# Billing

> How Emailit billing works, from plans and monthly credits to purchased credits, auto-refill and invoices, and who in a workspace can change it.

Emailit bills each workspace separately, and everything you do is paid for in credits. A plan gives the workspace a monthly pool of included credits, and you buy more when you need them. This page explains the model and where to manage it.

## How it works

1. **A plan sets the basics.** Every workspace is on Pay as you go, Pro, Business or a Custom plan. The plan decides how many credits are included each month, what extra credits cost, and your limits.
2. **Actions use credits.** Each email, campaign email, automation run or verification uses a fixed number of credits.
3. **Included credits go first.** Emailit uses the month's included credits, then purchased credits.
4. **Buy more when you need them.** Purchased credits never expire. Turn on auto-refill so you don't run out.

| | Pay as you go | Pro | Business | Custom |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0 | $25/mo, or $20/mo billed yearly | $250/mo, or $200/mo billed yearly | Custom |
| Included credits / month | Up to 3,000 | 100,000 | 2,500,000 | Flexible |
| Extra credits | $2 per 10,000 | $1 per 10,000 | $1 per 10,000 | Volume pricing |

Each action costs:

| Action | Credits |
| --- | --- |
| Email sent with the API or SMTP (per recipient) | 1 |
| Inbound email received | 1 |
| Campaign email (per recipient) | 2 |
| Automation run | 3 |
| Email verification (per address) | 5 |

For current prices and the full comparison, see [pricing](/pricing/).

## Where billing lives

Open **Workspace → Billing**. The page has three tabs:

| Tab | What's there |
| --- | --- |
| **Workspace plan** | **Plans** (upgrade or switch), **Add-ons**, **Auto-refill**, the AppSumo license if you have one, **Payment method**, **Billing email**, **Billing address** and **Included bonus** |
| **Billable usage** | Included and purchased credits, credits remaining, **Purchase**, a usage chart and a per-product table for the current billing period |
| **Invoices** | Every invoice with date, number, amount, status and a PDF link |

The sidebar also shows a **Credits** meter with how many credits are left. Admins see a **Top up** button there to buy credits.

## Who can manage billing

Everyone in the workspace can see the billing page, usage and invoices. Only **Admins** can:

- Buy credits or change the plan.
- Activate add-ons.
- Add, update or delete the payment method.
- Change the billing email, invoice language, billing address and auto-refill settings.

See [Members and roles](/docs/workspaces/members-and-roles/).

## Payments

Emailit uses Stripe for payments. Plan upgrades, credit purchases and add-ons open a Stripe Checkout page, where you can also enter a promotion code. Auto-refill charges the default card saved on the workspace. All prices are in US dollars.

Custom plans can pay by invoice and bank transfer. See [Plans](/docs/billing/plans/).

## Next steps

  - [Plans](/docs/billing/plans/): Compare plans, upgrade, switch to yearly or downgrade.
  - [Credits](/docs/billing/credits/): How credits are used, reset and bought.
  - [Auto-refill and alerts](/docs/billing/auto-refill/): Top up automatically and get warned before you run out.
  - [Invoices and billing details](/docs/billing/invoices/): Billing email, address, tax ID and payment methods.

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Source: https://emailit.com/docs/billing/