9 min read · Updated 2026-08-01

Change an Active Paid Academy Plan or Billing Cycle

Understand immediate paid-plan switches, billing-cycle changes and yearly-plan restrictions.

Active monthly plans

An Academy on a monthly paid plan can switch to another paid plan or to yearly billing. The replacement starts immediately after a new payment is confirmed.

  • Remaining days on the current paid period are not refunded.
  • The existing payment mandate is cancelled automatically after activation.
  • The secure checkout shows the new purchase amount before payment.

Active yearly plans

Yearly plans are prepaid. Plan and billing-cycle changes are locked until the final seven days of the paid year.

  • Before the final seven days, the plan screen shows when changes will open.
  • During the final seven days, the Academy can renew yearly, switch to monthly or choose another paid plan.
  • The new paid plan starts when payment is confirmed.

Moving to the Free plan

The Free plan is not purchased as a downgrade. A monthly paid plan moves to the Free plan by cancellation at the cycle end. A yearly plan simply expires and then moves to the Free plan.

Review limits first

Before moving from Premium to Growth or the Free plan, review Player, branch, Program, Batch, staff, report and Community limits.

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