Billing
The Billing page on the Control Panel (/billing) brings subscription management, plan upgrades, invoice history, and payment method changes into a single place. Navigate to it from the left sidebar.
Current Plan & Usage
The top section shows your active subscription plan and how much of each included resource you are using:
- Nodes — number of registered Cloud OS instances vs. your plan limit
- Users — active user accounts across connected nodes
- Storage — aggregate storage used by backups and object-storage features
Usage bars update in real time. If any metric is close to the limit, a warning indicator appears so you can plan an upgrade before hitting the cap.
Plan Comparison & Upgrade / Downgrade
The plan comparison table lists all available plans side by side with their included resources and feature flags. Click any plan column for a summary of what changes.
Upgrading
- Click Upgrade on the target plan.
- You are redirected to a hosted Stripe Checkout page. No card details ever touch the Control Panel server — payment is handled entirely by Stripe.
- After successful payment, Stripe fires a webhook to the Control Panel. Your plan is updated within seconds.
- The new plan propagates to all connected Cloud OS nodes on their next heartbeat (typically within 60 seconds). No node restart is needed.
Downgrading
- Click Downgrade (or Manage subscription) to open the Stripe Customer Portal in a new tab.
- In the portal you can switch to a lower plan, cancel, or adjust the billing cycle.
- Downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period.
Upgrading gives you access to new features immediately. Downgrading follows Stripe’s standard end-of-period policy — you keep your current plan until the period ends.
Invoices
The Invoices section lists all past Stripe invoices for your account:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | Invoice issue date |
| Period | Billing period covered |
| Amount | Total charged (currency matches your Stripe account) |
| Status | Paid, open, or void |
| Download link for each invoice |
Invoice data is fetched from Stripe and cached for 60 seconds. If you just completed a payment and the new invoice is not visible, wait a moment and refresh.
Payment Method
Click Manage payment method to open the Stripe Customer Portal where you can:
- Update your credit or debit card
- Add or remove payment methods
- Set a default payment method for future invoices
The Stripe Customer Portal opens in a new tab. Changes made there are reflected in the Control Panel on the next page load.
MSP environments
In MSP deployments, the Billing page is scoped to the active tenant. Each client organization has its own Stripe customer record, so plans, invoices, and payment methods are fully isolated. See MSP & Multi-Tenancy for details.
Next Steps
- Billing & Licensing — Ed25519 license signing and the plan tier matrix
- Fleet Management — manage the instances your plan covers
- Orbit Pro — full feature tier matrix for the OS-side paid features