{
  "slug": "zipbooks",
  "name": "ZipBooks",
  "domain": "zipbooks.com",
  "category": "productivity",
  "categoryName": "Productivity",
  "description": "Online invoicing and accounting software with free and paid small-business plans.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel a paid ZipBooks accounting plan by selecting More, Subscription, Cancel Accounting Plan and Confirm. It takes about one minute and reverts the account to free Starter. Existing records stay intact, but paid features become unavailable. Contact support separately if the data must also be deleted.",
  "price": "$15 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 15,
  "planName": "Smarter",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "smarter",
      "name": "Smarter",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 15
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Monthly subscription.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://zipbooks.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "sophisticated",
      "name": "Sophisticated",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 35
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Monthly subscription.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://zipbooks.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "accountant",
      "name": "Accountant",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Pricing is available through ZipBooks.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://zipbooks.com/pricing/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.5,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://help.zipbooks.com/en/articles/2912762-how-do-i-upgrade-or-change-my-subscription",
  "cancellationTime": "~1 minute",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 60,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Subscription",
        "body": "Select More at the top, then Subscription under Account."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel the plan",
        "body": "In Accounting Plan, select Cancel Accounting Plan."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm",
        "body": "Select Confirm to revert the account to Starter."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Use account billing access",
        "body": "Open Subscription for the correct ZipBooks business."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "The checked official plan-change guide does not promise a cancellation refund.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause is documented in the checked guide.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Cancellation reverts Smarter or Sophisticated to the free Starter plan.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Records remain intact on Starter, while paid features become inaccessible. Contact ZipBooks support to delete the data.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "After cancellation",
      "v": "Starter"
    },
    {
      "k": "Data retained",
      "v": "Yes"
    },
    {
      "k": "Paid features",
      "v": "Unavailable"
    },
    {
      "k": "Deletion",
      "v": "Contact support"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What happens when ZipBooks is cancelled?",
      "answer": "The account reverts to free Starter."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does ZipBooks delete records after downgrade?",
      "answer": "No. Records remain, but paid features become unavailable."
    },
    {
      "question": "How do I delete ZipBooks data too?",
      "answer": "Contact ZipBooks support after or alongside the plan cancellation."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause ZipBooks?",
      "answer": "No pause option is documented in the checked guide."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "ZipBooks pricing",
      "url": "https://zipbooks.com/pricing/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Change or cancel a ZipBooks plan",
      "url": "https://help.zipbooks.com/en/articles/2912762-how-do-i-upgrade-or-change-my-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/zipbooks",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/zipbooks.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/zipbooks.md"
  }
}