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  "name": "GitHub Pro / Team",
  "domain": "github.com",
  "category": "developer-infrastructure",
  "categoryName": "Developer infrastructure",
  "description": "Git hosting and software collaboration platform with paid plans for individuals and organizations.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel GitHub Pro or Team from Settings under Billing and licensing: find Current plan, select Edit and choose Downgrade to Free. It takes about 3 minutes, and paid features remain available through the end of the current billing cycle before the plan changes to GitHub Free. GitHub does not prorate a cancellation or downgrade.",
  "price": "$4 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 4,
  "planName": "Pro",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "pro",
      "name": "Pro",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 4
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$4 per month",
      "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "team",
      "name": "Team",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 4
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$4 per user per month",
      "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "enterprise",
      "name": "Enterprise",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 21
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$21 per user per month",
      "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/pricing"
    }
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  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 2.2,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://github.com/settings/billing/summary",
  "cancellationTime": "~3 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 180,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Billing and licensing",
        "body": "For a personal plan, open Settings and then Billing and licensing. For Team, open the organization Settings and then Billing and licensing."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Current plan",
        "body": "Choose Additional billing details when shown, find Current plan and select Edit."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose Downgrade to Free",
        "body": "Select the downgrade option for the personal account or organization."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm the downgrade",
        "body": "Review the feature impact and confirm. The plan changes at the end of the current billing cycle."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Follow the official web flow and check every billable resource before finishing.",
      "warning": "A plan downgrade keeps the account but removes paid-plan features at the end of the cycle. Personal account deletion is permanent, with profile and repository content normally deleted within 90 days subject to stated exceptions."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "GitHub does not prorate a cancellation or downgrade. Paid features remain available through the end of the current billing cycle.",
  "pauseInfo": "No plan-pause option is documented.",
  "downgradeInfo": "GitHub Pro and Team can be downgraded to GitHub Free. Product-specific charges such as Copilot and Marketplace apps must be cancelled separately.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "A plan downgrade keeps the account but removes paid-plan features at the end of the cycle. Personal account deletion is permanent, with profile and repository content normally deleted within 90 days subject to stated exceptions.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "No proration"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of current billing cycle"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes, GitHub Free"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does GitHub Pro / Team cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "End of current billing cycle."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund from GitHub Pro / Team?",
      "answer": "GitHub does not prorate a cancellation or downgrade. Paid features remain available through the end of the current billing cycle."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause GitHub Pro / Team instead?",
      "answer": "No plan-pause option is documented."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to my data?",
      "answer": "A plan downgrade keeps the account but removes paid-plan features at the end of the cycle. Personal account deletion is permanent, with profile and repository content normally deleted within 90 days subject to stated exceptions."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "GitHub pricing",
      "url": "https://github.com/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Downgrade a GitHub plan",
      "url": "https://docs.github.com/en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/downgrade-plan",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Impact of GitHub plan changes",
      "url": "https://docs.github.com/en/billing/concepts/impact-of-plan-changes",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Delete a personal GitHub account",
      "url": "https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/how-tos/account-management/deleting-your-personal-account",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "GitHub account management",
      "url": "https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/concepts/account-management",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    }
  ],
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  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-07",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-06",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/github",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/github.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/github.md"
  }
}