Removing the barriers to human cooperation.
Modern software extracts value from humanity by locking data in silos. irl.coop is a sovereign stack designed to let software work for humanity by enabling groups to share data, authorization, and physical infrastructure without permission from a corporation.
The Legacy Trap
Today, even a small community group needs 10+ subscriptions to function. Each service creates a new login, a new database, and a new monthly bill.
- Data is siloed and hard to move between tools.
- Permissions must be managed 10 times over.
- Integration requires expensive 'glue' software and experts.
- Costs scale per-user, punishing growth and participation.
The irl.coop Solution
We collapse these silos into a single, sovereign operating system. One identity, one treasury, and a unified workflow engine for everything.
- Unified authorization across all 8 pillars.
- Cost-based pricing: Pay for the server, not the seats.
- Native interoperability: Projects, files, and money are linked.
- Collective ownership: The members own the infrastructure.
The Economic Reality
Comparison of monthly operational costs for a group of 20 members.
| Service Vertical | SaaS (Per-Seat) | irl.coop (Sovereign) | Strategic Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office & Collaboration | $12 - $20 / user | irl.coop Office (OnlyOffice) | Unified data ownership |
| Project Management | $10 - $25 / user | irl.coop Workflow (OpenProject) | Built-in governance |
| Forms & Intake | $25 - $99 / mo | irl.coop Workflow (Custom Forms) | Privacy-first data |
| Scheduling & Booking | $12 - $20 / mo | irl.coop Lifecycle (Resource Booking) | Shared asset awareness |
| Events & Management | Fees + $50+ / mo | irl.coop Workflow (Event Engine) | Direct member relationships |
| Payments & Commerce | $39+ / mo + 2.9% | irl.coop Finance (Coop Bridge) | Low-fee settlement |
| Asset Tracking | $30 - $100 / mo | irl.coop Lifecycle (Asset Mgmt) | Physical infra tracking |
| Automation / Glue | $30 - $500 / mo | irl.coop Workflow (Temporal/n8n) | Silo-busting integration |
| Technical Integration | $150+ / hour | Native Federation | Interoperable by design |
| ESTIMATED MONTHLY | ~$450 - $1,200+ | $45 (Shared Server) | ~90% Cost Reduction |
The Integration Tax
Legacy software requires expensive experts and tools like Zapier to make APIs talk. irl.coop has Native Federation—data and auth flow between your services because they share the same DNA.
Member-Owned Auth
Don't let Big Tech decide who can access your project. In our stack, your Identity is a Wallet. Access is governed by your group's internal votes, not a platform's Terms of Service.
Physical & Digital
We bridge the gap. Manage your Google Docs alternative and your shared communal truck in the same interface, with the same treasury, under the same governance.