{"id":1339,"date":"2021-09-17T11:42:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T09:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:21:38","slug":"upgrade-a-free-workspace-to-a-paid-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/workspace-administration\/pricing\/upgrade-a-free-workspace-to-a-paid-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade a Free Workspace to a Paid Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"translation-block wp-block-paragraph\">Looking to upgrade from the free version of Pumble to a Paid plan? That&#8217;s great news! You&#8217;ll be one step closer to accessing more Pumble features. We&#8217;ve explained everything you need to know to <a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/pricing\">upgrade your workspace<\/a> below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrading a workspace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organization owner and Workspace admins can upgrade a free workspace to a paid plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pay via credit card<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time you subscribe to a paid plan, you\u2019ll be billed for every user seat at that moment, i.e. every active or invited user in your workspace at that moment. When you\u2019re ready to upgrade, use the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/pricing\">https:\/\/pumble.com\/pricing<\/a> to review plans and pricing details<br>or<br>Click on <strong>Upgrade<\/strong> button in the left sidebar of your Workspace<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Choose payment schedule &#8211; monthly or annually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a plan and click Upgrade under the desired plan<br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"343\" class=\"wp-image-9280\" style=\"width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.05.10.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.05.10.png 2774w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.05.10-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.05.10-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.05.10-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.05.10-1536x810.png 1536w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.05.10-2048x1079.png 2048w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.05.10-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjust the number of User seats if needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your customer type and country (state)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"310\" class=\"wp-image-9286\" style=\"width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.23.48.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.23.48.png 2822w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.23.48-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.23.48-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.23.48-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.23.48-1536x732.png 1536w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.23.48-2048x975.png 2048w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.23.48-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to continue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add invoice information:<br>&#8211; Email address and address for Individuals (address is mandatory for all U.S. users, individuals and companies)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"593\" class=\"wp-image-9173\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.11.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.11.png 1088w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.11-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.11-777x1024.png 777w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.11-768x1012.png 768w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.11-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br>&#8211; Company name, Email, Tax identification number, Address (required for EU companies)&nbsp;<br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"621\" class=\"wp-image-9174\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.39.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.39.png 1082w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.39-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.39-743x1024.png 743w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.39-768x1059.png 768w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2024-12-30-at-21.17.39-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Click Next to continue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"note\">Add your credit card info and agree with the terms of use<br><br>It is important for Individuals to make sure that the country associated with the card matches the country in the address field. If this is not the case, immediately return to the first step\/click Change country and change the country to match the credit card.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"note\">Click Finish payment to complete the process<br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"338\" class=\"wp-image-9287\" style=\"width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.25.05.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.25.05.png 2840w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.25.05-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.25.05-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.25.05-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.25.05-1536x799.png 1536w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.25.05-2048x1066.png 2048w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-11.25.05-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-highlight-box custom-box color-indigo\"><div class=\"box-header\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask-indigo\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask-indigo)\"><path d=\"M12 17C12.2833 17 12.5208 16.9042 12.7125 16.7125C12.9042 16.5208 13 16.2833 13 16C13 15.7167 12.9042 15.4792 12.7125 15.2875C12.5208 15.0958 12.2833 15 12 15C11.7167 15 11.4792 15.0958 11.2875 15.2875C11.0958 15.4792 11 15.7167 11 16C11 16.2833 11.0958 16.5208 11.2875 16.7125C11.4792 16.9042 11.7167 17 12 17ZM11 13H13V7H11V13ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"#3F51B5\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><span class=\"box-label\">Info<\/span><\/div><div class=\"box-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You cannot buy fewer seats than there are active and invited users.