Subscription & Billing
Everything you need to know about Flexilocus subscription plans, billing, and managing your account costs.
Table of Contents
- Subscription Plans Overview
- Choosing the Right Plan
- Upgrading Your Subscription
- Managing Your Subscription
- Usage Tracking
- Billing & Invoices
Subscription Plans Overview
Flexilocus offers flexible subscription plans designed to scale with your influencer marketing needs, from testing the platform to running large-scale campaigns.
Available Plans
Free Plan
Perfect for: Brands testing influencer marketing or running occasional collaborations
Price: $0/month
Features:
- 1 active collaboration per month
- Access to creator discovery
- Basic search and filters
- Direct messaging with creators
- 1 team seat (owner only)
- Email support
- Proposal system
- Chat functionality
- File sharing (up to 100MB per month)
Limitations:
- Cannot create campaigns
- Limited to 1 collaboration at a time
- Cannot run multiple simultaneous collaborations
- Basic analytics only
- No priority support
- Cannot invite team members
Best For:
- Small businesses trying influencer marketing
- Brands with very limited budgets
- Testing the platform before committing
- Occasional one-off collaborations
Launch Plan
Perfect for: Growing brands scaling their influencer marketing efforts
Price: $299/month (billed monthly) or $2,988/year (save $600)
Features:
- 11 active collaborations per month
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited campaigns
- Advanced creator discovery filters
- Up to 3 team seats
- Campaign management tools
- Performance tracking
- Priority email support (24-hour response time)
- Advanced analytics
- File sharing (up to 2GB per month)
- Creator bookmarking and lists
- Export collaboration data
- API access (coming soon)
Collaboration Rollover:
- Unused collaborations roll over for 1 month
- Maximum 15 collaborations can be stored
- Example: Use 8 in January, have 14 available in February (11 + 3 rolled over)
Best For:
- Scaling startups
- SMBs with regular influencer marketing needs
- Brands running 2-5 campaigns per quarter
- Marketing teams with modest budgets
- Testing multi-channel influencer strategies
Amplify Plan
Perfect for: Established brands and agencies with extensive influencer marketing programs
Price: $999/month (billed monthly) or $9,988/year (save $2,000)
Features:
- Unlimited active collaborations
- Everything in Launch, plus:
- Up to 10 team seats
- Dedicated account manager
- Phone support
- 4-hour priority support response time
- Advanced campaign analytics
- Custom reporting
- File sharing (unlimited)
- White-label options (agencies)
- Early access to new features
- Quarterly strategy sessions
- Onboarding assistance
- Custom integrations (upon request)
- API priority access
Best For:
- Established brands with significant budgets
- Marketing agencies managing multiple clients
- Enterprise companies
- Brands running 10+ campaigns per quarter
- Teams requiring dedicated support
- Organizations needing custom solutions
Plan Comparison Table
| Feature | Free | Launch | Amplify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Collaborations | 1/month | 11/month | Unlimited |
| Team Seats | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Campaigns | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Creator Discovery | Basic | Advanced | Advanced |
| Analytics | Basic | Advanced | Enterprise |
| Support | Priority Email | Phone + Email | |
| Response Time | 48 hours | 24 hours | 4 hours |
| File Storage | 100MB | 2GB | Unlimited |
| Account Manager | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom Reporting | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| API Access | ✗ | ✓ | Priority |
| White-Label | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ (Agencies) |
| Strategy Sessions | ✗ | ✗ | Quarterly |
| Early Features | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Understanding Collaboration Limits
What Counts as an Active Collaboration?
- Any collaboration in "Pending," "Negotiating," or "In Progress" status
- Once a collaboration reaches "Completed" or "Cancelled," it no longer counts toward your limit
What Happens When You Reach Your Limit?
- Free Plan: Cannot start new collaborations until current one is completed
- Launch Plan: Cannot start new collaborations until usage resets or collaborations complete
- Amplify Plan: No limits!
Usage Reset:
- Collaboration counts reset on your billing cycle date
- Example: If you subscribed on the 15th, usage resets on the 15th of each month
- Completed collaborations free up slots immediately
Additional Seats
Need more team members than your plan includes?
