Subscription-Based Products

Subscription-Based Products

Subscription-based products provide a fixed-price alternative to usage-based billing. A selected product is purchased for a defined billing period and includes a specified number of installations that can be deployed and managed from the account settings.

Overview

The availability of subscription products depends on the configuration provided by the hosting provider. Under this model, the account is charged for a selected product and receives access to it for a specified period.

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Provider-dependent feature

The Subscription Plans tab, available products, service plans, prices, billing periods, and related management options may differ between hosting providers.

Purchase a Subscription

1

Open the Marketplace and select the Subscription Plans tab.

Hover over the required package and click Install.

Subscription Plans tab in Marketplace
Open Subscription Plans and select the required product.
2

Review the available service plans. A product may offer multiple plans with different features, limits, and prices.

Select the required plan and click Buy.

Selecting a subscription plan
Compare the available plans and click Buy for the preferred option.
3

Configure the subscription purchase details:

Billing Period Select the required billing duration and associated pricing option.
Quantity Enter the total number of product installations included in the subscription.
Auto Pay Enable automatic renewal and payment after the initial billing period.
Total Due Review the subtotal, discounts, taxes, overages, and final amount payable.
Subscription purchase configuration
Set the billing period, installation quantity, and Auto Pay option.
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Click Subscribe & Pay. The platform generates an invoice immediately and adds the subscription to the dedicated account section.

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Account deactivation

Subscription environments are purchased separately, but they can still be stopped if the related platform account is deactivated.

After purchase, the Buy button for the selected plan changes to Install. Once all available installation slots are used, the button changes to Upgrade.

Purchased subscription plan ready for installation
The purchased plan displays the number of available installations.

Manage Subscriptions

Open the dedicated Subscriptions section in the account settings to view subscription details, purchase packages, install or remove instances, update settings, and review invoices.

Subscriptions section in account settings
The Subscriptions section lists plans, usage, status, payment, cost, Auto Pay, and creation details.

The subscription table contains the following information:

Name Displays the product and tariff plan. Expand the row to view the installations under the subscription.
Usage Shows the number of installed instances compared with the total allowed quantity.
Status Displays the current subscription state.
Payment Shows the due payment or the next scheduled payment and provides access to the Pay action when required.
Cost Displays the subscription price and billing period.
Auto Pay Indicates whether automatic payment is enabled.
Created Shows the creation date. Additional activation and billing-period details may appear on hover.

Subscription Statuses

Incomplete The initial invoice must be completed before the subscription can be used.
Active The subscription is ready for use and the latest invoice is paid.
Unpaid The latest invoice remains outstanding.
Canceled The subscription has been scheduled for termination or has been canceled.

Install a Subscription Product

The tools panel provides the following primary actions:

Subscription tools panel
Use Buy, Install, Edit, and Refresh to manage subscriptions.
Buy Opens the Marketplace section for purchasing a new subscription.
Install Deploys a package using the available installation capacity of an existing subscription.
Edit Changes the installation quantity and Auto Pay configuration.
Refresh Reloads the latest subscription information.

In the installation window, provide all required package parameters and click Install. The product is normally created automatically within approximately one minute.

Installing a subscription product
Provide the required package parameters and click Install.
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Fixed-price restrictions

Subscription-installed products may restrict operations such as topology adjustment, environment cloning, or removal because the product is delivered under a fixed-price plan.

Restricted functionality for subscription product
Some environment-management actions may be unavailable for subscription products.

Edit Quantity and Auto Pay

Select a subscription and click Edit to change the number of allowed installations or enable and disable Auto Pay. The adjustment price is calculated according to the remaining billing period.

Edit Subscription dialog
Update the installation quantity and Auto Pay setting.
Upgrade Increasing the installation quantity generates an additional update-quantity invoice.
Downgrade Reducing the quantity, while keeping it no lower than the number of existing installations, generates a refund invoice and credits the account balance.
Pending invoice The Edit action changes to Discard Changes until the related invoice is completed.

Cancel a Subscription

Hover over the subscription and open its action menu. Available options include:

Subscription product action menu
Open the subscription menu to access invoices, editing, Auto Pay, and cancellation.
Invoices Opens the Invoices tab filtered for the selected subscription.
Edit Subscription Opens the subscription quantity and Auto Pay configuration.
Enable/Disable Auto Pay Changes the automatic payment state.
Cancel / Don’t Cancel Schedules subscription termination or reverses a pending cancellation.

After cancellation, the subscription remains usable until the end of the already paid billing period. During this time, select Don’t Cancel to restore it. After the paid period ends, the subscription and its related environments and data may be permanently removed.

Cancel Subscription confirmation
Review the cancellation date and confirm the operation.

Manage Installations

Expand a subscription and hover over an installed instance to access the installation-level actions:

Subscription installation action menu
Use Switch Subscription or Delete for a selected installation.
Switch Subscription Moves the installation to another compatible subscription plan for the same product.
Delete Removes the selected installation from the account after confirmation.

Switch Subscription

The availability of this feature depends on the hosting provider. When supported, configure the following values:

Current Subscription Selected automatically based on the installation from which the action was opened.
New Subscription Select an existing compatible subscription for the same product or purchase a new one.
Passphrase Enter the displayed confirmation code to authorize the operation.
Switch Subscription dialog
Select the new subscription and enter the confirmation passphrase.

Deleting an installation also requires entering the displayed confirmation code.

Delete Subscription Item confirmation
Enter the confirmation code before deleting the installation.

Manage Invoices

Open the Invoices tab to review all subscription-related payments. Use filters for subscription, status, or invoice number to locate a specific record.

Subscription filter Displays invoices associated with a selected subscription.
Status filter Filters invoices according to their payment state.
Number filter Finds an invoice using its identifier.
Pay Completes an outstanding invoice directly from the panel.
Subscription invoices panel
Review and filter subscription-related invoices.
Pay subscription invoice
Use the Pay action for an open subscription invoice.

Expected result

The subscription becomes active after the required invoice is paid, and the purchased installation capacity becomes available for deploying the selected product.