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax exemption cases<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some businesses in the USA are eligible for tax exemption, meaning they do not need to pay sales tax on their subscriptions. To validate your tax-exempt status, please email us at <a href=\"mailto:billing@mail.cake.com\">billing@mail.cake.com<\/a> with the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tax Exemption Certificate addressed to CAKE Inc., 2100 Geng Rd STE 210, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email address associated with your subscription or the email address of the account owner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll review your submission and apply the tax exemption accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To view your subscription details or edit invoice information:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to Workspace Settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Billing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Payment tab<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can upgrade your monthly plan to annually at any point. When upgrading, we will calculate prorate and charge accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block wp-block-paragraph\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/workspace-administration\/pricing\/manage-subscription-and-billing-details\/#upgrade-or-downgrade-your-subscription\">this article<\/a> to learn how to upgrade to a higher subscription plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Billing for members of the workspace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">When you purchase a paid plan, the upgrade will apply to your entire workspace and you\u2019ll be billed for active and invited members, who will get their user seats. Read more about user seats in <a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/workspace-administration\/pricing\/user-seats\/\">this text<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any changes to the number of seats in your workspace will be reflected in your billing statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If all seats are removed, you&#8217;ll be billed for a minimum of one seat, unless you decide to downgrade to the free version of Pumble.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding new user seats during your billing period<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are on a paid plan and add new seats during the billing cycle, we will only charge you for the duration they were utilized. We will handle the tracking for you and ensure that you are billed accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you pay by credit card monthly, we will calculate the price and prorate charge you for any additional user seats once a day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you pay by credit card annually, we will calculate the adjusted cost for the duration of the year and charge you for additional user seats that you add, on that day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Let\u2019s say that workspace is subscribed to a paid plan, and the subscription is renewed every 1st of the month. If two new seats are added on the 15th of the month, an additional invoice and prorated charge (half month&#8217;s cost) will be created immediately for those two seats. By issuing pending charges for new user seats once a day, we won\u2019t get issues with consecutive card charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; If the workspace has paid for 30 seats and deactivates 5 seats, they can reactivate\/add up to 5 seats free of charge (in the same cycle). If they add 7 seats (in the same cycle), we will charge for 2 of those as described above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; If the workspace has paid for 30 seats and deactivates 5 seats without adding new ones, upon cycle renewal they will be charged for 25 seats. If they add any seats after that, they will be charged accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-highlight-box custom-box color-indigo\"><div class=\"box-header\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask-indigo\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"#D9D9D9\"><\/rect><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#mask-indigo)\"><path d=\"M12 17C12.2833 17 12.5208 16.9042 12.7125 16.7125C12.9042 16.5208 13 16.2833 13 16C13 15.7167 12.9042 15.4792 12.7125 15.2875C12.5208 15.0958 12.2833 15 12 15C11.7167 15 11.4792 15.0958 11.2875 15.2875C11.0958 15.4792 11 15.7167 11 16C11 16.2833 11.0958 16.5208 11.2875 16.7125C11.4792 16.9042 11.7167 17 12 17ZM11 13H13V7H11V13ZM12 22C10.6167 22 9.31667 21.7375 8.1 21.2125C6.88333 20.6875 5.825 19.975 4.925 19.075C4.025 18.175 3.3125 17.1167 2.7875 15.9C2.2625 14.6833 2 13.3833 2 12C2 10.6167 2.2625 9.31667 2.7875 8.1C3.3125 6.88333 4.025 5.825 4.925 4.925C5.825 4.025 6.88333 3.3125 8.1 2.7875C9.31667 2.2625 10.6167 2 12 2C13.3833 2 14.6833 2.2625 15.9 2.7875C17.1167 3.3125 18.175 4.025 19.075 4.925C19.975 5.825 20.6875 6.88333 21.2125 8.1C21.7375 9.31667 22 10.6167 22 12C22 13.3833 21.7375 14.6833 21.2125 15.9C20.6875 17.1167 19.975 18.175 19.075 19.075C18.175 19.975 17.1167 20.6875 15.9 21.2125C14.6833 21.7375 13.3833 22 12 22ZM12 20C14.2333 20 16.125 19.225 17.675 17.675C19.225 16.125 20 14.2333 20 12C20 9.76667 19.225 7.875 17.675 6.325C16.125 4.775 14.2333 4 12 4C9.76667 4 7.875 4.775 6.325 6.325C4.775 7.875 4 9.76667 4 12C4 14.2333 4.775 16.125 6.325 17.675C7.875 19.225 9.76667 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"#3F51B5\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><span class=\"box-label\">Info<\/span><\/div><div class=\"box-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To download all your invoices, open the Billing section in the Workspace settings and click on the Invoices tab.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bundle seats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block wp-block-paragraph\">Represent a number of active and invited members on Pumble, Clockify and Plaky workspaces purchased with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/workspace-administration\/pricing\/pumble-subscription-plans-and-extra-features\/#cake-com-bundle-subscription-plan\">Bundle subscription plan<\/a>&nbsp;within&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cake.com\/\">CAKE.com<\/a>&nbsp;Productivity Suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block wp-block-paragraph\">For detailed instructions on how manage Bundle seats, check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cake.com\/help\/billing\/bundle-seats\/\">this<\/a>&nbsp;article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canceling a paid plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block wp-block-paragraph\">You can cancel the subscription. No credit is issued and the plan will be activated for the rest of the paid period. If new seats are added while in the \u201ccancelation\u201d period, we will charge for those. If you want to cancel a subscription immediately, you should <a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A canceled subscription can be reactivated while in the \u201ccancelation period\u201d. The card won\u2019t be charged and the subscription will be renewed on the next cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group related-articles\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list related-articles-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/workspace-administration\/pricing\/pumble-subscription-plans-and-extra-features\/\">Pumble Subscription Plans and Paid Features<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/workspace-administration\/pricing\/guide-to-billing-at-pumble\/\">Guide to Billing at Pumble<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Looking to upgrade from the free version of Pumble to a Paid plan? 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