3. Upgrading or downgrading your plan
Plans aren't locked in. As your needs change, you can move between the Family plans and the provider plans, change how
many profiles your plan covers, or switch between monthly and annual billing.
The plans at a glance
There are two families of plans:
- Family and Family +MAR — a flat plan that covers up to 3 profiles. Family +MAR is the same, with medication (MAR)
tracking added. On Family you can share profiles with guests, but Staff and Manager roles and Groups require a
provider plan.
- Provider plans — School, Therapeutic, and Residential. These are seat-based: you choose how many profiles (seats)
you need, starting at a minimum of 3. They differ by the features they include, not by a fixed profile count:
- School — incident report tracking, profile import, registry export, supporting documents.
- Therapeutic — everything in School, plus MAR tracking.
- Residential — everything in Therapeutic, plus EVV (Electronic Visit Verification).
There's no fixed "small / medium / large" — on a provider plan the profile limit is simply the number of seats you buy,
and you can raise or lower it.
When to upgrade
- You've outgrown your profile limit — Family covers 3; on a provider plan you add seats.
- You need team features that aren't on Family — Staff/Manager roles and Groups.
- You need a feature on a higher plan — for example MAR (Family +MAR, Therapeutic, Residential) or EVV (Residential).
When to downgrade
- You've scaled down your service and need fewer profiles.
- You've archived profiles you no longer need.
- You don't use the features of your current plan.
Adding or reducing profiles (seats)
On a provider plan, your profile limit is your seat count.
- Add seats — as the Billing user, you can add profile seats in-app without going to Stripe. When you try to add a
profile and you're already at your seat limit, BEHCA shows a "You've reached your profile limit" prompt with an Add
Seats button. Choose how many to add and you'll see the prorated charge today and your next bill before you confirm.
The new seats are available immediately. (Team members who aren't the Billing user are pointed to the billing
administrator instead.)
- Reduce seats or make other changes — use the Stripe billing portal (from your Billing page). If reducing seats would
leave you with fewer seats than active profiles, archive profiles first so you're within the new limit.
Family plans aren't seat-based — to cover more than 3 profiles you switch to a provider plan.
Switching between Family and a provider plan
Both directions are supported:
- Family → provider plan is an upgrade — team features (Staff, Managers, Groups) and seat-based profiles become
available.
- Provider plan → Family is possible if you're within Family's limits (3 or fewer profiles) and have no Staff or
Manager team members (Family supports guests only). Archive extra profiles and any staff/managers first.
Plan switches are made through the Stripe billing portal, reached from your Billing page.
MAR and EVV
- MAR tracking comes with Family +MAR, Therapeutic, and Residential. On Family, switching to Family +MAR adds it;
existing data is preserved.
- EVV is included with Residential.
If you move to a plan without MAR, your existing MAR data isn't deleted, but the MAR tracking, reporting, and review
tools are hidden and locked behind an upgrade prompt — you can't view or add MAR records until you're back on a MAR
plan. Returning to a plan with MAR restores access to everything.
Switching between monthly and annual
If you're on monthly billing and want annual (usually discounted):
1. Open your Billing page.
2. Use the Stripe billing portal to switch the billing interval.
3. The proration is calculated and shown before you confirm.
Annual subscribers get an upfront discount but commit to a year; monthly subscribers pay a bit more for the flexibility.
What happens with billing
- Upgrades and added seats take effect immediately, and you're charged a prorated amount for the rest of the current
period; your next full charge is at the new rate.
- Downgrades generally take effect at your next billing date — you keep what you paid for through the current period,
and your next charge reflects the lower plan.
Common questions
- Will my data be lost if I downgrade? — No. Profiles, entries, IRs, and MAR data are preserved. Only access changes
(for example, losing Staff invites if you return to Family, or MAR tools being locked behind an upgrade prompt
without a MAR plan).
- What's the minimum number of profiles? — Every plan covers at least 3 — Family is a fixed 3, and provider plans
can't go below 3 seats.
- Can I be on multiple plans at once? — Each organization has one plan. If you run multiple organizations, each can
have its own plan.
- What if I'm in a free trial and want to change? — You can switch plans during the trial; your first paid charge is
at the chosen plan's rate.
- How fast is an upgrade? — Within seconds of confirming. New features and seats unlock immediately.
Related articles
- Choosing your plan
- Viewing your subscription
- Canceling your subscription