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

# Billing Plans, Pricing, and Subscription Management

> Volta offers Standard, Team, Pro, and Ultimate plans from $20/month. View usage, upgrade plans, and manage your subscription from Settings → Billing.

Volta's subscription plans determine how many channels you can connect, how many posts you can schedule per month, and whether your organization can add team members. Each plan is designed for a different scale of use — from individual creators to large teams managing many social accounts. You can view your current plan, upgrade, downgrade, and manage your subscription from **Settings → Billing** in the dashboard.

<Note>
  Billing is **only active when `POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN` is configured** on the Volta instance you're using. On a self-hosted instance without billing configured, all features are fully unlocked regardless of plan — this is the default for self-hosters.
</Note>

## Plan Comparison

| Feature               | Standard | Team      | Pro       | Ultimate  |
| --------------------- | -------- | --------- | --------- | --------- |
| **Monthly price**     | \$20/mo  | \$35/mo   | \$45/mo   | \$90/mo   |
| **Yearly price**      | \$200/yr | \$350/yr  | \$450/yr  | \$900/yr  |
| **Channels**          | 5        | 10        | 30        | 100       |
| **Posts per month**   | 400      | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| **Team members**      | —        | ✓         | ✓         | ✓         |
| **Webhooks**          | ✓        | ✓         | ✓         | ✓         |
| **AI assistant**      | ✓        | ✓         | ✓         | ✓         |
| **MCP server access** | ✓        | ✓         | ✓         | ✓         |

### What's Included on Every Plan

Every Volta plan includes the full feature set — the only limits are on the number of channels, posts per month, and team access:

* **Webhooks** — notify external systems and agents when posts are published
* **AI assistant** — generate, refine, and rewrite post content with OpenAI
* **MCP server** — connect AI agents (Claude Code, Codex, and others) to publish and schedule via the MCP protocol

## Free Trial

New accounts receive a **7-day free trial** with full access to all features. The trial is available once per email address — it does not reset if you delete and re-create your account.

<Info>
  If you're evaluating Volta for your team, the 7-day trial gives you full access to connect channels, schedule posts, invite team members, and explore the MCP integration before committing to a plan.
</Info>

## Managing Your Subscription

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Billing settings">
    In the Volta dashboard, go to **Settings → Billing**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="View your current plan">
    Your current plan tier, renewal date, and usage (channels connected, posts this month) are shown at the top of the page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Upgrade or change plans">
    Click **Change Plan** to see all available plans. Select the one you want and complete the checkout. Your new limits take effect immediately.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Manage billing details">
    Click **Manage Subscription** to open the billing portal where you can update your payment method, view invoices, or cancel your subscription.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Cancellation

You can cancel your subscription at any time from **Settings → Billing → Manage Subscription**. Your plan remains active until the end of the current billing period. After that, access to features gated by your plan tier will be restricted.

## Self-Hosted Instances

<Note>
  If you're running your own Volta instance without `POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN` set in your `.env`, billing is not enforced. Your organization will have unlimited access to all features — channels, posts, team members, and everything else — with no plan limits. This is the intended default behavior for self-hosters.
</Note>

To enable billing on your self-hosted instance (for example, if you're offering Volta as a service to others), configure the Polar.sh integration in your `.env`:

```env theme={null}
POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-polar-access-token
POLAR_SERVER=production
POLAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-webhook-signing-secret
POLAR_ORGANIZATION_ID=your-polar-org-id
```

See the [Environment configuration](/configuration/environment) page for full details on all available variables.