What is month-to-month billing?
Month-to-month billing means you pay for a subscription one month at a time, with no annual contract, and can cancel before the next month starts. You keep your freedom, usually at a slightly higher monthly price than paying for a year upfront.
Also called: monthly billing, no annual contract, rolling monthly subscription.
By Santhul Joseph, AI EngineerUpdated
How it works
You're charged at the start of each billing month. If you cancel, the subscription usually runs to the end of the month you've paid for and isn't renewed. Annual billing works the other way round: you commit for 12 months, often paying the full year upfront, in exchange for a discount.
Pricing pages often show the yearly price per month. ManyChat Pro, for example, is $39 a month on monthly billing and $29 a month billed yearly, paid for the full year upfront.
Monthly or yearly?
- Monthly suits you when you're trying a tool, your volume changes with the seasons, or you may switch plans soon.
- Yearly suits you when you've used the tool for a while and know which plan fits.
- Either way, check whether you can change plans mid-term and whether any usage fees are still billed after you cancel.
Billing in SimplyBoost
SimplyBoost is billed monthly and you can cancel any month. Starter is €39 a month, Growth €89 and Pro €169. If you'd rather pay yearly, you get 20% off: €31, €71 or €135 a month.
There are no overage charges, so nothing extra turns up on your last invoice, and you can move up a plan at any time.
Questions people ask
Can I cancel SimplyBoost at any time?
Yes. SimplyBoost is billed monthly with no annual contract, and you can cancel any month.
How much do I save by paying yearly?
On SimplyBoost, 20%. Starter goes from €39 to €31 a month, Growth from €89 to €71 and Pro from €169 to €135.
Is monthly billing more expensive?
Usually a little per month, because vendors give a discount for committing to a year. The difference pays for the freedom to cancel or change plans.