> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.helix-db.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Plans and billing

> Compare Helix Foundry Free, Pro and Max, upgrade a workspace, switch tiers, cancel, resume and manage payment

<div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2"><Badge color="blue" size="sm">Guide</Badge></div>

Each workspace has one Foundry plan, billed monthly and separately from Helix Cloud.
Owners and admins change it in **Settings** → **Plan & billing**; members see which plan
the workspace holds.

| | Free | Pro | Max |
| - | - | - | - |
| Price | \$0 | \$100 a month | \$500 a month |
| Stripe, WorkOS and PostHog | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Syncs and synced tables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ontology generation and versions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PostgreSQL and MySQL | | ✓ | ✓ |

Max includes everything in Pro, and will add more.

On Free, choosing PostgreSQL or MySQL in **Add data** says the source needs Pro, and
offers owners and admins **Upgrade to Pro**.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://assets.helix-db.com/docs/foundry/data/pro-gate.png" alt="Choosing PostgreSQL on Foundry Free: PostgreSQL connections need Foundry Pro, with Upgrade to Pro" />
</Frame>

<Frame>
  <img src="https://assets.helix-db.com/docs/foundry/workspace/billing-free.png" alt="Plan & billing for a Free workspace with the Free, Pro and Max cards" />
</Frame>

## Upgrade

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose a tier">
    Select **Upgrade**, choose **Pro** or **Max**, and add a promotion code if you have
    one.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://assets.helix-db.com/docs/foundry/workspace/upgrade.png" alt="The Upgrade Foundry dialog with Pro selected and a promotion code field" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pay">
    Select **Continue to payment**. Foundry opens Stripe Checkout, or charges the card on
    file when the workspace has one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Come back">
    Stripe returns you to **Plan & billing**, which checks the payment until the new plan
    shows. PostgreSQL and MySQL are available at once.
  </Step>
</Steps>

If an upgrade's answer is lost, for example when the network drops, the page checks the
plan before it offers checkout again, so you aren't charged twice.

## Switch between Pro and Max

On a paid workspace, select **Switch to Max** or **Switch to Pro** on the other tier's
card and confirm.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://assets.helix-db.com/docs/foundry/workspace/billing-pro.png" alt="Plan & billing for a Pro workspace with Manage billing, Cancel Pro and Switch to Max" />
</Frame>

## Cancel or resume

Select **Cancel Pro** (or **Cancel Max**) and confirm. The plan stays on until the end
of the period, then the workspace moves to Free and its PostgreSQL and MySQL connections
stop syncing. Until then, **Resume Pro** (or **Resume Max**) undoes the cancellation.

## Manage payment and invoices

Select **Manage billing** to open the Stripe billing portal for the workspace: payment
methods, invoices and billing details. When an invoice isn't paid, the page says so and
offers **Update payment method**; cancelling and switching wait until it's paid.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Connectors" icon="plug" href="/foundry/data/connectors">
    Set up a PostgreSQL or MySQL connection.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Members and roles" icon="users" href="/foundry/workspace/members-and-roles">
    Who can change the plan.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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