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# How do I downgrade or move to a cheaper plan?

> Schedule a move to a lower or lateral plan (or Free) that takes effect at your renewal date.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Downgrades, lateral moves, and moves to **Free** are **scheduled for your renewal date** — you keep your current plan until then, and there's no immediate refund.
  * You can't switch to a plan whose limits are below your current usage (athletes, users, programs, events, storage, membership types). Reduce usage first.
  * During a free trial, downgrading to Free ends the trial immediately instead of scheduling.
</Note>

Unlike upgrades, a move to a cheaper or equivalent plan doesn't happen right away — it's queued for when your current period ends, so you get everything you've already paid for.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Change Plan">
    Go to **Settings → Billing & Usage → Subscription Billing** and click **Change Plan**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the lower plan">
    Pick the plan (or Free) in the **Change Subscription Plan** dialog. If your usage exceeds the new plan's limits, you'll see a **"Cannot switch to this plan"** warning listing what's over — trim it down first, then try again. Archived membership types don't count toward your membership-types usage, so archiving unused ones is one way to get back under that limit.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the schedule">
    Click **Confirm Change**. You'll see a message that the change is scheduled for your renewal date, and that you keep your current plan until then.
  </Step>
</Steps>

After confirming, a **Scheduled to change to …** banner appears on your Current Plan card so you always know a change is pending. Changed your mind before the date? You can undo it.

**Related:** [How do I cancel a scheduled plan change?](/club/your-subscription/how-do-i-cancel-a-scheduled-plan-change) · [How do I upgrade to a higher plan?](/club/your-subscription/how-do-i-upgrade-my-plan) · [How do I switch between monthly and yearly billing?](/club/your-subscription/how-do-i-switch-monthly-yearly-billing)