So, you're ready to commit and subscribe to one of Apify's paid plans. If you're unsure which plan is right for you or how to sign up, we've got you covered.
This article discusses the five most common questions brought up by our users:
Which subscription plan should I choose?
What are overages (using more resources than included in the plan)?
How do I subscribe?
How do I add proxies and other add-ons?
How do I upgrade and set up long-term billing?
1. Choosing the right Apify plan for you
One of the most important factors to consider when choosing a plan is the number of compute units you need. Every subscription plan has a CU unit price applicable to it. For example, it's $0.4 per CU in the Starter plan, $0.3 per CU in the Scale plan, and so on. The summary cost of these CUs will be deducted from your prepaid usage.
⚠️ If you used the prepaid usage on the free plan you can't buy additional credits. You would need to subscribe to a subscription plan. Pay-as-you-go becomes available after you used all the prepaid usage of a subscription plan.
If you normally count on $39 to $200 worth of resources, you can subscribe to the Starter plan and use up the resources you need, with an option to go into overage once the prepaid resources have been used up. The Starter plan includes 32GB Actor memory, $8 per GB for proxies, unlimited team seats, and more.
If you're planning on using over $200 of platform resources regularly, you'll be better off with the Scale plan. The Scale plan includes more memory, proxies, concurrent runs, priority chat, 1-hour personal technical training per quarter, and more.
If your regular usage is above $1000, the Business plan would be most suitable. Besides higher Actor memory and Account manager support level, this plan includes 1 hour of personal tech training per month to help you develop your scrapers and optimize Apify platform usage.
ℹ️ In case you have an existing or a potential high-volume project that you’d like managed or developed by our in-house Apify team, check out Apify Professional Services.
2. Understanding overages
Once the prepaid resources are all consumed, you will be notified you’re getting too close to the limits of your plan and your platform usage will be limited. This is done to protect you against unwanted charges.
If you need to resume your work, you can adjust the platform limit in your Apify Console (Billing > Limits > Edit limit) and go into overage (Pay-as-you-go). The overage is then charged using the unit prices applicable for the subscription plan.
3. How to subscribe to the Apify plan
1. Go to Bililng > Subscription and click the Upgrade button
2. Click Choose plan on the subscription you want to subscribe to
3. Fill in your Billing details
- If you are VAT exempt don't forget to fill out the Tax ID field
❗️If you don’t enter a VAT ID before subscribing, VAT will be added to the invoice, and we cannot retroactively modify the invoice.
4. In the Add-ons section, you can choose to add extra resources to your plan
4. Enhancing your plan with add-ons
If you need additional proxies, Actor memory, faster support, and more, go to Billing > Subscription and click Buy Add-ons. Choose the feature and quantity you need, click Continue, and you're good to go!
Note that only shared datacenter proxies can be added this way. If you would like to use dedicated datacenter proxies, get in touch with our support team.
5. Upgrades and long-term billing
You can upgrade to a higher-tier plan at any time, even in the middle of the billing cycle. You will just pay the difference on a pro-rata basis.
In addition to monthly billing, we offer annual plans. During subscription checkout, you can slide the toggle from Monthly billing to Annual billing.
Signing up for an Annual plan grants you a 10% discount and allows you to consume your prepaid usage throughout the billing period's duration.