> OctoPerf load testing - SaaS Load Testing Subscriptions documentation page. How to subscribe to a new load testing plan.

Source: https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/

# SaaS Load Testing Subscriptions

OctoPerf lets you purchase and manage subscriptions directly from the GUI. The [public prices](https://octoperf.com/pricing/) are available on our website.
Both subscriptions and billing information are available from the account management menu, available on the upper right corner of the application.

## Subscriptions

The subscriptions page list all your current subscriptions. The list can be refreshed using _Refresh_ button.
You may need to refresh it manually after adding a new subscription, while the payment is being made.

To [subscribe to a plan](#subscribe-to-new-plan) click on the blue _Subscribe_ button (above the list).

![Subscriptions](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/subscriptions.png "Subscriptions")

### Subscriptions list

Your **subscriptions** are visible in the license panel:

| Column name   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Type          | Allows you to differentiate _your subscriptions_ from _subscriptions shared with you_.                                                                                                                                          |
| Name          | The plan name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Status        | The subscription status. Can be *Active*, *Expired* or *Cancel at period end*.                                                                                                                                                  |
| Renewal Type  | The type of renewal for this subscription. Can be *Monthly*, *Quarterly* or *On Demand*.                                                                                                                                        |
| Billing Type  | The type of billing applied for this subscription: *Free*, *Credit Card* or *Bank Transfer*.                                                                                                                                    |
| Subscribed on | Subscription date.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Renewed on    | Last renewal date.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Expires on    | Expiration date, it will not be usable after this date, unless renewed.                                                                                                                                                         |
| Users         | Maximum number of concurrent users runnable in a test.                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Duration      | Maximum duration of a test.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Profiles      | Maximum number of user profiles per scenario. So it is the maximum number of different devices you can emulate for one test, and also the maximum number of geographical regions your can run your test from.                   |
| Tests         | Number of remaining tests you can launch. For *Monthly* and *Quarterly* subscriptions, this number is reset to the plan maximum number of tests each month. *On Demand* subscriptions are *Expired* when this number reaches 0. |

!!! Info
    The search functions are detailed in [this section of the navigation page](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/navigation/#filters).

### Cancel a subscription

To cancel a subscription click on the **Delete** button that appears when you put mouse over a subscription and confirm:

![Cancel Subscription Dialog](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/subscription-cancel-confirm.png "Cancel Subscription Dialog")

You can only cancel subscriptions that:

* Are active.
* Are paid by credit card (Please contact our [sales team](mailto:sales@octoperf.com) to cancel subscriptions paid by *Bank Transfer*)
* Are recurring, either *Monthly* or *Quarterly*. *On Demand* subscriptions cannot be cancelled.

!!! note
    When you cancel a subscription, its status becomes *Cancel at period end* until the expiration date. Then it is properly cancelled.
    You can still use it in the meantime. You cannot get a refund for the remaining tests

### Subscribe to new plan

You can subscribe to any plan directly from OctoPerf if you pay by credit card.
You may contact our [sales team](mailto:sales@octoperf.com) to pay by bank transfer or if you need a custom plan.

A subscription wizard appears when you click on the orange _Subscribe_ button bellow the subscription list.

#### Billing information

The first step is to enter your billing information. Please refer to the [user profile section](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/profile/#billing-information) to fill in this form:

![subscribe-billing-info](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/subscribe-billing-info.png)

#### Plan selection

The next step is to select a plan. Plans are grouped by renewal period: *Yearly* or *Monthly*.
You can click on any tab to view the corresponding plans. Click on _Select_ to choose a plan.

![Select Plan](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/subscribe-plan.png "Select Plan")

!!! info
    If you need more information regarding OctoPerf's licensing, please refer to our [pricing page](https://octoperf.com/pricing/) or get in touch with our [sales team](mailto:sales@octoperf.com) to get a custom plan made just for you.

#### Credit card selection

You will be redirected to [Stripe](https://stripe.com/) to proceed with the payment, make sure to follow all the steps until you are redirected back to OctoPerf.

## Subscription Sharing

This section lists all the subscriptions shared with/by you:

![subscriptions-shares](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/subscriptions-shares.png)

| Column name | Description                                                                  |
| ----------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Type        | _Shared with me_ or _Shared by me_.                                          |
| Name        | Share name.                                                                  |
| Owner       | Owner of this license share. You can only remove shares you own.             |
| Shared with | Share recipient. Make sure to only share with people from your organization. |
| Created     | Creation date for this share.                                                |

!!! Info
    The search functions are detailed in [this section of the navigation page](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/navigation/#filters).

### New share

A simple click on the **Create new share** button will open a new window. Here you can pick one or several subscriptions to share:

![new-share](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/new-share.png)

Using _All_ you can make sure to share **all your current and future subscriptions** with another account. This is convenient if you plan on using a lot of new on demand plans later.

Using _a selection of_ you can handpick one or several subscriptions to share. 

!!! note
    You might want to avoid sharing your free license or other people could empty it for you. Of course we can re-credit it if you contact us through the chat or [email](mailto:support@octoperf.com).

!!! warning
    You can only have one share with another account at a time, if you try to create more you will get this message:
    ![share-already-exists](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/share-already-exists.png) 
    

    If you need to share new subscriptions, you must remove the existing share and create a new one.

### Share actions

On each share it is possible to click the **Inspect** button to see its details:

![view-share](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/view-share.png)

## Subscription awaiting

Temporary subscriptions that have been scheduled to start some time in the future are displayed in the **Awaiting subscription** panel:

![awaiting](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/awaiting.png)

## Invoices

This panel lists all the past invoices:

![invoices](https://api.octoperf.com/doc/account/subscriptions/img/invoices.png)
