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Billing and credits

Plans, what credits buy, packs, codes and the lifetime license.

01Plans and pricingWhat each SmarterSEO plan costs, how many credits, projects, seats and tracked keywords it includes, and how the lifetime license differs.6 min read· app.smarterseo.com/settings/billing→
02Credits explainedWhat a SmarterSEO credit is worth, how estimates and measured charges work, when runs are free, and how monthly top-ups and rollover behave.5 min read→
03Credit costs by toolThe full price list of every data action in credits, grouped by tool family, with worked examples for each tool and tracker.8 min read→
04Upgrading, downgrading and cancellingHow to move between plans, what happens to your credits and your invoice when you do, and how cancellation, past-due payments and refunds work.5 min read· app.smarterseo.com/settings/billing→
05Credit packs and codesBuy one-time credit packs that never expire, redeem credit codes, and apply checkout discount codes.4 min read· app.smarterseo.com/settings/billing→
06Running out of creditsWhat happens when your balance is too low for a run, how low-balance warnings and skipped scheduled runs work, why a tracker pauses, and how to get going again.5 min read→
07Bring your own keyThe lifetime license and BYOK mode, in which data calls bill your own DataForSEO account instead of SmarterSEO credits, how to connect and test the key, and how AI features are paid for.5 min read· app.smarterseo.com/settings/connections/dataforseo→
08Usage and historyRead the Credit history ledger on the billing page and the per-call Usage page, including cache hit rate, cost per call and the by-action breakdown.5 min read· app.smarterseo.com/settings/usage→