How do I cancel MotherDuck?
Leave MotherDuck paid billing from the Billing page at app.motherduck.com/settings/billing: select Lite to drop the Business platform fee. It takes a couple of minutes; usage already incurred is billed monthly in arrears. Fees are non-refundable except where the terms expressly allow a refund.
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Serverless cloud data warehouse built on DuckDB, with isolated per-user compute and self-serve Lite and Business plans. This guide covers every place the subscription can live - the website and team plans - plus what happens to refunds, pausing and your data afterwards.
Step-by-step instructions
Business is $250 per organization per month plus usage, billed in arrears.
Sign in to the MotherDuck UI and go to app.motherduck.com/settings/billing. Selecting a plan requires permission; the Admin preset role includes it.
The docs list Continue with Lite Plan and Upgrade to Business Plan. MotherDuck may also permit a downgrade from a Commercial Account to a Free Account through the Services. Follow the plan-selection prompts shown on the Billing page.
Lite still bills pay-as-you-go compute and storage above 10 CU hours and 10 GB per month.
A downgrade to a Free Account may remove functionality and destroy data. Exact labels after you are already on Business are not published; follow the prompts on the Billing page.
Changing plans and updating billing information require the corresponding platform permissions. The Admin preset role includes them by default.
Tick a step to keep your place - nothing is stored. Tap a step to tick it off - nothing is stored.
MotherDuck Business costs you $3,000 a year
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Md MotherDuck Business · $250/month, billed monthly
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Tell us when MotherDuck renews and download a calendar reminder that lands two days before, with this guide and the direct cancellation page inside. Nothing is stored - the file is yours.
Refunds, downgrades, pausing and your data
Four questions people ask before they cancelThe Master Subscription Agreement states that all Fees are non-refundable except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Agreement. Business platform fees and usage are billed monthly in arrears.
Select Lite on the Billing page to leave the $250 Business platform fee. A voluntary or automatic downgrade to a Free Account may result in lost functionality and destruction of data.
No subscription pause is documented. Shutting down a Duckling stops that compute from accruing but does not cancel the Business platform fee.
Removing a member permanently deletes that user and all of their data. Deprovisioning keeps the account, databases and shares. Deleted data can remain in historical or failsafe storage stages and still affect the storage bill. No public self-serve delete-organization path is documented.
Frequently asked questions
How do I stop the $250 Business fee?
Open the Billing page and select Lite. Admins have permission to change plans. Follow the prompts shown there.
Will I still be charged on Lite?
Lite has a $0 platform fee and includes 10 CU hours plus 10 GB. Usage above that is billed pay-as-you-go.
Can I get a refund from MotherDuck?
The terms say Fees are non-refundable except where the Agreement expressly allows a refund.
Does shutting down a Duckling cancel Business?
No. That only stops that Duckling's compute. The $250 platform fee continues until you change plan.
Can I delete the whole organization?
No public self-serve delete-organization steps are documented. Removing a user permanently deletes that user and their data.
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