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Change your plan

Move to a bigger or smaller Convert plan, or between monthly and yearly billing, on the Billing page. You see the exact charge before you confirm, and can manage your card and invoices.


Choose a new plan

  1. Click ZeraBooks Convert at the top of the sidebar, then click Billing.

  2. Find the Change plan card.

  3. Choose Monthly or Yearly · save up to 47%.

  4. Click the plan you want. Your current plan is marked Current and can't be clicked.

  1. Read the price preview that appears under the plans. It tells you exactly when the change happens and what you pay.

  2. Click Confirm, or Cancel to change nothing.

Each plan card shows its price a month (on Yearly, also the price a year) and its pages. See Plans and pages.


Move up without leaving the page

You don't have to come to Billing to get more pages. From 80% of your pages, and when they're used, a Get more pages button appears on the document pages, on the Pages card on Home and on Billing itself. It opens the Get more pages dialog: choose an option, check what you pay today, and click Move up · $X today. See Plans and pages.

When you've used your plan's pages, new uploads wait with a message naming the next plan, for example "You've used your 1,000 pages for this month. Move to ZeraBooks 2,500 to keep converting." Click Get more pages and convert it, move up, and the waiting file converts automatically. A document already converting always finishes. On monthly billing, the dialog also offers your plan billed yearly: the whole year's pages open at once (for example 12,000 on ZeraBooks), and today's charge already credits the unused part of your month. On the top plan billed yearly, click Book a call and we'll set up a plan for your volume.


Start your plan during the free trial

The free trial includes 1,000 pages. To get your plan's full pages sooner, click Start my plan now on the Your plan card (or Start your plan now when you're close to the trial's pages). The dialog offers Start {plan} now for your plan and for each bigger plan, each with today's price: "Your trial ends today and {plan} starts: $X charged to the card on file…" Pick one, click Start now · $X, and its full pages open at once.

If the card is declined, nothing changes and you stay on your trial: "The plan couldn't be charged, so nothing changed. Check your card in Manage billing and try again."


When a change takes effect

ChangeWhenWhat you pay
Moving up to a bigger planNowToday's charge for the time left (prorated), then the new price
Changing plan during the free trialNow; the trial continuesNothing today; the new plan's price when the trial ends
Monthly to yearlyNowToday's charge, then the yearly price
Moving down to a smaller planAt your renewalNothing until renewal, then the new price
Yearly to monthlyAt your renewalNothing until renewal, then the monthly price

A bigger plan chosen together with a switch from yearly to monthly also waits for your renewal.

The preview reads one of these:

  • Now: "Switches now: $X today for the time left in this period, then $Y a month." After you confirm: "You're on {plan} now."

  • During your free trial: "Nothing is charged today. When your free trial ends, you're charged $Y a month and this plan's full pages start. The trial itself includes 1,000 pages."

  • At renewal: "Switches on {date}, when your plan renews, to $Y a month. Nothing changes until then, and there's no refund for the current period." After you confirm: "{plan} starts on {date}. Until then nothing changes."

Important: A change that happens now is charged to your card straight away. If the charge fails, nothing changes and you see "The change couldn't be charged, so nothing changed. Check your card in Manage billing and try again."


Keep your current plan

A change scheduled for renewal shows on the Your plan card: "Changes to {plan} · monthly on {date}. Until then nothing changes."

  • To cancel it, click Keep my current plan. You see "Kept your current plan."

  • Choosing another plan also replaces the scheduled change.


Manage billing

Click Manage billing in the Billing page header to open Stripe's secure billing portal. It reads Opening… while the portal loads. There you can update your card, download invoices or cancel your subscription. When you return, you land back on Billing.

If your last payment failed, the Your plan card shows Payment due — update your card in Manage billing, and plans can't be changed until you do.


When you can't change plans here

The Change plan card appears only for subscriptions on one of the three current plans.

  • An original unlimited plan keeps unlimited use and has no Change plan card: "Your plan was sold with unlimited pages, and it keeps them."

  • An Enterprise contract is changed by your ZeraBooks representative: "Your plan is a ZeraBooks contract. To change pages or billing, contact your ZeraBooks representative."

  • With no subscription, click Start your 7-day free trial, or Restart your subscription if it ended.

Need higher volume or a custom solution? Click Talk to us at the bottom of the Billing page.


Frequently Asked Questions

When does a plan upgrade take effect?

Immediately. You're charged today for the time left in the billing period, then the new price from your next renewal. Moving from monthly to yearly also happens now.

When does a downgrade take effect?

At your renewal. Nothing changes until then, and there are no refunds for the current period. Yearly to monthly works the same way.

Can I change plans during my free trial?

Yes. Nothing is charged today and the trial continues with its 1,000 pages; the plan you chose is charged when the trial ends, and its full pages start then. To start it sooner, click Start my plan now.

Can I start my plan before the trial ends?

Yes. Click Start my plan now on Billing. The trial ends today, the plan's price is charged to your card, and its full pages open at once.

What if my card is declined when I move up?

Nothing changes. You stay on your current plan. Update your card in Manage billing and try again.

How do I undo a downgrade I scheduled?

Click Keep my current plan on the Your plan card, next to the scheduled change.

How do I cancel my subscription?

Click Manage billing on Billing and cancel on Stripe's billing portal. Cancelling keeps everything until the end of the period you've paid for, and everything you converted stays in Convert.

What does "Billing couldn't be reached just now, so nothing changed." mean?

ZeraBooks couldn't reach the billing service, so your plan didn't change. Wait a minute and try again.

Why don't I see the list of plans?

Your plan isn't one that can be changed here: an original unlimited plan, an Enterprise contract, a payment that's due, or no subscription. See the Your plan card for what applies to you.


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