docker-docs/content/manuals/billing/cycle.md

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Change your billing cycle	50	Learn to change your billing cycle for your Docker subscription	billing, cycle, payments, subscription

You can choose between a monthly or annual billing cycle when purchasing a subscription. If you have a monthly billing cycle, you can choose to switch to an annual billing cycle.

If you're on a monthly plan, you can switch to a yearly plan at any time. However, switching from a yearly to a monthly cycle isn't supported.

When you change your billing cycle:

• Your next billing date reflects the new cycle. To find your next billing date, see View renewal date.
• Your subscription's start date resets. For example, if the monthly subscription started on March 1 and ended on April 1, switching the billing duration on March 15, 2024, resets the new start date to March 15, 2024, with an end date of March 15, 2025.
• Any unused portion of your monthly subscription is prorated and applied as credit toward an annual subscription. For example, if your monthly cost is $10 and you're used value is $5, when you switch to an annual cycle ($100), the final charge is $95 ($100-$5).

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Change personal account to an annual cycle

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Important

Pay by invoice is not available for subscription upgrades or changes.

To change your billing cycle:

1. Sign in to Docker Home and select your organization.
2. Select Billing.
3. On the plans and usage page, select Switch to annual billing.
4. Verify your billing information.
5. Select Continue to payment.
6. Verify payment information and select Upgrade subscription.

Note

If you choose to pay using a US bank account, you must verify the account. For more information, see Verify a bank account.

The billing plans and usage page will now reflect your new annual plan details.

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Follow these steps to switch from a monthly to annual billing cycle for a legacy Docker subscription:

1. Sign in to Docker Hub.
2. Select your organization, then select Billing.
3. In the bottom-right of the Plan tab, select Switch to annual billing.
4. Review the information displayed on the Change to an Annual subscription page and select Accept Terms and Purchase to confirm.

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Change organization to an annual cycle

You must be an organization owner to make changes to the payment information.

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Important

Pay by invoice is not available for subscription upgrades or changes.

Follow these steps to switch from a monthly to annual billing cycle for your organization's Docker subscription:

1. Sign in to Docker Home and select your organization.
2. Select Billing.
3. On the plans and usage page, select Switch to annual billing.
4. Verify your billing information.
5. Select Continue to payment.
6. Verify payment information and select Upgrade subscription.

Note

If you choose to pay using a US bank account, you must verify the account. For more information, see Verify a bank account.

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Follow these steps to switch from a monthly to annual billing cycle for a legacy Docker organization subscription:

1. Sign in to Docker Hub.
2. Select your organization, then select Billing.
3. Select Switch to annual billing.
4. Review the information displayed on the Change to an Annual subscription page and select Accept Terms and Purchase to confirm.

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