# Plans & Billing

EntryTarget offers two plans, both billed monthly at a fixed rate.

## Available Plans

### Free

* Basic tier functionality
* Full API access
* All core features (transactions, ledger, integrity, recovery)
* Suitable for development and low-volume production

### Standard

* Full-featured tier
* All Free plan features
* Priority support
* Suitable for production workloads of any scale

## Billing

* **Billing cycle:** Monthly
* **Rate:** Fixed per month (no per-transaction charges)
* **Currency:** Defined in the Console

## Infrastructure Costs

EntryTarget's subscription fee covers the software license. Your AWS infrastructure costs (Fargate, RDS, networking) are billed separately by AWS to your own account.

See [Performance Tiers](/docs/performance/tiers.md) for infrastructure sizing recommendations.

## Subscription Lifecycle

### Active

Your ledger operates normally. Daily heartbeat checks confirm active status.

### Payment Issues

If a payment fails:

1. Your subscription remains active during the grace period
2. Email alerts are sent at days 7, 14, 21, and 28
3. After 30 days, the ledger shuts down on the next heartbeat check
4. Your data remains accessible via direct database access

### Reactivation

To reactivate after a shutdown:

1. Resolve the payment issue in the Console
2. Restart the ledger service
3. The startup heartbeat will confirm active status
4. Normal operations resume

## Changing Plans

Plan changes can be made through the Console. Changes take effect on the next billing cycle. No data migration or downtime is required — the plan affects billing and subscription status only.

## FAQ

**Q: What happens to my data if my subscription lapses?** A: Your data remains in your RDS database, fully accessible via SQL. The ledger application stops processing transactions, but your data is yours.

**Q: Can I self-host without a subscription?** A: No. The ledger binary requires a valid subscription to operate. The heartbeat system validates this daily.

**Q: Are there per-transaction fees?** A: No. Both plans are fixed monthly rates regardless of transaction volume.


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