{
  "slug": "fern",
  "name": "Fern",
  "domain": "buildwithfern.com",
  "category": "productivity",
  "categoryName": "Productivity",
  "description": "API documentation and SDK generation. Public Team is listed at $150 per month with yearly or monthly billing.",
  "directAnswer": "Email info@buildwithfern.com at least 30 days before the current 12-month Subscription Period ends to stop auto-renewal. Unpublishing a site in the dashboard is not cancellation. Fern's public cover-page terms do not publish a general refund.",
  "price": "$150 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 150,
  "planName": "Team",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "team",
      "name": "Team",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 150
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Listed as $150/mo with a Yearly/Monthly toggle and Save 25% on yearly. The public page does not publish a separate yearly total or a different monthly dollar amount.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://buildwithfern.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "enterprise",
      "name": "Enterprise",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Custom pricing through Fern sales.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://buildwithfern.com/pricing"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Hard",
  "difficultyScore": 8.9,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "invoice"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://buildwithfern.com/terms-of-service",
  "cancellationTime": "~5 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 300,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Send written non-renewal notice",
        "body": "Email info@buildwithfern.com at least 30 days before the current Subscription Period ends. The cover page sets that period at 12 months and the invoice period annually. The customer notice address is the main email on the account."
      },
      {
        "title": "Do not treat Unpublish as cancellation",
        "body": "Dashboard docs describe Unpublish a site as taking a site offline without deleting it. That is not documented as stopping billing."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "The public dashboard overview has no Cancel subscription control.",
      "warning": "Give at least 30 days' written notice. A late notice can allow another 12-month renewal under the cover page."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "The public cover-page terms do not publish a general refund. Fees follow the pricing page and the annual invoice period.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause option is documented on the pricing page, cover-page terms or dashboard overview.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Hobby remains $0 per month. The public dashboard docs do not describe a self-serve control that stops Team billing. Non-renewal is written notice to info@buildwithfern.com.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Unpublish takes a site offline without deleting it. The public terms and dashboard docs do not state a numbered deletion window after non-renewal.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "None published"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of 12-month period after 30-day notice"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Hobby $0 (billing stop is written non-renewal)"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How do I cancel Fern?",
      "answer": "Email info@buildwithfern.com at least 30 days before the current 12-month Subscription Period ends."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is Unpublish the same as cancelling?",
      "answer": "No. Unpublish takes a site offline without deleting it and is not documented as stopping billing."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is there a refund?",
      "answer": "The public cover-page terms do not publish a general refund."
    },
    {
      "question": "How long is the term?",
      "answer": "The cover page sets Subscription Period at 12 months and Invoice Period annually, unless a later order says otherwise."
    },
    {
      "question": "What if I miss the 30-day window?",
      "answer": "The cover page requires at least 30 days' notice before the current period ends. A late notice is not documented as stopping the next 12-month term."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Fern pricing",
      "url": "https://buildwithfern.com/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-23"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fern Terms of Service",
      "url": "https://buildwithfern.com/terms-of-service",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-23"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dashboard overview - Fern docs",
      "url": "https://buildwithfern.com/learn/dashboard/getting-started/overview",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-23"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-23",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-22",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/fern",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/fern.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/fern.md"
  }
}