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title: Change your billing cycle
weight: 50
description: Learn to change your billing cycle for your Docker subscription
keywords: billing, cycle, payments, subscription
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You can pay for a subscription on a monthly or yearly billing cycle. You select your preferred billing cycle when you buy your subscription.
> [!NOTE]
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> Business subscriptions are available only on yearly billing cycle.
If you have a monthly billing cycle, you can choose to switch to an annual billing cycle.
> [!NOTE]
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> You can't switch from an annual billing cycle to a monthly cycle.
When you change the billing cycle's duration:
- The next billing date reflects the new cycle. To find your next billing date, see [View renewal date](history.md#view-renewal-date).
- The subscription's start date resets. For example, if the start date of the monthly subscription is March 1st and the end date is April 1st, then after switching the billing duration to March 15th, 2024 the new start date is March 15th, 2024, and the new end date is March 15th, 2025.
- Any unused monthly subscription is prorated and applied as credit towards the new annual period. For example, if you switch from a $10 monthly subscription to a $100 annual subscription, deducting the unused monthly value (in this case $5), the migration cost becomes $95 ($100 - $5). The renewal cost after March 15, 2025 is $100.
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## Personal account
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To change your billing cycle:
1. Sign in to [Docker Home](https://app.docker.com/).
2. Under Settings and administration, select **Billing**.
3. On the plans and usage page, select **Switch to annual billing**.
4. Verify your billing information.
5. Select **Continue to payment**.
6. Verify payment information and select **Upgrade subscription**.
> [!NOTE]
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> If you choose to pay using a US bank account, you must verify the account. For
> more information, see [Verify a bank account](manuals/billing/payment-method.md#verify-a-bank-account).
The billing plans and usage page will now reflect your new annual subscription details.
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To change your billing cycle:
1. Sign in to [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com).
2. Select your avatar in the top-right corner.
3. From the drop-down menu select **Billing**.
4. In the bottom-right of the **Plan** tab, select **Switch to annual billing**.
5. Review the information displayed on the **Change to an Annual subscription** page and select **Accept Terms and Purchase** to confirm.
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## Organization
> [!NOTE]
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> You must be an organization owner to make changes to the payment information.
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To change your organization's billing cycle:
1. Sign in to [Docker Home](https://app.docker.com/).
2. Under Settings and administration, select **Billing**.
3. On the plans and usage page, select **Switch to annual billing**.
4. Verify your billing information.
5. Select **Continue to payment**.
6. Verify payment information and select **Upgrade subscription**.
> [!NOTE]
>
> If you choose to pay using a US bank account, you must verify the account. For
> more information, see [Verify a bank account](manuals/billing/payment-method.md#verify-a-bank-account).
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To change your organization's billing cycle:
1. Sign in to [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com).
2. Select **My Hub** from the top-level navigation.
3. Select the organization that you want to change the payment method for, and then select **Billing**.
4. Select **Switch to annual billing**.
5. Review the information displayed on the **Change to an Annual subscription** page and select **Accept Terms and Purchase** to confirm.
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