Pricing:
- Launch Plan: $50/month per additional seat (max 5 additional)
- Amplify Plan: $75/month per additional seat (no maximum)
How to Add:
- Settings > Subscription
- Click "Add Team Seats"
- Select number of seats
- Confirm and pay
Billing:
- Prorated for current month
- Added to monthly subscription cost
- Can remove seats anytime
Choosing the Right Plan
Decision Framework
Use this guide to select the best plan for your needs:
Start with Free If:
- ✓ You're new to influencer marketing
- ✓ Budget is extremely limited ($0 available)
- ✓ Running 1 collaboration or less per month
- ✓ Just testing the platform
- ✓ No team collaboration needed
- ✓ Don't need campaign organization tools
Choose Launch If:
- ✓ Running 2-10 collaborations per month
- ✓ Need campaign management
- ✓ Have a small marketing team (2-3 people)
- ✓ Want advanced discovery features
- ✓ Need better analytics
- ✓ Budget: ~$3,000-5,000/month for influencer marketing
- ✓ Growing your influencer program
Choose Amplify If:
- ✓ Running 12+ collaborations per month
- ✓ Have a larger marketing team (4+ people)
- ✓ Managing multiple concurrent campaigns
- ✓ Need dedicated support
- ✓ Budget: $10,000+/month for influencer marketing
- ✓ Require custom reporting
- ✓ Agency managing multiple brands
- ✓ Want a dedicated account manager
Calculating Your Needs
Step 1: Estimate Monthly Collaborations
Ask yourself:
- How many creators do we want to work with monthly?
- How many campaigns do we plan to run per quarter?
- What's our average number of deliverables per campaign?
Example Calculation:
- 2 campaigns per quarter = ~6 campaigns per year
- 5 creators per campaign = 30 creator relationships
- Staggered throughout year = ~5-10 active collaborations at once
- Result: Launch Plan is ideal
Step 2: Consider Team Size
- How many people manage influencer marketing?
- Do they all need platform access?
- What roles do they serve?
Example:
- Marketing Manager (needs access)
- Social Media Coordinator (needs access)
- Designer (occasional access)
- Result: 3 seats minimum → Launch Plan or higher
Step 3: Evaluate Budget
Platform Cost vs. Creator Payments:
- Platform subscription is overhead
- Actual creator payments are separate
- Rule of thumb: Platform cost should be <5% of total influencer budget
Example Budget:
- Total influencer marketing budget: $10,000/month
- Suggested platform budget: $300-500/month
- Result: Launch Plan fits perfectly
Step 4: Growth Projection
Consider 3-6 month growth:
- Will you 2x your influencer efforts?
- Hiring additional team members?
- Expanding to new platforms?
- Planning larger campaigns?
Choose the plan you'll need in 3 months, not today.
Trial Periods and Testing
Free Forever Tier:
- No credit card required
- No time limit
- Upgrade anytime
- Test all basic features
- Start 1 real collaboration
Paid Plan Trials:
- Currently no trial periods for paid plans
- Start with Free to test platform
- Upgrade when ready to scale
- Can downgrade if needed (with notice)
Money-Back Guarantee:
- 14-day money-back guarantee on annual plans
- If not satisfied, full refund within first 14 days
- Must contact support to initiate
- Prorated refunds not available mid-term
Annual vs. Monthly Billing
Annual Billing Benefits:
- Launch: Save $600/year (2 months free)
- Amplify: Save $2,000/year (2 months free)
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- Locked-in pricing for the year
- No monthly billing hassles
Annual Billing Considerations:
- Paid upfront
- Cannot downgrade mid-year (only at renewal)
- Can upgrade anytime (prorated)
- Commitment to platform
Monthly Billing Benefits:
- No large upfront cost
- Flexibility to change plans
- Cancel anytime
- Better for testing
Monthly Billing Considerations:
- Higher total annual cost
- Monthly billing cycles
- No long-term commitment
Recommendation:
- New users: Start with monthly
- Committed users after 2-3 months: Switch to annual
