So, you're ready to commit and subscribe to one of Apify's paid plans. If you're unsure how to sign up for the plan you need, we've got you covered.

This article covers our three most common use cases:

Subscribing and paying for overage works the same way on all our plans. The subscription process is described in the next section.

Every subscription plan includes a certain number of compute units. Once these CUs are consumed, additional ones are calculated using the CU unit price applicable to the subscription plan. The cost of which is then deducted from your prepaid usage.

So, if you normally need $49 to $499 worth of resources, you can subscribe to the Starter plan and use the resources you need with the option to go into overage once the prepaid usage has been consumed. The Starter plan includes 100 CUs, 32GB actor memory, unlimited team seats, and more.

If you are planning to regularly use over $500 of platform resources, you will be better off with the Scale plan. The Scale plan includes 500 CUs, more memory, proxies, priority chat, 1-hour personal technical training per quarter, and more.

If your regular usage is above $500, the Business plan would be most suitable. Besides a large number of CUs (1,000) included, higher actor memory, and Account Manager support level; with this plan, you get 1 hour of personal tech training per month to help you develop your scrapers and optimize Apify platform usage.

Once the prepaid resources are all consumed, your platform usage will be limited. This is 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. The overage is then charged using the unit prices applicable for the subscription plan.

If none of the above plans work for you, please contact our support team via email or using the chat icon in the bottom-right corner to discuss a custom plan.

When you subscribe to any of our plans, you have the freedom to cancel at any time without being tied to lengthy obligations 😉

1. Navigate to the Subscription tab of the Billing section in the left menu on Apify Console and click on the Upgrade button.

2. Then, pick the plan that best suits your needs.

3. Fill in your billing information, and you're good to go!

If you are on a free plan, you cannot pay for extra resources without subscribing first!

Next, in the Add-ons section, you can choose to add extra resources to your plan 😎

If you need additional proxies, actor memory, faster support, and more, go to the Subscription and click Buy Add-ons. Choose the feature and quantity you need, click Continue, and you're good to go! However, 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 via email or using the chat icon in the bottom-right corner.

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. Remember, the higher the plan you choose, the cheaper every run gets 😉

Besides monthly billing, we also offer quarterly, biannual, or annual plans. During subscription checkout, you can simply slide the toggle for an automatic 10% annual discount or reach out to our team to discuss a different billing duration.

Signing up for long-term billing grants you an additional discount as well as allows you to consume your prepaid usage throughout the billing period's duration, however, the included CUs are given monthly. Long-term billing plans are a great option if you have sporadic usage from month to month, for long-term projects, and saving money overall.

Get in touch with our Support team via email or using the chat icon in the bottom-right corner to discuss the details.