# Downgrade from a yearly to a monthly subscription

Canonical URL: https://support.optimonk.com/en/articles/downgrade-from-a-yearly-to-a-monthly-subscription

We recommend a yearly subscription — it is the cheaper way to pay, and the plan switch shows you exactly how much you save. But if you would rather be billed month by month, you can change the billing period yourself in the app.

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## Change the billing period

1. Click your **name** at the bottom of the left sidebar and choose **Subscription**. (Only account Owners see this tab.)
2. Click **Change plan**.
3. Above the plan columns, switch to **Monthly billing**. The prices in every column are now the monthly ones.
4. Find the column you are on now. Because you are changing the period and not the plan, it no longer says *Current plan* — click **Choose plan** on it, and keep the same size in the **Plan size** dropdown if you want the same allowance.
5. Go through **Billing** and **Payment**, then check the **Summary**: **Billing period** should read **Monthly**.
6. Click **Pay & switch plan**.

The dialog tells you what happens to the money: *Upgrades and downgrades are prorated; the exact amount is finalized at payment.* — the amount shown on the summary is the plan price, and the final, prorated amount is settled when the payment goes through.

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## When to write to us instead

Contact us at **support@optimonk.com** (or start a live chat) if:

- the **Change plan** dialog shows no plans and says *To modify your plan please contact our support.*;
- your account is on **bank transfer / proforma** billing — the Billing tab says *Your account uses bank transfer billing. Contact support to update payment details or change your plan.*;
- your subscription is billed through **Shopify**, and you want a different period than the one the Shopify charge offers;
- you are unsure how the remaining time on your yearly plan is credited. We will work it out with you before anything is charged.