- Agencies and enterprises: Annual for budget consistency
Upgrading Your Subscription
When to Upgrade
Signs You've Outgrown Your Current Plan:
From Free to Launch:
- Consistently hitting the 1 collaboration limit
- Need to work with multiple creators simultaneously
- Want to organize collaborations into campaigns
- Need team members to help manage influencers
- Require better analytics
From Launch to Amplify:
- Running 10+ collaborations monthly
- Hitting the 11 collaboration limit regularly
- Need more than 3 team seats
- Require phone support
- Want dedicated account management
- Need custom reporting
- Managing complex, multi-phase campaigns
How to Upgrade
Upgrading is instant and simple:
Step 1: Access Subscription Settings
- Click Settings in the main navigation
- Select "Subscription & Billing" from the sidebar
- You'll see your current plan
Step 2: Select New Plan
- Click "Upgrade Plan" button
- View plan comparison
- Select Launch or Amplify
- Choose monthly or annual billing
Step 3: Payment Process
If This Is Your First Paid Plan:
- Enter payment information
- Credit/debit card via Dodo Payments
- Billing address
- Tax ID (if applicable)
If Already on Paid Plan:
- Use existing payment method
- Or update payment method
- Review pricing difference
Step 4: Confirm Upgrade
- Review order summary
- See prorated charges (if applicable)
- Confirm terms
- Click "Confirm Upgrade"
Step 5: Instant Activation
- Upgrade is immediate
- New features available instantly
- New collaboration limits apply
- Team can be invited right away
- Confirmation email sent
Prorated Billing
When you upgrade mid-cycle:
How Proration Works:
- Calculate unused days on current plan
- Credit that amount
- Charge for new plan
- You only pay the difference
Example:
- Current plan: Launch ($299/month)
- 15 days remaining in billing cycle
- Upgrading to: Amplify ($999/month)
- Credit: $149.50 (half of $299)
- Charge: $999
- You pay: $849.50 today
- Next month: Full $999
Annual Plans:
- Similar proration applies
- Credit unused months on old plan
- Pay for new annual plan minus credit
Payment Methods
Accepted Payment Methods:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
- Debit cards with credit processing
Payment Processor:
- Dodo Payments (secure, PCI-compliant)
- All transactions encrypted
- No card data stored on Flexilocus servers
- International payments supported
Currency:
- All prices in USD
- Currency conversion handled by your bank
- International transaction fees may apply
What Changes After Upgrading
Immediate Changes:
- Collaboration limits increase
- All new features unlock
- Can invite additional team members
- Access to better support tier
- Enhanced analytics available
- Campaign features (if upgrading from Free)
Next Billing Cycle:
- New price applies
- Usage resets per new limit
- Billing date remains the same
Historical Data:
- All previous collaborations remain
- Historical analytics preserved
- Past campaigns still accessible
- Nothing is lost in upgrade
Managing Your Subscription
Viewing Current Subscription Details
Access Your Subscription Dashboard:
- Settings > Subscription & Billing
- View current plan information
Information Displayed:
- Current plan name
- Monthly/annual billing status
- Next billing date
- Current usage vs. limits
- Team seats used/available
- Payment method (last 4 digits)
- Billing history link
Changing Plans
Upgrading
Process:
- Follow steps in "Upgrading Your Subscription" above
- Instant activation
- Prorated billing
Downgrading
How to Downgrade:
- Settings > Subscription & Billing
- Click "Change Plan"
- Select lower tier
- Review implications
- Confirm downgrade
When Downgrade Takes Effect:
- End of current billing period
- Not immediate (to prevent loss of access)
- You keep current features until period ends
- Then switches to new plan
Important Considerations:
Before Downgrading from Amplify to Launch:
- Review current active collaborations
