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Upgrade & Downgrade
Change your plan at any time. Charges are prorated based on your billing cycle.
Upgrading Your Plan
- Go to Settings → Billing → Change Plan
- Select the new plan (higher tier)
- Review the prorated charge
- Click Confirm Upgrade
Example: You're on Solo ($149/month) and upgrade on April 20 (10 days into your cycle):
- Days remaining at Solo rate: 10 days
- Cost: ~$50 (prorated)
- Days at Brokerage rate: 10 days
- Cost: ~$130 (prorated)
- Charge now: ~$130 − $50 = ~$80
- Your next billing date: May 13 (one full month at Brokerage rate = $399)
You get access to new features immediately.
Downgrading Your Plan
- Go to Settings → Billing → Change Plan
- Select the new plan (lower tier)
- Review the downgrade terms
- Click Confirm Downgrade
Important: Downgrade takes effect at your next billing cycle, not immediately.
Example: You're on Brokerage ($399/month) and downgrade on April 20:
- You pay $399 for April (nothing changes in April)
- On May 13, you start paying $149/month (Solo rate)
If you're over the user limit for a plan (e.g., 8 users on Solo, which allows 1):
- You'll be prompted to remove users before the downgrade takes effect
- After downgrade is complete, the system enforces the new user limit
User Changes
Brokerage Users
Brokerage includes 5 users. Additional users cost $50/month each.
To add a user:
- Go to Settings → Team → Add Member
- Enter email and role
- Send invite
They're added immediately. You're billed for the additional user on your next cycle.
To remove a user:
- Go to Settings → Team → select user
- Click Remove from Team
- They lose access immediately
- Your next charge is reduced by $50 (if you drop below your base 5)
Enterprise Plans
Enterprise plans are custom. Work with your account manager to:
- Adjust user count
- Modify features
- Change billing terms (net 30, net 60, net 90)
- Request custom development
No self-service changes for Enterprise. Contact your AM or matt@freightconnect.ai.
Billing Impact
Upgrade
You pay the difference between plans (prorated) immediately. Example:
- Current plan: Solo ($149/month)
- New plan: Brokerage ($399/month)
- Difference: $250/month
- Prorated charge (10 days): ~$83
- You're charged ~$83 today
Downgrade
You pay nothing extra. Your next charge is reduced. Example:
- Current plan: Brokerage ($399/month)
- New plan: Solo ($149/month)
- Next billing: May 13
- New monthly charge: $149 (instead of $399)
Trial to Paid
If you're on a free trial and upgrade:
- No prorating (you haven't been charged yet)
- Your first charge is the full monthly plan price
- Recurring billing starts on your anniversary date
Retaining Features After Downgrade
If you downgrade from Brokerage to Solo:
- You lose advanced features (agents, integrations, tracking)
- Your existing loads remain accessible (read-only)
- You can still view historical data and reports
- New loads must use Solo features only
Important: Some features (like custom agents on Enterprise) don't downgrade. After downgrading from Enterprise to Brokerage, custom agents are disabled.
Pause vs. Downgrade
Don't want to use FreightConnect for a few months?
Option 1: Pause your subscription
- Go to Settings → Billing → Pause Subscription
- Choose pause duration (1-6 months)
- Billing is paused; you keep your data
- When pause ends, billing resumes automatically
Option 2: Downgrade to Solo ($149/month minimum)
- Go to Settings → Billing → Change Plan
- Select Solo
- Keep your data; you can upgrade later
Pausing is better if you know you'll come back. Downgrading is better if you're uncertain.
Cancelling Entirely
If you want to leave:
- Go to Settings → Billing → Cancel Subscription
- Tell us why (feedback helps)
- Your subscription cancels at the end of your current billing period
- You keep access until the end of the period
- After cancellation, you can re-subscribe anytime
Your data is retained for 90 days. After that, we'll offer to export it before permanent deletion.
Understanding Your Invoice
Your monthly invoice shows:
- Subscription charge — your plan fee for the month
- Prorations — any upgrades/downgrades mid-cycle
- Add-on charges — extra users, telematics, etc.
- Credits — promos, discounts, or refunds
- Tax — sales tax (varies by state)
- Total due — final amount
You can download invoices anytime in Settings → Billing → Invoices.
Multi-Month Discounts
Annual billing (Enterprise only): 2-month discount if you pre-pay for 12 months.
Example: Enterprise at $799/month = $9,588/year
- With annual discount: $9,588 − 2 months = ~$7,590/year (20% savings)
Contact matt@freightconnect.ai to enable annual billing.
Next Steps
- Plans & Pricing — detailed plan comparison
- Billing — payment methods and invoices
- Support — contact our sales team