{
  "slug": "missive",
  "name": "Missive",
  "domain": "missiveapp.com",
  "category": "productivity",
  "categoryName": "Productivity",
  "description": "Collaborative email client and shared inbox for teams, with comments, assignments, SMS and chat channels.",
  "directAnswer": "The organization owner cancels from the Missive desktop app at Settings, Billing, Cancel subscription. Access stays until the current billing period ends. The first paid payment has a 30-day money-back window; yearly plans are a 12-month commitment with no mid-cycle refund.",
  "price": "$14 / user / month, billed yearly",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 14,
  "planName": "Starter",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "starter",
      "name": "Starter",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 18
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 168
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Public US pricing on missiveapp.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-23) lists Starter at $14 per user per month billed yearly (20% off). The billing docs table lists $18 per user per month. Yearly is a 12-month commitment. Billing is owner-only and desktop-only. Free remains $0 (up to 3 users).",
      "sourceUrl": "https://missiveapp.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "productive",
      "name": "Productive",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 30
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 288
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Pricing page yearly rate is $24 per user per month billed yearly. Billing docs table lists $30 per user per month. Up to 50 users.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://missiveapp.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "business",
      "name": "Business",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 45
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 432
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Pricing page yearly rate is $36 per user per month billed yearly. Billing docs table lists $45 per user per month. Unlimited users, SAML SSO and IP restriction.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://missiveapp.com/pricing"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 2.1,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://missiveapp.com/docs/administration/billing-and-plans/faq",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Missive on a desktop computer as the organization owner",
        "body": "Billing is documented as owner-only and desktop-only. Teammates and the mobile apps cannot change the subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Settings, then Billing",
        "body": "Click your avatar in the bottom-left of the sidebar, then Settings (or press Cmd+,), then Billing."
      },
      {
        "title": "Click Cancel subscription",
        "body": "The Billing FAQ says to click Cancel subscription. The account stays active until the end of the current billing period."
      },
      {
        "title": "On a yearly plan, switch to Free before renewal to stop the next charge",
        "body": "Yearly plans are a 12-month commitment with no mid-cycle cancellation or refund. Switching to Free before the renewal date is how Missive documents stopping auto-renewal."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Confirm you are the organization owner",
        "body": "Only the owner can manage billing and subscriptions. Admins cannot."
      },
      {
        "title": "On the desktop app, open Settings, then Billing",
        "body": "Click Cancel subscription, or switch to the Free plan if you want to stop paying while keeping Missive access."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Settings > Billing is in the desktop app. Deleting the account is a separate Login & Security step and is not the documented way to stop a paid plan.",
      "warning": "A yearly plan is a 12-month commitment. Missive does not cancel or refund yearly subscriptions mid-cycle."
    },
    "team": {
      "note": "Teammates cannot change billing. An owner who wants to delete the organization must do that before deleting their own account."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Missive's billing docs offer a full refund, no questions asked, if you subscribe to a paid plan and are not satisfied and contact them within 30 days. The Billing FAQ restates that as a refund of the first payment within 30 days. Yearly subscriptions are a 12-month commitment and Missive does not offer refunds on them. Removing a user from an annual plan does not refund remaining months.",
  "pauseInfo": "No pause option is documented on the pricing, billing, or billing FAQ pages fetched 2026-08-23. Switching to the Free plan is the documented way to stop paid billing.",
  "downgradeInfo": "The owner can change plans from Settings > Billing, including switching to Free. On a yearly plan, switching to Free before the renewal date stops the next yearly charge; the current yearly period still runs to its end with no mid-cycle refund. Yearly tier downgrades take effect at the end of the current yearly billing cycle. Upgrades take effect immediately with a prorated charge.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Canceling the paid plan is separate from deleting the account. Account deletion lives under Settings > Login & Security > Delete account. An organization owner must delete the organization first in Settings > Organizations. Missive does not publish a numbered retention window for canceled paid plans on the billing pages fetched 2026-08-23. Export tools are available before closing a workspace.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "30 days on the first paid payment; no yearly mid-cycle refund"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of the current billing period"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Free plan available; switch to Free to stop paying"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How do I cancel Missive?",
      "answer": "The organization owner opens the desktop app, goes to Settings, then Billing, and clicks Cancel subscription. Billing is not available in the mobile apps."
    },
    {
      "question": "When does Missive billing stop after I cancel?",
      "answer": "The account stays active until the end of the current billing period. A yearly plan is a 12-month commitment; switching to Free before the renewal date is how Missive documents stopping the next yearly charge."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does Missive refund unused time?",
      "answer": "Contact Missive within 30 days of the first paid payment for a full refund if you are unsatisfied. Yearly plans are not refunded mid-cycle, and removing a user on an annual plan does not refund remaining months."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I cancel a yearly Missive plan mid-cycle?",
      "answer": "No. The Billing FAQ says yearly plans are a 12-month commitment with no mid-cycle cancellations or refunds. Switch to Free before the renewal date if you do not want the plan to renew."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is deleting my Missive account the same as canceling?",
      "answer": "No. Cancel subscription (or switch to Free) stops paid billing. Account deletion is a separate Login & Security step. An organization owner must delete the organization first."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Missive Pricing",
      "url": "https://missiveapp.com/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-23"
    },
    {
      "title": "Missive billing and plans",
      "url": "https://missiveapp.com/docs/administration/billing-and-plans",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-23"
    },
    {
      "title": "Missive billing FAQ",
      "url": "https://missiveapp.com/docs/administration/billing-and-plans/faq",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-23"
    },
    {
      "title": "Missive roles",
      "url": "https://missiveapp.com/docs/administration/roles",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-23"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-23",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-22",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/missive",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/missive.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/missive.md"
  }
}