- Must be under 11 active when downgrade takes effect
- Remove extra team members (if over 3)
- Contact your account manager
Before Downgrading from Launch to Free:
- Must have 1 or fewer active collaborations when downgrade takes effect
- Remove all team members except owner
- All campaigns remain visible but become read-only
- Cannot create new campaigns
- Consider completing current collaborations first
Downgrade Protection: If you exceed new plan limits when downgrade is set to take effect:
- You'll be notified 7 days before
- Downgrade will be blocked if limits exceeded
- Must reduce usage before downgrade proceeds
- Automatic retry in 7 days
Cancelling Subscriptions
How to Cancel:
- Settings > Subscription & Billing
- Scroll to bottom
- Click "Cancel Subscription"
- Select cancellation reason (helps us improve)
- Choose cancellation type
- Confirm cancellation
Cancellation Types:
Cancel at Period End (Recommended):
- Keep access through current billing period
- Get full value from payment
- Automatically downgrade to Free at period end
- Data and collaborations preserved
- Can reactivate before period ends
Cancel Immediately:
- Immediate downgrade to Free tier
- No refund for unused time
- Lose access to paid features instantly
- Active collaborations remain but limited features
- Only choose if absolutely necessary
What Happens After Cancellation:
- Account remains active on Free tier
- All data preserved
- Can resubscribe anytime
- Historical collaborations remain accessible
- Active collaborations must complete under Free tier limits
Reactivation:
- Can reactivate anytime before period end
- Settings > Subscription > Reactivate
- No data loss
- Resume at same plan level
Past Due Status
What Triggers Past Due:
- Payment method declined
- Insufficient funds
- Expired credit card
- Bank rejection
What Happens:
- Initial payment failure notification
- 3 automatic retry attempts over 7 days
- Account marked "Past Due"
- Limited access to features
- After 14 days: Downgrade to Free
Restrictions When Past Due:
- Cannot start new collaborations
- Cannot invite team members
- Cannot create campaigns
- Existing collaborations still accessible
- Read-only mode for most features
How to Resolve:
- Settings > Subscription & Billing
- See "Past Due" banner
- Click "Update Payment Method"
- Enter new card information
- Click "Retry Payment"
- Instant restoration upon success
Prevention:
- Keep payment method current
- Update cards before expiration
- Ensure sufficient funds
- Monitor payment confirmation emails
- Set calendar reminders for card updates
Updating Payment Information
When to Update:
- Card expiring soon
- New credit card
- Switching payment methods
- Bank account change
- Billing address change
How to Update:
- Settings > Subscription & Billing
- Find "Payment Method" section
- Click "Update Payment Method"
- Enter new card information
- Billing address
- Save changes
Security:
- All payment data encrypted
- PCI-compliant processing
- No card numbers stored on Flexilocus
- Secure token system
- Instant verification
Testing New Card:
- Small authorization charge ($1)
- Immediately refunded
- Verifies card is valid
- Confirms billing address
Billing Cycle and Renewal
Understanding Your Billing Cycle:
- Starts on subscription creation date
- Renews on same day each month
- Example: Subscribed Jan 15 → Renews on 15th monthly
Renewal Process:
- Automatic charge 3 days before renewal
- Confirmation email sent
- Invoice generated
- Receipt emailed
- Usage limits reset
- New period begins
Renewal Notifications:
- 7 days before renewal
- 3 days before charge
- Day of successful charge
- Failed charge notifications (if applicable)
Changing Renewal Date:
- Not directly changeable
- Workaround: Cancel and resubscribe on preferred date
- Contact support for special requests
- Note: Proration may apply
Usage Tracking
Monitoring Plan Usage
Track your usage to optimize your subscription and avoid limits.
