Billing

simple-plm bills per-org for the resources your tenant pod actually uses. Settings → Billing has the live numbers; this page covers the model.

Currently in alpha — no charges

While simple-plm is in alpha, billing is bypassed for every org. The dashboard still shows what your usage would cost, so you can plan. When billing turns on, owners will receive 30 days’ notice via email and an in-app banner.

Where to find it

Settings → Billing (only visible to org owners). The page shows:

• Current month’s accrued cost.
• Remaining free credit.
• Pod uptime and storage usage broken out.
• Past invoices.

Free credit

Every org gets $5 of free credit per month. The credit resets on the first of each month and does not roll over. For a typical small team this covers daily dashboard use plus regular CI scripts; you’d only exceed it with heavy AI-agent workloads or repos with extensive history.

What you’re billed for

Two line items:

1. Pod uptime — wall-clock minutes your tenant pod was awake. Pods scale to zero after ~10 minutes of inactivity, so weekend silence costs nothing. Sign-in or any API call wakes the pod (cold start: 2–5 seconds the first time, milliseconds after).
2. Storage — gigabyte-months of repo + attachments. Most teams sit in the low tens of MB; attachments (datasheets, 3-D models) are the variable.

Network egress, CPU bursts, and pod warm starts are bundled into pod uptime — no separate metering.

Owner-only

Only members with owner role see billing. Admins and below see “Billing — contact your owner” if they navigate there.

Cancelling

Deleting the org (Settings → Organization → Danger zone) is the cancellation path. There is no “downgrade to free” — every org is on the same metered plan, with the free credit as the floor.