FidSafe is free, and closing its doors to new users on July 13, 2026.
FidSafe, Fidelity's free digital document vault, discontinues new user registration on July 13, 2026. Existing users keep their files, but no one new can sign up, and it was only ever open to US residents. Archevi is a free document vault with AI Q&A, built for Canadian families, and still taking new members.
July 13, 2026: FidSafe discontinues new user registration
Fidelity is closing FidSafe to new sign-ups on July 13, 2026. Documents, notes, and passwords already stored stay accessible for existing users; the change removes the ability to register new users or share with new contacts. FidSafe was also US-only, available to US residents 18 and over, so Canadian families could never sign up in the first place.
Archevi is a free document vault that's open to new families today, with AI Q&A on every plan, expiry tracking, and Canadian data residency. If you were looking at FidSafe, or looking for a free alternative now that its doors are closing, this is built for you.
What you actually get on the free plan
No-cost service from Fidelity. 5 GB of storage, 200 MB per file. US residents 18+ only. New user registration ends July 13, 2026.
- Free document, note, and password storage (5 GB)
- No new sign-ups after July 13, 2026
- No AI. It stores documents, it doesn't answer questions about them
- US-only, US-hosted. Not available to Canadian residents
Free plan (1 GB, no card), Core $6, Plus $12, Pro $24 per month CAD. AI Q&A on every plan, including Free. Open to new families today.
- Free plan with AI Q&A, no credit card required
- Ask questions in plain English, answers cite the exact page
- Built for Canadian families, hosted in Toronto (PIPEDA-aligned)
- Shared family vault, expiry tracking, personal details stripped before the AI answers
What Archevi does that FidSafe doesn't
AI that answers, not just stores
FidSafe is a digital safe-deposit box: it holds your files. Archevi reads them. Ask "when does our home insurance expire?" and get the answer with the exact document and page cited. FidSafe has no AI at all.
Built for Canadians, hosted in Canada
FidSafe is US-only, open to US residents, on US infrastructure. Archevi is a Canadian product, storing your documents in Toronto on PIPEDA-aligned infrastructure, built for Canadian families' tax slips, OHIP cards, and wills.
A shared family vault
FidSafe centers one account with designated contacts. Archevi is a shared household vault: upload a document once and every family member can ask questions about it from their own login.
Still open, and still growing
FidSafe stops registering new users on July 13, 2026. Archevi is actively taking new families, shipping new features, and isn't going anywhere.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Archevi | FidSafe |
|---|---|---|
AI Q&A on your documents RAG with cited passages on every plan Stores files, no AI | ||
Open to new sign-ups New registration ends July 13, 2026 | ||
Available to Canadian residents Hosted in Toronto US residents only | ||
Free plan 1 GB, AI included 5 GB storage | ||
Shared family vault (one upload, all ask) Designated contacts, not a shared vault | ||
Expiry tracking for passports, insurance | ||
Canadian data residency (PIPEDA) DigitalOcean Toronto US-based infrastructure | ||
Emergency access after death On our roadmap Sharing After Death | ||
Password storage |
Losing a free on-ramp, not just a product
FidSafe filled a real role: a genuinely free, no-strings digital vault from a name people trust, Fidelity. For years it was one of the first answers when someone searched "free document storage" or "online safe deposit box." That on-ramp closes to new users on July 13, 2026.
Existing FidSafe users don't lose anything on that date. Their documents, notes, and passwords stay put. What ends is the ability for anyone new to sign up, and the ability to add new shared contacts. For the many people who were about to discover it, the door simply won't open.
It's worth being clear about one thing FidSafe never offered Canadians: access. It was a US-only service for US residents. So if you're a Canadian family, the question was never "FidSafe or Archevi", it was "where do we put our documents", and FidSafe was never on the table.
The other gap is what these tools do with a document once it's stored. FidSafe holds it. Archevi reads it: OCR, entity extraction, expiry tracking, and plain-English answers with the source cited. A safe-deposit box keeps your papers. Archevi tells you what's in them.
If you were considering FidSafe, or you're searching for a free alternative now that it's closing to new users, Archevi is a free document vault that's open today, includes AI Q&A on every plan, and is built and hosted in Canada.
What FidSafe does well, and we'll say so
FidSafe is free, backed by Fidelity, and offers 5 GB of storage on its free tier, more raw free storage than Archevi's 1 GB free plan. For US residents who just want a no-cost place to keep scans and passwords, it did that job simply and well for years.
FidSafe also has a thoughtful "Sharing After Death" feature, letting a designated person receive access to specified files after proof of passing. Archevi has sharing and visibility controls but no dedicated emergency-delegation flow yet; it's on our roadmap. If that specific feature is essential and you're a US resident who can still register before July 13, FidSafe has it.
Archevi is newer, and Canadian, and built around answering questions about your documents rather than just storing them. If you want AI Q&A, a shared family vault, expiry tracking, and Canadian data residency, and you want a service that's open to new families, that's where Archevi fits.
A free document vault that's open, and answers your questions.
Start on Archevi's free plan, no credit card. Upload a few documents and ask a question in plain English, something FidSafe could never do.