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+title: "Understanding Your Plan"
+description: "A breakdown of all plan tiers and what each one includes."
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+date: "2025-05-27T00:00:00-00:00"
+lastmod: "2025-05-27T00:00:00-00:00"
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+Federated Enterprise offers three plan tiers. Each tier has a different membership fee, per-Core pricing, and included account credit. The right tier depends on your scale and how heavily you'll use the platform.
+
+## Plan Tiers
+
+| Feature | Enterprise | Consultant | Pay-As-You-Go |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Monthly membership fee | $400.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
+| Per-Core / month | $10.00 | $15.00 | $55.00 |
+| Included account credit | $100.00 | $40.00 | $0.00 |
+| SSH key provisioning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Provisioner API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Technical support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Core limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
+
+## Which Tier Is Right for You?
+
+**Enterprise** is best for organizations running many Cores regularly. The higher membership fee is offset by significantly lower per-Core pricing ($10 vs $55), so it pays off quickly at scale.
+
+**Consultant** is a middle ground — ideal for organizations running a moderate number of Cores, or those who want a lower commitment than the full Enterprise tier.
+
+**Pay-As-You-Go** has no monthly commitment. You pay only for what you use. The per-Core rate is the highest of the three tiers, but if your Core usage is low or sporadic, this can be the most cost-effective option.
+
+## Add-on Pricing by Tier
+
+Core add-on pricing (Monitoring, Backup, Customer Service) also varies by tier. Enterprise accounts get the lowest add-on rates. See [Add-ons](add-ons.md) for the full pricing breakdown.