Plans, trial and billing
Understand the Starter and Pro limits, what the beta gives you, how to subscribe or change plan through Stripe, and what happens when a workspace goes read-only.
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Billing is owner-only. The page shows your plan and status, a pricing preview, actions to subscribe or upgrade, and the payment history. Payments run through Stripe; the app never sees your card.
Plan limits matter in daily use: Starter allows 1 seat, 30 sent proposals a month, 5 layouts, 10 templates, 250 product items and 2 price lists. Pro allows 5 seats, unlimited proposals, layouts and templates, 1,000 items and 10 price lists. During the beta you get Pro-level limits for 60 days.
By the end you can
- Read your current plan, status and renewal date
- Compare the Starter and Pro limits
- Upgrade, change interval and open the Stripe portal
- Recognise a read-only workspace and fix it
Screens used
Step by step
Open Billing
/settings/billingIn the sidebar under Setup, click "Billing".
You should see: Heading "Billing". Cards "Current Plan", "Subscription Status", "Pricing Preview", "Billing Actions" and "Payment History". During beta an "Early Access Beta" card shows Days remaining.
Read the status
/settings/billingIn Subscription Status read the status, the current period and "Trial ends" or "Beta ends". In Current Plan read Active seats and Extra seats.
You should see: Dates are shown in full; seats match your Team page.
Compare plans
/plansOpen the public /plans page in a new tab and scroll to "Compare plan limits".
You should see: A table with Seats, Sent proposals, Layouts, Saved templates, Product list items, Price lists and Support for Starter, Pro and Enterprise.
Subscribe or upgrade
/settings/billingIn Billing Actions choose Monthly or Annual, then click "Upgrade to Pro" (or "Subscribe to Starter"). You are sent to Stripe Checkout; complete the payment there.
You should see: You return to "Payment submitted successfully" (/settings/billing/success) or "Checkout was cancelled". During beta the buttons read "Available After Beta".
Manage the subscription
/settings/billingClick "Manage Billing" to open the Stripe customer portal, where you update the card, download receipts or cancel. Payment History on this page lists every billing event.
You should see: The Stripe portal opens; Payment History shows Date, Type, Amount, Provider, Status, Reference.
Tips
- A workspace becomes read-only when a trial or beta ends, or when a subscription is canceled or unpaid. You can still log in and read everything, but saves fail with a message such as "Your free trial has ended. Your data is safe. Choose a plan…".
- Plan limits show up as error toasts at the moment you hit them (for example when creating a sixth layout on Starter).
Questions people ask
- What counts as a "sent proposal"?
- The first time a proposal is sent, shared or given a signing link in a month. Re-sending the same proposal does not count twice.
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