# How to cancel Flywheel

Request Flywheel cancellation from Billing: open the subscription Details, use the gear menu, choose Cancel subscription, then select Request Cancellation. The dashboard part takes about three minutes, but Flywheel's Billing Team must confirm by email. On the cancellation date, you lose access to every connected site and backup.

Managed WordPress hosting platform for site owners, freelancers and agencies.

- Category: Hosting & deployment
- Entry plan: Starter at $25 / month billed annually
- Billed via: web
- Difficulty: Medium (5.1 / 10 on the Cancellation Difficulty Index), takes about 3 minutes plus email confirmation
- Direct cancellation page: https://getflywheel.com/wordpress-support/how-can-i-cancel-a-subscription/
- Manually verified on 13 Aug 2026 against official sources
- Canonical guide: https://canicancelit.com/cancel/flywheel

## Cancel in a web browser

1. **Open Billing** Open the user menu and select Billing. Use the context switcher first if an organization owns the subscription.
2. **Open the cancellation action** Select Details for the subscription, open the gear menu and choose Cancel subscription.
3. **Submit the request** Leave optional feedback and select Request Cancellation.
4. **Confirm by email** Watch for the Billing Team's email and complete any confirmation it requests.

## Cancel a team plan

1. **Use an authorized owner** Only the owner can cancel an individually owned subscription. Any member can cancel a subscription owned by an organization.

## Refunds, pausing, downgrades and your data

- **Refunds:** Flywheel offers a 60-day money-back guarantee for eligible new Tiny, Startup and Freelance plans. Agency, Custom, upgrades and renewals are excluded.
- **Pausing:** No subscription pause is documented on the checked pricing and cancellation pages.
- **Downgrading:** Flywheel lets customers remove paid additional sites separately. No automatic free hosting downgrade is documented.
- **Account data:** On the cancellation date, access to all connected sites and their backups ends. The Flywheel account, organizations, saved payment methods and blueprints remain.

## At a glance

- Confirmation: Billing Team email
- Eligible guarantee: 60 days
- Site access after: No
- Account retained: Yes

## FAQ

**Who can cancel Flywheel?**

The owner can cancel an individually owned subscription, while any member can cancel one owned by an organization.

**Is Flywheel cancellation immediate?**

The request goes to the Billing Team for email confirmation and is processed for a cancellation date.

**What happens to Flywheel backups?**

Access to all backups for sites connected to the subscription ends on the cancellation date.

**Does Flywheel have a refund guarantee?**

Eligible new Tiny, Startup and Freelance plans have a 60-day guarantee, with documented exclusions.

## Official sources

- [Flywheel pricing](https://getflywheel.com/pricing/) (checked 2026-08-13)
- [Cancel a Flywheel subscription](https://getflywheel.com/wordpress-support/how-can-i-cancel-a-subscription/) (checked 2026-08-13)
- [Add or remove additional sites](https://getflywheel.com/wordpress-support/adding-or-removing-additional-sites/) (checked 2026-08-13)

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Verified cancellation guide from Can I Cancel It? (https://canicancelit.com). JSON version: https://canicancelit.com/cancel/flywheel.json