Plans & pricing
Scout, Operator, and Overlord — the three Rust Pulse subscription tiers and what each one unlocks.
Rust Pulse has three tiers. They unlock progressively more — everyone gets the in-game commands and the dashboard; premium-only features (overlay, player intel, always-online) live in Operator and above.
The matrix
| Feature | Scout | Operator | Overlord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web dashboard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live map, devices, alarm timeline | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Team-chat command bot (!cargo etc) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile push notifications | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discord alerts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-game overlay (minimap) | ✓ | ✓ | |
Player intel (!track, BM links) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Always-online bot | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Crafting / raid / conveyor tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest invites per server | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Tracked shop items | 10 | 50 | unlimited |
| Heatmaps + wipe stats | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Priority support | ✓ |
How billing works
- Stripe Checkout for upgrades. Stripe Customer Portal for management.
- Webhooks keep the API in sync with subscription status.
- Cancelled subs stay active until
currentPeriodEnd, then drop to Scout. - Refunds are issued by admins through the local admin portal.
Beta-tester slots
The team can grant any tier directly — no Stripe charge — by adding a Steam ID to the beta testers list in the admin. Useful for content creators, server-owner partnerships, and people who help us hunt bugs.
A beta entry has:
- Steam ID — who gets the comp tier.
- Tier — one of Scout / Operator / Overlord.
- Note — private to admins (e.g. “YouTube partner, 3-month trial”).
- Expires at — optional cutoff date.
If both a Stripe sub and a beta entry exist, the Stripe sub wins (so a paying user doesn't get downgraded).
Guest access
A subscriber's teammates can use the dashboard, overlay, and Discord alerts without paying themselves — the host's subscription covers them. Each tier sets a maximum guest count per paired server (see the table above). Guests are added via the dashboard's Guests tab and either claim their slot manually or are auto-added from the in-game team roster.
See Guests for the full flow.