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Billing & Subscriptions FAQ

Plan tier comparison, payment methods, upgrades, downgrades, refund policy, cancellation policy, annual vs monthly pricing. The complete billing reference for HIBR subscribers.

Updated May 2026 10 min read For: HIBR subscribers + prospects Beta opens: October 2026

Contents

  1. Plan tier comparison
  2. Payment methods + invoice format
  3. Upgrading, downgrading, switching
  4. Annual vs monthly pricing
  5. The 30-day free trial
  6. Refunds
  7. Cancellation + data export
  8. FAQ

Plan tier comparison

HIBR has three published tiers. All include VAT 201 + CT-201 auto-filing, e-invoicing, free migration from competitors, and a 30-day free trial.

 LitePro (Most Popular)Enterprise
Monthly price19949914,990/yr
Annual price (save 2 months)9902,99014,990
Users15Unlimited
Locations / warehouses13Unlimited
POS terminals13Unlimited
Transactions / month5005,000Unlimited
AI Tax Co-pilot queries50/monthUnlimitedUnlimited + custom training
AI Receipt OCR100/month1,000/monthUnlimited
WhatsApp invoicing
WPS payrollup to 10 employeesUnlimited
Multi-currencyAED onlyAED + USD + 5 moreAll
API accessRead-onlyFull read+write
Bank integrations1 bank3 banksAll UAE banks
Audit log retention7 years7 years10 years
SLA uptime99.5%99.9%99.95%
Support response (SEV-1)4 hours1 hour15 minutes
Support channelsEmail + in-app+ WhatsApp 24h SLA+ Dedicated CSM + phone line
Minimum termMonthly3 months12 months

Full feature breakdown at /erp/pricing/. SLA details at /erp/sla/.

Payment methods + invoice format

HIBR accepts:

HIBR-issued invoices are FTA-compliant Tax Invoices under Article 65: HIBR's TRN, your TRN, line item with VAT treatment, AED amounts, bilingual EN+AR for invoices over 10,000.

Upgrading, downgrading, switching

Upgrade

Effective immediately. Proration: HIBR calculates remaining days in your billing period, charges the difference, and reflects the upgrade in your next invoice. All upgraded features available within minutes.

Downgrade

Effective at the end of your current billing period (monthly subscribers: next billing date; annual subscribers: next renewal). This is deliberate — features mid-period feel surprising if they vanish on downgrade.

Switching from monthly to annual

Effective immediately with proration of the remaining monthly period. Save 2 months of subscription cost.

Switching from annual to monthly

Effective at end of current annual term. You remain on annual pricing until that term completes.

Annual vs monthly pricing

Annual prepay saves 2 months of subscription:

Annual subscribers also lock the founder-pricing tier for 12 months — protection against any future pricing adjustments.

The 30-day free trial

How the trial works:

  1. Reserve a beta slot at /erp/beta/ — no credit card required
  2. At beta launch (October 2026), HIBR activates your account with full feature access at your chosen tier
  3. Day 30: HIBR sends a reminder. You can add payment method to continue or let the trial expire
  4. If no payment method added: account moves to read-only mode at day 31. Data preserved. You can re-activate within 90 days by adding payment
  5. Beyond 90 days without re-activation: account scheduled for deletion (with 7-day notice)

No automatic charge happens at trial end. You're never billed without explicitly adding payment + confirming.

Refunds

HIBR processes refunds in these cases:

Cancellation + data export

Cancellation:

Data export — your data is yours:

FAQ

What are the HIBR plan tiers and what's included?

Three tiers: Lite at 199/month (1 user, 1 location, 500 transactions/month, VAT 201 auto-filing, basic AI), Pro at 499/month (5 users, 3 locations, 5,000 transactions/month, full AI suite, WhatsApp invoicing, multi-currency, API read-only), Enterprise at 14,990/year (unlimited users, unlimited locations, unlimited transactions, custom AI training, full API, all bank integrations, 10-year audit log, dedicated CSM). All tiers include VAT 201 + CT-201 auto-filing, e-invoicing, free migration from competitors, and a 30-day free trial.

How does the 30-day free trial work?

30 days from account activation, no credit card required. Full feature access at your chosen tier (Lite / Pro / Enterprise). At day 30 you're prompted to add payment method to continue. If you don't add payment, the account moves to read-only — your data is preserved, you can re-activate anytime within 90 days by adding payment. No automatic charge happens at trial end.

Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?

Yes, at any time. Upgrades take effect immediately with proration of the remaining billing period. Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing period to avoid mid-period feature loss. Annual subscribers downgrading from Pro/Enterprise to a lower tier mid-year continue at the original tier until renewal, then move to the lower tier.

Are HIBR invoices FTA-compliant Tax Invoices?

Yes. Every HIBR-issued invoice for UAE customers is a Tax Invoice under FTA Federal Decree-Law 8/2017 Article 65. It includes HIBR's TRN, your TRN, line items with VAT treatment, AED amounts, sequential numbering, and bilingual EN+AR header for invoices over 10,000.

What happens to my data if I cancel?

Your data is preserved for 90 days post-cancellation. During those 90 days you can self-export at no charge in CSV/JSON/PDF, or reactivate the subscription. After day 90, hard deletion subject to statutory retention (VAT records 5 years per FTA Decision 2/2019 — those are retained in a sealed archive accessible to you on request even after account deletion).

Are there discounts for annual prepay or non-profits?

Annual prepay saves 2 months across all tiers (Lite 990 vs 2,388 monthly equivalent; Pro 2,990 vs 3,588; Enterprise 14,990 vs 9,588). UAE-registered non-profits (under the Ministry of Community Development) can apply for a 50% discount on Lite + Pro tiers — email hello@hibr.ai with your non-profit registration document.

What about pricing for accounting firms managing multiple clients?

Accounting firms looking to manage 5+ client accounts on HIBR should see the accounting-firms partner program with revenue share and white-label tier. The partner pricing structure differs from direct-customer pricing.