At $34.95/month (one major competitor), you also pay a $99 setup fee just to get started. That's $519 for your first year before you've stored a single record.
What $1/Month Buys You at Easy2257
Easy2257's Solo Creator plan at $1/month (promo code COVERME, annual billing) includes:
- Full COR service — Our address on your content, not yours
- Compliance statement generator — One click, ready to display anywhere
- Content log — Track every piece of content you create
- ID image upload — Store front and back copies of your government ID (the regulation requires a legible copy, not just a notation that you have one)
- Depiction storage — Your actual content files, up to 2GB per file, stored encrypted in AWS S3 alongside your records
- Producer attestation — Timestamped, IP-logged confirmation that you examined your ID before creating content (required by 18 U.S.C. § 2257(b)(1))
- SHA-256 integrity hashing — Every uploaded file is cryptographically hashed so records can be authenticated (required by 28 CFR 75.2(f))
- 7-year retention enforcement — Deletion of compliance records within the required window is blocked at the API level
- Cross-reference index — Alphabetical performer-to-content mapping, auto-generated (required by 28 CFR 75.2(a)(2)-(3))
- Compliance archive export — Download a complete ZIP of all your records, ready for inspection
- Record segregation — Dedicated storage paths, documented in every archive manifest (required by 28 CFR 75.2(e))
That's not a trimmed-down version of our platform. That is our platform.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Easy2257 Solo Creator ($1/mo*) | Typical $50+/mo Service |
|---|---|---|
| COR address | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compliance statement | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content logging | ✓ | Varies |
| ID image storage (legible copy) | ✓ | Rarely |
| Depiction storage | ✓ | Rarely |
| Producer attestation (timestamped) | ✓ | No |
| Integrity hashing (28 CFR 75.2(f)) | ✓ | No |
| Cross-reference index | ✓ | No |
| 7-year retention guard | ✓ | No |
| Compliance archive export | ✓ | Sometimes |
| Setup fee | None | Up to $99 |
$1/month with promo code COVERME on annual plan. Standard rate $9.95/month.
The Part That Matters Most
Some of the features in that table aren't optional extras. They're federal requirements.
The regulation requires a legible copy of performer ID — not a note that you checked it, but the actual image. Easy2257 stores that. Most competitors don't.
The regulation requires records to be authenticated so the custodian can verify they haven't been altered (28 CFR 75.2(f)). We SHA-256 hash every file at upload. Most competitors don't do this at all.
The regulation requires records to be cross-referenced and indexed alphabetically by performer legal name (28 CFR 75.2(a)(2)-(3)). We generate that index automatically. Most competitors leave this to you.
When a competitor charges you $50/month and skips these requirements, you're not getting premium compliance — you're getting an incomplete service at a premium price.
Why We Priced It This Way
We built Easy2257 because independent creators were being priced out of a legal requirement. A $50/month compliance bill is real money for someone building an audience on OnlyFans or Fansly. We decided the answer wasn't to charge less and give less — it was to build the full platform and price it fairly.
The COVERME promotion exists because we want creators to try the real thing, at a price that doesn't require a second job to justify.
Get Started for $1/Month
Use promo code COVERME at checkout to get your first year of Solo Creator for $12 total ($1/month).
Full compliance platform. Every federal requirement covered. No corners cut.
COVERME applies to the Solo Creator annual plan only. First year billed at $12. Renews at the standard annual rate.