Billing and plans
What it does
The Plan & Billing tab is where you see what plan your organization is on, switch to a different plan, change between monthly and annual billing, cancel, reactivate, and update your payment method. Nautis uses Stripe under the hood, so the actual card and address details live in Stripe's secure portal.
Every new workspace starts on a 14-day trial with no card required. Nautis has no free plan: when the trial ends, the workspace is paused until someone chooses a plan.
Who can use it
- The Plan & Billing tab is visible to Owner, Admin, and members with the Billing role.
- Only Owners and Admins can actually subscribe, upgrade, downgrade, cancel, or change the payment method. Members on the Billing role can see the data; non-admin upgrade buttons show "Contact Admin".
- You can subscribe at any time during your trial. No payment method is needed until you do.
Where to find it
- Open your organization in the sidebar.
- Click the Plan & Billing tab at the top.
You can also press Cmd/Ctrl + K and choose Manage Billing Information to jump straight here.
What you'll see at the top
A strip across the top of the page summarises your current plan:
- Current Plan — the name of your plan. During a trial, it's followed by "Trial · 14 days left", counting down.
- A status badge: Active, Trialing, Past_due, Canceled, Incomplete, etc.
- Billing Period — the start and end dates of your current billing cycle or trial (or "Never expires" if you have lifetime access).
- Next Payment — the amount and date of your next charge. If you have a discount applied (referral credits, country pricing, or a Stripe coupon), the discounted amount appears with the original amount struck through. During a trial, this shows the plan's price and the trial's end date, but there's no card on file and nothing is charged unless you subscribe.
- Cancel Subscription button (Admins only, on active paid plans). A trial doesn't have this button.
- Offers menu — for redeeming codes and viewing exclusive offers.
Status banners appear here if anything needs your attention: failed payments, scheduled cancellations, scheduled downgrades, or inactive subscriptions.
Use your 14-day trial
- Create a workspace. The trial starts on its own, with no card.
- On Plan & Billing, your trial plan's card is marked "Trial · 14 days left", counting down, and its button reads Subscribe now.
- In the last 7 days, a strip above every page shows how long is left, for example "3 days left in your Launch trial · choose a plan to keep the workspace open." Owners and Admins also see a Choose a plan button that opens this tab.
- Reminder emails go out 7 days, 48 hours, and 24 hours before the end. Owners and Admins also get an in-app notification 48 hours before.
- To keep going, click Subscribe now, or pick a different plan, and complete checkout. Your work carries over.
What happens when your trial ends
There's no grace period. As soon as the trial ends, the workspace is paused, and everyone in it lands on a Workspace paused page that reads "Choose a plan to continue using Nautis."
- Your data stays. "Nothing is deleted while a workspace is paused."
- Automation stops. "Reminders and automations are on hold." That includes routines, Chief of Staff, and outside tools connected through the API or the AI connector. Only billing, sign-in, security, compliance, and support emails still go out.
- What others can reach. Data room share links, invoice pay links, and public profiles keep working. Booking pages, contact intake, custom forms, and job applications respond as temporarily unavailable.
- Owners and Admins choose a plan on that page. The workspace "Restores the moment checkout completes", and you return to your dashboard within seconds.
- Other members see "Only an owner or admin can choose a plan", with a Remind [owner's name] button (one reminder per day) and Email them yourself.
- If you belong to another active workspace, use Switch workspace to open it.
Owners and Admins also get an in-app notification: "The workspace is paused until a plan is chosen."
Pick or change a plan
- Scroll past the current-plan strip to the Choose Your Plan section.
- Use the toggle to switch between Monthly and Annual billing. The annual toggle has a red "2 months free" badge — annual is usually a better deal.
- If you have referral credits, they're applied when you check out.
- If Nautis detects you're in a country with regional pricing (PPP), a small green chip shows your discount, e.g. "20% discount applied for India".
- Each plan shows as a card with the plan name, description, price, and a button. The button label depends on context:
- Subscribe now — this is the plan you're trialing.
- Subscribe — your workspace has no plan.
- Upgrade — this plan costs more than your current one.
- Downgrade — this plan costs less than your current one.
- Current Plan — this is what you're on now (button disabled).
- The plan Nautis most recommends has a MOST POPULAR badge with a star.
- Click the plan's button.
- On your first paid subscription, including from a trial, you're sent to Stripe Checkout to enter your card. Once payment succeeds, you come back to this page with a success toast.
