# Managing Your Subscription: Billing, Plans & Cancellation

### Free Trial

Haystack offers a **14-day free trial** — no credit card required. Get started in minutes at <https://auth.usehaystack.io/sign-up>.

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### Subscription Plans

#### Growth Plan — $20/member per month (annual commitment)

Best for teams under 100 engineers.

* Unlimited alerts and notifications
* 12 months of historical data
* Email & Slack support
* Dedicated Account Specialist

#### Enterprise Plan

For organizations with 100+ engineers.

Everything in Growth, plus: - On-premise and custom integrations - Dedicated Performance Specialist - Quarterly performance reports - Team training and onboarding sessions - Custom pricing

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### Paid Add-Ons

#### Surveys

Recurring pulse surveys to measure team sentiment across topics like collaboration, tooling, and workload. Contact your Account Specialist to enable.

#### API Access

Public API endpoints for extracting metrics programmatically. Contact <support@usehaystack.io> to enable.

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### How Billing Works

#### What you're billed for

Haystack bills based on the number of **team members** added across your Haystack teams. This is the count of unique members assigned to at least one team in your workspace.

**Key clarification:** Billing counts every member added to any team — not just "active" users who logged into the dashboard. If an engineer is on a Haystack team but never opens the app, they still count toward your seat total.

#### How to check your current seat count

Go to **Members** from the top-left menu to see all members and their team assignments. A member on multiple teams counts as one seat (deduplicated).

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### Updating Your Billing Information

**Who can do this:** Admins only.

1. Navigate to **Settings > Billing > Manage Payment**
2. A Stripe billing portal will open (make sure pop-ups are enabled in your browser)
3. You can update: billing email, billing address, phone number, Tax ID
4. Save your changes in the Stripe portal

**Note:** The default billing contact is whoever originally signed up for Haystack, or the billing address provided if your company signed up through Sales.

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### Understanding Your Invoice

Your invoice reflects:

* **Number of team members** across all Haystack teams during the billing period
* **Plan tier** (Growth or Enterprise)
* **Add-ons** (Surveys, API access) if applicable

For Enterprise contract details, contact your Haystack account specialist. For specific line item questions, reach out via the in-app chat, Slack Connect channels or email <support@usehaystack.io>.

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### Changing Your Plan

#### Upgrading to Enterprise

Contact your Account Specialist or email <sales@usehaystack.io>.

#### Downgrading from Enterprise to Growth

Contact your Account Specialist. Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing period. Enterprise-only features (SSO, custom integrations, on-premise) will be removed.

#### Reducing your seat count

1. Go to **Team Settings > Members** for each team and remove departed engineers
2. Remove bot accounts that should not be tracked
3. Verify removed members no longer appear as active on the **Members** page

Seat count changes are reflected in your next billing cycle.

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### Cancelling Your Subscription

To cancel your Haystack Delivery subscription:

**Email <support@usehaystack.io>** with:

1. Your company name
2. The admin email on your account
3. Your requested cancellation date (end of billing period, or immediate)
4. Our team will confirm cancellation and provide:
   1. Your final invoice date
   2. Data export options
   3. Confirmation once processed

**What happens after cancellation:**&#x20;

1. Your team retains access until the end of the current billing period&#x20;
2. Integrations (Jira, GitHub, Slack, etc.) are disconnected automatically
3. Surveys (if enabled) are deactivated immediately — active surveys will close&#x20;
4. If you need a full data export before cancellation, let us know and we'll arrange it

**Want to pause instead?** Talk to us about reducing seats or pausing. Contact <support@usehaystack.io>.

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### Exporting Your Data

* Use **Flexible Reports** to export dashboards and reports as CSV or PNG
* Use the **Retrospective** page to export sprint data as CSV or PNG
* If API access is enabled, use the API for bulk data extraction
* For a full data export, contact <support@usehaystack.io>

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### Data Deletion Requests

For GDPR or compliance-driven full data deletion:

1. Email **<support@usehaystack.io>** with subject: "Data Deletion Request — \[Company Name]"
2. Include: company name, admin email, whether you need a deletion confirmation certificate
3. We will remove all data, disconnect integrations, and confirm within 5 business days

**Note:** Data deletion is irreversible. Export any data you need first.

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### FAQ

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<summary>Why does my invoice amount change month to month?</summary>

Seat count fluctuates as you add/remove team members. Each billing cycle reflects the current count.

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<summary>I'm an admin — why can't I see the billing page?</summary>

Make sure pop-ups are enabled. The billing portal opens via Stripe in a new window.

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<summary>How do I transfer admin ownership?</summary>

Contact <support@usehaystack.io> with the current and new admin emails.

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<summary>Does Haystack offer annual billing?</summary>

Enterprise plans include annual billing. Contact <sales@usehaystack.io>.

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<summary>I have both DORA and Delivery — do I get billed twice?</summary>

Contact your Account Specialist to understand your combined billing arrangement. Seat counts may be shared or separate depending on your contract.

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