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How do I cancel Zencastr?
Cancel Zencastr from the Dashboard by opening your avatar, Settings and Payment, then clicking Cancel Plan and confirming Downgrade Plan. It takes about 2 minutes. A paid plan stays active until the billing cycle ends, then becomes the free Hobbyist plan. Trial cancellation is immediate.
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Remote podcast and video recording, editing, clipping and hosting platform. 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
Sign in, click your avatar at the bottom of the Dashboard sidebar, select Settings, then open the Payment tab.
Next to the current paid plan, click Cancel Plan.
Choose a cancellation reason, add optional comments and click Downgrade Plan.
The account owner should cancel and download any recordings the team needs before deleting the account.
Tick a step to keep your place - nothing is stored. Tap a step to tick it off - nothing is stored.
Keep up to $816 a year of that $960
Zencastr Business costs $960 a year. Each saving compares that tool's entry plan with your selected plan - it is what stays in your account over the next twelve months. On a different Zencastr plan? Pick it below.
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Riverside Riverside Standard plan $180 / year every year
Why this one - Lower-cost remote recording and editing
SquadCast SquadCast Hobbyist plan $192 / person / year every year
No one pays for a spot here - the cheapest option simply goes first, the Switch button goes straight to the provider, and every card links to our own verified guide.
Zencastr Business costs you $960 a year
Add it to your subscriptions and see what the whole stack costs - and what walks away if you cancel.
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Refunds, downgrades, pausing and your data
Four questions people ask before they cancelZencastr's terms state that annual subscription payments are not refunded except where expressly provided and that cancellation or termination does not create a refund. Trial charges also have no credits or refunds unless otherwise specified.
A paid cancellation schedules a downgrade to the free, hosting-only Hobbyist plan at the end of the current billing cycle. Canceling a free trial downgrades immediately.
No subscription pause option is documented in Zencastr's official plan and payment help collection.
Cancellation preserves the account on the free Hobbyist plan. Account deletion is separate and must be requested from support by chat or email from the registered address; all past recording and postproduction files then become unavailable.
Frequently asked questions
When does Zencastr cancellation take effect?
A paid plan stays active until the current billing cycle ends. A free-trial cancellation is immediate.
What plan does Zencastr use after cancellation?
The account downgrades to the free, hosting-only Hobbyist plan.
Does canceling Zencastr create a refund?
No standard cancellation refund is promised. Zencastr's terms say annual payments are not refunded except where expressly stated.
Does canceling delete Zencastr recordings?
No. Cancellation keeps the free account. Full account deletion through support removes access to recording and postproduction files.
Can I pause Zencastr?
No subscription pause option is documented in the official plan and payment help collection.
Did these steps still work?
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