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# Change your plan

Start a trial, switch plans, apply a discount code, and understand what a downgrade changes.

Open **Pricing** in the app. Every plan is listed side by side, with your current one marked.

## The controls on the Pricing page

<table><thead><tr><th width="230">Control</th><th>What it does</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Monthly</strong> / <strong>Yearly</strong> switch</td><td>Changes the billing period. Yearly is discounted; feature availability is identical either way</td></tr><tr><td>Discount code field</td><td>Enter a code, if you were given one, before switching</td></tr><tr><td>The button on each plan</td><td>Reads <strong>Start 14-day trial</strong>, <strong>Upgrade</strong>, <strong>Downgrade</strong>, or <strong>Current plan</strong>, depending on where that plan sits relative to yours</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="https://3141646361-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkMyxhAk2ZlJa4wZQGfBI%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9ea71811fa353d4db81ae280b635559b443fe9e3%2F2026-09-07_13-30-12.png?alt=media" alt="The Pricing page with plan cards side by side, the billing period switch, and a discount code field"><figcaption><p>Compare plans and change billing period from one page.</p></figcaption></figure>

Selecting a plan opens Shopify's own billing confirmation before the change takes effect. Nothing is charged until you approve it there.

## Trials

Paid plans include a **14-day free trial**. During the trial, you have access to all features included in that plan and are not charged. Starting a trial still requires Shopify to approve the charge, but the charge is only authorized and not collected.

Two things to do during a trial:

* Build your real option sets instead of test ones. If you only experiment, you may reach the end of the trial without knowing whether the plan meets your needs.
* Note the trial end date. There is no warning when the trial expires. When it ends, you return to your previous plan.

## Upgrading

An upgrade takes effect immediately. Locked settings are unlocked, and anything you configured earlier that was not being applied starts working. There is nothing you need to rebuild.

If a setting still appears locked, reload the app so it reads the new plan.

## Downgrading

{% hint style="warning" %}
Downgrading does not delete anything, but features the lower plan does not include **stop working on your storefront immediately**, even though they are still configured in the app.

An option that was hidden until a box was selected becomes permanently visible. Customer and country rules stop restricting who sees an option set. Most importantly, **add-on charges stop being applied**, so the option still appears but is no longer charged.
{% endhint %}

Before you downgrade:

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Check what the lower plan includes

On **Pricing**, compare the lower plan against the features your live option sets use.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Export your option sets

A CSV export takes a few seconds and gives you a file to restore from. See [Import and export](/options/option-sets/import-and-export.md).
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Handle priced options first

If add-on pricing is not included in the lower plan, remove or restructure those options rather than leaving them uncharged.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Check a real product page immediately afterwards

Do not use the builder preview. Open a product the option set applies to and check that it behaves as you expect.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## Cancelling

Uninstalling the app from Shopify admin ends the subscription. Your option sets stop appearing on your storefront, and add-on products the app generated remain in your Shopify catalog as normal products. See [Permissions and data](/options/reference/permissions-and-data.md).