Access Usage Dashboard:
- Settings > Subscription & Billing
- Scroll to "Usage This Period"
- View detailed breakdown
Understanding Usage Metrics
Active Collaborations
What It Tracks:
- Number of collaborations in Pending, Negotiating, or In Progress status
- Real-time count
- Counts toward plan limit
Usage Display:
- "8 of 11 active collaborations" (Launch Plan)
- "Unlimited" (Amplify Plan)
- Progress bar showing percentage used
Optimization Tips:
- Complete collaborations to free up slots
- Move to "Completed" status when done
- Cancel collaborations no longer needed
- Archive old collaborations
Team Seats
What It Tracks:
- Number of active team members
- Includes owner
- Pending invitations count
Usage Display:
- "2 of 3 team seats used"
- "8 of 10 team seats used"
How to Free Seats:
- Remove inactive team members
- Revoke unused invitations
- Transfer ownership and remove old owner
File Storage
What It Tracks:
- Total size of uploaded files
- Includes all collaborations
- Chat attachments
- Proposal documents
Usage Display:
- "1.2GB of 2GB used" (Launch)
- "Unlimited" (Amplify)
Managing Storage:
- Delete old files
- Use external links when possible
- Compress images before uploading
- Archive completed collaborations with large files
Usage Alerts
Automatic Notifications:
75% Usage Alert:
- "You've used 75% of your active collaborations"
- Sent via email
- Dashboard banner appears
- Suggestions to manage usage
90% Usage Alert:
- "You're nearing your limit"
- Urgent notification
- Consider upgrading
- Complete collaborations to free space
100% Limit Reached:
- "You've reached your plan limit"
- Cannot create new collaborations
- Upgrade or wait for reset
- Options displayed
Usage History
View Past Usage:
- Settings > Subscription > Usage History
- Select date range
- View historical usage patterns
Available Data:
- Collaborations per month
- Peak usage days
- Average active collaborations
- Team member activity
- Storage usage trends
Using History for Planning:
- Identify usage patterns
- Plan upgrades strategically
- Optimize team size
- Budget accurately
Usage Optimization Strategies
Maximizing Free Plan
Strategy:
- Work with one creator at a time
- Complete each collaboration fully before starting next
- Use external tools for team coordination
- Plan collaborations sequentially
Timeline Example:
- Week 1-2: Negotiate with Creator A
- Week 3-4: Execute collaboration, get content
- Mark complete, start with Creator B
- Repeat monthly
Maximizing Launch Plan (11 Collaborations)
Strategy:
- Stagger collaboration start dates
- Plan in phases
- Use collaboration rollover
- Front-load negotiations
Example Distribution:
- 5 in negotiation phase
- 4 in active execution
- 2 completing/wrapping up
- Roll unused to next month
When to Upgrade
Clear Indicators:
- Consistently hitting limits 3+ months
- Delaying collaborations due to limits
- Missing opportunities
- Team needs more seats
- Cost of delays > cost of upgrade
Billing & Invoices
Viewing Billing History
Access Your Billing History:
- Settings > Subscription & Billing
- Click "Billing History" tab
- View all past charges
Information Displayed:
- Date of charge
- Amount charged
- Plan subscribed to
- Payment method used
- Invoice number
- Status (Paid/Failed/Refunded)
- Download invoice link
Date Range Filters:
- Last 3 months
- Last 6 months
- Last year
- All time
- Custom date range
Downloading Invoices
How to Download:
- Billing History
- Find desired invoice
- Click "Download Invoice" button
- PDF downloads automatically
Invoice Contents:
- Invoice number and date
- Billing period
- Organization name and address
- Tax ID (if provided)
- Itemized charges
- Subtotal, taxes, total
- Payment method
- Flexilocus business information
Bulk Download:
- Select multiple invoices (checkbox)
- Click "Download Selected"
- Receives ZIP file with all PDFs
Invoice Generation
When Invoices Are Created:
- Every successful charge
- Immediately after payment
- Available within minutes
- Emailed automatically
Email Delivery:
- Sent to billing email
- Also sent to organization owner
- Contains PDF attachment
- Payment confirmation details
Custom Invoices:
- Enterprise/Amplify plans can request custom invoices
- Add PO numbers
- Custom billing details
- Contact account manager
Payment Methods Management
Supported Payment Methods:
- Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover)
- Debit cards
- ACH transfers (Enterprise only, contact support)
- Wire transfers (Annual Amplify only)
Adding Payment Method:
- Settings > Subscription & Billing
- Payment Methods section
- Click "Add Payment Method"
- Enter card details
- Set as default (optional)
- Save
Multiple Payment Methods:
- Add backup cards
- Automatic failover on decline
- Different cards for different purposes
- Can switch primary anytime
