> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How do I upgrade or downgrade my Cloudinary account?

You can see your current usage and breakdowns in the **Dashboard** page of your console. 

If your usage is approaching the upper limits of any self-service plan, you can upgrade to a new plan to ensure you can continue to take full advantage of all Cloudinary features. 

You can also downgrade to a lower plan if necessary.

#### Besides more credits, what else does upgrading provide?

Even if you haven't yet exceeded your quota for your current plan, you might want to upgrade if: 

* You want to use the paid tier of one or more [add-ons](https://console.cloudinary.com/app/settings/addons), which offer additional functionality like AI-based content moderation, object detection and auto-tagging to name a few.
* You want to add more [users](user_provisioning#user_configuration) or more [product environments](cloudinary_glossary#product_environment).
* You want larger usage limits, such as Admin API rate limits, upload file size limits, etc.  You can see the default limits for different plans on the [Compare Plans page](https://cloudinary.com/pricing/compare-plans). You can see the specific usage limits defined for your account on the right side of the [Account](https://console.cloudinary.com/app/settings/account) page in your Console Settings.You can also programmatically retrieve the max limits and the current monthly usage of the allowances described above, including add-ons, with the [usage](admin_api#usage) method of the Admin API.
* You need an expedited or more personal [customer support SLA (service-level agreement)](https://cloudinary.com/pricing/customer-success).
* You want to use one of Cloudinary's premium features, such as:
  * [EU- or AP-based data centers](admin_api#eu_or_ap_data_centers_and_endpoints_premium_feature)
  * [Private CDNs and custom delivery hostnames (CNAME)](advanced_url_delivery_options#private_cdns_and_custom_delivery_hostnames_cnames)
  * [Token-based access control](control_access_to_media#token_based_access_premium_feature)
  * [SAML/SSO login or provisioning](saml_sso)
  * [AI-based ([Tier 2](search_method#search_api_tiers)) search API features](search_method#search_api_tiers)
  * [Multi-CDN](advanced_url_delivery_options#multi_cdn_solutions)

These are just some of the benefits of Cloudinary's paid plans. For complete details, see [Cloudinary pricing](https://cloudinary.com/pricing).

#### What's the process to upgrade or downgrade?

* To upgrade (or downgrade) to another self-service plan, open the [Accounts](https://console.cloudinary.com/app/settings/account) page of the Console Settings, choose the **Change plan** option and follow the inline instructions. Changing your [plan](https://cloudinary.com/pricing) takes only a minute. 
* To upgrade to an [Enterprise](https://cloudinary.com/pricing) plan, [contact our Enterprise support and sales team](https://cloudinary.com/contact?plan=enterprise). 
* For questions about upgrading (or downgrading) to any plan, contact [Cloudinary support](https://support.cloudinary.com/hc/en-us/requests/new).
* To downgrade from an Enterprise plan, contact your CSM.

> **TIP**: In certain scenarios, your self-service account may be blocked for downgrading to a lower plan. See this [knowledge base article](https://support.cloudinary.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022080860-Why-can-t-I-downgrade-my-account-) for some reasons this might occur.  In those cases, if you can't solve the problem on your own, please contact [Cloudinary support](https://support.cloudinary.com/hc/en-us/requests/new). 
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