Free-tier limits
What it is
Section titled “What it is”Every new syndicate starts on the free tier automatically. The free tier is deliberately small but fully functional: every feature of the paid tier is available, subject only to the limits below. Nothing is gated behind a paywall.
The limits are a size constraint: once you outgrow them, you upgrade. See upgrade prompt for what happens at that moment.
Who can use it
Section titled “Who can use it”- Prospect: reads this to understand what a trial costs (nothing) and what it contains.
- Admin: any syndicate you create starts here and stays here until you upgrade. The limits are shown on the subscription settings screen.
- Member: never personally charged; joins at no cost.
Where to find it
Section titled “Where to find it”- Admin tab → Subscription (under the Syndicate section). The screen shows your current plan; free-plan syndicates see the limits summary there.
Fields / options
Section titled “Fields / options”The free tier has exactly three limits:
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Assets | 1 per syndicate |
| Members | 3 per syndicate |
| Free syndicates | 1 per user (across all syndicates you have created) |
Behaviour rules
Section titled “Behaviour rules”- A new syndicate is placed on the free tier the moment it is created. No action is needed.
- Every feature on the paid tier is available on the free tier: calendar, bookings, usage logging, maintenance, squawks, member rates, auto-finalisation, notifications, imports, ICS feeds, offline mode. The only differences are the three limits above.
- The asset limit is enforced when you try to add a second asset. Adding the second asset is blocked; the upgrade prompt fires.
- The member limit counts accepted invites and pending invites that have been sent. It is enforced when you try to invite a fourth member. Inviting is blocked; the upgrade prompt fires.
- The free-syndicate-per-user limit caps how many free-tier syndicates one user can create. A user who already has a free-tier syndicate they created and tries to create a second must upgrade the existing one, or be on the paid tier, before the second syndicate can be created.
- Members joining your syndicate are never charged.
- There is no time limit on the free tier. You can run on it indefinitely within the three limits.
- Downgrading from paid to free is possible when the syndicate is within the free-tier limits. Cancellation from the web version is handled through the checkout flow.
See also
Section titled “See also”- Pricing: the paid-tier rates
- Upgrade prompt: what happens when a free-tier limit is hit
- Founding pricing: the 50% off first-50 offer
- Grace period and read-only: what happens if a paid subscription lapses