Removing Payment Method:
- Cannot remove last payment method
- Must add new one first
- Then remove old
- Protects against billing issues
Updating Payment Information
Update Billing Address:
- Settings > Billing Information
- Click "Edit Address"
- Update address fields
- Save changes
- Applies to future invoices
Update Tax Information:
- Settings > Billing Information
- Add/edit Tax ID or VAT number
- Select tax exemption status
- Upload tax exemption certificate (if applicable)
- Save
Tax Handling:
- US state sales tax calculated automatically
- International VAT/GST as applicable
- Tax-exempt organizations can upload certificates
- Consult tax advisor for specific situations
Failed Payments
Reasons for Failure:
- Insufficient funds
- Card expired
- Card declined by bank
- Incorrect billing address
- Security hold by bank
- Daily limit exceeded
What Happens:
- Immediate failure notification
- Automatic retry in 3 days
- Another retry in 5 days
- Final retry in 7 days
- Account marked Past Due if all fail
Resolution Steps:
- Check email for failure notice
- Verify card details
- Update payment method if needed
- Ensure sufficient funds
- Contact bank if necessary
- Click "Retry Payment" in settings
Contacting Support: If payment issues persist:
- Email: billing@flexilocus.com
- Include invoice number
- Describe issue
- Response within 24 hours (Launch/Amplify)
Refund Policy
Eligible Refunds:
- 14-day money-back guarantee on annual plans
- Billing errors
- Duplicate charges
- Service unavailability (extended outages)
Not Eligible:
- Buyer's remorse after 14 days
- Partial month refunds
- Change of business plans
- Didn't use the service
- Monthly subscriptions (cancel instead)
Requesting Refund:
- Email support@flexilocus.com
- Subject: "Refund Request - [Invoice Number]"
- Explain reason
- Include invoice number
- Processing time: 5-10 business days
Billing Support
For Billing Questions:
- Email: billing@flexilocus.com
- Include account email
- Reference invoice numbers
- Attach relevant screenshots
Common Issues:
- Incorrect charge amounts
- Missing invoices
- Payment method issues
- Tax questions
- Refund requests
- Billing address changes
Response Times:
- Free Plan: 48 hours
- Launch Plan: 24 hours
- Amplify Plan: 4 hours
Best Practices
Subscription Management
Right-Size Your Plan:
- Review usage quarterly
- Upgrade before hitting limits consistently
- Downgrade if usage drops for 3+ months
- Don't over-provision too early
Annual vs. Monthly:
- Commit to annual after 3 months of consistent use
- Save 16-20% with annual billing
- Provides budget certainty
- Better for accounting/finance planning
Team Seat Optimization:
- Only invite active team members
- Remove members who leave
- Use role-based permissions effectively
- Consider "shared" accounts for occasional users (not recommended for security)
Budget Planning
Calculate True Cost:
Monthly Platform Cost: $299-999
+ Creator Payments: $X,000
+ Team Time: $X,000
= Total Influencer Marketing Budget
Platform Cost Should Be:
- 3-5% of total budget for large programs
- 10-15% for smaller programs
- Consider as overhead/tooling cost
Annual Budget Planning:
Q1: 10 collaborations
Q2: 15 collaborations
Q3: 12 collaborations
Q4: 18 collaborations (holiday push)
Total: 55 collaborations/year
Average: 14/month
Recommended: Amplify Plan
Avoiding Overages
Monitor Usage Weekly:
- Check dashboard every Monday
- Plan collaboration starts strategically
- Complete old collaborations
- Archive when done
Plan Ahead:
- Know your campaign calendar
- Anticipate busy seasons
- Upgrade before busy period
- Downgrade in slow periods
Use Rollover:
- Launch Plan: collaborations roll over 1 month
- Max 15 stored
- Plan for this in strategy
Troubleshooting
Payment Declined
Immediate Actions:
- Check email for decline reason
- Verify card details correct
- Check available balance
- Call bank if necessary
- Try different payment method
- Use backup card
Cannot Upgrade
Possible Reasons:
- Payment information incomplete
- Card declined
- Billing address invalid
- Technical issue
Solutions:
- Complete all billing fields
- Use different card
- Contact support
Usage Not Resetting
Check:
- Current billing cycle date
- Status of "completed" collaborations
- Time zone differences
If Issue Persists:
- Refresh page
- Clear cache
- Contact support with details
Invoice Not Received
Steps:
- Check spam/junk folder
- Verify email address in settings
- Download from billing history
- Contact billing support
Next Steps
Now that you understand subscriptions:
- Complete Your Organization Profile
- Start Discovering Creators
- Create Your First Campaign
- Learn About Collaborations
Choose the plan that fits your current needs with room to grow. You can always adjust as your influencer marketing program evolves!