- For upgrades, the change is usually immediate — the toast says "Changes have been applied immediately".
- For downgrades, the change is usually scheduled for the end of your current billing period — the toast says "Changes will take effect on [date]" and a yellow Downgrade Scheduled banner appears at the top.
Cancel your subscription
- On the strip at the top of the Plan & Billing tab, click Cancel Subscription.
- A confirmation dialog appears: "Are you sure you want to cancel your subscription? Your access continues until [date]. After that the workspace is paused until a plan is chosen — nothing is deleted."
- Click Cancel Subscription to confirm, or Keep Subscription to back out.
- You see "Subscription cancelled successfully". A yellow Cancellation Scheduled banner now appears at the top of the page showing the date your access ends.
You don't lose access straight away. It stays live until the end of the billing period you've already paid for. After that, the workspace is paused the same way as when a trial ends, and it stays paused until someone chooses a plan.
Undo a scheduled cancellation
If you cancelled and changed your mind:
- While the Cancellation Scheduled banner is showing, click Undo Cancellation inside it.
- You see "Subscription reactivated successfully" and the banner disappears. Your subscription continues as normal at the next renewal.
Fix a failed payment
If Stripe couldn't charge your card, a red Payment Failed banner appears at the top:
- Click Update Payment Method in the banner.
- A new tab opens to Stripe's secure billing portal.
- In the portal, add a new card or fix details on your existing one.
- Stripe retries the charge automatically once the new card is in place. The banner on the Plan & Billing tab clears once the payment goes through.
Manage your payment method (any time)
The actual card on file lives in Stripe's customer portal, not in Nautis.
Redeem a code or view exclusive offers
The Offers menu near the Cancel Subscription button gives you two extras:
- Redeem Code — opens a dialog where you can paste a redemption code (e.g. an AppSumo-style code, or a code received in an email). If you own more than one organization, a dropdown lets you pick which one to apply the code to. Click Redeem to activate the package.
- View Offers — opens a list of any custom offers that have been made available to your account. Each row shows the offer name, description, price, billing type (Monthly, Yearly, Lifetime, or one-time), and an expiry date if any. Click View to open the offer's details page.
If you have unredeemed offers waiting, a small red badge appears on the Offers button so you don't miss them.
Compare features side-by-side
Below the plan cards is a Compare Our Plans table. It groups every feature by category (AI tools, Pitch Tools, Investor Tools, etc.) and shows what's included on each plan. Use it to figure out what you'd gain by upgrading before you click anything.
Tips & limits
- Upgrades happen immediately; downgrades happen at the end of the current billing period. This avoids unexpected partial charges.
- Annual plans give you "2 months free" compared to twelve monthly payments — the savings chip is visible on the Monthly/Annual toggle.
- Regional pricing (PPP) is automatic — if your IP places you in a discounted region, the discount applies without doing anything extra.
- Cancelling doesn't refund the current period. You keep access until your period ends, then the workspace is paused until a plan is chosen.
- Lifetime plans never charge again. The Billing Period reads "Never expires" and there is no Next Payment date.
- One-time plans (e.g. a 3-month one-time pack) don't auto-renew. The Next Payment field reads "One-time payment — no auto-renewal".
- Each person gets one trial. Deleting a workspace and creating a new one doesn't restart it.
- If you already have a workspace, creating another can ask you to choose a plan first: "Choose a plan for the new workspace before creating it."
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free plan?
No. Every new workspace gets a 14-day trial with no card required, and after that it needs a paid plan to stay open.
Do I lose my work when the trial ends?
No. The workspace is paused, not deleted. Choose a plan and everything is back where you left it.
Where do I see what each plan includes?
Scroll past the plan cards to Compare Our Plans. It's a full feature matrix.
I clicked Upgrade — when does my card get charged?
When you complete checkout in Stripe. After that, upgrades within an active subscription typically prorate immediately.
Can I switch from annual back to monthly?
Yes — pick the same plan with the Monthly toggle selected. It's treated as a billing-cycle change and follows the same upgrade/downgrade rules above.
I have referral credits — how do I use them?
They go against your first subscription payment when you check out. See Referrals.
Where do I get a receipt or invoice?
Switch to the Invoices & Payments tab — see the guide below.
Can I change the email Stripe sends invoices to?
Yes — set it on the Organization Settings tab under Billing Information > Edit Details > Billing Email.
Still need help?
Our team answers every message. Already a customer? Open a support ticket from inside Nautis.

